Sanlucar de Barrameda, in Cadiz province has beautiful beaches and is a famous sherry town. It is also known for its horse racing, a fantastic sporting spectacle and one of Europe’s oldest equestrian contests dating back to 1845. Popular tradition has it that the origins of the horse racing go back to the informal competitions that took place between fishmongers, to see who could get to the fish market first. Another theory is that people raced donkeys along the banks …

Carnival In Cadiz Cadiz has the biggest carnival in mainland Spain. Some say it rivals the carnival in Rio De Janeiro in terms of processions, floats, fireworks and partying. For sheer excess and exuberance you can´t beat a trip to Cadiz at carnival time! History The origins
of the carnival go back to the 16th century when Cadiz was a trading
partner of Venice. In its early incarnation the carnival had a definite Italian
influence. The carnival continued in the …

Marbella Living will be hosting an Open House on Friday 12th April between 2 and 4pm in our exclusive listing in Azahar de Marbella, Nueva Andalucia. This incredible 148 m2 three-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse can be found ideally positioned just a few minutes away from the most prestigious golf courses the area has to offer. Golf enthusiasts are spoilt for choice when they have Los Naranjos Golf Club, La Quinta Golf & Country Club, Aloha Golf Club, among others, within such …

Sponsored by Marbella Living Estate Agents, Happy Tails are excited to announce that a special charity dinner for Triple A will be held on Sunday 17th March at 7pm in La Fiorentina by De Medici restaurant. Triple A is an amazing non-profit animal charity that is dedicated to helping abused and abandoned animals on the Costa del Sol. “We give them love,
shelter, medical care, and try to find new homes for them so that they can have
a second …

Due to demand for quality properties from the Scandinavian market, we have brought in a Swedish team, able to speak Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. We have also created a dedicated website www.marbellafastigheter.com in Swedish, to make buying a property really easy for our Scandinavian buyers in Marbella. Our Swedish property experts are Sofia Knutsson and Sofie Eriksson. Sofia was born and bred in Stockholm, before relocating to the US when she was twelve. After returning to Sweden to complete her …

The Marbella Golden Mile is one of the most sought after areas on the Costa del Sol. It starts at the western edge of Marbella, at the copper tower, and stretches for around 5 kilometres to the Rio Verde river, and the start of Puerto Banus. It was dubbed the Golden Mile in the 1980s, when the area grew in popularity and the properties there became so desirable that they were “golden”.
Why is the Golden Mile such a popular …

Marbella Livings new improved website
Here at Marbella Living, we aim to make the process of buying – or selling – a home as straight-forward and stress free as possible. These days property searches usually begin online, and we want to let those on the hunt know about our new and improved interactive features that will help us to help you to find exactly what you’re looking for. Likewise, those selling beautiful homes want to be able to show them …

The UK Minister for the Constitution, Chris Skidmore, announced last month that the government will eliminate the current 15-year time limit currently enforced on expat voting rights. This means that Brits living overseas will be able to vote for life in parliamentary elections. The government published detailed plans on how it will deliver its commitment to allow all expats to vote, removing the current 15-year time limit on British citizens who live abroad registering as overseas electors. This is great …