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Brisa Music Festival 2023: 21 & 22 July
Plaza de Toros, Malaga
21st: Chambao, Macaco, Depedro & Rosario la Tremendita
22nd: Love of Lesbian, Carlos Sadness, Shinova & Julia Martin
https://www.brisafestival.com/
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Granada Festival Internacional De La Guitarra:
20 July – 10 August 2023, at various locations.
All concerts start at 21.30h except for Alejandro Hurtado (14 July), Ricardo Hwang (31 July) and José Manuel León (2 August) which start at 20h.
Info & tix: https://granadaguitarfestival.com/
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Alberto Fer live: Friday, 21 July, 18:30. Free entry.
Lemon Rock, Calle Montalbán 6, Granada
http://lemonrockgranada.com/eventos/
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X Gamepolis 2023- The Malaga video game festival: Friday the 21st, Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of July at FYCMA . The three-day general pass is priced at 30 euros while tickets per day cost 13.05. There is a VIP subscription that includes access to the VIP area, the official Gamepolis welcome pack and the official 10th Anniversary T-shirt, for 80 euros. Tickets can be purchased through the Gamepolis 2023 website.
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Av. de José Ortega y Gasset, 201, 29006 Málaga
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15th Imagina Funk Festival, for the first time in Pozo Alcón (Jaen): {Translation}
– Dates are Thurs, 27 to Sat, 29 July.
– At Parque Natural de Cazorla, Jaen. €25, doors open 10pm
– Among the new features, a bus will be available for visitors to travel around the town to take them to the Festival stages.
– Performing will be Julián Maeso {vid}, Organ, Sextet, Mop Mop, Omar + QCBA, Martina Skat, The Agapornis, Gata Brass Band, Ruth Mahogany and The Arb Music Band, Ara Queen of Drums, Dj Floro and DJ David DJ.
Info & tix: https://www.imaginafunk.com/ & Video Link
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For Sale: German custom built Archtop guitar from 1950s
A little Lady. Body: 36x27x7,5 cm. Overall: 96 cm
100% original! Top condition! Perfect to play.
The Neck is straight, the frets are like new.
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Sabadell Cash Point: We were also hit by the removal of the ATM in Torrox Costa. With a bit of research we found that at any Servired or Euro 600 ATM’s will give you cash without a commission fee. The screen will tell you that they will charge Sabadell a nominal fee but that will not be passed on to the customer. The only downside when I used the ATM at Unicaja was they don’t issue a receipt with your withdrawal.
There are not actually 2 Sabadell banks in Nerja. The one by San Salvador church is for normal banking. The Branch on the Balcón is for Commercial and other services which they supply and you have to have an appointment to see anyone there.
Hope this is a help to anyone looking for a Commission free ATM. Here is what to look for. Sheila, Nerja, ssandersceiriosenathotmaildotcom
Sabadell cash points: You can get cash at a Unicaja ATM with your Sabadell card. Costs 65 centimos. Mary, Puente Don Manuel, marjofranATgmailD0Tcom
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Air Conditioned Restaurants
If you know of any restaurants that serve meals in enclosed dining areas with real air-conditioning, please send in your recommendations for me to add to the list. Be sure to include the name of the restaurant, where it is located, and the opening hours if known. -Ed.
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Air-conditioned restaurants in Puente Don Manuel:
Mesón Sara, El Horno, El Pantano, Hotel La Viñuela.
Mary, Puente Don Manuel, marjofranATgmailD0Tcom
Pizzeria La Sorrentina (Torre del Mar): The dining room is fully air-conditioned and the food was excellent. Address is Prlog. Paseo Maritimo de Poniente 69, Camping Laguna Playa, Torre del Mar 29740. Website with menus: https://lasorrentina.es/
Bar Restaurant El Callejon (Algarrobo Costa): Large, fully enclosed air conditioned restaurant. Urb Pueblo Nuevo, Edif Valparaiso. Algarrobo Costa.
(By tennis court and Rompeolas). Tel: 616369195
Website: https://www.facebook.com/elcallejonb
Buddha House Nepalese & Indian Restaurant (Torrox Costa): Delicious food and inside seating with installed aircon. Address, Av. del Penoncillo 11, Torrox Costa.
