Christmas pudding or mince pies might be on your menus this Christmas season, but whatever festive feast you’re throwing, you might fancy including a Spanish treat or two. So, following our recent post about traditional Spanish Christmas sweets, here are two easy recipes for homemade versions: Almendrados Navideños (almond biscuits) and […]
The New Year is knocking on the door and 2019 will actually bring us more public holidays than usual. There will be 14 official bank holidays in Spain, some of them public and some religious and as a general rule, banks, public offices, schools, universities and shops are normally closed on […]
The Christmas season has been officially inaugurated in San Pedro with events that took place in the town last week, officiated by the town hall there was a Christmas parade along the main streets and the Christmas light up of the grand ball and other festive decorations, which had a fantastic […]
Below is an up to date agenda of all the events organised by the San Pedro town hall for December 2018. Friday 7th, Saturday 8th & Sunday 9thGuided Visits Roman Thermal Baths – From 10:00hrs to12:00hrsUrb. Guadalmina Baja, Calle 3, San Pedro Alcántara By prior appointment except Saturdays & SundaysContact: 952 768 767 […]
For many nationalities in Europe, such as the British and French, a beautiful hamper full of goodies from Harrods or a local delicatessen is a time-honoured tradition that signals the start of the festive season. WhileSpain’s traditions are in many ways unique and quite distinct from those of other parts of […]
Although San Pedro doesn’t have snow over Christmas, it is still exciting to enjoy the many events the town has planned for us, and starting tomorrow, Friday, the traditional Christmas light up for the season will take place, with all the festive decorations throughout the town. This year there will be […]
Sometimes life can take a sad or worrying turn, and if you are an expat living in Spain you might not always have easy access to the advice you need when someone close to you is ill or dies. Not a cheerful subject we know, but it’s helpful to have some […]
Community news for San Pedro residents will remain extremely positive in 2019 due to the recent announcement of increased municipal funding by the Marbella town council. Next year the budget will be raised by 15% to a total of 283 million euros and San Pedro Alcántara will benefit enormously from these […]
Guided Visits: Prior appointment Contact: 952 768 7 67 Roman Thermal Baths – From 10:00hrs to 12:00hrs Urb. Guadalmina Baja, Calle 3 San Pedro Alcántara Paleochristian Basilica of Vega del Mar – From 11:15hrs to 14:00hrs Urb. Linda Vista Playa, Calle Los Eucaliptos. San Pedro Alcántara. Río Verde Roman Villa – From 10:30hrs […]
If you’re confused by all the lengthy queues at shops around Spain in the run-up to Christmas, then wonder no more. It is people queuing to buy tickets for Spain’s incomparable ‘El Gordo’, aka ‘the Fat one’ lottery— the biggest in the world. Each Christmas Spaniards go lottery crazy, queuing […]