One of the reasons that Marbella is such a popular destination both for holidaymakers and second home purchasers is that there is plenty to do on every day of the week. Wherever you choose to live, you will not have to travel far to find an activity that suits you.

However, Nueva Andalucía is an especially central location and this is never more apparent than on Saturday mornings, when the popular Saturday rastro – or flea market – rolls into town. For more than three decades this colourful collection of stalls, located close to the Puerto Banús Plaza de Toros (bullring), has been attracting crowds of people from all parts of the Costa del Sol. Continue reading »

Trick or Treat?

The celebration of Halloween is back which falls on a Monday this year. Some will for sure take the opportunity to be monsters, skeletons and witches for the whole weekend, to collect as many sweets as possible or just simply the satisfaction of looking scary. Few of us will struggle to either make our own special outfits or find the perfect costume in a shop.

If you are in need of several traditionally games for your Halloween party, you can always arrange a dunking or apple bobbing competition. Your guests must use their teeth to remove an apple from a basin full of water. A different version of the same game would involve kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth and trying to drop the fork into an apple.

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