In recent years we have seen San Pedro Alcántara undergo numerous changes with the addition of the tunnel beneath the town to alleviate the heavy traffic passing through, and the boulevard’s inauguration, which continues to be well maintained and has become a popular meeting point both for tourists and residents. With […]
Fancy a new hobby, a chance to meet new people and the ability to play football without all the fast running about? Walking Football is one of the fastest growing leisure activities around today and the sport is currently played in twenty five different countries across the world. The slower paced […]
During the past academic year there were a total of 1,500 students from Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara who benefited from the 99% discount on university fees, with the figure at a provincial level of 14,000, and regional level at 87,000 students. “Studying in Andalucía is a right not a privilege, […]
Due to work and a busy daily schedule, many parents like their kids to take part in extracurricular activities, so continuing our guide to sports for children in San Pedro, here are some options for children to enjoy as a team, make new friends and at the same time learn Spanish […]
The Holi Colors festival is returning to San Pedro and all the fun, flying colours and music can be enjoyed at a venue located next to the Teresa de León School to the east side of the town. This year the event will unfurl in a new fluorescent edition ‘Holi Colors-Flúor […]
With school starting just around the corner, parents are already busy planning their children’s extracurricular activities. So with this in mind, a good team sport for them to enjoy is basketball and San Pedro de Alcanatara offers two main official clubs, both with a wide variety of nationalities and their coaches […]
What were your thoughts on the new San Pedro tourist bus this summer? Was the service helpful? Would you continue to use it next year? If the answer is yes, then does it need improving? The pilot project for the bus came to a close on Sunday 2nd September and […]
San Pedro Alcántara is well loved for its community spirit, venues and events. Throughout the year the whole town convenes for occasions such as its ‘feria’, the bonfires of San Juan and the hippy arts festival on the beach. San Pedro always seems to be creating new indoor and outdoor activities […]
The town of San Pedro Alcántara has several mini districts that are sometimes forgotten or overlooked in lieu of the popular town centre, beachfront paseo or newly developed Nueva Alcántara. Cortijo Blanco is one of those areas that has more to offer than immediately meets the eye, and it’s also perfectly […]
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: […]