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Benalmadena Sea Otter Forecasts Win For Spain Tonight

Latest News Sunday 1st of July 2012

The Sealife Centre in Benalmadena have been testing out the psychic powers of some of their inmates and have announced that Spain is going to win the Euro 2012 competition tonight, as forecast by Maya the sea otter. Maya made this prediction by choosing a float with a Spanish flag on it over one with the Italian flag.

Manolo the octopus has also been busy predicting the outcome of the competition, but chose Ireland instead. Oops.

The final is on tonight at 8:45pm and will be on in every bar and restaurant in Nerja that has a TV.


Trivago Website Places Nerja In Top 3 In Andalucia

News Saturday 30th of June 2012

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The hotel price comparison website trivago has published a list of the top 50 beach destinations as rated by their users. Out of all the destinations in Andalucia, Nerja is in third place just behind Conil and Marbella. The list is based on user reviews of hotels on the website. Nerja hotels scored...Read More »

Nerja Council Re-Surfacing Beach Access Roads

News Friday 29th of June 2012

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Nerja Council are carrying out resurfacing work on opposite sides of the town, in a project costing just over €20,000. The two roads being resurfaced are; Avenida de Chimenea, which runs down from the main road through town, to the eastern end of Burriana beach, and separately, the access road...Read More »

Spain Through To Finals In Euro 2012

Thursday 28th of June 2012
The fireworks started at around about 8pm last night as Nerja geared-up for the Euro 2012 semi-final match against Portugal, which kicked off at 8.45. Luckily there were no goals scored during the...Read More »

Sun Loungers For El Cañuelo Beach?

Tuesday 26th of June 2012
Nerja Council are to debate a motion to ask the Environment Ministry permission to have sun loungers available for rent on El Cañuelo beach. El Cañuelo is one of the remote beaches between Nerja...Read More »

Malaga Province On Yellow Alert For Heatwave

Tuesday 26th of June 2012
The summer heatwave that has hit Spain and the Canaries will continue until Friday the 29th, according to an alert issued by AEMET, the Spanish Met Office. The heatwave has been caused by a stable...Read More »

Picture Of The Week

Strolling on the Balcón de Europa

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Crew Of Sunken Boat Rescued By Helicopter

Monday 25th of June 2012
Two people were rescued last night by the coast guard helicopter after their boat sank 40 miles off the coast of Torrox . A friend of the victims called the emergency services at 8.20pm on Sunday night, to report that their 21 foot boat was sinking...

Malaga Airport Second Runway Opens This Week

Monday 25th of June 2012
The long awaited second runway at Malaga airport will open on Tuesday, doubling the airports capacity. Last year nearly 13 million people used the airport, which is the fourth busiest in Spain The work on the new runway began in August 2007 and will...

San Juan Nerja 2012 Photo Gallery

Sunday 24th of June 2012
Here are our photographs of the Nerja San Juan Fiesta 2012, taken on June 23rd 2012. [showtime scale=”showall” transition=”blur” showtext=”off” fullscreen=”off” width=”600″...

San Juan Nerja

Saturday 23rd of June 2012
El Noche de San Juan in Nerja takes place on the night of June 23rd each year, and continues until the morning of the 24th. The summer solstice has been the focus for festivals for thousands of years and it is no coincidence that Christianity chose...

San Juan Guy Unveiled

Friday 22nd of June 2012
Sandra Jimena (Councillor for Popular Traditions), has unveiled the “júa” (guy) that is to be burned at the stake on the night of San Juan (tomorrow Saturday 23rd June 2012) at Burriana beach. The júa named “Damned Crisis”...

Playazo Parking Fines To Start Next Week

Friday 22nd of June 2012
Nerja Ayuntamiento have announced that from next week cars parked on the road at El Playazo beach (the westernmost beach in Nerja) will be issued with parking fines. Every summer large numbers of people park on the roadway as this is the only beach...

945 Kilos Of Cannabis Seized From A Sports Boat

Thursday 21st of June 2012
The Spanish Customs Service seized almost a tonne of cannabis in the early hours of Saturday off the Malaga coast. The drugs were being transported in a sports boat heading towards the town of Velez-Malaga (further down the coast from Nerja). The...

Scientists To Investigate Nerja Caves Paintings

Wednesday 20th of June 2012
In August French and Spanish researchers will carry out tests to date the paintings in the Nerja Caves. The scientists will use a technique known as uranium thorium dating, to establish “more accurately” their age, according to the...

Nerja Volleyball Player Competing In The European Championships

Tuesday 19th of June 2012
Nerja volleyball player, Jessica Gonzalez Guerrero, is in the Spanish National Volleyball Team who are currently taking part in the European Championships being held in Barcelona. ​​ Next week the National Team will travel to Romania to play in...

An English Country Garden???????

Sunday 17th of June 2012
An Expats View On Life In Nerja If my mother had lived here in Nerja I have no doubt that she would have been able to clone a Palm tree from the hair of a coconut shell. Her fingers weren’t just green; they were, well, very green. She would take...

Foggy Torrecilla Today

Saturday 16th of June 2012
The picture is of Torrecilla Beach, on the west side of Nerja, this morning Saturday 16th of June 2012, as the fog rolled in off the sea. Despite the fog, the temperature remained around 25`C....

Nerja Council Employees To Work Longer Hours

Friday 15th of June 2012
Nerja Ayuntamiento has announced that during the last two weeks of June and the first two weeks of September, townhall employees will have to work an extra hour a day, leaving work at 3pm instead of 2pm. The council has decided to suspend the...

Nerja Police Crack Down On Street Sellers

Wednesday 13th of June 2012
The local police in Nerja are cracking down on illegal street trading following complaints from shopkeepers and local businesses. So far various items have been seized, including clothing, scarves, toys and fake branded sunglasses. The campaign has...

Artificial Reefs Planned For Cerro Gordo Natural Park

Monday 11th of June 2012
The Junta de Andalucia has announced plans to install new artificial reefs in the sea between Maro and the Cerro Gordo. The plan will be funded by the oil company Cepsa and is designed to protect the underwater sea-grass meadows. The meadows are...

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