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Enclosed: 2,644 m² Plot: 16,967 m² Price on application Ref: ES7853

Marbella’s most magnificent palatial estate in the best area on the Golden Mile, enjoying amazing views to the coast and offering 24-hour security. Set on a parcel of almost 17,000 m2 with a beautifully landscaped garden and tennis court. Magnificent courtyard, central patio, drawing room, library, billiard room, dining room, breakfast room, dining terrace, ample porches, master suite with his and her dressing-rooms, 6 guest en-suite bedrooms, Turkish salon, spa area with indoor pool, cinema room and staff quarters.

Offices at the Puente Romano Hotel & opposite the Marbella Club Hotel Tel. (+34) 952 863 750 info@panorama.es www.panorama.es

Ag So en le cy Enclosed: 1,718 m² Terrace: 503 m2 Plot: 8,324 m² Price: € 5,750,000

EL MADROÑAL Stunning 8-bedroom residence with guest house on an extensive plot. Panoramic sea and mountain views. Spa area with indoor pool. Sought-after gated community with 24-hour security. Landscaped garden with plenty of space for outdoor entertaining. Close to golf courses and within a 7-minute drive to Puerto Banús! Ref. ES7881

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Ag So en le cy Enclosed: 985 m² Terrace: 691 m2 Plot: 3,375 m² Price: € 6,900,000

GOLDEN MILE Modern 5-bedroom masterpiece in exclusive community opposite the Puente Romano Hotel with 24hour security. Set on a double plot with outstanding views. Recently built to top specifications. Heated infinity pool, domotic & home automation systems, security cameras, wine cellar and many more features. Ref. ES8556

Offices at the Puente Romano Hotel & opposite the Marbella Club Hotel Tel. (+34) 952 863 750 info@panorama.es www.panorama.es

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This stunning villa has it all! Situated in the most exclusive gated community in Marbella, this property emenates style and sophistication as well as magnificent sea views. Built on 3 floors, this residence showcases the very finest architecture and quality materials and is beautifully decorated throughout. The villa offers open plan reception rooms, formal and informal dining rooms, all

opening onto a large terrace overlooking the pool area. Most of the bedrooms are situated on the upper level and enjoy access to terraces with lovely views. The property boasts a full spa area with large Jacuzzi, steam bath shower, gym, cinema room and a guest apartment. 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms. Built 800 m2, plot 1.700 m2. E&V ID: W-022ZVB. P.O.A.

Office Marbella: 952 86 84 06 路 www.engelvoelkers.com/MarbellaAndEast

Rare opportunity to purchase a villa in the prestigious grounds of the Puente Romano hotel resort, on Marbella’s Golden Mile. Exquisite villa offering luxury living in one of Europe’s best addresses, just meters from the beach. Entering through the hotel grounds into a nice driveway leading to the beautiful villa with its high ceiling entrance, large, open plan reception rooms that open onto a spectacular large

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L shaped covered terrace overlooking the pool area. An exquisite Italian style, sculpted garden is found just beyond the terrace. The villa offers 4 large suites, study and a family lounge, all opening onto terraces, some with lovely sea views. There is a luxury Spa and space for cinema, gym or staff quarter. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, built 815 m², plot 1.722 m². E&V ID: W-0239P1. P.O.A.

Office Marbella: 952 86 84 06 · www.engelvoelkers.com/MarbellaAndEast

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Marbella Club: Unique opportunity to purchase a newly built modern villa in the most exclusive area in Marbella. Completed in May 2015. Sea views, highest qualities, luxury fittings, spa, gym, cinema. 7 bedrooms, 7 bathroomss. Built 1.019 m2, plot 1.200 m2. E&V ID: W-022EKC. Price: 7.900.000 €. Tel.: 952 86 84 06.

Front Line Golf Aloha: Spectacular stylish villa with breathtaking golf views. Separate guest apartment, cinema room, full spa and gymnasium. 5 beds, 7 baths. Built 1.000 m2, plot 2.500 m2. E&V ID: W-023GH0. Price: 4.700.000 €. Tel.: 952 85 98 60.

Front Line Golf Las Brisas: Stunning contemporary villa bordering the elegant golf course of Las Brisas. Home Cinema, bodega, infinity pool and outdoor kitchen. 5 beds, 5 baths. Built 622 m2, plot 1.625 m2. E&V ID: W-01TWZQ. Price: 2.985.000 €. Tel.: 952 85 98 60.

Monte Paraíso Country Club: Best priced apartment with fantastic sea views in one of the most prestigious communities on the Golden Mile. Golf, gym, club house. 2 beds, 3 baths. Living area 170 m2, terrace 25 m2. E&V ID: W-023BAO. Price: 500.000 €. Tel.: 952 86 84 06.

Elviria: Spectacular penthouse with panoramic views in the prestigious community of Elviria Hills. Golf course, tennis, club house and golf academy. 3 beds, 2 baths. Living area 150 m2, terrace 50 m2. E&V ID: W-01JFDB. Price: 525.000 €. Tel.: 952 83 55 80.

Office Elviria: 952 83 55 80 · Office Puerto Banús: 952 85 98 60 www.engelvoelkers.com/MarbellaAndEast · www.engelvoelkers.com/MarbellaPuertoBanus

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Sierra Blanca: One of the most impressive homes in Sierra Blanca, on a double plot of 4.068 m2, with spectacular panoramic sea and mountain views. Luxurious, stylish and private. Separate guest apartment. Indoor pool, sauna, bodega and bar. 6 beds, 6 baths. Built 1.596 m2, plot 4.068 m2. E&V ID: W-022O7T. Price: 8.500.000 €. Tel.: 952 86 84 06.

Sierra Blanca: Exquisite villa majestically poised in a prime location in Sierra Blanca. Indoor pool, sauna, steam room, cinema, gym, lift. Separate guest apartment. 6 beds, 6 baths. Built 1.565 m2, plot 2.311 m2. E&V ID: W-01H5H7. Price: 6.900.000 €. Tel.: 952 86 84 06.

Cascada de Camoján: Bargain! Exceptional high quality villa with panoramic sea views from all levels. Classic modern design, heated pool, separate guest apartment. 4 beds, 3 baths. Built 489 m2, plot 1.075 m2. E&V ID: W-021NH5. Price: 1.900.000 €. Tel.: 952 86 84 06.

Beachfront Río Real: Spectacular beachfront apartment situated in a luxurious complex with direct beach access. Very spacious and bright rooms, large terrace. 3 beds, 3 baths. Living area 165 m2, terrace 40 m2. E&V ID: W-0237P5. Price: 1.250.000 €. Tel.: 952 83 20 40.

Beachfront Los Monteros: Best priced stunning beachfront apartment, built and finished to very high standards. Gated complex with direct beach access. 3 beds, 3 baths. Living area 167 m2, terrace 30 m2. E&V ID: W-023DUQ. Price: 990.000 €. Tel.: 952 83 20 40.

Office Marbella: 952 86 84 06 · Office El Rosario: 952 83 20 40 www.engelvoelkers.com/MarbellaAndEast

Villa with panoramic sea views – El Madroñal, Benahavis 5 Beds

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Price: 2.390.000 € Ref: DM3516

9357 m2 Plot

Villa – Los Naranjos Golf, Nueva Andalucia

Villa – Sierra Blanca, Marbella Golden Mile

Apartment – Marbella Town

Apartment – Puerto Banus

Contemporary design 6 Beds Ref: DM3526

Sea views 2 Beds Ref: DM3704

2 Baths

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670 m2 Built 1037 m2 Plot Price: 3.495.000 €

141 m2 Interior

52 m2 Terraces Price: 845.000 €

Sea views 6 Beds Ref: DM3608

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592 m2 Built

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137 m2 Built Price: 790.000 €

Villa with extensive plot close to beach – Guadalmina Baja, Marbella 10 Beds

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Price: 6.900.000 € Ref: DM3650-01

8370 m2 Plot

Semi-detached Villa – Sierra Blanca, Marbella

Villa – Los Monteros, Marbella

Corner Apartment – Marbella Town

Villa – Las Brisas Golf, Nueva Andalucia

Modern architecture 3 Beds Ref: DM3435

500m from beach Ref: DM3720

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504 m2 interior 319 m2 Terraces Price: 2.495.000 €

344 m2 Built

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Close to beach 3 Beds Ref: DM3741

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3 Baths

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776 m2 Plot Price: 1.150.000 €

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contents The Trend Cinema 28 Home Viewing 30

110 Enterprise 118 Business Proﬁle: The Benahavís Hills Country Club

Music 32

120 Portuguese Tax Break: The Golden Visa

Books 34

122 The Vibe

Technology: Smart Health 36 The Lexus LS 600h Hybrid Luxury Saloon 38

The Focus The Nordic Music Revolution 42 History of the Nobel Prize 54 Hans Christian Andersen 56 Scandinavian Entrepreneurs on the Coast 58 MP Dunne Properties in Association with Hamptons International 66

The Style Audiovisual Trends at Bang & Olufsen 70 Ángel Taborda, Master of Geometry 78 Fashion: Twin – Set 88 Fashion News 96

The Spa Make-up Trends for the Season 100

The Leisure 128 Travel: Natural Scandinavia 134 The Hotel Rival in Stockholm

The Gourmet 139 Les Cubes 141 La Cocina de Mi Abuela 142 Gourmet Diversity at Ambrosia 144 Food News 146 Kevin Woodford’s St Petersburg 148 Chef’s Proﬁle: René Redzepi 151 The Scandinavian Food Scene 154 López de Heredia Viña Tondonia

The Guide 156 Listings

The Blog

Beauty News 102

165 Pet News

The CoolSculpting Challenge 104

166 What’s On

Health: Magniﬁcent Moringa 106

168 Stars for October

The New Six Senses Spa 108

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publisher’s letter WORDS BY IAIN BLACKWELL

or the ﬁrst time in our long trajectory, we focus on Scandinavia and deliver an issue packed with Nordic flavour. Our smorgasbord comprises many treats and we hope our readers will enjoy devouring them as much as we have in their preparation. First up, is the enduring influence on modern music from Scandinavian pop which all started, of course, with ABBA. We also discuss the Nobel Prize and revise the legacy of Hans Christian Andersen. Here on the Coast, we talk with some prominent Scandinavian movers and shakers and review the audiovisual components conceptualised by legendary Danish company, Bang & Olufsen over the years.

These northern territories are famed for their dramatic landscapes and outstanding natural features and we bring you a selection to take your breath away. Similarly, there are some very special developments taking place on the culinary stage as you will deduce from our proﬁle on René Redzepi and our report on the latest dining trends. Elsewhere in this issue, don’t miss the spectacular designs of visionary architect, Angel Taborda, check out Twin – Set’s new Autumn/Winter Collection, read about the history of one of Rioja’s ﬁnest, Viña Tondonia from Bodegas López de Heredia, and experience hybrid travel in the sumptuous luxury of the Lexus LS 600h saloon.

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Penthouse: La Trinidad, Marbella Golden Mile – Ref. MPA2701: 3 beds / 3 baths / 300 m2 built / 70 m2 terrace – Price: 2,300,000€ Duplex-penthouse in one of the top luxury residential communities of the Golden Mile within walking distance to the beach and all amenities, offering 24-hour security and top class on-site facilities. Located in one of the best blocks the penthouse boasts stunning sea views.

Villa: La Zagaleta, Benahavis – Price: 2,800,000€ Ref. MPV2699: 3 beds / 3 baths / 536 m2 built / 5,394 m2 plot Very attractively priced villa on an ample plot with sea views in one of the most exclusive and secure residential estates in Europe offering first class facilities that include an equestrian club, 2 golf courses, heliport and a 5,000m2 Club House with restaurant, pool and tennis courts.

Villa: La Alqueria, Marbella Golden Mile – Price: 2,890,000€ Ref. MPV2681: 7 beds / 7 baths / 697 m2 built / 2,980 m2 plot Mediterranean style family home with open golf and sea views in a well established secure urbanization located within 15 minutes drive to Marbella centre. High quality villa offering all essential features for a modern, practical and comfortable life style.

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Villa: El Mirador del Paraiso, Behanavís – Price: 1,995,000€ Ref. MPV2265: 4 beds / 4 baths / 393 m2 built / 815 m2 plot South-facing villa with stunning sea views in a gated community with 24hour security. The property was built by the current owners to the highest specifications and offers all facilities to suit all year round living or holiday stays: cinema & games room, “chiringuito” style bar, heated pool, Jacuzzi etc.

Townhouse: Los Altos de los Monteros, Marbella East – Price: 475,000€ Ref. MPT2679: 4 beds / 3 baths / 247 m2 built / 110 m2 terrace Charming townhouse in a picturesque hillside residential community. Completely refurbished in 2010 it offers neo-classic / Ibicean style with exquisite furnishings and finishes. Beautiful home with panoramic coastal views from the ample terraces.

Centro Expo Loc. 11-12, Bulevar Alfonso Hohenlohe. Marbella 29602 (Málaga) t. (+34) 952 866 072 | f. (+34) 952 866 963 | e. info@mpdunne.com

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Villa: La Zagaleta, Benahavis – Ref. MPV2690: 7 beds / 7 baths / 1,091 m2 built / 6,210 m2 plot – Price: 6,950,000€

Immaculately presented mansion in the exclusive residential estate of La Zagaleta Golf and Country Club. Conveniently distributed on one level the property offers breathtaking open sea and golf views. Private tropical oasis with extensive landscaped gardens and infinity pool.

Villa: El Herrojo, Benahavis – Price: 4,850,000€ Ref. MPV2686: 6 beds / 6 baths / 1,020 m2 built / 3731 m2 plot Impressive estate with panoramic coastal views. The property includes a large 4-bedroom family home and a separate independent 2-bedroom guest house. The setting is absolutely unique and must be seen!

Villa: Altos Reales, Marbella Golden Mile – Price: 1,850,000€ Ref. MPV2700: 3 beds / 3 baths / 295 m2 built / 1,275 m2 plot Magnificent villa set at the top of Altos Reales with panoramic sea views, extensive lawn gardens and pool. Fully gated community with 24-hour security and excellent on-site maintenance service conveniently located close to international schools and Marbella centre.

Villa: Cortijo Nagueles, Marbella Golden Mile – Price: 1,400,000€ Ref. MPV2689: 6 beds / 6 baths / 317 m2 built / 868 m2 plot Chic and stylish family villa located within minutes´ drive to Marbella centre and all facilities including international schools. The property is impeccably presented and offers elegant interior as well as great outdoor space with BBQ area, tropical gardens and a beach style salt water pool.

Villa: Ancon Sierra, Marbella Golden Mile – Price: 995,000€ Ref. MPV2696: 3 beds / 3 baths / 250 m2 built / 650 m2 plot Charming villa with sea and garden views, private garage and swimming pool set within a well-established residential community offering 24-hour security, beautifully maintained gardens and 3 large communal pools and located within minutes´ drive to all amenities, beach and Marbella centre.

Centro Expo Loc. 11-12, Bulevar Alfonso Hohenlohe. Marbella 29602 (Málaga) t. (+34) 952 866 072 | f. (+34) 952 866 963 | e. info@mpdunne.com

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Newly constructed in a prime location in Las Brisas, Nueva Andalucia, this luxurious 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom villa offers the latest style, comfort, luxury and amenities, all designed around the very best modern lifestyle that Marbella can offer.

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The Autumn season is just around the corner and that means we are once again inspired to enjoy the very best that home life has to offer. We keep you busy with top viewing, listening and reading experiences. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the mood to head into town, why not do so in style in the luxury Lexus LS 600h Hybrid Saloon?

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Black Mass

In Southern Boston in 1970, FBI Agent, John Connolly, manages to convince mafia hoodlum, James ‘Whitey’ Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the government on a plan to bring down the Italian mafia. This is the true story of a tragic set of events that turned Whitey into one of the most powerful gangsters in American history.

»» Genre Comedy »» DirectorS Andrew Mogel,

Jarrad Paul (in their debut film)

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Marsden, Kathryn Hahn

The D Train

The loveable Jack Black plays Dan, the organiser of a highschool reunion who travels all the way to Los Angeles to convince the once ‘most popular boy in school’, Oliver (James Marsden) to attend the party and reunite with old classmates. He is convinced that if Oliver goes, the rest of his ex-classmates are bound to follow since Oliver is one of the few people who has ‘made it’ in life.

»» Genre Drama »» Director François Girard

(The Red Violin) »» ACTORS Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas

Boychoir

When an 11-year-old orphan is sponsored by an anonymous donor to attend a prestigious music school, nobody imagines that the rebellious, solitary boy will one day form part of Boychoir: a group that travels across the globe, moving audiences with their catchy tunes.

»» Genre Thriller »» Director Guillermo del Toro

(Pan’s Labyrinth) »» actors Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston

Crimson Peak

After living through a great tragedy, a young woman is torn between her love for her best friend and the seductive power of a mysterious stranger. In an attempt to forget the trauma of her past, she is drawn to a house that lives, breathes, and haunts her.

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THE TREND home viewing

Marisa Cutillas brings us a few of the season’s top DVD releases. »» Genre Comedy »» Director David Koepp (Premium Rush)

»» actors Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany »» IMDB Rating 5.5/10

Mortdecai

Johnny Depp used to stick to romantic leading roles but these days he is keen on proving his versatility through films like Mortdecai, which show off his impressive comedic talents. In this film, his character, Charlie Mortdecai, is called upon to juggle a group of angry Russians, a British MI5 agent, and his incorrigible wife, a feat he accomplishes without batting an eyelash.

Calvary »» Genre Drama »» Director John Michael McDonagh

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Brendan Gleeson plays Father James, a man of faith who is compelled to face the dark forces surrounding him after he listens to a potentially dangerous confession. Father James continues to be kind to those around him and tries to lead by example, yet he has a feeling that he will soon be called upon to carry the heaviest cross of his life.

7 s u o i r u F & Fast »» Genre Science Fiction/ Fantasy »» Director Robert Schwentke (The Time

Traveler’s Wife) »» ACTORS Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Theo James »» IMDB Rating 6.4/10

Insurgent

Shailene Woodley heads a talented cast in this sci-fi flick about a group of young rebels who seek to take down a highly structured political system and battle preconceived notions of what they are meant to do for the rest of their lives. Insurgent is the second film in the hit Divergent series of books.

Chappie »» Genre Drama/ Science Fiction »» Director Neill Blomkamp (Elysium) »» actors Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver

»» IMDB Rating 7.0/10 You may think you’ve seen ‘em all when it comes to robot films, yet Chappie, a South African film with plenty of heart, shows that there is still plenty to discover in the science fiction genre, with a story that delves into the nature of loyalty, the essence of conscience and the meaning of true friendship.

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THE TREND music

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ADELE album update: apparently a track has surfaced and is said to be “f***ing amazing”; and the US Billboard mag has published the LP will land next month. Maybe December for the Christmas market is a better bet.

