Since the addition of the tunnel beneath the town to alleviate heavy traffic passing through in 2011, San Pedro has been continuously transforming. Next came the new boulevard, which has become a main meeting point for many locals as well as tourists, and now the town centre has been pedestrianised. The […]
With winter temperatures often reaching 16-20 degrees centigrade, a lot of people love San Pedro Alcántara in the winter for its mild climate and plentiful opportunities to enjoy the beachfront, along with stunning countryside and golf right on the doorstep. In fact, many avoid the heat and crowds of summer to […]
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 […]
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 […]
There are quite a few reasons why the average household monthly bill for electricity appears to keep rising across Europe each year. Suppliers have cited that the price of electricity continues to increase due to the costs of generating the power supply, higher rates for transportation and ongoing expenditure for marketing. […]
All of us have used a taxi before. It is an easy way to get around when you are visiting a new city and don’t want to be hassled with bus routes, metros etc., The taxi allows you to not worry about how you are going to get home after an […]
Local singer, La Negra Mayte, will be responsible for the official opening ceremony at this year’s San Pedro fair, which begins on Tuesday October 16th. On the same day, a parade of giants and big-heads (Gigantes y Cabezudos) will parade through San Pedro’s main streets at 19:00hrs. Also on Tuesday, at […]
As you drive out of San Pedro Alcántara in the direction of Estepona there is an area of town that you have to pass on your left before taking the road for Guadalmina. Just at the end of the fantastic boulevard and sitting proudly on its neighbouring roundabout, above the concealed […]
San Pedro Alcántara has local restaurants that are unknown to many, as we all tend to move in small circles and our comfort areas, but if you fancy knowing a little more about the town’s different neighbourhoods, here’s is a suggestion for the part of town around Urbanización Guadalcántara. LA TRADICIONAL: […]
Even the San Pedro locals who have been keenly watching the development of Nueva Alcántara in recent years have been pleasantly surprised by the emergence of a lovely cosmopolitan district in the neighbourhood. The area of Nueva Alcántara, itself a comparably new district of San Pedro Alcántara, begins beneath the south […]