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Mijas, with a’clic’

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010


The councilor for Tourism in Mijas, Costa del Sol has presented the new web site www.vivemijas.com, an innovative tool to bring to all citizens the various touristic offers of this municipality, where are not only mentioned the traditional interesting spots but as well numerous events during the whole year.

The website is available in English and Spanish and made up with a fresh and dynamic design, that includes the possibility of consulting and downloading the magazine Vive Mijas, of which are distributed 5.000 copies each month. This virtual page will keep growing and incorporate new services and recourses of interest for future Tourists planning to visit Mijas.

In that sense, the councilor underlined the importance of this kind of initiatives, as tourists more often choose their holiday destination in function of Information from Internet instead of resorting to travel agencies.

The concept of Vive Mijas has as well a very good acceptance by the inhabitants of Mijas, as well show the more than 100 petitions for receiving the magazine Vive Mijas in electronic format, making altogether more than 3.000 persons who receive it inside and outside Spain. As a matter of fact, who would like to receive the monthly magazine, can send an email to mailing@vivemijas.com.

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Torremolinos will host in September one of the largest concentrations of Ferrari in Europe

Monday, August 30th, 2010

One hundred of the legendary Ferrari sports car will meet in the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions in Torremolinos from the 2nd to the 12th of September.

Ferrari enthusiasts and lovers of engines in general will love this notice. In September the best Ferrari of all Europe will invade the town of Torremolinos to star in one of the largest concentrations of the history of the iconic Italian team.

The Costa del Sol will become for a few days at the headquarters of Ferrari, with the greatest exposure ever of these vehicles, only comparable to the one in the Ferrari factory in Maranello, the birthplace of the brand. It will be a unique opportunity to discover the most spectacular sporting cars of the “Cavallino Rampant” (The Prancing Horse).

One hundred Ferrari Sports cars, selected for their prestige, charisma, uniqueness and quotation, comprise the catalog of this show in the world of motor, organized by the Spanish Association of Owners of Ferrari and which will have their podium at the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions of Torremolinos.

The exhibition will run from 2nd to 12th of September and will unite 35 more exclusive models of the entire history of the brand since its founding in 1947.

On September 4th, the engine roar is at its most spectacular point with the addition of another 70 units participating in the Competition of Regularity, organized by the association, which will take place along the route Granada – Torremolinos – Marbella.

Models such as the legendary Enzo, F50, F40, the 228 GTO, Daytona and the spectacular Testarrossa and the California can be seen along the streets of Costa del Sol on the way to the exhibition at the Palacio de Congresos of Torremolinos, an exhibition that in addition meets some other sports brands such as Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Masserati.

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Opening of the Automobile Museum in Malaga

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Ferrari 250 GT Speziale 1956

For mid-September is planned the opening of the new Automobile Museum in Malaga where will be installed a large exposition of cars, motors, objects created from parts of cars and there will be also several other activities related to this fascinating world.

There is a total of more than 80 different cars from the years between 1898 and 2010, including such remarkable models such as a steam driven car or one moved by a propeller. The most recent acquisition in the exposition is a prototype of ecological car moved by hydrogen.

Visitors of the Automobile Museum can enjoy a considerable exposition that includes a large number of different car models such as eccentric cars, tuned cars, British cars, cars that use alternative means to gasoline, cars designed as art pieces, dream cars and many more.

The different car models are grouped into several thematic areas which are describing the different styles that characterize the artistic developments of the twentieth century. Among this varied assortment are as well models representing major brands such as Hispanic, Bugatti, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Delage, Packard, Jaguar, Mercedes and Ferrari among many others.

Furthermore, there is a large selection of accessories such as upholstery in Bison, ostrich or crocodile, dashboards of pearl, ivory and silver handles, precious woods, headlights with Swarovski crystals, exotic accessories, etc., in other words, magnificent high-range cars in their entire grandeur.

The Automobile Museum in Malaga is an innovative museum that goes beyond traditional approaches and that will surely be one of the most interesting ones in Europe.
The Museum is situated in the Avenue Sor Teresa Prat, 17 – Malaga.

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The Malaga Fair kicks off today with fireworks and a concert at the Beach

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Tonight the locals and visitors to the Costa del Sol are starting engines for nine days of intense party with a fireworks show and a concert at the beach La Malagueta in Malaga city, which will begin at midnight and will last until the wee hours of the morning.

When the clock strikes 00:00, the magic and color of fireworks will take over the capital. More than seven tons of pyrotechnics are ready to get launched into the air tonight and illuminate the sky of Malaga.

The fireworks show is the result of careful planning and installation to achieve the synchronism between the pyrotechnic effects and musical pieces that comprise it, producing a real sense of beauty and synchrony able to create in the viewer a myriad of emotions.

For this end will be used 7226 kilos of gunpowder and pyrotechnic devices, which will create for 23 minutes more than 40.000 effects in the sky of Malaga. A spectacle not to be missed.

Everything changes in Malaga during these the nine days of Feria, since the party prevails over anything else.

The fair, which takes place from the 14th to the 21st of August, still has its two locations, the Day Fair in the city centre and the Night Fair on the fairgrounds.

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Fair of Epoch in Marbella

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

In the Costa del Sol resort town Marbella will be held from the 13th to the 15th of August a Fair of Epoch. The event will take place in the Park Parque de la Represa, with a large number of activities representing the era of the 20s of last century.

The Feria de Epoca is organized by the Marbella Town Hall and offers many activities as for instance children’s corner with games and workshops, Carrousels, magic show, black and white photography, silent movies, cabaret and a gramophone with music of the early twentieth century. The program furthermore includes a parade through the historic centre of Marbella.

The Park Parque de la Represa will host this fair of the 20´s for three days from 18 pm to 23 pm.

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