PALOMA FAITH

As the summer sets sail, live gig-wise, the winter season is ready to dock. On our deadline date there’s not a lot going on along the coast so check your local weekly publications for any last minute arranged events. At the time of writing all info on this page was correct. The only concert of any note this month is in Granada with US heavy rock veterans W.A.S.P. at the Sala el Tren on October 22. Ticket info: www.ticketmaster.es I imagine you heard about PALOMA FAITH at the Gibraltar Music Festival – if not, she greeted fans saying “Hola España”, sang a song in Spanish, then added “It's great to be in a place that’s half English and half Spanish.” This didn’t go down well with some of the audience. Apparently the singer, who is half English/half Spanish herself, was advised by ofﬁcials to be careful with her words before going on stage. Wonder if she will drop any verbal clangers now she’s a judge/ mentor on the new series of the BBC’s The Voice. Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury fest are now on sale and top of the organisers want list is MILEY CYRUS who received lots of praise after hosting the recent MTV VMA’s. If the goddaughter of DOLLY PARTON does play, the BBC will have to put a time delay on her act as she is known for her 'potty mouth'. And after the success of LIONEL RITCHIE this year, his old

TORI KELLY

Last month you were told about the Chinese authorities banning US pop rockers MAROON 5; now BON JOVI have had shows pulled by the country’s government due to “unforeseen reasons” which could be due to their 2009 video for We Weren't Born to Follow which featured shots of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Also they performed in front of a picture of the DALAI LAMA in a 2011 concert ﬁlm.

friend DIANA ROSS has said she is available as she is touring Europe next summer. If booked, the organisers will have their hands full as Miss Ross (as she insists on being addressed) is known for her dreadfully demanding diva ways. Sticking with the MTV VMA’s – one young lady who has recently made ripples in the UK red tops is TORI KELLY. The 22-year-old impressed many with her performance at the awards and a single, Should’ve Been Us, is out on October 9 – a track from her debut LP, Unbreakable Smile, which drops a week later. The above singer, along with ICE T and TAYLOR SWIFT, is backing KANYE WEST who says he will run for the US Presidency in 2020 (yes, you read that right). The self-proclaimed “greatest living rock star on the planet” has also demanded the airspace above his home be “ofﬁcially designated a no-fly zone” due to the “camera attacks” by press helicopters and drones – I bet his publicity seeking wife is loving it though! The American football season got underway last month and to mark the 50th anniversary of the Superbowl the powers that be have asked BRUNO MARS to 'curate' the prestigious halftime show next February – this is expected to be the best half-time show ever with many “top-line special guests”.

GUNS N ROSES One for indie fans: BBC 4 will air a three-part documentary series, The Story Of Indie, exploring the music from the mid 1970s with punk, TwoTone, 1980s, 1990s and noughties indie, the Madchester scene and Britpop. The hour-long episodes will air on Fridays from early October – check a TV guide nearer the date for the exact transmission details. Latest on the SPICE GIRL 20th anniversary tour is that certain friends have advised Mrs BECKHAM to get involved as if it wasn’t for the band she wouldn’t be where she is today – just try to grin and bear it dear! So what was all the cloak and dagger about the JAMES BOND movie theme? The press were led well up the garden path by ELLIE GOULDING but apparently SAM

SMITH recorded Writing’s on the Wall back in January before his possible career threatening throat operation. Spectre hits silver screens on October 26 and the single will no doubt precede the ﬁlm. One of the longest feuds in rock might be over – SLASH and AXL ROSE – the former said during a Swedish TV interview: “they’ve put the past behind them”. This will no doubt trigger suggestions of a GUNS N ROSES regrouping. Meanwhile IRON MAIDEN front man BRUCE DICKINSON says he has “always regretted” not punching Rose for acting rudely to a Quebec crowd in 1988 because they were speaking French – it’s a known fact that many would like to have punched his lights out over the years due to his attitude.

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THE TREND books

Top Page-Turners for the Autumn

If there is one thing we really miss in the summer, it is having the time to simply curl up by the ﬁreplace and sink our teeth into a great book. These are the top suggestions for the season, compiled by Marisa Cutillas

GIRL UNDERWATER BY CLAIRE KELLS

“Sometimes I wonder if I really survived anything,” muses Avery Delacorte, a young university student flying home for the holidays when her plane crashes over the Colorado Rockies. The book alternates between the aftermath of the crash itself and Avery’s thoughts once she is rescued, so that the suspense lies not in whether or not she will make it out alive, but rather, in the psychological struggle involved in choosing life over death.

MONTARO CAINE BY SIDNEY POITIER

To Sir with Love actor, and bestselling author, Sidney Poitier, brings us a riveting 300-page read. The action begins when a coin is found in a baby’s hand. The doctor who ﬁnds it sends it to a laboratory where brilliant MIT student, Montaro Caine, discovers that it is made of materials which are not found on Earth. Caine sets off on a magical journey that sees him exploring issues like race, religion, and the role we play in the survival of the Universe.

REMEMBER MIA BY ALEXANDRA BURT

Estelle Paradise wakes up in a hospital bed, only to be told that she has shot herself in the head and that her baby daughter, Mia, is missing. Estelle can faintly recall that she suffered from postpartum depression and is stunned to learn that she is the primary suspect in her child’s disappearance. Committed to a psychiatric centre, she begins to slowly put the pieces of the complex puzzle together. She knows she would never do a thing to harm her child and now is her chance to prove it.

THE ICE TWINS BY S.K. TREMAYNE

Losing a child is a parent’s world nightmare and The Ice Twins delves into this issue from a spiritual standpoint. The Moorcroft family decides to move their residence to a remote corner of Scotland, hopeful for a better life. However, the death of one of the family’s six-year-old identical twins sets of a train of haunting events which prove that some bonds are meant to last beyond our life on Earth.

HYACINTH GIRLS BY LAUREN FRANKEL

This is the age of social media and for teens, online networks are also the backdrops against which dramatic scenes are played out. Hyacinth Girls forays into the jealousy and anger that can lurk behind even the most solid of friendships. The story unfolds before the astonished eyes of Rebecca, who is raising her best friend’s daughter and who uncovers a terrible incident of bullying that will have consequences for many years to come. The book reminds us that although we think we know our children to perfection, we often fail to fully comprehend the pressures that they face.

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THE TREND technology

WORDS ALI PARANDEH

The Age of Robots and Artiﬁcial Intelligence in the medical sector

DR WATSON is ready to see you now! E

arly this summer, after a lunch meeting, I suddenly needed someone to rush me to the local clinic. I’d had fresh tuna for lunch and I knew that I was suffering from food poisoning – it turned out to be scombroid poisoning to be exact, which is quite a typical one from spoilt fish. I already knew what this was from my very first microbiology class in university. The symptoms generally develop within 30 minutes to 1 hour after eating bad fish and include facial flushes/sweating, dizziness, nausea, headache, tachycardia, cold-like symptoms and bronchospasms for those with respiratory problems (which I have, making the whole experience even worse!). While I had most of the symptoms, the doctor in charge did not bother checking all the facts nor refreshing his memory and, because of this, he submitted me to several rounds of serum injections and, in a final panic, sent me to the hospital because at that stage I had broken out in a rash. Had he bothered to look up some basic facts like many other doctors, he could have saved several hundred euros worth of treatment, 20 hours of my time, as well as much needed medical services and man hours. While many doctors are already using web services and software to help with their diagnostics, there are even more intelligent systems on the

way. In fact, artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in some places by nurses and doctors. One example is Watson, who is superfast at looking up records, cross-checking them against a huge bank of databases and is now even able to search for anything related in social media sites. So who, or what, is Watson? Watson, developed by IBM, is an artificially intelligent computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language, which famously beat human beings on the US TV game show Jeopardy in 2011! For the past few years IBM has been betting on changing its path from hardware to software and this has led to the development of Watson. IBM recently purchased and has integrated several technologies such as Merge Healthcare as well as Explorys and Phytel. Merge Healthcare is a leading provider of medical image handling and processing and will give Watson an additional ‘visual’ power. Watson’s advanced image analytics and cognitive capabilities with data and images obtained from Merge will enable it to help physicians make better patient-care decisions. Explorys has compiled one of the largest healthcare databases in the world, derived from numerous and diverse financial, operational, and medical record source systems; while Phytel works with healthcare

providers’ current electronic medicalrecord technologies to reduce patient hospital readmissions. Together, these two now form part of the Watson Health Cloud that will connect clinical, research and social data from a huge range of health sources. Powered by the most advanced cognitive and analytic technologies, this creates, arguably, the most powerful artificially intelligent doctor that you could possibly consult. Typically though, IBM is not the only IT company venturing into this field. Just two years ago, in October 2013, you may remember the first ever operation for abdominal surgery that was performed using the Google Glass to simultaneously stream to the Congress Games for Health Europe and YouTube. More recently, in March this year, Google announced that it will be collaborating with Ethicon, a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson, on advancing surgical robotics to benefit surgeons, patients and health care systems. Together, the companies intend to create an innovative robotic-assisted surgical platform that can improve health care in the operating rooms and beyond. Indeed, while I truly hope that you will not have the need to be submitted to any operation, your next operation may indeed be assisted by Google! The robotic-assisted surgery

system will be minimally invasive using technology to give surgeons greater control, access and accuracy during the surgical procedure. This technique, like laparoscopy, will improve post-surgical healing times by minimising trauma and scarring. It is not surprising that the development of AI systems has been one of the most ambitious and equally controversial themes in medicine. In the long run, these new ventures and companies seek to develop new robotic tools and capabilities for physicians, doctors, surgeons and operating room professionals that integrate the bestin-class medical-device technology with leading-edge robotic systems, imaging and data analytic. Many sceptics are afraid of losing their jobs or control of decision taking, but I think they are missing the point that these advances and innovations are to help them make better decisions, supporting them in the normal course of their duties and making them into better professional healthcare givers. g Ali Parandeh, is the Founder of PC Doctor & Urbytus. He has written ﬁve books in the ﬁelds of Internet and Biotechnology. He is currently an independent mentor at the Founder Institute and helps entrepreneurs with getting their ideas and work off the ground. parandeh@urbytus.com

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THE TREND motoring

LEXUS LS 600h HYBRID LUXURY SALOON It’s often believed that buyers who spend large amounts of cash on upscale luxury saloons don’t really care about fuel costs, but this has been proven as something of a myth. It’s probably fair to say that nobody enjoys visiting service stations several times a week and giving their credit cards a serious hit. And of course, there are large numbers of people who would like to make a contribution towards conserving fossil fuels, regardless of how much they’re prepared to spend on a new car. WORDS TONY WHITNEY PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF LEXUS

exus has had a product for this market for several years now in the form of its LS 600h hybrid luxury saloon and it’s been a consistent seller right from its introduction in 2006. Naturally enough, several rival makers of large luxury saloons have followed suit and buyers have quite a decent choice in this segment nowadays. It was no surprise to see Lexus ﬁrst out of the gate with a luxury hybrid. After all, parent corporation Toyota kick-started the entire hybrid market years ago with the Prius and its various spin-offs. Now, Lexus has no less than six hybrid vehicles in its range, including sporty cars, SUVs and saloons. The LS hybrid is right at the pinnacle of the Lexus lineup and the model can be ordered

in short wheelbase (LS 600h) and long wheelbase (LS 600h L) variants. Both are available in F Sport and Executive upgrade packages too. The big Lexus hybrid is a handsome car with a digniﬁ ed, understated, air about it, which is just what buyers in this class seem to demand. There are large luxury saloons around with more dynamic styling, but Lexus has always leaned towards a conservative design approach. The latest model sports the big Lexus ‘spindle’ grille, which is a feature of all the company’s products now. The long wheelbase (L) model offers a huge amount of space in the rear seating area and is thus the better choice for business users who regularly need room for adults back there. Thrifty power for this flagship Lexus comes

from a 5.0-litre V-8 based hybrid powertrain that develops 438-horsepower in total (389 by the engine, the rest from the electric motors). Two electric motors are used in unison with the petrol engine. One functions as a generator and engine starter and the other drives the rear wheels. As with all hybrids, regenerative braking helps make use of ‘surplus’ energy by acting as a battery charger. It’s a very sophisticated system, but completely seamless and although there’s a lot going on under the bonnet, you’d never know it when experiencing the car’s quietness and reﬁnement. All-wheel drive is part of the package and the 600h uses a continually variable transmission (CVT) which can be manually shifted through eight preset ratios.

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Z ENGINE: 5.0-litre V-8 with two electric motors to create hybrid powertrain. Combined horsepower, engine and electric motors, 438. Combined fuel consumption 8.6-litres/100 km. Z TRANSMISSION: Continuously variable (CVT) with eight pre-programmable manual settings. Z ACCELERATION: Zero to 100 km/h in 6.0 secs. Z TOP SPEED: 250 km/h limited. Z I LIKED: An astonishingly refined and comfortable large saloon with fuel consumption normally associated with something much smaller. Possibly the best levels of fit and finish in the industry. Lexus sets standards that even the most distinguished manufacturers try to match. Lexus is noted for its quality and durability and parent company Toyota has more experience with hybrids than any other vehicle manufacturer. Z I DIDN’T LIKE: The 600h is a heavy car and if lighter construction techniques were used – more aluminium and composite materials, for example – it would be faster and offer even better fuel economy. Some dieselpowered large luxury saloons are more economical. Z MARKET ALTERNATIVES: BMW 7 Series Active Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz S Class Plug-In Hybrid, Infiniti Q70 Hybrid, Porsche Panamera Hybrid. Z WHO DRIVES ONE? Owners who need a large luxury saloon for business or private use, and like the idea of fewer trips to the service station or want to make an ‘environmental statement’. Anyone who wishes to own a large saloon with almost unmatched levels of luxury and refinement. Z PRICE AND AVAILABILITY: Available now starting at €121.500.

With a power source like this, the car is expectedly robust, but torque and reﬁnement is more the result than blinding off-the-mark speed. The whole experience of driving or riding in a 600h is one of calmness and control. Very few cars offer this kind of ambiance and the level of occupant comfort is nothing short of amazing. On the safety front, the 600h is featurepacked, even by luxury saloon standards. Apart from the usual all-wheel disc brakes with ABS, you get a very full suite of air bags, blind spot monitoring, cross trafﬁc alerts, front and rear parking sensors, adaptive headlights, automatic high beams, a rearview camera and many other safety innovations Lexus has included. It’s very reassuring to know that with adaptive cruise control, all the safety systems are set into place

when a potential collision is detected. There are many very safe large saloons on the market these days, but this Lexus must be up there with the very best of them. The LS 600h, whichever version you opt for, is a remarkable motor car by any standards, although it would be even better with a few kilograms shaved off. It’s been described by many authorities as one of the world’s best large luxury saloons regardless of price and a drive in one will conﬁrm why there’s a lot of truth in that. Every detail is fastidiously manufactured from the exterior specs to the superlative interior trim and upholstery. It offers great comfort, outstanding reliability, excellent performance and probably very good resale value. For most buyers, it’s an investment that will keep them happy for many years to come. e

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CULTURE / HISTORY / FEATURES

focus FAMOUS PEOPLE / INTERVIEWS / HUMOUR

Scandinavia is famed for its stunning landscapes and serpentine fjords yet it is also setting new world standards in terms of industry and culture. We hope you enjoy our features on Scandinavian Pop and the Nobel Prize and we take you further back in time, as we delve into the life of arguably the most lauded childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s author of all time: Hans Christian Andersen. We talk to local Scandinavian movers and shakers, discovering how they are enriching the local business scene.

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The Nordic Music Revolution

History of the Nobel Prize

Hans Christian Andersen

Scandinavian Entrepreneurs on the Coast

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THE FOCUS music

Pop music may be largely an Anglo-American domain, but since Abba conquered the world in the seventies, Scandinavian bands have been leading a serious challenge to that hegemony. WORDS MICHEL CRUZ

THE NORDIC MUSIC

here was a time when international popular music was a known quantity. Rock & Roll, Soul and the crooners came from America, France had its romantic chansons, Italy was known for pop and Latin America had seduced many with its suave sounds. The ﬁrst to break through was the UK, which spilled over with talent during the Swinging Sixties, a process that has arguably seen it surpass the US as the leading producer of memorable pop music, but in the 1970s a new phenomenon suddenly appeared – Swedish pop. Until Abba broke on to the international stage and in no time went from obscurity to one of the greatest bands of the decade, Scandinavian music had still been largely traditional or classical, with experimental modern bands on its fringes. There had been a large and prominent jazz scene since the early ﬁfties, but here, as elsewhere, the influence of a wave of American Rock & Roll combined with the social revolution caused by the Beatles and the Stones, would slowly percolate into a local pop scene that has produced some fantastic successes. We highlight some of the best.

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Formed in 1972, Abba rose to international fame in 1974, when it became the ﬁrst Swedish representative to win the Eurovision Song Festival with the song Waterloo, which went on to become a

ION huge hit. Many a band has disappeared into obscurity after the event, but for Abba it marked the beginning of an incredible journey of world-conquering success. In just eight years, from 1974 to 1982, Abba became the number-one

selling group in the world – its estimated 300 million record sales placing it second only to The Beatles. Abba was very much about its four members – Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and AnniFrid (Frida) Lyngstad – whose ﬁrst name initials formed the basis for the band’s name. Where the men were the main composers and musicians, the girls were the voice and face of Abba, and it was this combination that generated a powerful formula for success. Another tangible note was added by the fact that the band was also made up of two couples: Björn and Agnetha, who had married in 1971, and Benny and Frida, who had been together since 1969. Though Abba is synonymous with the seventies, its members cut their teeth in the business back in the sixties. Benny had been part of a successful Swedish version of The Beatles called The Hep Stars, and Björn was a leading member of folk group the Hootenanny

Singers. Agnetha’s beautiful vocals were later in the decade employed in popular Schlager-style music, a genre in which she also had success as a songwriter. Meanwhile, Frida had risen to attention with her Swedish renditions of jazz and Bossa Nova classics. It was in 1970, as a new decade began, that the couples would come together. While still pursuing personal projects, it was during this stage that the foundations were laid for Abba’s success and its iconic sound. Not surprisingly, Waterloo was soon followed up with Honey, Honey and SOS. By 1975 Abba was an international sensation, not just in Europe, but also across the Americas, Asia and especially Australia, where ‘Abba-mania’ ruled. The hits just kept coming, as did a movie, but the superstardom and a harrowing work schedule were beginning to take their toll. By the latter part of the decade Abba was outselling even Volvo, and with Sweden’s prohibitive top tax rates, the band’s members took the decision to re-establish themselves in the UK. From a band of four, Abba had evolved into a huge organisation, complete with tax advisors, tour managers, merchandising specialists and teams of songwriters. Björn and Benny remained the main conductors of Abba’s music however, and as the two couples’ relationships

began to break up and divorce seemed imminent, the songs became notably more melancholy. By 1980 the carefree happiness of the early days, as reflected in Abba’s music, was replaced with a palpable sense of sadness and loss. Numbers like The Winner Takes It All and One of Us said it all, and would be the last major hits before the band effectively broke up in 1982 and its members went their separate ways. Agnetha still pursued a solo career for a while before retiring into a period of selfimposed exile. Frida Lyngstad moved to France, where she enjoyed a moderately successful career, and Björn and Benny co-wrote the popular West End play Chess. Abba’s clear association with the seventies made them more obscure in the following decade, but gradually their fan base re-established itself, thanks in part to the soundtrack of popular ﬁlms such as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. By 1999, the play Mamma Mia! was touring the world to full houses, culminating in the runaway success of the 2008 musical of the same name. Besides being hugely popular and the band to put Scandinavian pop music on the map, Abba has gone down in history as the ﬁrst group from a non-English speaking country to break through in the mainstream Englishlanguage market.

