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Updated Today Wednesday 19th of June 2013
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Nerja Caves Festival 2013 To Be Promoted At FITUR Tourism Trade Fair

Latest News Tuesday 29th of January 2013

Nerja Council have announced that this year’s Nerja Caves Festival, which will take place in the last week of July, will be showcased at the FITUR international tourism fair that is currently being held in Madrid.

The presentation will be on Thursday (the 31st of January) at 10.30am on the Andalucia Stand at the show, and some of the artists who are going to be performing at the Caves Festival will be there to take part.

The FITUR trade fair attracted over 200,000 visitors last year and featured almost 10,000 exhibitors from 167 different countries and regions. More than 6,000 journalists from 54 different countries also attended, making FITUR one of the most important trade fairs in the travel industry.

The official launch of the 54th Nerja Caves Festival will take place in March or April in Nerja, as in previous years.

If you are attending FITUR you can see the presentation on Thursday the 31st at 10.30am in Pabellón 5 Andalucía-Stand 5B04B del Patronato de Turismo de la Costa del Sol.


Latest On Nerja Donkey Sanctuary Move

News 27-01-2013

Latest On Nerja Donkey Sanctuary Move
As we reported two weeks ago the Nerja Donkey Sanctuary, which for many years has been located on the main road from Nerja to Torrox, is being forced to search for a new home, possibly before the summer. Harriet Horne, President of the Donkey Sanctuary explains why: “The Town Hall has to...Read More »

Nerja Carnival Exhibition Finally Opens Its Doors

Whats On 26-01-2013

Nerja Carnival Exhibition Finally Opens Its Doors
The long awaited Nerja Carnival exhibition has finally opened to the public. The exhibition, in the Sala Mercado (near to the Mercadona supermarket) has on display costumes, hats, masks and other props from past Carnivals. The opening hours are 11am to 1pm and 5pm to 8pm, but don’t rush round...Read More »

British Geography Students Make A Field Trip To Nerja

24-01-2013
A group of 50 geography students from the Royal Holloway University of London have once again made their annual pilgrimage to Nerja as part of their course work, visiting different parts of the town...Read More »

El Playazo Development Plans On Hold

23-01-2013
Back in November of last year, the regional government (the Junta de Andalucia) declared a moratorium on all new building projects within 500 metres of the coastline. This measure was applauded by...Read More »

More Damage To Torrecilla Promenade

22-01-2013
The high winds that whipped through Nerja over the weekend have caused some more damage to the already dilapidated section of the promenade that runs east from Plaza Cangrejos at Torrecilla beach....Read More »

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Burriana Rock

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Cuts Agreed At Parador Hotel Chain

21-01-2013
For two days last month employees from Nerja’a Parador hotel (on the cliffs above Burriana beach) took part in a national strike against proposed job cuts and closures in the state owned hotel chain. These strikes and demonstrations have borne...

This year end up in Malaga, not Margate

20-01-2013
Last week the budget airline Easyjet sparked controversy, when they launched an advertising campaign with the slogan “This year end up in Malaga, not Margate”. Outraged locals from the Kent town started a campaign on social networking...

Nerja Storms Two Months On

18-01-2013
Two months ago today Nerja, and this part of Andalucia, was hit by a huge rain storm causing flooding and damage in the town and throughout the region. A total of 2 inches (54mm) of fain fell overnight, and was at its heaviest at 7am. At Burriana...

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    • Nerja To Be Film Set Again

    17-01-2013
    Over the next few days, Nerja is going to be the backdrop for two different film shoots, using the streets and beaches of the town. The first is for a fashion catalogue and the second a TV commercial for a multinational corporation. For the...

    Square In Granada To Be Renamed After The Clash’s Joe Strummer

    16-01-2013
    Joe Strummer, lead singer from 70s punk band the Clash, is to have a square named in his honour in Granada. The singer, who died in 2002, was a frequent visitor to the town and a Facebook campaign to recognise this received nearly 2,400 likes...

    Nerja Carnival 2013 Poster Launched

    16-01-2013
    The four day long Nerja Carnival 2013 gets underway in less than a months time, on February the 7th and Nerja Council have unveiled the official poster for the event. This year’s poster has been created by Fotos Guerrero and shows a carnival...

    Maro San Antón Festival This Weekend

    15-01-2013
    Maro’s annual San Antón festival is on this weekend, Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of January 2013. The actual feast day is the 17th, but the main celebrations have been moved to the weekend to make it easier for people to attend. On...

    Nerja Donkey Sanctuary Forced To Move

    14-01-2013
    The Nerja Donkey Sanctuary, which for many years has been located on the main road from Nerja to Torrox, is being forced to search for a new home. The move comes as a result of the existing position being too close to the local school on Calle...

    Velez-Malaga Trams To Go To Australia

    13-01-2013
    Six months on from Velez-Malaga council pulling the plug on their loss-making tram system, the mayor has announced that the trams themselves are to be sold or leased to a train operator in Sydney in Australia. The decision was taken after the...

    Nerja Caves Launches Virtual Tour

    11-01-2013
    The Nerja Caves have brought themselves firmly into the electronic age by launching a virtual tour of the caves, available from their website. This google StreetView style tour allows visitors to look around the caves via the internet in a series of...

    Nerja Foreign Residents Reminded To Register At The Town Hall

    11-01-2013
    The Nerja Councillor for Residents, Inocencia Quintero, has asked foreign residents living in the town to renew their “empadronamiento” if they haven’t done so in the last two years. The Padron is the list of people registered on...

    Power Cuts In Calle Malaga, El Barrio and Castilla Perez On Monday

    11-01-2013
    The electricity company Endesa have announced short power cuts on Monday the 14th of January in calles El Barrio, Castilla Pérez and Málaga. The interruptions are due to take place between 11am and 3pm and are due to maintenance work on the...

    Earthquake Between Jaén & Granada

    10-01-2013
    An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale struck in Frailes, half way between Granada and Jaén, around 70 miles north of Nerja (marked with a red star on the map) just after midnight last night. The Spanish National Geographic Institute...

    Makeover Planned For Calle Carmen, Nerja

    09-01-2013
    The small street that runs from Calle Carmen up to Plaza España by the Balcon de Europa is to get a €60,000 makeover. As well as a few small shops and restaurants, the Nerja Tourist Information office is on this street and it is the only section...

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