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 […]
To mark the occasion of the International Day of Osteogenesis Imperfecta, San Pedro will be holding the II edition of a Charity Walk in favour of the Research of Osteogenesis Imperfecta – commonly referred to as Brittle Bone Syndrome (or in Spain Huesos de Cristal). The walk will take place on […]
Patatas bravas, also known as papas bravas here in Andalucía, is a traditional dish to be found in most of Spain’s autonomous regions, and is usually taken accompanied by a beer or glass of wine. Served as a portion (ración) or tapa, it is considered to be one of the cheapest […]
There are some who believe that the Costa del Sol is a modern-day tourist destination with little history, but naturally, a place as beautiful as this has been long since discovered and visited by seafarers and conquerors since the earliest of times. Proof of this is the discovery of Phoenician, Roman […]
Most towns, cities and villages in Spain are centred around a main square, and in that main square you will usually find the parish church. San Pedro is no different, and although it has grown over the years from a small sugarcane settlement to a bustling cosmopolitan town, the church square […]
From 9th until 18th of April, all residents of San Pedro who are registered and over 18 (empadronados) are called to vote on the future pedestrianisation of one of the main commercial arteries into the town: Avda. Marqués del Duero. In order to participate in the survey, you can vote online, but it […]
Another great example of the range of activities available in San Pedro Alcántara, a new pop-up yoga class has sprung up by the beach. The brainchild of Ana Mavretic, a yoga teacher with ten years’ experience, the class was started by her in reaction to so many of her regular pupils […]
Age Concern España have been providing much needed support and promoting the well-being of the over 50s in Spain since 1994. They initially started in the Balearic Islands on Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, before establishing branches on mainland Spain in the late 90’s from the Costa Blanca to the Costa del […]