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The Scandinavians have acquired an enviable reputation for their scientiﬁc and humanistic endeavours. Both are encapsulated in the Nobel Prize – an international institution that embodies the Nordic ideal of research, development and human harmony. WORDS MICHEL CRUZ

Scandinavian institutions

THE NOBEL PRIZE

oday we know the Scandinavians as a peaceloving people. Beacons of social democratic utopia since the sixties, their advanced societies stand as an example to others around the world, yet it is sometimes hard to reconcile this modern fact with their rather less gentle Viking origins. For centuries, Sweden was a major power involved in conflicts across large swathes of Europe, while the mettle of the Finns during the Winter War proves just how tough the people of the North can be. In the modern world, however, the Scandinavian countries have established themselves as a shining example of order, efﬁciency and prosperity in combination with a progressive social model aimed at reducing imbalances and promoting tolerance and international solidarity. But the Nordic countries have not only produced social philosophers and daydreamers, for this is a region rich also in scientiﬁc achievement. Think of Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern botany, of Danish physicist Niels Bohr, and of the many engineers, inventors and medical researchers who have made such a great contribution to our body of knowledge.

The celebration of achievement The social involvement of the Scandinavians and their desire to work towards a better world makes them want to celebrate not just those who strive to create

peace and harmony, but also the unique individuals whose skills and dedication to a field of study – be it a science, the arts or economics – enriches mankind. In the organisation’s own words, the Nobel Prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions for humanity in chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. Of all these, the Nobel Peace Prize is the most famous, if also the most likely to raise controversy. Decisions to award it to a former terrorist turned statesman or to President Obama not for what he did but for who he is, have tainted the reputation of one of the world’s most inspirational accolades, yet do little to diminish its impact. The responsibility for making these unenviably difficult choices lies with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet and, in the case of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Since its inception in 1901, the Nobel has been awarded to over 800 individuals and more than 20 organisations. While it is possible to receive it more than once, no more than three people can share the award – a factor of importance as scientific research is often the product of teams rather than individuals.

The award Among the most famous scientists to become Nobel laureates are Marie and Pierre Curie, Ernest Rutherford, Max Planck, Alexander

Fleming, Henri Becquerel, Severo Ochoa and of course Albert Einstein, while the notable winners of the Literature Prize include Harold Pinter, Pablo Neruda, Samuel Beckett, John Steinbeck, Jean-Paul Sartre (who politely refused), Boris Pasternak, Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Mann, George Bernard Shaw and Rudyard Kipling. They would have accepted their award at a glamorous gala dinner in Stockholm, while recipients of the Peace Prize travel to Oslo. The famous names in this list include US President and war hero Theodore Roosevelt, the Red Cross, Fridtjof Nansen, Albert Schweitzer, Dag Hammarskjöld, Martin Luther King, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk, Médecins Sans Frontières and controversially, Henry Kissinger. Only a little heated is the discussion around the Economics Prize, which was ﬁrst added in 1969. It includes the likes of Milton Friedman, Jean Tirole and Jan Tinbergen, whose macroeconomic model was later used in the US and UK. In addition to standing in the spotlight not just on the night of the ceremony but among their peers, winners of the Nobel Prize receive a diploma, a 24-carat gold medal and a sum of just under €1 million – all funded by the Nobel Foundation, the enduring legacy of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel.

Peace and Progress from War and Destruction It might sound a little melodramatic, but the man who founded this lofty organisation is likely to have been motivated in part by atonement, for most famous – and lucrative – among Alfred Nobel’s many inventions was dynamite. The man who himself symbolised scientiﬁc endeavour but was destined to be remembered for his contribution to the development of ever more powerful weapons, must have wanted to leave behind a more positive legacy. It was necessary, for the public perception of Nobel was such that mistaken reports of his death prompted a French obituary to announce the news with the title ‘The merchant of death is dead’. Has Alfred Nobel succeeded in clearing his name? Yes, for today he is remembered not so much for the advances in warfare he made possible, as for the Nobel Foundation upon which the Nobel Prize and its promotion of scientiﬁc and humanistic progress are built. In spite of occasional controversies over choices of laureates, the Nobel Prize provides an important sense of perspective and inspiration of just what we humans are capable of when we cooperate and strive for knowledge, reason and compassion. i www.nobelprize.org

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THE MYSTICAL

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Andersen

f course, I might reconsider selling my soul if I had to forego one special author that merits an entire section in any child’s library: Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish poet and fairytale writer who brought us arguably the most emotive stories ever written: The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling, and the most magical of all, The Snow Queen. The latter comprises many difﬁcult, sometimes violent themes that seamlessly blend in with the spirituality and innocence the author extols as ideal virtues. The book begins with a paranormal scene: the devil, laughing his head off, delights in his new toy: a mirror he has made, which wields an impressive power. Everything good and beautiful reflected in it, shrivels up to nothing, while everything vile and ugly, is augmented. One day, when the devils’ disciples are playing with the mirror, it slips through their hands and shatters into millions of pieces on Earth. It is one of these tiny, dust-like pieces that the Snow Queen, a beautiful maiden who rules an icy white kingdom, uses to seduce a little boy, Kay, wresting him from his beloved friend, Gerda. The book chronicles Gerda’s incessant search for Kay and her journey into the heart of the kingdom of ice. Along the way she meets strangely violent people, including a little robber girl who takes her in (but who sleeps with a dagger hidden beneath her pillow). The book bears interesting parallels with the work of William Blake, whose illustrations, engravings and poetry relayed his conviction that innocence, as beautiful as it was, meant little without experience, while experience, dark and sinister on its own, beneﬁtted from the soothing kindness lent by innocence. Still, in

If I had my life to live over, I would probably have chosen to be born in the 21st century and it’s all got to do with books. It seems that in the late 20th century, there was little else to enjoy other than the classics: Cinderella, Snow White, Disney fodder… there was a gem or two to cherish and re-read endlessly (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde and The Little Prince by Saint-Exupery definitely stood out), yet these days, kids are spoiled with superbly illustrated series such as the magnificent Tom Gates (about an ‘average’ yet extremely well loved and intelligent pre-adolescent), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (about an ‘average’ yet less intelligent boy whose selfishness leads to highly comic situations) and my favourite of all: Mr. Gum, an eight book series that is so utterly surreal, it is a delight to read with a child by your side. Take the name of the main character: an ill-spoken little girl called ‘Jammy Grammy Lammy F’Huppa F’Huppa Berlin Stereo Eo Eo Lebb C’Yepp Nermonica Le Straypek De Grespin De Crespin De Spespin De Vespin De Whoop De Loop De Brunkle Merry Christmas Lenoir’ (though she is mostly known as ‘Polly’). WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS

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Blake’s as in Andersen’s works, it is always the darkest (or whitest) worlds which are the most attractive: ‘Tyger, tyger burning bright/ In the forests of the night/ What immortal hand or eye/ Could frame thy fearful symmetry?’ asks Blake, while Andersen resignedly accepts the loss of innocence of Gerda and Kai, who now realise that their harsh experiences in the snowy underworld have converted them from children into adults. Andersen believed that little children should not be lied to; that they understand the essence of suffering and joy just like adults do; that death should be presented as what it is: the ﬁnal experience after life in a world that is often wrought with suffering and pain… yet one in which we can still ﬁnd beauty in Nature, friendship, and

love. Thus The Little Match Girl, frozen to death on a cold wintery street, ﬁnds her solace in the everlasting, though it seems impossible to forgive (or forget) her unjustly short life. Hans Christian Andersen’s sad tales have somehow struck a chord with millions of readers of all ages; his work has been translated into more than 150 languages and several stories have been adapted into feature ﬁlms. In Denmark, statues of the author abound, especially in his hometown of Odense. Funnily enough, it was almost a matter of luck that we enjoy so many of his splendid works today. Born in a one-bedroom home to a humble family, Andersen found an escape from reality in books. As an adult, he often spoke of a shelf above his father’s work bench which housed many books and songs that allowed his imagination to soar. Andersen tried his hand at many trades, working at a tobacco factory, as a tailor, and even as a dancer (unfortunately, his gangly frame stood in the way of greatness on the stage). At the age of 17, a penniless Andersen met Jonas Collin, Director of the Royal Danish Theatre, in Copenhagen, who was impressed by Andersen’s stories. Collin convinced King Frederik VI to sponsor part of Andersen’s education and thanks to this act of generosity, Andersen was free to dedicate himself to what he loved the most: writing. Upon achieving success for his work, he travelled extensively, dedicating himself exclusively to fairytales. Shortly before his death, he was honoured as the Greatest Living Author by his contemporaries, a title which many would agree, still stands to this day. e

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Kristoffer Mincberg,

Marbella Estates

arly vestiges of Scandinavian presence in this region include the famous Skol Building – now a Marbella landmark and icon of the early days of the Costa del Sol – and the Centro Forestal Sueco, another classic hotel and holiday club situated at the entrance to the Golden Mile. Both date back to the pioneering 1960s and 70s, when Marbella was young and creating such projects here was at once bold and farsighted. They are early examples of Swedes, Danes and other Scandinavians not just visiting the Costa del Sol on holiday but actually putting down roots and settling. From this a growing community developed that has done well both commercially and culturally, successfully integrating into its Spanish surroundings yet retaining a clear link back to the countries of origin. A constant trickle of newcomers have been added to the original waves of Nordic residents that came in the 1960s and 70s, but in recent times the Scandinavian community has received a new boost born from a renewed taste for Marbella. The original visitors and residents lost their hearts to the sun, scenery and the simplicity of life on these shores. They were similarly seduced by the exotic Andalusian culture, the laid-back way of life and the glamour of a resort town that drew an international jet-set. Seen from this perspective things haven’t changed much, for today’s newcomers are pretty much attracted by the same things, only in a more modern setting where the standard and depth of services has expanded greatly. Well facilitated with their own shops, schools and organisations, the different Nordic nationalities have settled in well, speaking various languages, contributing to the overall community and establishing successful businesses that have contributed to the development of the region. We spoke with several of the leading local Scandinavian entrepreneurs about their experiences of living, working and raising families in Marbella.

Kristoffer knows Marbella well, having been a regular visitor since his childhood. “My parents used to come here a lot and later moved down, so when I took a break from my studies in Sweden I spent the summer here. This break seems to carry on still,” he smiles. “Maybe I will pick up my film studies again one day.” A job offer and a good social life enticed him to stay, and by the time he had established a successful career in property development, the thought of moving back to Sweden had long since receded. He subsequently founded Marbella Estates in 2000 with business partner Peter Buresten. “We grew well during the good years but have been able to consolidate this growth throughout,” says Kristoffer. “I believe it is because we offer professional, and where necessary, technical advice to our clients, be they homebuyers or investors, or both.” Over the years he has seen it all, including hilarious events such as finding a full-sized tree growing out of a toilet in a house that had been locked up for several years. “One thing it did was to hit home to me that homeowners need someone to help them look after their properties.” Some say that it is easy to live and hard to work in Marbella, this being Andalucía, but Kristoffer and Peter’s philosophy is to surround themselves with skilled professionals. “We have found that it creates a strong basis for a company and enables you to deal with unexpected eventualities. You can’t always avoid complications from arising, but you can control how you deal with them, and I think that is where we excel and turn clients into friends.” He cites the multinational character of Marbella as being one of its big draws, both in the professional and the social realm. “The weather and the scenery set the tone for a great lifestyle, but over the years the facilities available to us here have made it possible to enjoy all this in combination with a modern life. I’m a big fan of the European way of life and its cultural heritage, so I love the fact that we’re so well connected to places like Madrid, London or Paris, and that you can be in Tarifa or on the pistes of the Sierra Nevada in less than two hours.” What he misses about Sweden is the fresh, clear summer air over the Stockholm archipelago, the educated, polite people of his homeland and some food delicacies. “On special occasions, like Christmas and at crayfish parties, it is nice to be surrounded by your countrymen, but apart from that I have always felt that living here has been the right thing for me.”

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Scandinavians

in Marbella

The Scandinavian love affair with Marbella is not a new thing. In fact, Norwegians, Swedes, Danes and Finns were among the first to ‘discover’ the Costa del Sol, and they now form a vibrant community that both integrates and retains its traditions. We spoke to some Scandinavian residents who have settled in Marbella and are also successful in business here. WORDS Michel cruz Photography kevin horn and Courtesy of Nordica Sales & Rentals

Torgeir Wemmestad-Haaland, Solvilla

By comparison a relative newcomer, Torgeir moved to Marbella from Oslo five years ago, after selling his successful marketing company. “That is when we bought a home here, but we have been living here fulltime since 2013,” says the young entrepreneur who spent some time researching the local market before launching Solvilla. “I knew I wanted to get involved in property development and bring some Scandinavian design, technology and comfort into the wonderful properties and lifestyle mix of this region.”

As a result he now enjoys great success building high quality contemporary villas in the €1.5 to €3 million range. “Our design and product/service concepts are central to the success we have enjoyed, but so are trustworthy partners such as Grupo Vasari and our strong ties to the Scandinavian market.” He highlights the welcoming atmosphere in Marbella, and in particular the support he has received from his lawyer Mauro Cruz-Conde and Solvilla’s director Claudia Salem in putting the business on a sound

footing so quickly. “We came here to start a new chapter in our lives and it has been very exciting. With two young children under three it isn’t so much about parties and living the high life, but about true quality of life in a beautiful setting with gorgeous weather. I would have been a better skier had I stayed in Norway, but I can live with that,” he laughs. “I do miss friends and family, but we are doing our best to sell them all holiday homes in Marbella to ensure we get to see them a lot.”

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Anna-Lena Rosén,

Nordica Sales and Rentals

Anna-Lena arrived in Marbella in the eighties, planning to spend a few months working here as an au pair before moving on. “I had a summer job with a bank to return to in Sweden, and was originally intending to go to the USA as an au pair, but fate intervened and an opportunity opened up in Marbella, so that’s where I went instead.” She loved it here but was still planning to return to Sweden when she met Peter, her husband. “From that moment on my fate was sealed,” she smiles. “I settled here permanently and never really looked back.” Instead of a gradual adaptation to life here AnnaLena took to it immediately. “I missed my family, but though I continued to feel Swedish I never really thought about living there again.” This very fact recently occurred to her, causing her to question it after all this time. “It suddenly came to me that it was rather strange that I could have turned my back on my life in Sweden so easily, but I have to put it down to the flexibility of youth and the fact that living here is so easy.” Needless to say Anna-Lena enjoyed Marbella and her life here, where she not only raised a family but also added to the growth and success of Nordica, the company originally run by the brothers Christer and Peter Rosén. “I was originally working for a Swedish lady who was an intermediary between Spanish lawyers and Scandinavian clients. It meant I had to learn Spanish quickly, which was great.” Given time, however, she joined Nordica, where she founded the hugely successful rentals department. “I was fortunate to have the resources of an established company behind me, but we worked very hard to make the rentals department what it is today and I am proud of that.” The company has become known as an expert in the Nueva Andalucía area that forms its base of operations, and is in many ways typical of the Scandinavians here – fully integrated into its setting yet also characterised by Nordic efficiency and service levels, and an open, welcoming atmosphere. “I guess we do have a Scandinavian approach and philosophy,” says AnnaLena, “but it is mixed with a sincere love for the town and region we live in. We still feel very privileged to live here.” For this reason she loves travelling, also regularly returning to Sweden to see family and absorb the atmosphere, but always enjoys coming back to Marbella. “The world turns fast, so while Marbella has

developed and modernised a lot I also feel a great sense of change when I’m in Sweden. It makes me feel all the more like a Swede who lives in Marbella, and that this has now truly become my home.” Of course, making your life abroad is now much easier than before, facilitated by easy communications, delicatessen shops, satellite television and the ease of ordering products online and having them delivered a few days later. “There is less chance that you have to go without something, but when I do get homesick it is above all family and those wonderful Swedish landscapes and forests that I think of.” I ask her what her life would have been like had she not ‘ended up’ in Marbella. “I would most likely have been living a comfortable but very regimented life in Sweden, consisting of work, home life, looking forward

to holidays and sharing in the intense pressure Swedes feel to make the most of the few gorgeous, sunny days available to them. On the other hand, I may well have moved somewhere like the USA.” In the end she feels she has done pretty well. “This is a wonderful place to live – cosmopolitan and sociable with an easy, outdoor lifestyle, and it’s a good place to raise children.” However, for them she wishes broad horizons as they start their adult lives, encouraging them to study abroad and experience the wider world before hopefully returning here to settle down. “Marbella offers so much, but young adults need to grow, so it is good for them to experience other environments too. Then, if they come back, they will truly appreciate what makes Marbella such a special place to live.”

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Christian Bjørløw, Jyske Bank Brought to the region by his work as Manager of Private Banking at Jyske Bank in Gibraltar, Christian moved to Sotogrande in 2002. Five years later, he was promoted to CEO and the contract that had been extended several times took on a permanent nature. “I really enjoy the lifestyle in this part of Europe,” says Christian, who is grateful to be able to have it while working within the corporate environment of Gibraltar’s banking sector. Jyske Bank came to the town after it bought the Galliano Bank, Gibraltar’s oldest established one in 1987. “Working for a Danish company of this

size but within the local setting enables us to bring Scandinavian business practice and corporate ethics to this region. It’s something I’m proud of and sees itself reflected in things like us being wholly dedicated to the client’s interests as we earn fixed salaries and are not on bonus schemes.” Having said that, he also greatly appreciates the more relaxed way of life here. “Life is much more stressed in Denmark, and it would also not have been possible for my wife to have stayed at home and looked after the children. Bringing your kids up like that is a

privilege, as is the chance to head outdoors and play sport or go kite-surfing on a beautiful beach.” He also enjoys the cultural diversity and interaction that exists here, but admits that, especially at times like Christmas, it is nice to get together with other Danes, be they friends or family, and enjoy a traditional feast with herring, smoked salmon, meatballs, duck and of course Danish Christmas beer and aquavit. “Those are cherished moments, as are visits back to family in Denmark, but then we are always pleased to be back in the sun.” e

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COME TOGETHER A prominent local real estate company and a brand of international standing merge their enviable reputations as MP Dunne announces an association with renowned British property ямБrm Hamptons International.

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he trend at the top end of the Marbella property market is clear. All along the Golden Mile long-established real estate agents are coming together with globally known brands that add international cachet to the longstanding reputations and local expertise of companies that know this market like no other. MP Dunne’s recent association with Hamptons International is a case in point – one of a select number of Marbella-based agencies seeking to internationalise their brand and business projection by linking with names that are not only instantly recognisable but also present in the main markets across the globe.

Mutual Value “We joined forces with Hamptons International because it broadens our operational and marketing reach as well as offering newcomers to this region a reference of professionalism and integrity that is inherent in the name,” says Mary Dunne, the driven but also highly personable founder of MP Dunne. “Our association with Hamptons International means vendors can be assured of maximum exposure not only in Marbella but also in London and on Hamptons International worldwide directory. All our listings are automatically listed on the Hampton International website and promoted to their offices, including magazines, window displays and press advertising.” From Hampton International’s perspective it is of value to be represented in an important and prestigious market such as Marbella. “The reason they don’t simply open an office is because they need local expertise and prefer working with professionals whose reputation speaks for itself,” says Mary.

