better news for second home owners

Good news has emerged for British second-home owners and part-year residents in both France and Spain this month. The French Senate has recently endorsed an amendment that, if approved by the Assemblée Nationale in December, would permit Britons who own properties in France to extend their stays beyond the current limit […]

Aldi Coming to San Pedro

San Pedro de Alcantara already boasts a good choice of Supermarkets with two Carrefours, two Dias, A Carrefour Express and a Mercadona. Now, they will increase that choice with the construction od a brand new Aldi Supermarket to serve the local residents. The San Pedro Aldi supermarket will be built in […]

Stranded Sailing Boat

The sailboat that has been marooned upon the shores of San Pedro Alcántara beach for some weeks, located just in front of Nuevo Reino, is facing a unique recovery process due to its compromised hull. Following the initial seven-day deadline, which called upon the vessel’s proprietor to effect its removal, Marbella […]

San Juan Rules for 2023

The Marbella Town Hall has published a municipal order relating to the night of San Juan in order to establish a series of mandatory regulations which, also includes the authorisation in a total of six beaches where controlled bonfires can be made. The main objective is to protect and guarantee the […]

Super Luxury Hotel For Guadalmina

Guadalmina Hotel, San Pedro

The local council board has finally given its approval to the planning permission for the renovation and enlargement of the famous Hotel Guadalmina located in Guadalmina Baja,San Pedro Alcántara. There will be a total investment of some 55 million euros, elevating its rating from 4 to 5 Star Grand Luxury while […]

Restaurant Week

Around twenty businesses will showcase the culinary delights of Sampedreña from 8th to 15th May as part of the sixth edition of ‘San Pedro Restaurant Week‘, as stated by Rubén Sánchez, the Director General of Commercial, Tourist, and Events Promotion of San Pedro Alcántara. He emphasized the objective of “highlighting the […]

Free Feria Bus Services

The council of San Pedro will be providing a free shuttle bus service to and from the Feria between the hours of 1pm and 3am. It will be provided by Avanza Movilidad. It will connect the new feria venue with 2 shuttles between 17 and 23 October. The service will run […]

Azahara Muñoz At Olympics

There are some very exciting times ahead for San Pedro born Azahara Muñoz who alongside Carlota Ciganda from Navarre will bith represent Spain at the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo later this year. It is a real acheivement becuase other then Marta Lopéz with three appearances under her belt, no […]

More Street Works

The Deputy Mayor of San Pedro Alcántara, Javier García, recently visited the refurbishment works that are being carried out around Calle Santa Elena to improve mobility in the area. He explained that “it is an action that responds to the demands by the residents due to the deterioration of the paving […]

San Pedro Feria Cancelled

The Ayuntamiento agreed to suspend the San Pedro Alcántara 2020 Fair and allocate the budget for the holidays to the area of ​​’Social Rights’. The mayor, Ángeles Muñoz held a meeting with the ‘brotherhood’ of the Patron Saint to agree on the cancellation and look at a way in which the […]