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Segovía 2012 Competition Winners

Classical guitarist, Gabriel Bianco, becomes the 2012 winner of the Andrés Segovia, international, classical guitar competition, held in the Civic Centre of La Herradura. This young musician is the second Frenchman to win this prestigious competition, after Bertrand Pietu won it five years ago.

Andrés Segovia Guitar Competition

It’s that time of year again and the internationally prestigious XXVIII Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia will be held from the 20th to the 24th of November at the La Herradura Civic Centre.

Looming Gloom

It is going to be a hard winter; and not solely because of the temperatures, but because of the lack of trade. All along Costa Tropical, hotel season closures will mean that 2,500 hotel beds will disappear, along with 800 jobs.

Firemen Down A Hole

The Local-Area Council, (Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa Tropical) has organised a potholing course for the firemen of the towns along the Costa Tropical. Fourteen firemen in all, are being instructed in how to carry out rescue missions in caves, mines and crevices.