Having said that, very high standards are required to qualify for consideration, and the ensuing selection process is not an easy one. “We first met with Hamptons International last October. It clicked and we proceeded right away, though we couldn’t qualify for co-branded partnership on reputation alone; we also had to undergo a very in-depth assessment of our business.” The fact that MP Dunne passed ‘cum laude’ is a source of pride for Mary, who founded the company in 2010. “I know… at the height of the recession, but many of the best companies are founded in tough times. If you can get through those and grow you know you have solid foundations.” Times were initially tough, but Mary stuck to her guns and in 2013 the turnaround came.

and amenities that were as yet unfamiliar here.” Mary added her own innovations, becoming one of the first developers to offer built-in kitchens in newly constructed homes and creating show flats that allowed potential buyers to visualise the potential of the property. Among the projects designed and built under the Cielo Mijas Group banner were Finca San Antonio, El Porton de Mijas and Aloha Hill Club. She joined Panorama Properties in 2006, as Sales Director until 2009, when she left to start up her own company. “The drive to run my own business proved too strong,” says Mary. “I had my eye on this prime location on the Golden Mile, and when it became available I took the plunge.”

Solid Real Estate Credentials

The early years were tough but Mary pulled through and MP Dunne began to register the kind of impressive results that have positioned it among the leading real estate agencies in Marbella. Though appearing in the TV programme Marbella Mansions brought a lot of business, she keeps her feet on the ground. “We are listing agents and for me professionalism, know-how and accountability are important. I have no desire to build up a multioffice agency, but want to use our great team to focus on quality – providing a first class service to our clients. The kind of service that made a renowned company like Hamptons International want to form an association with us.”

The formula for this success has been hard work and determination, but also a great deal of expertise built up in over 20 years in the business. “It is through my husband that I got into real estate,” says Mary, “but as he was a property developer it was from the more technical side of things that I learned the trade.” An engineer, he taught her how to properly value and cost a property or development, assess land values and understand the many elements and considerations that go into a successful project. Having acquired these skills and her official real estate papers, Mary moved on to the commercial side, using her natural people skills and entrepreneurial spirit to great effect. “Coming from Sweden, he was ahead of the curve, and as a result the developments we created as part of Cielo Mijas were at the forefront of promoting new qualities

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Bang & Olufsen The Architects of Sound

hrough its sleek-lined designs, Bang & Olufsen has proved that televisions, speakers and audio systems can be beautiful objects of desire, almost modern art. Always at the forefront of development both aesthetic and technical, the brand really took the world by storm with a new look that embodied modernity and clean lines.

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An Icon of Design

It was 1969, the year man set foot on the moon, and back on earth Bang & Olufsen were taking hi-ﬁ systems to an entirely new dimension where futuristic design also hinted at the technology of tomorrow. From then on, the rest of the world had a hard time keeping up, especially with the release of the emblematic Beogram 4000 series in 1972. It set the pace for more to come, further solidifying Bang & Olufsen’s reputation as the favourite of architects and engineers – in other words, a perfect blend of form and function. By 1975, when the Beomaster 1900 was launched, the mould was truly broken and everything else suddenly seemed very old and ordinary. The future had been glimpsed – and heard – followed by other milestones such as the gorgeous Beosystem 2400 in 1977 and the Beocenter 9000 of 1986. Up to now, the main exponents of the famous Nordic aesthetic – as embodied by the Danish Design Center – had been architects and industrial designers such as Jan Utzon and Arne Jacobsen, but through their unequalled Bang & Olufsen creations, in-house designers such as Werner Neertoft and Jørgen Michaelsen came to represent the Nordic style in their own right. From BeoLab tower speakers to BeoCom handset telephones, the style has evolved with the times, and in Bang & Olufsen’s case that means it has consistently remained ahead of its time.

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The BeoPlay A9 can work in conjunction with other Bang & Olufsen equipment

After 90 years at the forefront of technology and design, Bang & Olufsen has become synonymous with the beauty of sound – both for the unparalleled design of its audio-visual equipment and the advanced technologies that take quality reproduction to another level. Now the famous brand is launching BeoLink Multiroom – a ground-breaking communications deck that controls all your home entertainment equipment at a touch.

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New Technologies for a New Era

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These days sound and vision have changed. The hi-fi equipment of the past is gone, replacing hardware in the form of CDs and DVDs with streamed content that is fast, flexible and entirely mouldable to your own preferences. Remote controls have been replaced with control decks like the newly launched BeoLink Multiroom, which controls entire film, music and entertainment systems that can be personalised to your needs. Sound, too, is integrated into this innovative, wireless system, obviating the need for hundreds of CDs when you can store thousands of your favourite tracks, select them at ease and play them whenever you like – with or without the video! Additionally, though it is once more an advanced, industry-leading product, the BeoLink Multiroom follows the Bang & Olufsen philosophy in that it can be used with your existing equipment, from the attractive BeoSound Moment sound system, the nifty little BeoPlay A6, which looks like an appealingly styled speaker but can fill your entire room with sound, the icon of modern design that is the BeoPlay A9 and impressive televisions like the Beovision 11, Avant and V1, and the BeoSystem 4.

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Add computer games and other forms of audio-visual entertainment, and what you create is a centralised hub of almost limitless options that can be designed, timed and presented to your exact taste. What’s more, the audio and visual quality has taken a quantum leap forward too, all easily managed through the efﬁcient minimalism of the BeoLink Multiroom – a music control system that enables you to harness all your Bang & Olufsen equipment and distil the control of beautiful sounds down to a simple touch. Fill the house with one sound or create your own individual music streams, the BeoMusic App and BeoLink Multiroom enable you to engage all your Bang & Olufsen equipment as needed, and also control it all from your mobile phone. It’s an all-in-one system that needs to be experienced to be believed – bringing together the best of modern technology. With the BeoLink Multiroom, Bang & Olufsen has again taken a leading role in developing new high quality products that are not only advanced technologically but also in terms of concept and execution. The BeoSound 8 in white – compact, stylish and advanced

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BeoVision 11 with BeoLab 14 surround sound

Bang & Olufsen systems integrated into a modern living environment

The BeoVision 11, a high point in viewing

After decades of gracing the most modern and luxurious of homes in the world, Bang & Olufsen is a brand that must feel the weight of expectation, yet it has never faltered, always managing somehow to innovate and surprise. As we enter a world of new dimensions in which what was once fixed becomes fluid and the lines of distinction between television, computer, sound system and home décor become blurred, Bang & Olufsen is once again redefining the way we think about sound, sight, shape and sex appeal. A variety of finishes in the finest materials allow you to personalise your system, surrounding yourself with the things you love – not to mention the sounds and visual experience that inspire you. This naturally includes the king of televisions: the glamorous BeoVision 11 or BeoVision Avant, but also top-spec ‘accessories’ such as the BeoPlay H6 headphones and a range of items from the very boutique of sight and sound.

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The Creation Chair

A Bang & Olufsen sound system for your Aston Martin or Audi The BeoMusic App allows you to control everything from your mobile phone

Once you are set up to experience the very best in sound and video reproduction you should consider the setting in which you will enjoy it. After all, it should further enhance and complete the sensation, and since the systems very often find themselves in the opulent television rooms, master suites and of course home cinemas of luxurious villas, Creation at Bang & Olufsen Marbella has created a range of chairs that match the design and technology for which the brand has become renowned. It says something that the aesthetic and technical design of this luxury accessory developed entirely by the Creation division in Puerto Banús has been fully embraced by Bang & Olufsen, for the Creation Cinema Chair and Creation TV Chair are more than just beautifully styled pieces of furniture handcrafted with soft, sumptuous Italian leather. Beneath the skin lays the kind of advanced engineering that underlies Bang & Olufsen itself – and allows you to control your audio or home viewing system from a single Creation Joystick. Available in a wide range of finishes and configurations, these stylish modern creations blend designer furniture and avantgarde audio-visual systems the way Bang & Olufsen has for so long created advanced works of engineering that are so beautiful they are icons of modern design. g BANG & OLUFSEN MARBELLA

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Architecture is a fusion of art and science, the creative genius who fashions human ediﬁces out of space and the sober engineer who makes sure it stands many centuries later. Some architects, however, are also masters of geometry, in which the laws of mathematics facilitate the creation of an interplay of sensual lines that ﬂow into one another like the verses of a sonnet. WORDS MICHEL CRUZ PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ATB ARCHITECTURE

orn in Argentina, Ángel Taborda Britch has been leading the vanguard of architecture in Marbella for over 25 years, creating many of this region’s most iconic buildings and in so doing adding a distinctive and innovative element to our urban landscape. Having worked in countries as diverse as Morocco, Lebanon, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, India, China, Venezuela, Brazil and his native Argentina, the essence of his oeuvre remains within the greater Marbella region. This is reflected in the fact that, while he has been the recipient of many international awards and prizes, he regards receiving the Gold Medal for Architectural Design from the Marbella Town Hall as somewhat of a lifetime achievement for his ground-breaking work here.

Even more important for a working architect than receiving awards is winning tenders for major projects, and in this sense too Ángel Taborda has a track record to be proud of, with an impressive list of not only luxurious private villas but also commercial and public projects including exclusive apartment complexes and private urbanisations, art galleries, hotels, golf clubhouses, shopping centres, ofﬁce towers and even the Marbella mosque. To be commissioned by Saudi royalty to create such a space is an honour indeed, but other iconic landmarks conceived by the architect include the emblematic Ulf Berner House, which appears to ‘flow’ down a wooded hillside in La Quinta.

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A Unique Portfolio of Architectural Icons Later came iconic projects such as Andalucía Beach, the Senator Banus Spa Hotel and Meisho Hills, which received the Bentley Award for Best Architecture in 2006 and remains one of the most highly valued urbanisations in Sierra Blanca. There have also been many luxury villas over the years, no two of which are the same, as well as important developments designed by Ángel in different parts of the world. Recent examples include TQ City, a mixed residential, office and retail complex in Budva, Montenegro, the Attitude shops and apartments in Goa, India, the Prestigia Showroom in Casablanca, and the Argan and Bouskoura golf clubs also in Morocco. While such projects all bear a certain Taborda signature, they show a diversity in style that is the product of a creative mind, which evolves with time, seeks new definitions and horizons to explore, and

also responds to different physical, climatic and cultural-historic environments. As a result, Ángel Taborda has a portfolio of work that is as diverse and unique as it is fascinating and absorbing. “It is this latter part that pleases me the most,” says Taborda, “for every architect wishes the buildings they have created to be used and loved. For this to happen they must engage those people who frequent them and please those who look out upon them. It is only through this process that architectural structures can become woven into the fabric of the community that surrounds them. Although my architecture is bold and in many cases futuristic, I always attempt to create the conditions for it to be assimilated into its setting, and when this works it is extremely gratifying.”

New Possibilities The latest technologies create greater scope for the creative mind – and the blending of form and

function in which the artist and the engineer that together make up the architect can be in perfect harmony. “In the past we had certain limitations in design imposed by the realities of construction and materials,” says Taborda, “but today both, in combination with modern electronics, greatly widen the horizon of possibilities. We now have a greater freedom to let ideas flow and create a geometry that is less rigidly defined. You see this in the proliferation of new shapes and combinations of right angles, circular shapes and irregular features that, if executed well, blend the light fluidity of modern architecture with unique design elements that give each edifice its own defining character.” The sense of individuality of design is a central theme in his work. In fact, it has been so for many decades, and has remained consistent throughout a career dedicated to what many call modern architecture but what is in reality better

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described as avant-garde. Ángel Taborda’s work is vanguardist because he is always thinking ahead, searching for new ways of representing form, function, luxury and wellbeing. Here is an architect who is true to his convictions, not satisfied with following the ‘latest’ trends, but forging ahead of the curve. “This doesn’t come from a desire to lead the pack, but out of the very fascination that I have for my field of work. It is this desire to continue developing architecture in practice that inspires me.” Does this come at the expense of practicality? “In the past avant-garde architecture was at times not so practical,” says Taborda, “but we architects are becoming increasingly skilled at using the new materials, technology and construction methods now at our disposal, so a true marriage between practicality and highbrow design is now really possible. After all, people come to me because they want to create something clean and modern, out of

the ordinary, but naturally it also has to function on every level as a home, a hotel, a shop, a restaurant, an office or any other destination intended. This desire to match form and function at the highest level should always be the defining ambition of every architect as they take on, conceptualise and then realise a new project.”

A New Generation of Projects »» Villa Ocean, Marbella The first of a new generation of Marbella-based projects that continued to lead the way as the broader world returned to ‘modern’ architecture after a general hiatus of almost four decades was Villa Ocean, a ground breaking private home that has set the tone for a new wave of design in these parts. “The owner had been fascinated for several years by the concrete skeleton of an unfinished villa. What mesmerised him were the unusual angles, which for him posed a great challenge but

also enticing possibilities to do something new and creative.” He found out that the original architect had been Ángel Taborda and contacted him with a view to create a luxurious modern villa with all the accompanying top-spec mod cons, bundles of sex appeal and privacy. “The site is on a rather busy road, which is emphasised by the gradient of the plot, so to ensure privacy and make the most of the space and the sea views we split the volume of the villa, effectively creating two parts joined by a walk bridge over an ornamental lake.” In this way, a sense of privacy and seclusion was produced while also creating an impression of uniqueness of design and exciting, innovative features that require not just a skilled architect, but a skilled constructor too. “I found a twin soul in Mariano López, who is the kind of builder that allows an architect to challenge himself. I think we rose to this challenge, for the owner has called this his ‘dream home’.”

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»» Tony Jacklin Golf Clubhouse, Casablanca In 2012 ATB Architecture, Ángel Taborda and his partner Daniela Richter’s firm, won the design competition for the creation of a golf clubhouse near Casablanca International Airport in Morocco. The site, situated in former army terrain near the forest of Bouskoura, is dominated by undulating fairways, so the architect drew inspiration from its gentle curvature to create the geometry of a 3,500m2 clubhouse that had to incorporate a large reception hall, restaurant, panoramic lounge overlooking the golf course, and a series of hospitality spaces. “The building is composed of a light white carapace that covers all these spaces, supported by a semi-embedded concrete pedestal hosting the service functions, spa and gym, connected through an internal communication system of cantilevered undulated ramps that follow the shape of the surrounding landscape.” The walking areas that are such an important part of the overall design are coated with white marble, while the panoramic window of the restaurant overlooks the lake bordering the 18th hole to magnify the impressive views of the course and the sunsets over it. “The client originally thought of a classic Scottish style clubhouse, but I convinced them that such a very traditional style would be out of place in Morocco, so we went ahead with a modern style that is inspired by the local landscape.” The fact that the clubhouse has become a social meeting point and highly popular venue for all manner of events suggests he was right. »» Cité Forestière, Bouskoura The developers of the golf club, which forms part of a large upmarket residential area, were so impressed with the clubhouse designed by Ángel Taborda and Daniela Richter that they engaged them to design 135 villas in the Cité Forestière complex. The brief was to create something fresh, innovative and eye catching that would attract young professionals, so Ángel started work on a concept that would maximise natural light, sunlight, views and privacy, while also retaining a sense of communication and community within a modern aesthetic. In addition, the crisp white homes were given individualised architectural detailing that has gone down well with an appreciative buying public. »» Prestigia Showroom, Casablanca Prestigia, a leading real estate company, invited ATB Architecture to present a concept for the design of their showroom in Casablanca. They wanted the building to stand out, a challenge to which the architect rose as he created a design in which not only the external angles but the material plays a central role. Essentially simple in shape, the showroom impresses through its use of Spanish Blanco Macael marble from an ancestral quarry in Almería owned by Manuel Sánchez’ family through generations. “But this isn’t like the light grey veined marble we’re used to on floors and bathrooms in Marbella,” says Taborda. “When not polished and left in a more natural state of ten centimetre-thick slabs, this marble has a completely different look that is enhanced by an irregularly cut finish.” The textural nature of the cladding and ‘invisible’ technology that appears to suspend it in the air certainly draws the eye, providing just the sense of gravitas Prestigia was looking for.

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»» Corporate Headquarters of Orient Landscape (OL), Beijing One of the most important projects realised by ATB Orient, in association with the architect Facundo Taborda Gauna and OUDG, was the commission to design the corporate headquarters of OL, China’s largest landscaping company. “This is a huge company, don’t be mistaken, run by Mrs He Qiaonv, who according to Fortune is the third richest woman in China.” She wanted her HQ, located within Beijing’s prestigious ‘Art District 798’, to exude a sleek corporate feel but also reflect the landscaping business. “We resisted the temptation to use the colour green, focusing instead on an interplay of rounded structure forms accentuated by elements that represent the sinuous shapes of plants.” All of this is set within a crisp white environment in which sound seems dampened and a dreamlike atmosphere is further enhanced by a structure that ‘soars’ up the central atrium to the glassed cupola above. “The plant’s stem shape and leaves are inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk, but they form part of a ramped walkway that spirals up through the interior atrium towards the natural light that floods the structure.” Used for internal communication within the office, this walkway is also intended to provide a spot where workers of all levels within the building can enjoy a moment of repose or a chat, thus breaking down the traditionally rigid hierarchy within the Chinese workplace. Opened in August this year with great fanfare, the new corporate HQ also incorporates a planted wall which, with a surface area of 780m2 and at seven storeys, is the largest and highest in Asia.

On the Drawing Board Projects currently in progress include a new clubhouse for the golf club at the Plage des Nations near Rabat, in Morocco. “The success of the clubhouse at Bouskoura has had a positive effect in a country where golf is still a relatively new sport,” says Ángel Taborda, “and the first instinct of the developers was to revisit this formula, but I was able to steer the project in another direction and allow it to take on a character and style of its own, so that it offers a distinct ambience and experience to the people who use it.” His latest body of work, be it unique villas in Marbella or exciting projects in different parts of the world, show how Ángel Taborda continues to evolve and develop yet remain true to an architectural philosophy that has seen him create many of the most memorable structures in and around Marbella. As times evolve and a new architectural movement engulfs us and redefines our living environment, this vanguardist architect with a penchant for stylistic evolution will continue to be at the forefront of his field – creating designs for people who want something special and out of the ordinary.

ANGEL TABORDA BRITCH – ATB Architecture Avda. el Prado s/n con C/Londres. Urb. Miragolf IIIª Fase, nº 33/35. Nueva Andalucía, Marbella. Tel: +34 952 810 700. administracion@marbellarchitecture.com angeltaborda@marbellarchitecture.com www.marbellarchitecture.com

MARIANO LÓPEZ – MARCRESUN CONSTRUCCIONES Avda. Ricardo Soriano, 64, Local 2A, Marbella. Tel: +34 952 857 009. marcresun@marcresun.com www.marcresun.com MANUEL SÁNCHEZ – MARMOLES LUIS SANCHEZ, S.L. Llano La Herra, 26, Fines, Almería. Tel: +34 950 444 316. info@lsm.es www.lsm.es

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THE STYLE fashion

AUTUMN AND WINTER

Breezes In

They say that there is no better time to show off your fashion sense than in Autumn and Winter and we couldn’t agree more. Marisa Cutillas brings you a selection of this month’s top fashion jewellery pieces, watches and accessories.

Bag by Dio

Clé de Cartier Watch by Cartier © Eric Maillet

Shopper bag by Accessorize

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CONTACTS: ACCESSORIZE: www.accessorize.com CARTIER: www.cartier.com DIOR: www.dior.com LINKS OF LONDON: www.linksoflondon.com MONSOON: www.mosoon.co.uk

Earrings by Links of London

Contrast Fedora by Accessorize

Semi-precious ‘front and back earrings’ by Accessorize

Jacquard boot by Monsoon

Sunglasses by Dior

Earrings by Links of London Faux Mongolian Tippet by Accessorize

Clé de Cartier Watch by Cartier © Eric Maillet

Boots and shoes by Dior

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Read up on the season’s predicted make-up trends, discover reader, Melanie’s results from Cirumed’s CoolSculpting fat-freezing challenge, learn why moringa is the ultimate antioxidant, and indulge your senses at the Hotel Puente Romano’s luxurious new Six Senses Spa.

