Noche de San Juan is celebrated in Spain on the night of June 23rd and this year, as is tradition,San Pedro Alcántara will observe the festivities on the Playa La Salida (San Pedro’s main beach). The fun starts at 7pm with entertainment for all the family, including free live music continuing until […]
The Elena Benítez Sports Pavilion will host the 7th edition of the Sunny Dance sports dance festival on July 1 1,050 dancers and some 1,500 audience members from all over Spain will participate in the event. The head of the Fiestas of San Pedro Alcántara, María Guerra, has announced the seventh […]
One of the typical dishes people enjoy in Spain, especially in Andalucía, is called GAZPACHO. A traditional, cold soup with unknown origins but generally thought to date back to the time of the Moors and Arabic culture – which today is a staple of Spanish cuisine. It’s an excellent choice on […]
No, it’s not a political party – Unión Deportiva San Pedro is the local pride, which plays its home games at the Studio Municipal on the way to La Campania. The football club founded in 1974 and sporting the black-and-red striped shirts, black shorts and black socks we know from international […]
San Pedro Alcántara, not having a natural harbour like most places along the Costa del Sol, instead developed an industry based upon sugar cane that provided the small community with jobs and a livelihood in the middle of the 1800s. Not much happened in San Pedro for years thereafter as it […]
This year’s Noche de San Juan will be celebrated in San Pedro de Alcantára with a huge music festival. The deputy mayor Rafael Piña and director of culture, Gema Midón announced that ‘San Juan Fest’ will be the first edition of the event, which will see San Pedro become the centre […]
We’re sure you’re wondering, as we are, where the first half of the year has gone! It’s not long until the end of the school year so now’s the time to start looking for summer camps to keep the little ones (and not so little ones) occupied during the long holidays.
Meet Jintana, also known as “Nabua” the founder of the new Thai massage and training centre, Nabua Thai located in Guadalmina Commercial Centre. Her background and experience is second to none and she is now providing a professional service to clients here in Guadalmina, San Pedro. Having managed and trained the […]
Winkworth Estate Agents are located in Guadalmina Centro Commercial which is part of San Pedro, just on the borders with Estepona and Benahavis. Winkworth Spain are part of one of the UK’s leading estate agents Winkworth PLC, who boast over 80 branches throughout the UK. They still run one of the […]
Last weekend saw the final of the Champions League, and although football is low on this writer’s list of favourite things, even I became caught up in the festive atmosphere that pervaded San Pedro Alcántara as English team Liverpool battled Spanish rival Real Madrid.