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Posted in Tourism on Nov 30th, 2008
Arrivals of foreign tourists to Spain, the world’s second biggest tourist destination, plummeted in November as top customers Britons and Germans stayed at home during the global economic slowdown.
Arrivals fell 11.6 percent in the month from a year earlier, the first double-digit decline in years, with British visitors down 15 percent and 7 percent fewer [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Oct 1st, 2008
Few Spaniards would sacrifice their annual summer vacation. But while Spain’s beaches are still busy, shops and restaurants at its resorts are ominously quiet as the country’s economic crisis envelops the tourism industry.
After 50 years of uninterrupted growth, Spain’s overbuilt and relatively expensive resorts seem ill-placed to cope with a downturn, at a time of [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Feb 1st, 2008
Tips for low cost car rental at Almeria airport.
Almería airport is situated in the bay of Almeria and located approximately 10 Kilometres east of the city centre at the end of a dual carriage way. Our car hire customers will find that the airport has excellent connections with the other tourist destinations in the province, such [...]
Posted in Tourism on Jan 4th, 2008
The ascent of the highest peak in the Poniente Granadino con be made both on foot and on horseback. It is a long hike (minimum 8 hours), and has a medium/high difficulty rating. For this reason, it is important to do some training before making the ascent.
In order to reach the starting point, take the [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 31st, 2007
The variety of vegetation is one of the determining factors in the richness of the landscape in the Poniente Granadino. In the lower latitudes, the cultivated fields and olive groves combine with the traditional Mediterranean scrub oak woodlands. Together with scrub oak, grow various species typical of the region: peonies, agracejos, majuelos, wild roses, durillos, [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 29th, 2007
An obligatory stopping place, the Poniente Granadino is located in the Western-most part of the Province of Granada, in a large basin stretching from North to South, and delimited by the mountains towards Cordoba and Jaen, and the Alhama, Tejada and Almijara Sierras towards Malaga. The ancient presence of man in these lands has contributed, [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 25th, 2007
The Alhama, Tejeda and Almijara Sierras form an impressive mountainous mass, which separates the provinces of Malaga aud Granada. In the former, this mountain range constitutes the backbone of the Axarquía district; while, for the latter, it provides the beautiful backdrop, providing a colourful contrast to the fertile lands of Alhama. The great natural richness [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 23rd, 2007
To speak of the Poniente Granadino is to speak of Nature in its purest form. This zone is criss-crossed with mountain ranges and river systems, of which the River Genil, final destination of many smaller streams, stands out. This wealth of rivers, together with the presence of the Granada Basin make the territory a rnosaic [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Dec 6th, 2007
The Poniente Granadino (the western area of the Province of Granada) is well known as the last frontier of Al-Andalus, the old border between the Christian Kingdom of Castile and the Mushm Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.
The cultural richness of the Poniente is notably demonstrated by the designation of Loja, Alhama de Granada. Montefrío, Moclín and Illora [...]
Posted in Tourism on Nov 20th, 2007
The Axarquia, on the easternmost part of the Costa del Sol, is situated next to Malaga, the capital of the Costa del Sol and its seaport and airport, which are amongst the busiest in Spain. The city is also well-connected with the rest of Spain by road, thanks to the modern communication network. All of [...]