Asiatico Feng (Algarrobo Costa): Chinese food, aircon, dog friendly! Avenida Andalucia, 35 Bajo, Algarrobo, ES 29750
Iberostar Malaga (Torrox Costa Beach Resort) buffet restaurant: Has aircon. You do not need to be staying at the hotel. Website
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
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MALAGA PROVINCE
Red warning in Costa del Sol and Valle del Guadalhorce for Wednesday with temperatures of up to 45 degrees: {Translation, summary} July 18, 2023 2:13 p.m
– The high temperatures refuse to leave Malaga. The heatwave, the third to hit the province since the start of the summer, will continue to trigger the mercury during the day on Wednesday. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated a red warning (the second of the summer) on the Costa del Sol and in the Guadalhorce Valley and indicates that in the capital it could reach 42 degrees, while in the case of inland towns, with the aforementioned at the head, the forecast rises to 45 degrees.
– The director of the Aemet in Malaga, Jesús Riesco, explains that the extreme conditions that the province will once again experience are due to the arrival of the westerly air, which, as many Malaga residents already know from experience, brings with it increased temperatures and a dry atmosphere. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/aviso-rojo-costa-sol-guadalhorce-miercoles-45-grados_0_1812419624.html
NERJA
The award-winning Canadian company Seymour Dance Academy performs at the Balcón de Europa in Nerja: {Translation, summary}
– On Thursday, July 20, the award-winning Canadian company Seymour Dance Academy will perform at the Balcón de Europa in Nerja starting at ten at night. For more than 50 years, Seymour Dance Academy has been promoting dance by teaching ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, modern, musical theater, tap, and acrobatics. Photo: SDA. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-premiada-compania-canadiense-seymour-dance-academy-actua-en-el-balcon-de-europa-de-nerja/
ALGARROBO
Algarrobo Fair- August 3 to 6: {Translation}
– On Thursday 3rd August the fair will start at the fairgrounds with the Blue Hour from 22:00 to 00:00 hours, with discounts on all rides. At 22.30 hours in the school will be the opening speech by Ana Patricia Padial, director of Radio Miramar de Algarrobo. From 00.00 hours onwards there will be a performance by ‘Al Son del Puerto’.
– On Friday the activities will begin at 10:00 am with a parade of Cabezudos and children’s entertainment. Water activities, ribbon and botijos races, and a children’s party at 20:30 complete the afternoon activities. “As a novelty this year we are going to elect the children’s king and queen and their ladies-in-waiting and knights,” said Segovia. From 00:00 hours onwards, the election of the Queen of the fiestas, Maids of Honour, Mister and Man or Woman of the Year will take place. At 01:00 hours there will be a performance by Pop Fm, 80’s and 90’s versions.
– On Saturday 5th the daytime fair will open at 12:00 with a performance by DJ Worzel and Elías Moreno. At 00:00 hours, Miss Visitor and Miss or Mister Congeniality will be chosen. And at 01:00 hours there will be a concert by Kiko and Sara in the school’s official stand, with free admission.
– On Sunday 6th there will be a tribute to the Third Age and election of the Grandparents of the Year with a performance by Natalia Moralo. At 01:00 hours there will be a performance by El Maki and La Morena and dancing until the early hours of the morning with breakfast and a final fireworks display. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/kiko-y-sara-son-del-puerto-yy-el-maki-y-maria-artes-actuaran-en-la-dee-la-feria-de-algarrobo/ & Video Link
TORRE DEL MAR
Torre del Mar fair to honour new patron saint: Torre del Mar’s fair in honour of the town’s patron saints, Santiago and Santa Ana starts on Friday 21 July. Live music will be from Siempre Así, Miguel Campello, Nyno Vargas and Elsa Ríos. The feria will last until Wednesday 26 July, when a procession in honour of the Virgen del Carmen, who was officially made a patron saint of the coastal town by the Vatican earlier this year. While the fair officially starts on Friday, the traditional children’s day is on Thursday 20 July, with discounts on all attractions. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/torre-mar-fair-honour-new-patron-saint-20230718171821-nt.html
COMARES
XXI Verdiales de Comares Festival: Saturday, July 22.
