While we are enjoying our own holiday here in Almerimar I thought I would post this article that I received recently from some visitors to Almerimar, who seem to have had a really great time! Must say thanks to Pieter for sending this in. We are always happy to receive content for the site, especially [...]
Enchanted With Almerimar
August 6th, 2009Easter Opening Times in Almerimar
April 7th, 2009Thought it might be useful to give you a couple of days notice of the Supermarkets opening (or should that be closing) times over Easter:
Mercadona: Closed from 2.30pm on the 9th and all day on the 10th
Lidl: Closed all day on the 9th and 10th
Copo: Open on the 9th and 10th
Enjoy your Easter.
The Day Of Andalucia – 28th February
February 23rd, 2009Just a little reminder that this Saturday is The day of Andalucia i.e. a Public Holiday locally. The tradition for many companies and schools is to have a Puente (or bridge) day when the holiday falls on a weekend.
That means they bring the holiday forward so the schools and many businesses will be closed this [...]
In The News: w/e 23rd January 2009
January 23rd, 2009
Items that caught the eye for one reason or another recently include:
Of Local Interest
I have spent quite a lot of this week in meetings at the Almerimar Hotel, and have to say I have been very impressed. The various snacks and drinks have been great, and they have free WiFi. It isn’t password protected which [...]
In The News: w/e 2nd January 2009
January 2nd, 2009Items that caught the eye for one reason or another recently include:
Of Local Interest
The minimum wage, known as the Salario Minimo Interprofesional, in Spain is going to rise to 624€ a month for 2009, a increase of 4%.
Electricity prices will rise by an average of 3.4% from 1st January, although exact increase depends on which [...]
Donate To Children In Need
November 15th, 2008Watched some of the Children In Need on the BBC last night, always makes you stop and think, and donate …. £20,991,216 as of 10 am this morning!
If you haven’t donated already then it is really easy over on the Pudsey Web Site. Options include:
PayPal to paypalpudsey@bbc.co.uk
By Credit Card etc to 03457 33 [...]
Places & Their History Around Almerimar
November 5th, 2008Nothing like a guest or two to make you realise how little you know about the area! So prompted by Mac’s recent visit and the arrival today of Sands mum I thought I would do some digging around regards some places of local interest and history:
Background
Almería is a blend of history, art and nature that [...]
My Week As A Tourist In Almerimar
October 23rd, 2008I lived and worked in and around London for years, but saw nothing of it. Life was basically a mix of Taxi’s, Tube, Meeting Rooms, Restaurants etc. Whenever we had a visitor over to stay and we took them into London as tourists I was always surprised how much great stuff there was to see [...]
Interview With Víctor Fernández López
October 15th, 2008Víctor and local sponsor Roberto from Mediterra
I recently spent some time with local sporting start Víctor Fernández López who has just come runner up for the second year running in the Wave category of the Professional Windsurfers Association Tour.
Among the things we discussed where his background, targets for the future, sponsorship, and working together [...]
Good Afternoon To Watch A Film In Almerimar
October 14th, 2008It was sunny an hour ago!!! Spent a couple of hours this morning sat in the marina doing an interview for the blog. Couple of hours later we have thunder, lightning, wind and rain ……. hopefully just for the afternoon as have a friend arriving from Canada tomorrow.
As for today .. sofa and [...]
Murtas
October 14th, 2008I have recently being spending a lot of time shooting some video and photos for The Long Way Round Andalucia, and have come across a really great small village, high up in the mountains, with stacks of tradition, including the old Lavadoras.
About
Murtas is a town situated at the heart of the Granadan [...]
Fiesta in Ujicar – Photos & Video
October 12th, 2008Yesterday I was taking some photos and video for The Long Way Round and we stopped off as usual in Ujicar for lunch. Only it wasn’t ‘as usual’ as they were in the middle of a fiesta to celebrate Ntra. Sra. del Martirio, who seems to be yet another Virgin that they go [...]
1000 + Posts
October 8th, 2008We have just passed 1000 posts on the blog (this is actually number 1002) since our first post on the 13th March 2007.
That works out an an average of 1.75 posts a day over the 574 days (good site for calculating elapsed days between dates here), which means nothing really other than we have put [...]
Halloween In Almerimar
October 6th, 2008Of all the celebrations that have evolved since I was a kid Halloween must be one of the most impressive! When I was growing up what we had to look forward to was a evening of ‘trick or treat’ dressed in some home made ’scary’ costume knocked up my Mum the night before. It was [...]
Line Dancing In Almerimar
October 5th, 2008Seems like the petition to save the Piramide, and their efforts to drum up more business is having the desired effect.
If you are into Line Dancing, or want to give it a try (I am told it is great fun) then you can give it a go at the Piramide every Thursday afternoon at 3pm. [...]
Petanca Tournament
October 1st, 2008Petanca is a game in which metal bowls are thrown at a target bowl, and is very popular in Spian, especially among the older generation.
There are many places to play it in Almerimar, including the Parque Brisamar, where there is a tournament on the 18th October between 4pm and 7pm.
Information From Foro
Les informamos que el [...]