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HOW TO APPLY SELF-TANNING PRODUCTS AT HOME

FLAWLESS SELF-TAN LIQUID FLAWLESS DARKER SELF-TAN LIQUID

If you covet a deeper tan, this product is ideal for you. Three new tan boosting ingredients will ensure your tan is deeper and longer-lasting.

Flawless by name and Flawless by nature, this luxurious and fast-drying self-tan liquid is applied in effortless gliding strokes for a beautiful streakfree golden glow, which develops in only six to eight hours. It has a gorgeous black coconut scent, making it very easy to fall in love with.

ORIGINAL SELF-TAN LOTION

Boasting an easy-glide formula and rich cosmetic colour guide, this product is easy to apply, develops in six to eight hours and provides a long-lasting golden tan. Lotions are absorbed deeper into the skin, making self-tan lotions the longest lasting of all the formulations.

PRODUCTS

STAY GOLD

Just because the Summer’s gone doesn’t mean you can’t continue to sport a gorgeous tan. Marisa Cutillas brings us a range of products from Fake Bake, which can take as little as ﬁve minutes to develop or deepen your tan, all year round! i www.fakebake.com

60 MINUTES SELF-TAN LIQUID AMPLIFY DAILY GRADUAL TAN 5-MINUTE MOUSSE SELF-TAN

Dubbed the ‘ultimate party tan’, this super-quick, speed-dry formula is your secret weapon to transform yourself and take you from desk to dance floor in just ﬁve minutes! The nontransferable formula will keep your whites white and if that’s not enough, a long-lasting golden tan will continue to develop when the initial colour is washed off. 100 / OCTOBER 2015 ESSENTIALMAGAZINE.COM

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This multi-purpose pre-holiday primer works to intensify and boost a natural tan by accelerating the skin’s melanin production, while gradually building a beautifully golden self-tan. Leaving skin both illuminated and blemishfree, the lightweight skin-perfecting lotion truly is your passport to the perfect tan when jetting off for a sunshine escape and the ultimate secret weapon in creating poolside pin perfection.

Launched back in 2012, 60 Minutes was the very ﬁrst long-lasting self-tan on the market that develops in just one hour, making it the perfect product to get you party ready. Truly the tan your laundry will love, tanning agents are activated upon contact with the skin, while specialist accelerators are triggered following water contact, meaning your tan will continue to develop after the cosmetic guide colour is washed away. This revolutionary formula creates a golden tan in only one hour, a bronzed tan if left on for two hours and a deeper colour when washed off after three hours.

FOR A SMOOTH, LONGLASTING TAN, FOLLOW THESE EASY STEPS: Z Prepare your skin. Z Make sure you have waxed at least 24 hours before applying the products. Z Skin should be totally free of make-up, skincare products, deodorants, etc. and free of any tanning products for at least a week. Z Polish skin beforehand with a good exfoliant. Fake Bake has a soapless Body Polish for those after something quick and effective. Be particularly attentive to the feet, knees and elbows. Z Dry away any water before applying the products. Z Some people like to apply oil or moisturiser prior to applying their self-tan. Try out dry vs moist and see which works best for you. Z Apply Vaseline to your eyebrows to preserve their colour. Z Put on your gloves and apply the products, starting with your face and neck, using circular motions and ensuring you reach hidden areas like behind the ears. Z Next, work on your legs and feet, using a small amount on the feet and blending well. Z The stomach, chest, shoulders and arms are next, then your back, which you can apply with a paintbrush (better yet, ask someone else to apply it for you). Z Take a tissue and gently dab the knees, elbows, wrists and feet to lightly remove excess product. Apply a little product to the top of your hands (not the palms). Z Wash your hands well, especially if you haven’t used gloves. Z Use a blow dryer on all areas for a few seconds to quicken the drying process.

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BEAUTY TRENDS

TO WATCH OUT FOR IN AUTUMN/WINTER 2015

PRODUCTS

The catwalks of London, Paris and Milan have shown the world what to expect on the make-up front in Winter; Marisa Cutillas brings us some of the season’s coolest looks: Z TANNED COMPLEXIONS: We haven’t seen

Z DRAMATIC EYESHADOW: The upper lid

this trend in a while: that of keeping skin gold and glowing, even when the summer is long gone. Start out with a good self-tanning product; we suggest Jergens Natural Glow Healthy Complexion Daily Facial Moisturiser for ﬁrst-time tanners, St. Tropez Gradual Tan Everyday Face for seasoned tanners, and Clarins Instant Smooth Golden Glow for mature skins (the latter contains acacia micro pearls, which plump up ﬁne lines and close pores). Z FACE PAINTING: We’re not talking dramatic effects here, but small details like tears, stars and tiny tattoo-like effects, especially around the eyes. This look is ideal for a night out on the town. In addition to paint, we will also be using eye accessories (such as tiny pearls lining the lower lashes, eyebrow stick-on accessories and the like). Top companies will be selling temporary tattoos, so to avoid smudging, opt for these in lieu of painted effects. Available designs include tiny hearts, hashtags and crosses. Z NATURAL EYEBROWS: Thankfully, overplucked eyebrows continue to be ‘out’ this year; let’s hope the current penchant for bushier looks lasts eternally, since the damage caused by eyebrow removal cannot be undone.

will be the centre of attention this season; the adventurous should opt for thick dark grey and black shadow, leaving the lower lid completely bare (sans any eyeliner). Z SHINE: Those who ﬁght all year round to control oily skin will ﬁnd it ironic that in the Winter, one of the strongest looks will incorporate shine in various areas of the face: the forehead, above the cheekbones and on the eyelids. There are many quality shimmering creams on the market though most make-up experts advise that we simply use glycerine for long-lasting shine. Don’t overdo the application, use a synthetic brush and apply just a drop of glycerine to the upper cheekbones, working your way up to almost the edge of the eye. You want your skin to look hydrated and youthful, capturing the light through a lightly glossy look. Z MINIMALISM: Even if you need medium-toheavy foundation coverage to hide blemishes or sunspots, you can still obtain this look. The key is to use only foundation, light blush and light lipstick, so the overall look is ‘nude’.

CATLIKE EYELINER WILL ONCE AGAIN BE BIG

PEACHY TONES: Light orange

will be seen in lipsticks, blushes and eyeshadows. The key is to keep it light; opt for natural instead of fluorescent or dramatic orange.

Z 1980s EYELINER: This is what we love about

trends, there really is something for everyone. If you aren’t into the 1960s cat eye, for instance, don’t worry, go for a more contemporary look by lining the waterline and lower eyelid with kohl and keeping it light on the upper eyelid. Z HEAVILY SHADED BROWS AND LIDS:

The ‘smokey eye’ seems to have been in for the past decade, though this year, it comes in a new form, emanating from the eyebrows, which will be heavily shaded and seemingly blend in with your eyeshadow. Another variation of the smokey eye will see the look created with lighter, more natural tones (such as very light olive green, GOTHIC LIPS brown and grey) and The opposite trend to the heavy eyeshadowbronzed look turns to the based liner on the past for inspiration. The lower lids. e

face and eyes take on a minimalistic aspect, yet lips display a dark matte look in hues such as dark berry and almost-black.

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Melanie

Takes Up the

ADVICE

Zeltiq CoolSculpting Challenge at Cirumed

About Melanie

You will recall that Melanie is a mum in her late 30s who is fighting fit, since she exercises assiduously and consumes nutritionally sound meals. Despite her efforts, there were specific areas of stubborn fat she could not get rid of, especially the ‘love handle’ and back areas.

Targeted Areas

CoolSculpting enables health professionals to target virtually all areas of the body, since the machine has various applicators which vary in size and shape, for areas such as ‘arm flaps’, ‘love handles’, back fat, fat above the knees, upper thighs, the buttocks, etc. Melanie was mainly concerned about the excess fat around her waist and back, though she decided to try the treatment on other areas, including the inner upper arm, inner thigh and knee area.

Melanie was treated by Cirumed’s Jeannine Aslani, a trained surgical nurse who is half of the power couple that runs one of Southern Spain’s most renowned plastic and aesthetic surgery clinics; the other half is Dr. Alexander Aslani, Aesthetic Surgeon and Head of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Quirón Hospital. Melanie recalls her ﬁrst meeting with Jeannine as being “Fantastic… Jeannine is so friendly. She understood my aims perfectly and catered a bespoke programme for me to obtain the shape I had always wanted.”

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Melanie and Jeannine

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Keen readers of our beauty pages will recall that in our June 2015 edition, we announced that reader, Melanie, had accepted our invitation to be the ‘Before and After’ model for the CoolScupting Challenge. Coolsculpting is an FDA-approved technology developed by scientists at Harvard University, which involves freezing and eliminating unwanted fat. The magic is weaved by the Zeltiq machine, of which there are only three in Spain (two are at Cirumed Clinic in Marbella). FDA approval means two things for Zeltiq CoolSculpting: it is highly efﬁcient and also very safe, making it an excellent option for those seeking results similar to liposuction, without undergoing surgery.

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The Sessions

Once Melanie and Jeanine decided on areas to be treated, Jeannine proceeded to take ‘before’ pictures of targeted areas. There is a maximum of two sessions for each area, though sometimes, only one visit is required. Melanie visited Cirumed various times, because of the different body zones being treated. She describes the procedure: “When I arrived, Jeannine would apply a cold gel pad to the area to be treated. She would then apply an applicator and I would feel a sucking sensation. The area would ﬁrst feel slightly hot and then very cold. When she removed the applicators, she would massage the area and I would feel the frozen areas slowly warming up. The sensation was similar to when your foot falls asleep and your circulation slowly returns to it as you begin to walk. Sometimes I barely noticed anything and other times, the discomfort was stronger but it was always bearable.”

BACK OF THE ARMS

AFTER

BEFORE

Results

after

When we interviewed Melanie some two and a half months later we were, to say the least, impressed. She showed off her smooth (roll-free) waist and back, and we noticed big changes above the knees and in her arms and thighs. Melanie, who spent most of the summer overseas and admittedly indulged in all her favourite foods, says, “Despite not being as careful with my diet as I could have, I noticed major changes. I was able to go to the beach and conﬁdently walk around in my bikini, something I hadn’t been able to do for years.” She has noticed “the biggest change is in my waist and back. It isn’t so much about weight loss as it is about changing your body shape. My skin was also tightened, which is unique since, in the past, when I have dieted and lost weight, my skin has lost ﬁrmness.” Melanie is tickled pink with her results and the good news is that, unlike crash dieting, her results are likely to be longterm. With CoolSculpting, fat cells are frozen and eliminated naturally by the body; when we diet, our fat cells shrink but we retain the same number of cells. This is one of the reasons why CoolSculpting is currently the rage among people who are no longer willing to put up with stubborn fat: it delivers safe, long-lasting results you have never been able to achieve despite hours spent at the gym… who said one had to suffer for beauty?

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BACK ROLLS

LOWER STOMACH

WAIST

HIPS INSIDE THIGHS

ABOVE THE KNEES

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MAGNIFICENT

MORINGA UPDATE

oringa Oleifera, commonly known as moringa, is referred to in many health journals as one of the most nutritious trees on the Planet. Boasting over 90 nutrients and more than 46 antioxidants, it plays an important role in Ayurvedic tradition and is widely used in warm and cold dishes alike, in India. Moringa is gaining ground as a supplement in many parts of the world and its magic isn’t limited to its leaves. Its seeds are used to produce hydrating moringa oil, while its fruits, known as ‘drumsticks’, are as deliciously sweet as they are healthy. Some of moringa’s plentiful beneﬁts include:

Z IRON: Dried moringa leaves contain almost 10 times the amount of iron contained in spinach and other green, leafy vegetables. Z FIBRE: Moringa leaves contain a considerably higher amount of ﬁbre than foods such as oats. Z CALCIUM: In the Philippines, lactating mothers often take moringa to increase the amount of breast milk. Moringa contains over four times the amount of Calcium in milk, making it an ideal way to preserve bone health. Agriculture Business Week notes that the moringa leaf

has been promoted as an inexpensive health booster for third world countries. Z POTASSIUM: Moringa leaves boast over twice the amount of potassium in bananas. Z VITAMINS: Moringa contains high amounts of Vitamins A and C; in fact, it has seven times the amount of Vitamin C contained in oranges and four times the Vitamin A sourced from carrots. These powerful antioxidant vitamins help the body ﬁght free radicals and stave off ageing and inflammation. Since inflammation is linked to heart disease, inexpensive, natural methods to keep the condition at bay are being welcomed by the international medical community. Moringa is particularly of interest because it promotes an increase in HDL (good cholesterol) levels, which ensure optimal heart health. Moringa also contains high amounts of Vitamins B2, B3 and B6, and Vitamins D, E and K. Z PROTEIN: Moringa contains twice the amount of protein in yoghurt, making it an excellent vegan source of this musclebuilding component. Z HEART-HEALTHY COMPOUNDS: Researchers have discovered at least 19 speciﬁc nutritional

compounds in moringa which promote heart health. These include Alpha-carotene, Betacarotene, Beta-sitosterol, Carotenoids, Chlorophyll, Cystine, EFAs, Flavonoids, Glutathione, Methionine, Niacin, Niaziminins A & B, Quercetin, Selenium, and Vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, C, and E. Z ANTI-BACTERIAL AND ANTI-FUNGAL PROPERTIES: Moringa is often taken to ﬁght off infections such as herpes. Z ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES: Moringa has chemo-preventive properties owing to its high quotient of phenolic compounds, quercetin and kaempferol. One study has shown that one of its bioactive compounds, niaziminin, can halt the development of cancer cells, while moringa extracts have chemomodulatory effects on various types of cancer, including ovarian cancer.

Marisa Cutillas discovers what makes the ancient moringa tree, which grows abundantly in southeast Asia and Africa, such a powerful ally for staving off disease…

Z LIVER HEALTH: Research has shown that moringa leaves can aid in staving off liver damage caused by anti-tubercular drugs and they can also accelerate the recovery process. Powerful phytochemicals such as catechin and epicatechin have a protective effect on the liver. Z HEALTHY SKIN: Moringa helps skin cells detoxify, thus neutralising the effect of harmful pollutants and chemicals found in everyday skincare products. The vibrantly hued leaves are rich in protein, which helps stave off the damage caused by heavy metals such as mercury and cadmium. Z DIABETES TREATMENT: Studies have shown that moringa helps reduce the amount of blood

glucose and urine sugar in test subjects, improving hemoglobin levels and total protein counts of diabetics. The benefits of the moringa tree extend way beyond the health sector. Studies have shown that extracts from its seeds can be used for water purification and in February this year, a groundbreaking study showed that they can be used to separate different materials. This is of particular interest to the mining industry, where separation processes are key. The discovery of moringa’s ability to bind to specific particles in water reduces the need for expensive synthetic chemicals, once again proving that moringa is a ‘plant for all seasons’. e

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Pamper Body, Mind and Soul

AT THE PUENTE ROMANO’S SIX SENSES SPA Marbella is back in vogue and, without a doubt, one of the leaders of the movement propelling our town to new heights, is the Hotel Puente Romano. In recent editions, you may have read about the new dining haven at the Hotel’s Plaza Village, or the extensive renovations to rooms and common areas. The Shamoon family have made it their mission to elevate Marbella to pole position when it comes to offering discerning clients the ultimate holiday experience and nowhere is this more evident than at the new Six Senses Spa, the only one of its kind in Spain. WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE HOTEL PUENTE ROMANO

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ix Senses is a luxury brand present in a handful of the world’s leading hotels, so it ﬁts perfectly into the Puente Romano’s beautifully designed new spa, whose out-of-this-world spa aesthetics symbolise the level of care and quality you can expect. As you make your way to the wet area and treatment rooms, you literally feel like you’re walking on water, as you step upon large white ‘pebbles’, suspended on flowing waters. Indeed, the sight and sound of water pampers your senses everywhere you turn, with gentle streams flowing down the stone walls and the stunning floorto-ceiling window that leads on to the Beach Club pool and beyond that, to the sparkling Mediterranean. The walls, floors and furniture pieces are all organic, carefully crafted with noble materials like oak and stone. The treatment rooms exude art and craftsmanship in the form of hand-painted blue and white tiles, which lend them a distinctly Mediterranean feel. The

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ground floor of the spa houses six treatment rooms, while the gorgeous upstairs terrace boasts two individual treatment rooms and one for couples; there, vertical gardens remind us of the strong link between Nature and beauty. One of the undoubted highlights of the Six Senses Spa is the wet area, boasting a stunning hydrotherapy pool, cold plunge pool, experience showers, a herbal steam room, Finnish sauna and hammam room. The latter, with its minimalistic white décor scheme, is particularly worthy of mention, its stately stone bed and flooring heated to a deliciously warm temperature. Arch motifs abound, paying due homage to the graceful ancient Roman bridge that lends the Hotel its name. Each room is uniquely designed and bears its own brand of magic (one room even has its own steam area – the Spa boasts a total of three hammam rooms). The treatment menu is ample, as one would expect of such a luxurious resort. Six Senses was founded in

Thailand, and there are many Oriental treatments available, including Indian head massage, foot acupressure, stress-relieving massages and many facial treatments aimed at turning back the hands of time. The friendly and highly experienced Spa Director, Eli Angelova, tells me that two of their star treatments include the Hammam (imagine being cleansed and exfoliated with a loofah in the welcoming interiors of the Hammam room) and the Oxygen facial (which, she says is so popular because it delivers instant results). In addition to the treatments offered at all Six Senses Spas worldwide, the Spa offers locally inspired treatments utilising ingredients like olive oil and sea salt. There is also a beautiful manicure and pedicure area, so you can pop in for a quick ﬁx before a party or get-together. Six Senses relies on purely organic brands, The Organic Pharmacy (made with 100 per cent organic ingredients) and QMS MediCosmetics (whose main

attraction is the high quotient of collagen, which make up the building blocks of skin). In addition to offering hotel guests and external customers a plethora of treatments, the Spa also offers various memberships (lasting one, three or six months), which entitle holders to significant savings on treatments (or a specific number of treatments at no additional cost), discounts and complimentary meals at Sea Grill, access to the gym and even discounts on tennis classes. Prices are lower for couples and there are various additional single-, three- and five- day passes. Eli and the team have many further plans for the Spa, including detox programmes lasting three, five or seven days. Guests will enjoy special meals, treatments and analyses, to check the state of their health and help them feel rejuvenated and healthy. Without a doubt, this is one breathtakingly beautiful spa that backs up superior interior design with top quality products and treatments.

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Pasarela Larios Fashion Week Lands in Málaga

The stunning Plaza de la Constitución, in the heart of Málaga’s Old Town, formed the perfect backdrop to this year’s edition of the Pasarela Larios Fashion Week, featuring outfits by famed designers, including La Gioconda Novias y Fiesta, Olimara, Emidio Tucci, Tintoretto, Síntesis, Valerio Luna, Mario Teo and more. Renowned models such as Elisabeth Reyes (former Miss España), Elisa Guahnich and Marta Blanco strutted their stuff on the catwalk, attracting record crowds to the city centre. i www.nuevamoda.com

Wolford Launches Boutique in Puerto Banús

Austrian brand Wolford, known for its stunning, luxurious designs, recently opened a brand new shop on Puerto Banús’ iconic Muelle Ribera. The event was attended by Marbella’s Mayor, José Bernal, and Yves Michel, General Director of Wolford Spain, France and Portugal. All guests received a special gift: Wolford Crystal Moments, which offers clients the chance to personalise Wolford products with Swarovski crystals. i www.wolford.com

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Rock On in Gibraltar!