– At 20:30 hours, for the first time, there will be a parade of the “pandas” through the old town from the Puerta de Málaga to the Plaza de Los Verdiales where there will be a tribute to the “fiestera” Isabel Marín Rarea “who has a long career in the “verdialera”. At 22:00, she will take the stage in the Plaza del Balcón de la Axarquía. After her performance, the party will continue in different parts of the municipality.
– The festival brings together 5 competing “pandas” as they are known. These are groups that practice one of three different forms of Verdiales singing accompanied by their traditional folk dance and unforgettable costumes. Agility seems to be one of the top requirements for the couples who provide their performances in leaps and bounds.
– The Verdiales dance is for couples, and involves a lot of leaping. Each song is structured in the form of three “coplas”, or verses, in which there are specified dance moves, gestures, and finger clicks. It tends to be performed by more agile dancers, and is quite strenuous.
– In the hills north of Málaga, there are three types of Verdiales to be seen and heard: Almogía, Montes, and Comares, in a sense these are dialects of the music and dance as they developed in those particular villages and outlying districts.
Refs: https://agromagazine.es/actualidad/cinco-pandas-participan-este-sabado-en-el-xxi-festival-de-verdiales-de-comares/ &
https://www.andalucia.com/festival/verdiales.htm
GRANADA
Lorca’s summer house turns into a cinema to refresh the nights in Granada: {Translation}
– The Huerta de San Vicente, which was the summer home of Federico García Lorca in Granada, is transformed into a summer cinema to screen seven classics, a proposal to enjoy a unique location and a free programme.
– Every Wednesday, this Lorca’s house will become a summer cinema to refresh the summer in Granada with free family classics.
– The programme opens its eleventh edition this Wednesday with the British film ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, directed by Michael Hoffman, a proposal that will be joined by titles such as ‘The Night of the Hunter’ or ‘High Society’.
– The Huerta de San Vicente square thus becomes a summer cinema with free admission until full capacity is reached, with a line-up that also includes animated films such as ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, scheduled for August.
– Viento en las velas’, ‘El extraño viaje’ by Fernando Fernán Gómez and ‘Bola de fuego’ complete this traditional proposal of Granada’s summers that combines an emblematic space and free entertainment. Photo: EP. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1314491/la-casa-de-veraneo-de-lorca-se-convierte-en-cine-para-refrescar-las-noches-de-granada/
TRAVEL NEWS
Renfe workers will go on strike again Wednesday the 19th and Friday the 21st of July: {Translation, summary}
– The Ministry of Transport has decreed minimum services in trains of 75% at peak hours and 50% in the rest of the day
– As for Media Distancia services, 65% of the usual trains will run. For high-speed and long-distance trains, the essential services established are 73%.
– Renfe has informed affected passengers of the measures they can take. The company will offer them the possibility of changing their ticket to an available trip similar to the one they had purchased, or cancelling or changing to another date. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/trabajadores-Renfe-huelga_0_1812420307.html
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Special event triggers 17 day border control return to Portugal: {Translation, summary}
– Portugal has announced that it will reintroduce documentary checks at its borders between 22 July and 7 August to coincide with World Youth Day (WYD), which will be held in Lisbon from 1 to 6 August and will be attended by Pope Francis. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/portugal-repone-control-fronteras-dos-semanas-podras-20230718113546-nts.html
PRODUCT ALERT
These tortillas are removed from a supermarket for sanitary reasons: {Translation, summary}
– The supermarket chain Ahorramas has published a statement on its website announcing the withdrawal, for health reasons, of Alipende potato omelettes (including those of the white label Palacios), with and without onion. The reasons for this recall are still unknown.
– The company has assured 20minutos, this withdrawal has taken place “as a precaution”, as a consumer has allegedly claimed to feel unwell after eating it. However, the company is studying whether it is an anomaly with the batch, or whether, on the other hand, it could be due to a specific problem with the customer.
– As a result, the chain has warned customers not to eat it, while informing them that the amount will be refunded in the event of a return.
– For the time being, the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan) has not issued any warning about these tortillas. In all likelihood, they will be available again shortly.
– Ahorramas has more than 280 supermarkets in Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha. However, due to wholesale purchasers and resellers, the products may be distributed throughout Spain.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5148483/0/si-tienes-una-devuelvela-retiran-por-motivos-sanitarios-estas-tortillas-un-supermercado/
Additional ref: https://www.ahorramas.com/encuentra-tu-tienda
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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
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