Opción Sampedreña has commented about the current status of the new pedestrian footbridge located on the A-397 Ronda road. This footbridge joins San Pedro Alcántara with the Industrial Estate, the Three Gardens Park and El Salto del Agua, and allows much needed, and long overdue safe crossing to pedestrians. The vice […]
The local government board today approved licences for reform, expansion and execution for work totaling 60 million euros. This was announced by a spokesman of the government team, Felix Romero, who said that “this confirms that Marbella is still focused on investment.” In particular, an extension licence for a health centre […]
Like all beaches on the Costa del Sol, in winter the San Pedro beach suffers from varying weather conditions that can prove to be devastating for the town’s seaside areas. The town council’s beach clean-up delegation is working on a great idea to improve the beaches along the entire municipality, and […]
San Pedro Alcántara is a favourite location for many weddings and also the chosen setting for international high-society marriages in Spain. Organising such an important celebration as a wedding is a difficult task to confront, especially if you are living abroad. So, finding a local photographer for your event who ensures […]
The daily routine of work may mean that for many of us the artistic streak we know we have inside becomes buried, and there just don’t seem enough hours in the day to indulge our more creative urges. Luckily, the Art Club in San Pedro proffers a solution. Paint and Sip […]
The weekly market in San Pedro, otherwise known as ‘El Barato’ or ‘mercadillo’, is held on the Recinto Ferial fairground every Thursday morning and opens from 8:00am to 3:00 pm. However, it’s always preferable to arrive from 9:00 am onwards, as many of the stalls are still not set up until […]
For most expats with children, decisions must be taken as soon as possible with regards to education. Home schooling is not allowed in Spain, therefore the main choice lies between private and state education. There are the excellent local state schools, which operate a points system to allocate places. The benefit […]
Tucked away at the top of San Pedro’s boulevard is a piece of history preserved from the late nineteenth century, hinted at by the stylish Restaurante 1870. If you have had the fortune to dine here, you may have noticed the large silver silos that overhang the main dining space, and […]
The boulevard that runs through the centre of San Pedro is packed with entertaining diversions for children, with play parks that cater to toddlers through to older kids. What can you do with tweens and teenagers though, who are too cool for play parks? The San Pedro Town Hall has thought […]
Regular visitors to the town will recognise the name as that of one of the main streets in San Pedro, but did you know that the man after whom it is named – the founder of San Pedro – was actually born in Córdoba? What’s more, not Córdoba in Andalucía but […]