With some 50 acts performing on three stages over two days to a sell-out 15,000-ticket audience (nearly half the size of the local population), Gibraltar Music Festival 2015 was a record-breaking success. A youthful Simon Le Bon and the durable Duran Duran lived up to their headline billing on day one, while the debate over who stole the Sunday show – Kaiser Chiefs, Madness or Kings of Leon – was a hot topic for days afterwards. The festival showcased Gibraltar’s crowd-pleasing skills with wall-to-wall bars and food stalls, zip wire rides and spray water jets to keep fans cool, and a feeling of peace and love prevailed.

Trussardi Casa Exclusive to Blackshaw Interior design Marbella

Blackshaw Interior Design is proud to announce that it now has exclusivity in Marbella for luxury brand, Trussardi Casa. A synonym of excellence, experimentation and innovation, Trussardi Casa creates solutions which embrace every aspect of daily life with effortless elegance and class. Beautiful sofas and armchairs are married to stunning accessories, lamps, and artefacts and many items are designed in collaboration with famed names in the architectural world. i www.blackshawinteriordesign.com

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Da Bruno Recognises Magnificent Achievement by Discus Thrower

The Da Bruno restaurant group recently celebrated the achievements of Olympic discus thrower from Marbella, Miguel Cortés, and his son, Enrique. The athletes, sponsored by Da Bruno, achieved an array of victories this year at events like the Campeonato de España de la Real Federación Española de Tiro Olímpico and the Copa de España de Foso Universal de la Asociación Deportiva de Tiradores de Plato (ADTP). Congratulations to Miguel and Enrique and kudos to Da Bruno for continually supporting sporting greats. i www.dabruno.com

Sea Life Benalmádena Celebrates Turtle Festival Spanish Wheelchair Basketball Team Classifies for the Olympics!

The Spanish Wheelchair Basketball Team is proud to announce that it has classified for participation in the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro 2016, after defeating Italy with an impressive score of 86-55. The team is officially ranked fifth in Europe and hopes to do the nation proud soon in Brazil.

Clínica Excelan: The Clinic of Tomorrow, Right Here, Right Now

Clínica Excelan is a unique medical service providing professional healthcare and efficient, fast service, 24/7. Based in Marbella, the clinic is a home doctor and emergency service available to members and nonmembers alike at affordable prices. Says Dr. Adrián Frumusachi, Chief Physician, "Over 90 per cent of our patients can be treated in their own homes without the need to visit a hospital. In other words, we take the ‘hospital’ direct to you! Our extensive medical knowledge, diverse range of treatments, state of the art equipment, and technologically advanced ambulances with fast response times are what make Clínica Excelan the best integrated healthcare solution on the Costa del Sol." i www.clinicaexcelan.com

Sea Life Benalmádena celebrated the Turtle Festival in honour of the recent research fund created by Sea Life centres and the Earth, Sea & Sky Association. Funds raised go to the Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, which is situated on the beautiful island of Zakynthos, in Greece. Back in Benalmádena, the Sea Life Team held various talks and activities to raise awareness about the plight faced by the turtle. i www.visitsealife.com/benalmadena

ABN AMRO Raises €20.000 for Butterfly Children

ABN AMRO has already raised over €20.000 this year for butterfly children charity, DEBRA. As announced earlier this year by Kurt Looyens, Director of ABN AMRO in Puerto Banús, the Dutch bank is collaborating with the Butterfly Children Charity (DEBRA Spain), to raise funds and increase awareness about the cause. “All of the ABN AMRO team is very involved and excited with this collaboration, it has given us a great deal of satisfaction on a professional and personal level,” said Looyens. “For us it is a pleasure to work with ABN AMRO for their impeccable professionalism combined with the closeness and friendliness of the whole team,” responded Nieves Montero, President of the Butterfly Children Charity (DEBRA Spain). i www.debra-international.org

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NEW FERRARI 488 GTB PRESENTATION AT C. DE SALAMANCA

C. de Salamanca recently presented the brand new Ferrari 488 GTB, the new berlinette, making its ﬁrst appearance in Andalucía. The new car unites the passion for perfection and the keen experience of Ferrari in the World Endurance Championship, where the 458 GT maintains the title of World Champion and has won the last two editions of the 24-hour Le Mans in its category. The 488 GTB boasts an acceleration of 0 to 200km/h in just 8.3 seconds and the marque’s engineers have focused on perfecting the sound emitted by the Cavallino Rampante motor. i www.ferrari.com

PREVENSUIC: FIRST SUICIDE PREVENTION APP IN SPAIN

The Spanish Mental Health Foundation has developed a new app in Spanish to aid with mental illness and suicide. The App, which has been approved by the Suicidology Society of Spain, is free and will be distributed among medical professionals by biomed company, Pﬁzer. In Spain, suicide is the primary external cause of death. In 2013, some 3,870 individuals decided to take their own lives; this is the highest number of suicides which has occurred in any one year in Spain.

NEW ECOX4D EMOTIONAL ULTRASOUND AT THE CERAM HOSPITAL

The Hospital Ceram in Marbella recently launched its brand new Ecox4d technology, which will allow health professionals to conduct impressive ultrasound scans of babies in the womb, showing their expressions and habits in a clearer fashion than even before. Prospective mothers will be given a CD with images of their baby (3D ultrasound scan) and a DVD containing a video of their baby laughing, yawning, dreaming or sticking out its tongue! i www.ecox4d.com

MARBELLA 4DAYS WALKING CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

From October 8 to 11, thousands of participants from across Europe will head to Marbella to take part in the ﬁfth edition of Marbella 4Days Walking. The annual event sees participants walking 20km and 30km per day for four days, exploring Marbella in a very different way, meeting new people and enjoying fun, social activities. There are special 6km routes for children and families on Saturday and Sunday (10th and 11th); participants can choose to join for one or more days to enjoy the experience. Starting and ﬁnishing at Las Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo, in the centre of Marbella each day, the event will feature entertainment, live music, refreshments, stands and a great atmosphere from 12pm to 5pm and everyone is welcome to visit the area and enjoy the fun. i www.marbella4dayswalking.com

FUNDRAISING AND CELEBRATIONS FOR CUDECA

Cancer care hospice, Cudeca, recently held a concert at Jardines del Rosario, Casares, to help raise funds to enable the team to continue providing their ‘special kind of caring’. Cudeca also celebrated an Open Day in which friends, families and members of the press were invited to visit the grounds to commemorate the hospice’s 10th anniversary. An opening speech was given by Honorary President and Founder, Joan Hunt and there was a presentation of Cudeca’s history. Family members also shared their experiences and ﬁnally, everyone enjoyed a guided visit to a room in the inpatient area. If you’d like to lend Cudeca a helping hand, why not attend the Red Dress Run, organised by Mijas Hash House Harriers? The event will kick off on Sunday, October 11 at 3:30pm near the Mercedes-Benz garage on Avda. de las Salinas in Fuengirola. There will be a minimum donation of €5, with all proceeds going to the hospice. i www.cudeca.org

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GRAND FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR DESPERATE SYRIAN CHILDREN MARBELLA TEAM POSTER AT THE PIRULÍ

If you’re driving by the iconic Golden Mile emblem, the Pirulí, then you may have noticed a poster of sailing champions, the Marbella Team. The Marbella Town Hall proudly positioned the poster to enable the Team to thank their sponsors, which include Da Bruno, Cris & Kim, Roche bobois, Miramar Centro Comercial, and Imagen Consulting, to name a few. The Team has achieved a great deal, having been proclaimed Spanish Champions in 2015 and Runners Up in the Copa del Rey. i www.marbellateam.com

The Community of Marbella has always been characterised by its social awareness and generosity. The current Syrian Refugee Crisis is an ideal time to once again pool together to make a difference in the World. Barbara Fernando, who has helped raise funds for various charities and organisations, including the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital in the UK, The Street Children of Colombia, Cudeca in Spain and the HART Foundation in London (for Baroness Caroline Cox in London), is organising two Gala Dinners (with items donated by famous sportspersons and celebrities), with the hope of aiding the refugees. On November 16, Sandro Morelli of Villa Tiberio will be holding the ﬁrst dinner, with proﬁts going to Cudeca and UNICEF. On November 16, Raffaele and Vittorio Morelli of Valparaíso in Mijas will also be holding a Gala Dinner with a Grand Auction of items donated by famous sportspersons and celebrities. g Tel: 952 771 799 / 952 485 996.

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WEDDING FAIR AT THE ROCK HOTEL GIBRALTAR

If a wedding is in the cards for you or a loved one, or you work in the wedding industry, then the Wedding Fair at The Rock Hotel Gibraltar is an event not to be missed. Featuring a host of suppliers, including photographers, wedding cake makers, wedding dresses and more. g On Saturday October 17.

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Telephoneteacher Networks Spain & Europe, your teacher anytime, anywhere, is ofﬁcially opening its new headquarters in Mijas-Costa, Spain. The business, originally from Las Vegas, Nevada is basing its overseas operations on the Costa del Sol. The company specialises in teaching language courses by phone and via online Voip technologies such as Skype and other IM services. Telephoneteacher only has native speaking teachers utilising comprehensive and customised lessons via conversational methods. Learn English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese and other languages at your own pace. g For further information,

contact Tel: 91 101 4146. tutor@telephoneteacher.com

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VILLA PADIERNA THERMAS HOTEL CARRATRACA IS BEST MEDICAL WELLNESS CENTRE & SPA IN SPAIN

Villa Padierna Thermas Hotel Carratraca has once again been deemed the best in its sector at the World Travel Awards (known as the Oscars of the tourist industry). The President of Villa Padierna Hotels and Resorts, Ricardo Arranz, was delighted with the prize, which is a highly valued seal of excellence. The award was received by Jorge Almeida, General Director of the Villa Padierna Thermas Hotel Carratraca. The impressive hotel boasts 25 treatment rooms and a stunning thermal area. i www.villapadiernathermashotel.com

EXCITING TIMES FOR THE BLACK & WHITE ASSOCIATION

The Black & White Association works to foster greater integration and acceptance and their hard work is certainly paying off. The Les Roches management school recently donated books (worth €27.000 new / €13.000 secondhand) to the Association, and Aloha College also made a donation of English Books. The Association hosted a wellattended reception to launch their stunning new premises in the centre of Fuengirola, and will be holding an exhibition on November 13 at 7pm on the second floor of Pinturas Andalucía in Mijas to commemorate the United Nations International Day of Tolerance (the exhibition will last until November 20). The Association will soon be launching their third toy bank Christmas campaign for impoverished children so if you have any spare items, get in touch with the team. i www.ibwassociation.com

BSURE INSURANCE BROKERS LAUNCH

Bsure Insurance Brokers recently held a well-attended cocktail party to celebrate the opening of the business in Marbella. The company has been established in Spain since 1989. It started out as a family business with Philip Bloomfield as Founder. The company has gone from strength to strength and is now a fully registered brokerage with the DGS in Spain. David is a qualified broker (corredor de seguros). g The new office is located at

Local 3, Yellow Car building, El Rosario (at the entrance to El Rosario). Tel: 952 830 252.

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Benahavis Hills

Country Club Lifestyle with a view In the valley alongside Benahavís you will find a country club surrounded by hill scenery, richly endowed with spectacular views. Though the village is just a few hundred metres away, this exclusive community has impressive facilities of its own. WORDS Michel cruz Photography kevin horn

urn off the main road before Benahavís village, continuing upwards behind the village and you come to Benahavis Hills, a country club that looks out across an amphitheatre of countryside down to the coast and the Mediterranean Sea. Even before these stunning vistas come into view, your eye will catch the imposing architecture of the urbanisation’s clubhouse – the hub of its exclusive community services and also the social meeting point for residents. Indeed, as you arrive, the clubhouse is the attractive focal point, its contemporary styling and tall glass frontage interspersed with modern style pillars certainly impress – establishing the credentials of Benahavis Hills at first glance. Step inside and you enter a serene world of elegance and luxurious amenities. The management office at ground floor is the meeting point for residents and members alike, but the clubhouse also houses a first-class spa and gym with Cybex equipment, yoga, treatments and Pilates that is the best in the area. Unlike many spas, the one in Benahavis Hills is not in a lower floor but at mid-level in a building with open views to the panorama that makes this country club so appealing.

There can’t be many indoor heated swimming pools that offer such a mesmerising window on the world as you float in luxuriant comfort. The same applies to the gym, where the views across the beautiful hillside scenery provide all the inspiration you need for a workout or yoga class.

Living in a Panoramic Setting Look left and you spot La Zagaleta’s villas dotted within the vastness of rising mountain ranges. Look right and your eye cascades down the valley towards Marbella’s coastline and the Mediterranean, which frames the picture where sea and sky meet on the horizon. The architects have used this endemic bounty of vistas to full effect, allowing natural light to enter the spa and the stunning surroundings to add to its calming, recuperative atmosphere. As befits a good modern spa, there are herbal showers, a Jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish steam bath, elegant his and hers changing rooms and also treatment areas. This bright and spacious spa with the first-class gym has enthusiastic, qualified instructors and health and beauty specialists who clearly love their work – after all, who wouldn’t enjoy calling a setting like this ‘the office’? The facilities are open

to residents, who receive automatic membership for themselves and their guests. Packages are also available to outside users, including day passes. The same is true of the Hills Café, a stylish contemporary eatery, where the unique vantage point and its aweinspiring views are part of the menu. The latter features delicious creations by Belgian chef Jean-François Job. Brussels-born, he worked at top restaurants in Belgium and France with the likes of Roger Vergé and Alain Ducasse, and brings this expertise to this country club setting in Benahavis. The menu, like the décor, is contemporary and refined, offering either a light or hearty lunch in inspiring surroundings. Favourites from the menu include Belgian meatballs, salmon en croute and Brussels-style steak tartar, washed down with a refreshing blush rosé. Desserts such as chocolate brownie fondant with vanilla ice cream, apple crumble and homemade pistachio ice cream are fast making a name for themselves too with the expat community of Benahavís.

The Hill Club Lifestyle Set amid beautiful scenery halfway between the sea and the mountain ranges that separate the Costa del

Sol from the Serranía de Ronda, Benahavis Hills is a classic hill club community of luxury villas developed by Tidjicka S.L. and served by a high quality clubhouse. The latter acts as a social hub for the residents, who also have the village of Benahavis only 200 metres away and the golf courses, beach clubs and shops of Marbella and San Pedro within a ten to 15-minute range. With a variety of sizes, styles and layouts to choose from, the villas offer today’s comfort and amenities in conjunction with a rustic setting surrounded by peace, nature and incredible views. The latter rank among the best in the region, and while style and luxury are high on the list of every country club, at Benahavis Hills the concept also revolves around being able to get away from it all and enjoy a healthy lifestyle at just a short distance from all the diversions and services of Marbella.

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Tel: 952 856 171 or email wellness@benahavishills.com www.benahavishills.com www.benahavishillscountry.club

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Portuguese Tax Break (II):

The Golden Visa The September issue of this magazine examined the Portuguese Non Habitual Resident (NHR) regime, a very attractive offer open to those with a passport allowing them to become a resident in Portugal. If they are receiving certain types of income such as a pension, rents or capital gains on real estate from abroad, they are exempt from tax in Portugal. If there is no witholding at source, or a low rate is applied, the advantage is obvious. WORDS CRISTINA FALKENBERG

ne could of course argue that the NHR regime is unsuitable for those obtaining capital gains from sources other than real estate, or for income from self employment, to give an example. However, with the variety of jurisdictions available, one could hold a portfolio through a unit linked insurance policy. Funds are taxed only when redeemed, and the rate in Portugal stands between 12 and 28 per cent. In the case of self employment, one could incorporate a Maltese company. International services are generally not taxable at source, even if the payer is Portuguese. Tax in Malta is 5 per cent and funds are then distributed under the NHR regime, free of tax in Portugal. However not everyone can opt to become a resident in Portugal, in particular if one isn’t a national of a European Union Member State or a country with which Portugal would have a special Treaty, normally as a result of close historical ties. Under certain circumstances, though, being able to move freely within the Schengen area may be an advantage. Portugal is thus offering

a Golden Visa. It lasts for five years and after six years one may opt for permanent Portuguese residency or even nationality. This is offered irrespective of the applicant’s country of origin. A major advantage of the Portuguese Golden Visa is the minimal stay requirements: seven days in the first year and fourteen days in each of the next two-year periods. Proof of actual stay in the country may be asked for. The requirements to apply for the Golden Visa are: purchasing real estate for at least half a million euros, bringing funds into the country of at least one million euros, or employing over thirty workers in Portugal. The law initially required the creation of only ten jobs. However the Portuguese immigration service has reinterpreted the rule, setting the threshold at thirty jobs. Given Portuguese labour law, this option might not be too attractive as jobs must be kept during the next five years. In the case of real estate, the €500.000 minimum sum may be invested in one or more properties.

There is freedom to rent or lease, as long as the asset is kept for at least five years. Purchasing as a co-owner of a more expensive property is acceptable as well. Real estate is assumed to keep its value. In the case of bringing funds into the country these may of course be later invested in shares, a private company or in any other financial asset, as long as it’s kept in Portugal for at least five years. In the case of losses, additional funds will have to be provided. All the above applies only to investments made or jobs created after October 8, 2012. Opting for this fast-track Portuguese residency requires entry into the Schengen area with a valid visa. The applicant must show proof of no relevant crimes, as well as being clear of references from Schengen or Portuguese immigration authorities, of attempts to enter or stay illegally. Residency may be extended to the spouse, children and any dependants, complying of course with the same requirements as above. The five-year residency starts

off with a one-year permit, renewed twice for two years each time. If an additional year of residency is sought, the applicant may opt for Portuguese nationality, becoming a citizen of the European Union with full rights. Depending on the Treaty with their country of origin, they may opt too for dual nationality. If no Treaty exists, their own national law will apply, with the criteria of reciprocity coming into play. Alternatively, after ﬁve years under the Golden Visa scheme, permanent residency in Portugal may be sought. Both when applying for Portuguese nationality or permanent residency, proof must be provided of means of living or ﬁnancial independence, having a criminal record clean of any relevant offences, suitable living accommodation in Portugal and a basic knowledge of the Portuguese language. g Information for writing this article

was in part provided by Antonio Rocha Mendes from Campos, Ferreira, Sá Carneiro & Associados. www.csassociados.pt

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Inaugural Guiri Business Group Networking Event Established in Barcelona, the Guiri Business Group is a LinkedIn community designed to facilitate professional networking through the exchange of information, knowledge, contacts, jobs and opportunities. The group recently held its first networking event in Marbella, organised by Adriana MartínAlmendro, International Communications Consultant, and sponsored by Magazine, at La Meridiana del Alabardero restaurant. i www.guiribusiness.com

“Networking is an essential part of building wealth” – Armstrong Williams

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Sebastian Rulli and Angelique Boyer at the Estepona Port Well known actors, Sebastian Rulli and Angelique Boyer, recently headed for the 11&11 Restobar at the Estepona Port for the party of a lifetime. Guests enjoyed delicious sushi and tapas, as well as live shows and prizes.

