San Pedro merchants reject pedestrianisation

This year San Pedro has undergone some major modernisation with the works mainly focused on the main street, Calle Marques del Duero and the centre of town. So far the comments and opinion of the residents are split into two groups, the ones that are happy with the changes and the […]

San Pedro at the World Travel Market

Representatives of the San Pedro Alcántara and Marbella town halls were present at the recent UK tourism fair, World Travel Market, which ran from November 6th and 7th at the ExCel London. One of the main reasons they were there was to promote sports tourism on the Costa del Sol and […]

Christmas Lights announced for San Pedro – save the date!

  Friday 30th of November should be marked on your calendar as ‘Not to be missed!’, as this is the day that Christmas spirit will flood the streets of San Pedro with the switching on the Christmas lights ceremony. After last year’s big success among San Pedro residents and visitors, Avenida […]

Lentejas – Spanish lentil soup recipe

Now that San Pedro is fully into the winter season, nothing beats a warming bowl of soup on a cold winter’s day. And here we would like to propose a very typical family Spanish hearty soup: Lentil Soup (Sopa de Lentejas), which is traditionally enjoyed across Spanish homes and also typically […]

San Pedro’s urban modernisation

Works carried out on San Pedro’s main street, Calle Marqués del Duero, have recently been completed as part of the town’s modernisation programme—its biggest urban transformation in recent years. This main street leads up to the most ambitious works of the scheme set by the town council, with the modernisation and […]

Your local cinema in San Pedro Alcántara

Film enthusiasts who like their cinema experience to take place in an independent movie theatre will be happy to hear that the Cultural Centre in the Plaza de Libertad are showing original version films this autumn. No need to take a bus to Puerto Banús or a taxi to Marbella to […]

Chestnut party in San Pedro

The Park of the Three Gardens will host the #FiestaDeOtoño – an autumn party in San Pedro Alcántara, where around 150 kilos of roasted chestnuts will be distributed for FREE, and there will also be live music, workshops and much more for everyone to enjoy. The Autumn Party will take place […]

Halloween 2018 in San Pedro

Better known as El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead or All Souls Day), Halloween in Spain is a three-day celebration that kicks off on October 31st with Día de las Brujas (Day of the Witches), continues with Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) on November 1st […]

Netball in San Pedro – all ages are welcome!

Marbella Netball Club was originally set up in April 2007. Over the years, the club has developed and grown and they now play in the Gibraltar League and have regular friendlies with visiting teams. Every June Marbella Netball Club hosts an international tournament, this year they had nine teams entering from […]

San Pedro – the capital of rhythmic gymnastics

San Pedro Alcántara will become the world capital of rhythmic gymnastics with the celebration of the Gymnastics Grand Prix on October 26th, 27th and 28th, at the Palacio de Deportes Elena Benítez. The event was presented early this week at the Town Hall by mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz and the […]