“I live for the nights that I can’t remember with the people that I won’t forget” – Drake

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FM Consulting 25th Anniversary Multi-faceted property group, FM Consulting, headed up by dynamic entrepreneur Fausto Martínez, celebrated 25 years of continuing success in the lovely setting of Finca de la Concepción. A large attendance enjoyed flowing Champagne and signature canapés from Lepanto with live music, impromptu performances, speeches and a presentation of their spectacular new project, Las Terrazas de Cortesín. i www.fmconsulting.es

“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time” – Arnold H. Glasgow

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Brand New Premises for Cirumed Clinic Dr. Alexander Aslani and Jeannine Aslani recently welcomed clients, friends and members of the press to their stunning new premises at Edificio Panorama in Marbella. Chilled cava and canapés were served to guests, who enjoyed a thorough tour of the beautifully designed clinic. Cirumed is a highly renowned plastic and aesthetic surgery clinic which also offers nonsurgical services such as Botox, fillers and CoolSculpting, a unique fat-freezing method requiring no surgery at all. i www.cirumed.es

“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity” – Hippocrates

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Emerging Alchemy at Red Penguin Galery Red Penguin Art Gallery recently held a nouvelle exhibition of Fusion-Art by Danish photographer / cinematographer, Thomas Fryd, and street artist / graphic designer, Mikael B, in association with International Marbella, Martínez-Echevarría and Grupo Guarnieri. Invited guests also marvelled at a beautiful creation called the Fabergé Egg by Nick Yeoman of Pavés Jewellers, revealed for the first time before touring Europe. i www.redpenguinartgallery.com

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“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” – Jonathan Swift

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There is little we can do to save our dying Planet until we learn to embrace it; cherish its resources, marvel at its beauty and enjoy adventures of a lifetime as we lose ourselves in its verdant forests, kayak down its gelid waters or stand atop a cliffpoint. When it comes to truly feeling at one with Nature, Scandinavia is one of the Earth’s greatest treasures. Majestic fjords, serene archipelagos and icy mountain peaks bring us a little closer to Odin and the Gods, and we can almost savour the feast promised only to the brave and the true. Marisa Cutillas presents a selection of top natural areas to visit.

Sailing the Norwegian Fjords

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Pulpit Rock atop the Lysefjord

The dramatic Norwegian coastline is home to hundreds of dreamlike fjords, whose beauty is best contemplated from within the waters themselves, sailing slowly along serene, serpentine lakes. The most spectacular of all the fjords is surely the Nærøyfjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a short 17km stretch of the longest fjord in Norway (the Sognefjord, which twists and turns for an impressive 204km). The Nærøyfjord is particularly dazzling because of the sinuous nature of its channels; its narrowest point is a mere 250m wide! Time shouldn’t be an issue when fjord travel is on the agenda; enjoy the Sognefjord the way it was meant to be: slowly and leisurely. The indisputable highlight of your maritime journey will be the impressive Jostedal Glacier, the largest in mainland Europe and part of the impressive Jostedal Glacier National Park, famed for its dramatic contrasts – from barren mountains right through to peaks soaring 2,000m into the sky, and lush valleys peppered with small farms. Gushing streams, winding rivers and dramatic waterfalls are just some of the park’s most outstanding features; nearby is the Nigardsbreen Nature Reserve, also worthy of a full day’s visit. Among the world’s most visited fjords are the Geirangerfjord (an S-shaped fjord flowing for 20km, flanked by towering mountains, thundering waterfalls and quaint farms built into the mountainsides); the Hardangerfjord (home to the Voeringsfossen waterfall and Folgefonna glacier); the Lysefjord (housing one of Norway’s most famous landmarks – the Pulpit Rock, a magniﬁcent vantage from which to view the majesty of the Norwegian landscape); and the Aurlandsfjord (a great spot for hiking, known as the Grand Canyon of Norway).

Pulpit Rock attracts visitors from across the globe

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The Troll A scenic view on the way to Trolltunga Trolltunga (Troll’s Tongue) in Odda, Hordaland, Norway

Trolltunga (or Troll’s Tongue) juts out in mocking disregard of the sobriety of its surrounds, from a mountain around 700m above the northern side of Lake Ringedalsvatnet, in the Norwegian municipality of Odda, Hordaland. If you are visiting the Hardangerfjord, then this rocky formation should form part of your itinerary; it is also a mere 10km away from the Sørfjorden, a smaller fjord emanating from the impressive Hardanger.

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The Frozen Seas of Sweden and Swedish Lapland In the summer time in Spain, one tends to feel infinitesimal when simply contemplating the sea from the shore; a daring few gun their jetskis out to great depths and still others take their sailboats or yachts for a spin, feeling safe and secure in their luxury crafts, should the call of the Sirens beckon or the whirling waters of the Charybdis threaten. The Swedish are a brave bunch, however, and they prefer to take the sea

head-on, walking, skating, or sledding over it. Of course, it helps that in the peak of the Winter season (between December and February), many seas completely freeze over. There are even inbuilt roads which can only be negotiated in Winter; when the ice is thin, locals are advised to remove their seatbelts; one never knows when one may need to make a quick escape. One Swedish seaside town, Luleå, has been deemed one of the 50 Natural Wonders

of the World by CNN, the proximity of the town’s streets to the frozen water offering a surprising clash of Nature and civilisation. Hälleviksstrand is another ideal spot to channel one’s inner divinity and walk on water. We suggest venturing forth into the unknown at sunrise or at sunset; as the golden rays of the sun rise over snow-capped mountain ranges, it almost seems like all the mysteries of the world are unfolding before your eyes.

The amazing aurora borealis

If you are besotted by colour in lieu of pure whiteness, do head for Swedish Lapland, a vast area comprising forests, mountains, rivers, lakes and Arctic plains. At certain times of the year, the Northern lights turn the Arctic skies into seemingly surreal visions, when charged particles released by the sun reach the Earth’s atmosphere via solar winds, colliding with gaseous particles to form colourful swirls that, once again, make us feel tiny and grandiose all at once.

A man skating alone on the sea at sunrise. Hälleviksstrand, Orust, Bohuslän, Sweden

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STF Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge in Sweden Just two hours by car from Stockholm lies a veritable paradise for those seeking to heal body, mind and soul through a communion with Nature. The STF Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge comprises 12 forest huts that blend seamlessly into the surrounding forest. Do like the Michelin-starred Chefs and forage for a plethora of berries and mushrooms. Chop your own wood, sleep beneath the warmth of sheepskins and roast marshmallows atop a blazing ﬁre. By day, go on guided walks, spot magniﬁcent elks and playful beavers and howl with the local wolf pack – this activity is said to provide an intense feeling of liberation and is one of the highlights of one of the most serene Nature experiences we can think of.

Howl with the wolves at Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge

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An ice sculpture at the Icehotel

Watched over by polar bears at the Icehotel

Hans Christian Andersen proved to be a bit of a devil in disguise when he set one of his most famous stories, The Snow Queen, in an icy white kingdom of snow. The story touches on a little girl’s heroic effort to ‘save’ her friend from the clutches of the cruel Queen, yet such is the beauty of her icy, barren world, that one can very easily imagine never wanting to leave. If you agree that few things can match the purity of pristine whiteness, you will relish Sweden’s Icehotel, the largest made of ice and snow. Built every year in November and December, the hotel melts away into nothingness in the Springtime, a symbol of death, rebirth and renewal. Book an ice room, snow room or Art Suite and by all means, do hop on the Snow Queen’s sled and wander into the

heart of the Swedish Lapland, meandering along the trails created by the indigenous Sami people, whose life revolves around the annual migration of reindeers. Indeed, adventure buffs will meet their match here, with a host of activities, including ice driving, moose watching, ice sculpting and dog sled safaris. The highlight of a visit to Lapland is surely a sighting of the Northern Lights, Nature’s most dazzling light show. If you can, make your way to the Aurora Sky Station, touted as one of the best spots to catch the colourful display. After a full day’s hiking, cross country and downhill skiing or rafting, soothe body and mind with a warm meal, served on ice plates of course; afterwards, what could be more appealing than a deep sleep in -5º temperature?

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Igloo Living at the Jukkasjärv Icehotel in Sweden

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The white cliffs of Møns Klint

The White Cliffs of Denmark

The highest cliffs in Denmark, Møns Klint and Stevns Klint, embrace the Baltic Sea in dramatic fashion, their chalk-white slopes topped by verdant foliage that weaves through woodland where thousands of visitors yearly enjoy vigorous hikes, pausing afterwards to enjoy the serene view from the ‘top of the World’. Møns Klint soars some 100m into the sky, stretching from Møns Lighthouse in the south to Liselund Castle Park in the north. The Cliff, which was formed during the last Ice Age, is home to the Peregrine falcon, which, rather surprisingly, has made a return to the gently sloping cliff after a 30-year absence. The Cliff boasts a 70 million year history, as ancient octopus, sea urchin and mussel fossils at the foot of the rock testify. From

the seaside, the beautiful light blue and green hues of the cliff can be appreciated, while its vertiginous top is home to some 20 different species of wild orchid. Møns Klint is an ever-changing spectacle; every year, up to 40cm of the cliff vanishes into the sea; it will eventually be completely absorbed, so make sure to see it while you can. Stevns Klint, the area’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, has its own story to tell; legend says that it is perennially guarded by The King of the Cliffs, a powerful ﬁgure who once turned the sea black by riding four black horses from Stevns to Møn. Stevns Klint is fascinating from a geological perspective; it is the only evidence of the global

environmental disaster which struck the Earth some 65 million years ago, when the climate turned icy cold and the seas vanished, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs and more than half of all plant species. A thin layer of ﬁsh clay serves as the only memory of the disaster and as a warning of the fragile nature of our Planet. At Stevns’ Cliff, treat yourself to a 20km hike along Trampestien (which affords different views of the cliff) and visit the 13th-century Højerup Church, which, legend has it, moves a small stride inland every Christmas Eve. The church will need a little more than divine intervention to be saved, however; every year, it moves closer to the cliff’s edge, losing 10cm to the voracious Baltic. e

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Those who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s will probably always be inspired by the music of golden bands such as Queen and ABBA, yet for the hit composer of tunes like Mamma Mia and Dancing Queen, Benny Andersson, the interest in the past extends even further: to the 1930s, in fact, when the Hotel Rival was an elegant cinema that attracted Sweden’s top stars to its doors on première nights.

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THE LEISURE hotel

The Hotel Rival

Stockholm WORDS Marisa Cutillas Photography courtesy of the Hotel Rival

n the year 2003, Benny Andersson, who had just bought the Rival, turned to Art Deco and Swedish stars like Great Garbo, to breathe new life into the old cinema, converting it into the coolest boutique hotel in Stockholm. The Rival is located in the trendy, Soholike area of Södermalm, dotted with cool boutiques, art galleries, bistros and bars, and gorgeous design stores. The Hotel, which is a mere 10-minute walk from the quaint Old Town, fits in perfectly with the hobo-chic environment, its colourful interiors often providing the ideal spot for a first drink before hitting the town for the ultimate clubbing experience. The Rival has 99 rooms, each of which is individually designed. Some are dressed in light, airy hues while others assert their character in bold turquoise and fuschia tones. Two things all rooms have in common are large-scale black-and-white images of Swedish cinematic stars above the beds, and a cuddly Teddy Bear from Debbenham’s, just waiting for a hug. Lacquered walls, eaved ceilings, quirky furniture pieces and see-through glass walls in bathrooms, are just some of the many touches that ensure this Hotel is flush with character. Comfort is likewise key for Benny and the team, with beds covered

in luxury linen and Egyptian cotton sheets. Fussier guests will enjoy taking their pick from the ample pillow menu. If your budget permits, we recommend booking a Deluxe Room, with its gorgeous balcony and scenic views over Mariatorget square and park. Spacious beds, a plethora of wood features and an elegant desk make the room ideal for those mixing business with pleasure. All rooms cater to the techie lover, with a large HD television, Blue Ray/CD player, Playstation outlet, free Wifi, etc. The Business Centre on the fourth floor has a range of computers, a printer, and free coffee, tea and snacks. The Hotel also boasts an ample DVD collection; feel free to browse from over 200 titles. Rooms are equipped with hair dryers, ironing boards, a mini bar, safe, bath robes and telephones, and, as one would only expect from a hotel belonging to a world famous composer, even the bathroom has a set of topnotch speakers! The highlights of the Hotel Rival include the Art Deco cocktail bar, a bright, bubbly, dynamic area where the who’s who sip on cocktails while enjoying live-spun DJ music. Glamorous touches abound, in the form of modernistic golden

chandeliers, designer chairs and metallic columns, while The Rival bistro, open every day of the year, taps into the craze for Swedish fare, with classic dishes jazzed up with international flavours. The Rival’s Sunday Brunch is said to be the best in Stockholm; take your pick from an array of different warm dishes, breads, pastries, fresh seasonal fruit and fruit juices. Meanwhile, the front of the Hotel has been converted into a Parisianstyle café, where stylish guests nibble on sandwiches and snacks as they watch the fashionable passers-by. The 700-seater Theatre hosts dazzling shows (including film screenings, fashion shows and concerts) and is a popular choice for those holding important business conferences, since it boasts the latest LCD-projector technology, a surround sound system, etc. When you’re not enjoying a show at the Hotel, ask the friendly staff to keep you updated on concerts and shows taking place in town. Friendly and discrete all at once, they are one of the most lauded features of the Hotel Rival. Clearly, Mr. Andersson has learned vital lessons in his many sojourns across the globe; even in the chicest of hotels, guests always want to feel like they are coming home.

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We tuck into market fresh fare at trendy new frontline restaurant, Les Cubes, sample the very best of home-styled cooking at La Cocina de Mi Abuela, feature the hottest names on the Scandinavian food scene and profile René Redzepi of Noma.

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AT THE PLAZA VILLAGE IN THE HOTEL PUENTE ROMANO

Puente Romano Hotel, Blv. Principe Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, Marbella. www.thaigallerymarbella.com

Tel: 952 818 392

TAI PAN chinese cuisine polynesian bar

Serving Marbella in a Select Atmosphere for Decades. Tel: 952 777 893 / 952 775 500 Puente Romano, Fase 2, Marbella. Open Daily for Dinner from 8:00 www.taipanmarbella.com

SUKHOTHAI Exquisite Royal Thai Cuisine

Tel: 952 770 550 Open Mon-Sat. C.C. Marbellamar, L-3A. Marbella. www.sukhothaimarbella.com

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LES CUBES Old Style Service in a Contemporary Setting WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS PHOTOGRAPHY KEVIN HORN

he gracefully arched Moroccan door that invites diners into Marbella’s newest ‘it’ restaurant belies its bright, breezy interiors. Les Cubes, conveniently located on the Golden Mile, is a veritable jewel for those who crave a top dining experience a stone’s throw from the dancing waters of the Mediterranean. The reasons behind Les Cube’s impressive reputation become immediately apparent as one walks down the marble steps that lead to the interiors. The venue is as luxurious as they come: wall-to-wall glass doors open or close to grace diners with the cool sea breeze or to afford welcome warmth. The furniture, contemporary in flavour with retro touches, bears the distinct stamp of talented designers, with singular pieces such as linen chair coverings with hand-sewn,

1920s-inspired illustrations. Keen gastronomes will have heard by now, that Les Cubes is divided into three different areas: elegant lounge bar, To Be or Not To Be (where an array of refreshments and colourful cocktails can be enjoyed at midday or in the evening), Kalinka Malinka (serving bistro/tapas-style dishes), and C’est la Vie, an à la carte restaurant serving ﬁne, creative international dishes. The waiters are gorgeously dressed in bright blue trousers and braces and the maître d’ dons a Gatsby-like tuxedo that instantly whizzes you into a world of elegance, where you can expect the kind of service standards you thought belonged to the past. My dining companions and I were attended with aplomb by Cesar, one of Les Cubes’ two maître d’s, and we were delighted to watch him prepare, table-side, a mouthwatering tartare (which he asked us to sample to check for flavour) and fragrant crêpe suzettes. The level of pampering was truly unparalleled; our glasses were never empty and our beautiful cutlery (bearing brightly painted vintage flowers) changed with every new dish. Of course, the big star at any top level restaurant is the Chef, and Les Cubes has plenty to boast about in this department. Heading the fort is Ladislao Comins, winner of various

prestigious awards, including Valencia’s Chef of the Year Competition. Comins’ cuisine harks back to tradition, with dishes centred on the very best produce and classical sauces and preparation methods. During our meal we enjoyed firm favourites like jamón de bellota (in this case, sourced from Huelva) and a varied selection of cheeses, including truffle-infused, creamy and blue cheeses, served with dates and walnuts on an elegant black stone slab. We sampled a variety of some of Les Cube’s most highly demanded dishes; some are available on the menu and others (such as specific fish varieties) change depending on the ‘catch of the day’. The red pepper pudding, served with a confit of cod on top, was the perfect blend of saltiness and umami; a soul-soothing pleaser which reminded us of Marbella’s Golden Age. The butterfish ceviche, tender and jazzed up with tiny slices of red onion, symbolised the benefits of living seaside, while the monkfish rice with prawns really hit the spot on a cool Autumn day. The highlight of the meal was undoubtedly when Cesar prepared the tartare from scratch, beginning with an emulsion, which he lovingly brought to textural perfection before mixing

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in tiny slices of onion, pickles and capers and the meat itself, and asking us to test the blend to determine our required spice level. Cesar, who hails from Rumania, enlightened us on the different ways tartare is normally served in his country, which piqued my curiosity for new varieties. The cheese tray gave our palates a ‘break’ before we indulged in the unbelievably delicious crepe suzette, once again made on the spot, the citrus-and-butter sauce sending our sense of smell into overdrive as we inhaled its aroma. Les Cubes has been built to satisfy a discerning clientele all-year-round. The glass doors can be opened or closed, as can the sliding-panel roof, depending on the season, and the establishment is open from around midday onwards, so you can take your pick from one of the three different zones, depending on your mood. Enjoy tapas and beer, or make it a romantic evening and pull out all the stops for your partner at C’est la Vie. Allow yourself to be seduced by the beautiful décor, unbeatable service and outstanding food and don’t forget to pinch yourself: you may wonder if you are actually dreaming!

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La Cocina de mi Abuela Experience the flavours of Spain at the Kempinski

There are Italian restaurants, Asian and Spanish ones, fine dining and informal, but amid this profusion of choice it remains difficult to find something truly different. Every now and again, though, you come across an eatery that offers not just good food but a new experience to savour. WORDS MIchel cruz Photography kevin horn

luxury resort hotel like the Kempinski Hotel Bahía has its range of quality restaurants, but its most recent addition is an inspired offering that celebrates the distinct culinary traditions of Spain’s regions in an innovative and appealing way. The setting is La Cocina de mi Abuela (My grandmother’s kitchen), an intimate little restaurant whose cosy country style will really come into its own in the winter, when seated around a large tapas style table with a top fashioned from beautiful wood, the ambience and crackling fire will give you the sensation that you’ve been invited to dine at one of Spain’s grand country estates. La Cocina de mi Abuela was born out of a passion for the richness and diversity of Spain’s cuisine, which reflects regional climate, culture and raw materials in its alternating focus on meat, seafood and local vegetables. A large blackboard lists a selection of mouth-watering choices under each of the regions – and there are many in Spain – but an added sense of charm to the dining experience here is that it follows a menú de degustación format in which you book a table and only know which region’s delicacies you are going to be treated to when you arrive. The chef’s choice is not random, but driven by the best, freshest ingredients available at the market that day. Accompanied by regional wines, this delightful way of enjoying a tasting menu can either be regionspecific or a wonderful blend of

Spain’s variety. Naturally you can also express a preference for meat, fish or seafood beforehand, and the chef will set out on a mission to acquire the ingredients for a feast such as the one that greeted us as we arrived on a late summer’s evening. The terrace doors were open, so we found ourselves, glass of Champagne in hand, enjoying the last of the day’s sunny glow. Say what you want but good Champagne, like the Perrier Jouët Grand Brut we were offered, remains one of the most refreshing and refined drinks you can wish for.

Discovering Spain at the Table Now we all know a good many Spanish dishes, some of which have become part of our staple diet over the years – gazpacho, chorizo, boquerones, paella and so on, but there remains much out there to surprise and enthral even the more advanced gourmet diners among us. A case in point is the opening course of the evening, Esqueixada de Bacalao. To my ears this sounded Galician or Portuguese, but actually this salad of meaty tomatoes, spring onions and cod confit with black olive vinaigrette comes from Catalunya in the northeast of the country. Presented with a glass of crisp Manzanilla Xixarito from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, it was a perfect starter. From the north we travelled south, still keeping with a light, fresh dish as we enjoyed the chef’s ode to the Andalusian classic, Salmorejo. A thicker, creamier relative of gazpacho,

it has a blend of tomatoes, bread, olive oil and vinaigrette, along with egg and ham, to add body. Salmorejo is a typical traditional country dish most closely associated with the region of Córdoba. At La Cocina de mi Abuela, the drinks are not exactly synchronised with the courses, which gives you time to savour both at a less rigid pace. The rosé wine that followed the dry Manzanilla sherry was a 2013 Radix from Parés Baltà in the region of Penedés. It provided the accompaniment to another less wellknown Spanish dish, this time from the Canary Islands. This island region in the Atlantic Ocean has a longstanding link with Spain’s former American colonies, and this much is evident in the name: Papas Arrugás con Mojo. Papas are the very same thing as ‘Patatas’, and a word used more in Latin America than Spain, while the salt-water boiled spuds presented with their crispy skins come with a choice of two softly spicy sauces that had us asking for the recipe. What followed is one of my personal favourites, a classic from the Madrid region called Huevos Rotos, or ‘Broken Eggs’. Midway between fried and scrambled, the eggs, jamon and potatoes are just a wonderful version of comfort food. Murcia was represented by a traditional cream of pumpkin soup with potatoes, paired with a crisp wine from the nearby La Mancha region: the 2014 Artero Macabeo – Verdejo.

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We were nearing the crescendo with the Lubina a la Sidra. This sea bass in cider comes from the coastal regions of Asturias, on Spain’s north coast, where the deep, cold waters produce some of the finest fishing grounds. Soft and tender, the sea bass was followed by the famous Castilian Cochinillo – suckling pig – which naturally has to be accompanied by a glass of red wine, in this case, an outstanding 2009 Peique Viñedos Viejos from Mencía, gently sweet with a light bubble and a hint of blackberries. Served chilled, it is darker than a rosé, not a regular red wine and also not a dessert wine, but simply a memorable new experience that I will be looking for again. The minimum table size at this unique restaurant is six, and you have to book beforehand, but for foodies and sociable diners alike it is an experience to be savoured. Our feast ended in Galicia, so to speak, with another handcrafted delicacy, this time a dessert called Filloas de Leche – traditional Galician crépes filled with wonderfully soft and smooth cream and vanilla. The sweet wine presented with it was a Solera 1847 cream sherry by González Byass, which like all the food and wine we enjoyed on the night formed a perfect match. Having learned and discovered new things, and done so in a wonderfully ambient and sociable manner, we cannot recommend this innovative dining experience at the Kempinski enough. ESSENTIALMAGAZINE.COM OCTOBER 2015 / 141

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THE GOURMET food news

New Mecca for Gastronomes in Puerto Banús WORDS Marisa CUTILLAS Photography Courtesy of ambrosía

elf-confessed foodies on the Coast probably have one word on their lips these days: ‘Ambrosía’… not the fare enjoyed by the Gods of mythology, but the trendy new market/dining haven that has taken over the Alzambra commercial centre with 14 different stalls offering everything from prizewinning Swiss cheeses to fragrant, spicy Thai delights. Ambrosía is usually abuzz with business people, families, groups of friends enjoying tapas and a beer or cocktails… the project may have taken a one million euro investment to bring to life, yet somehow, we wonder how Marbella ever did without it. The different stalls you will find at Ambrosía serve: ZZ Sushi and Thai Food: Soothe your cravings for the spicy, herby flavour of Thai cuisine, or the freshness of a colourful sushi platter. Delight your tastebuds with everything from a soul soothing Tom Yam soup to a delicious stir-fried chilli squid with garlic. Dishes range in price from around €5,50 to €11,95. ZZ Croquetas: This tapa is majorly popular across Europe and rightly so, since the bite-sized, warm snacks go down perfectly well with a beer or glass of wine. For just €3, you can tuck into croquetas in a variety of traditional and nouvelle flavours, including pisto and salmon, and rabo de toro. ZZ Pasta: Italian food lovers will

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swoon over this little stand, featuring a range of fresh and dried pastas and a plethora of sauces. Create your own combination; choose from a selection of Italian cheese toppings and voila! You will be enjoying a hearty meal in no time. ZZ Seafood: La Gamba de Oro is the apt title for this cool stand, bearing market fresh seafood of all kinds: prawns, red prawns (carabineros), mussels, octopus, oysters and other tasty dishes. ZZ Crêpes: Finally, you don’t need to yearn for those uniquely fine, elegant crêpes you once enjoyed on a cold winter’s evening in Paris. The creperie serves a dazzling array of sweet and salty crêpes, as well as worthwhile temptations such as cupcakes (decorated with tiny Oreos and chocolate adornments) and macarons. Those in the mood for a delicious baguette will also find what they are looking for. Open for breakfast. ZZ Tortillas: Eggs form an important part of Spanish gastronomy, and this stand (aptly called Eggsquisito) entices you with a wide range of scrambled dishes, tortillas (try the chistorra flavour), huevos estrellados, or patatas bravas. ZZ Joselito pork products and cheeses: This is one of the chicest stands on the block, no doubt about it. Serving highly coveted acorn-fed

ham and other pork products, the stand was one of the first visited by Dani García, who, incidentally, didn’t waste any time inquiring as to whether or not they served coppa (a new product that bears a slight smokey flavour and instantly melts in the mouth. If you must try just one product, let it be this!). The friendly, highly knowledgeable staff also invited me to sample a cheese that was totally new to me – a buttery Tête de Moine, sliced fine as a feather and, quite simply, delicious. ZZ Meat: Steak Palace will make any meat lover feel like they have died and gone to Heaven. Serving a range of T-bone, tenderloin and hamburger products made with the finest beef, it is bound to be one of Marbella’s ‘it’ dining establishments. The range of meat includes Wagyu and Kobe beef, as well as the finest Spanish cuts. ZZ Conserved Goods and Seasonings: Gourmet canned and conserved products are all the rage, as evidenced by this stand, which serves trout, octopus, caviar and a range of sauces and gourmet salt, marmelade (with and without alcohol), as well as snacks such as meatballs, cocido and daily specials. ZZ Pistos and tapas: Pisto (the deliciously sweet vegetable dish made with sweet peppers) is all the range in Spain, while tapas and hearty rice dishes will never be out of style.

ZZ La Vinoteca: Manuel is ‘The Man’ at Ambrosia when it comes to wine. Extremely affable and knowledgeable all at once, he is a joy to speak to and can enlighten you on a wide range of wines – everything from classic banana wine to a wonderful Pingus 2001 or the highly coveted V1 and V2. The stand also sells Champagne. ZZ Estrella Galicia Bodega, beer and beverages: The heart of Ambrosía is the bar, where you can enjoy draft beer by renowned brewery, Estrella Galicia (additional varieties are served), as well as a range of drinks. ZZ Cocktails: Upstairs, the cocktail lounge is the perfect place to enjoy a cool cocktail; ask barman, Marcos, for his exotic cocktails, served in real Tiki glasses. Enjoy a wide range of traditional and new cocktails, including those made with strawberry gin. Additional areas include the outdoor seating area, always one of the coolest places to be on a breezy summer evening. g Free parking available for all customers. Ambrosía opens from 9am to 12am on weekdays (most stands open at midday though two breakfast stands open at 9am) and till 2am on weekends. Live music from Thursday to Sunday. Tel: 685 201 206. www.ambrosiamercadogourmet.es

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Alamar Restaurant Wins Gold Prize at Competition

An Excellent First Month for Ambrosía Gourmet Market in Marbella

Alamar restaurant, located at the Vincci Selección Aleysa Hotel in Benalmádena, recently took home the hotly contested XIII Concurso Nacional de Cocina Aplicada al Langostino (a national King prawn cooking competition), thanks to the talent of Chefs Daniel García and Eva Moncayo, who prepared a mean prawn dish with plankton, umami and seaweed. The Chefs noted that the key to the success of their dish was the two-stage cooking process and the soul-soothing broth, made with ingredients such as katsuobushi, ham, mushrooms, plankton, etc. Congratulations to the team for their drive and creativity. i www.vinccihoteles.com

On August 24, Ambrosía Gourmet Market in Marbella celebrated its ﬁrst working month and, according to the data provided by the owners, Antonio Ortiz and Gabor Somlai, the balance in terms of the number of visitors, product sales, consumption in situ, impact on the media and future estimations for the multi-establishment, is extremely positive. An average of 700 people visit the market daily, and numbers are even higher on weekends. Most people come in to sample and taste the food, but more and more clients are electing to buy the conveniently packed products to enjoy in the comfort of their own home. i www.ambrosiamercadogourmet.es

Citroën Plateselector Food Tour

Lands in Málaga

Last month, the Citroën Plateselector Food Tour, which is making its way through all major cities in Spain, visited the Martíricos Esplanade, just in front of La Rosaleda football stadium in Málaga. A selection of Spain’s best caravans and food trucks delighted local diners, with the help of some well known local Chefs, such as Diego Gallegos (Breakthrough Chef in the last edition of Madrid Fusión, for his excellent restaurant, Sollo, at Reserva del Higuerón in Benalmádena). The event celebrated the glory of street food with a creative touch.

Andoni Aduriz at Healthouse Las Dunas Healthouse Las Dunas will be hosting a delicious low-cal dinner with the great Andoni Aduriz, one of Spain’s best and most highly lauded Chefs, thanks to the success of his Michelin-starred restaurant, Mugaritz. The evening will feature a ﬁve-course meal and healthy drinks. Starred dishes include ceviche Andino de ostras, rocoto y lima, consomé de rabo de toro y manzana en su segunda piel, and cochinita pibil. g For bookings, Tel: 951 082 090/ comerbien@healthousenaturhouse.com

New Address for

Funky Tapas

Due to technical reasons the highly successful Funky Tapas has had to move and can now be found next door to its sister restaurant Nueva Campana, less than 150 meters further down the same road. Same great décor, same funky dishes (with a few new additions) and same friendly staff. Open every day for lunch and dinner except Sunday. Nueva Campana still serve their Menu del Día for only €15 and a set dinner menu from only €25. Don’t forget their Sunday Lunches from €17,95. g Avda Miguel de Cervantes 68, La Campana,

Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 814 041/ 629 273 765.

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As a young boy, intent on gaining a thorough culinary knowledge, I recall browsing through a library full of international cookery books and being amazed at just how many different cuisines exist. It seemed to me that, to some extent, it was possible to link the history and culture of various places, to not only the ingredients, but also the style of cooking applied.

hile it was clear that the majority of countries had embraced elements from various other international cuisines, I recall thinking just how limited in creativity Russian recipes were. However, in Russia’s second largest city of St Petersburg, that’s certainly no longer the case. While St Petersburg has always been widely acknowledged as being the cultural capital, it has more recently gained the reputation of being the most Westernised. This in no small part can be attributed to its sophisticated hotels and restaurants. Given the number of amazing cultural attractions that the city has to offer, it makes sense to stay in a central hotel, where you can stroll directly to the major ones. Then at the end of the day, it’s lovely to wander back and take full advantage of everything that a ﬁve star hotel has to offer and the Corinthian Hotel is a perfect base. Developed by renovating three majestic 19th century buildings right in the heart of the famous Nevsky Prospekt, the hotel manages to successfully blend classical

architecture with ultra modern amenities. In addition, the Imperial Restaurant situated within the hotel is highly regarded and one of the best in the city for, believe it or not, Mediterranean and Sicilian food! But this is Russia and what I really wanted to experience was great, authentic Russian cooking and to see just whether it’s cuisine has developed yet retained its identity. So I headed for what is allegedly St Petersburg oldest and most opulent restaurant, Palkin. The restaurant is named after the founder of a dynasty of restaurateurs, Anisim Palkin, who opened the ﬁrst restaurant in 1785 at a time when St Petersburg was the capital of Russia. On entering the restaurant, which is situated on the third floor of a building close to the hotel, be prepared to be taken back to a bygone era. With really high ceilings, huge chandeliers, elaborate stucco work and impressive furnishings, albeit slightly tired, the staff work hard to treat each guest as if he or she might be a relative of an old Tsar or even Vladimir Putin (one of his favourite restaurants apparently).

While the appearance of the restaurant might have been a little too ornate and slightly worn for my taste, the food was difﬁcult to fault. The chef had managed to create an authentic Russian menu and added a modern twist to his dishes. As you would expect, the choice of caviar was exceptional with Beluga heading the list and perfectly served, the blinis were stunning and an impressive menu of vodkas to choose from were served perfectly chilled. The starter of Tea Smoked Salmon with Osetra Malossol Caviar and Fresh Oysters was perfection in its simplicity and while a main course of Venison with pine nut marmalade might sound simple,

trust me, this was a seriously complex dish. However, if like me, you spent some part of your youth looking at the gastronomy of Russia and you were hoping to experience an authentic taste of old Russia then fear not. Palkin still offers some of the old classics and a huge portion of goose pie baked with mushrooms and cabbage will do the trick when preceded by 30 grams of Russia’s ﬁnest Beluga caviar and a large shot of vodka to help numb the tastebuds!

g Kevin is an Internationally

renowned chef, former Head of Department for one the UK’s most prestigious Colleges of Higher Education and more latterly one of the BBC’s most versatile television presenters, having presented Holiday, Ready Steady Cook, Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook, Big Kevin, Little Kevin, Planet Cook, The Heaven & Earth Show and a host of other network shows. He was the recipient of a National Television Award and the subject of This is Your Life and acts as a consultant to several International Hospitality Companies. Kevin Woodford is also a Presenter at BBC Watchdog.

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THE GOURMET profile

GREAT DANE OF THE CULINARY WORLD

RENÉ REDZEPI

In the Mediterranean, Michelin-starred Chefs have long espoused and romanticised the idea of relying on local, seasonal, ‘zero-kilometre cuisine’, celebrating the bounties of the land and reviving revered ingredients from the past. In Denmark, however, the uphill was much steeper for René Redzepi when, in 2003, he set out to do something no Danish Chef had done before: discover produce that had never been utilised, ﬁnding alternatives to ingredients which, owing to Denmark’s harsh climate, had to be imported from warmer climes (including walnuts or olive oil). WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF NOMA

edzepi, who had trained with Pierre André and honed his craft under none other than Ferran Adrià at El Bulli (an experience he would describe as life-changing), opened Noma in 2003 alongside Claus Meyer. Working with some of Denmark’s greatest Chefs, the duo created a Manifesto for the New Nordic Cuisine, promising to elevate local cuisine to its rightful place. The manifesto sounds laudable and logical, yet when René Redzepi picked up his award for Best Restaurant in the World at Restaurant Magazine’s prestigious awards in 2014, he noted that many insults had been hurled at his team, the most memorable of which, included “seal fucker” and “whale penis” and “blubber restaurant.” He says, “We were the geeks in a class of fine linens and expensive wines… being called ‘the seal fucker’ did not bother us; it fucking fuelled us and look at where we are now, several years later, celebrating it all… this is not the finishing line, though, there are still so many discoveries to be made, recipes to be written. Everything we have achieved so far has been the result of failing, or handling failures by looking

for our next move, convinced that we have nothing to lose. The road was not paved for us, for we wanted to be the ones to lay every brick.” Redzepi often mentions his debt to Ferran Adrià, for it was at El Bulli that he stumbled upon the possibility of freedom: “Good cooking didn’t have to be French…”, yet he always had a clearly defined vision of his own. As he told journalist, Søren Frank, “Instead of thinking about what we would have done at El Bulli or Kong Hans, I began to listen more to myself and ask what I would like if I came to Noma as a guest: A sense of time and place. We are not in Sao Paolo, New York or London, but in Copenhagen in southern Scandinavia. Most of our ingredients are from Sealand and Southern Sweden, and we have to follow the seasons." Redzepi’s words may sound logical and even familiar today, yet as food historian, Bi Skaarup notes, “Well on into the 1990s, Danish food was still associated with insipid gravy, boiled potatoes and grey burgers. At that time, good chefs in Denmark didn’t have a polite word to say about Danish food either. It had to be either French or Italian.”

Redzepi’s bold proposal soon received the praise it deserved. In 2005, Noma was awarded its first Michelin star and in 2008, the team celebrated its second star. In 2010, Noma was named Best Restaurant in the World for the first time. Noma has managed to stay within the Top Five since then, a feat Redzepi defines as “fucking crazy.” Noma is where it is today because of Redzepi’s relentless pursuit of the unknown, in his very own backyard. He recalls having discovered new nuts, such as the beech tree nut (similar in texture to the walnut), just minutes outside Copenhagen. Redzepi also found that trees, themselves, were a kind of natural supermarket, their sap, leaves, shoots and even wood being perfectly edible. He found berries which could be salted to taste like olives and stumbled on mahogany clams, a bite-sized treat which nobody had considered utilising in the past. Garden sorrel, chickweed and nettles, are just a few more unexpected ingredients you might find at Noma. Redzepi knew that Denmark had trumped the world when he triumphantly declared (before Ferran Adria, Juan Mari Arzak

and Thomas Keller),“Wood sorrel has conquered caviar!” An example of Redzepi’s creativity can be found in his vintage carrot and chamomile dish. He recalls one winter when the harsh climate meant the team was desperate for ingredients to cook with. A local farmer presented the Chef with an old, brown-hued ‘vintage carrot’ which had been in the ground for a full year. Redzepi hit upon the idea of “treating the carrot like meat,” slowly sautéeing it with chamomile for a few hours in butter and serving it on a grey stone slab, like a piece of tenderloin. The result was a steak-like delight, thicker on the outside and deliciously juicy on the inside. The look is to-die-for and the taste, we are sure, is even better. If you’re planning on visiting Noma, make sure you do it soon; the restaurant is closing for one year after New Year’s Eve 2015, as Redzepi is heading for the hippy suburb of Christiania to grow his own flowers and vegetables with the help of an agricultural specialist. When he returns, expect big changes; meat dishes will be offered in Winter while in Spring and summer, only plant-based offerings will be served. i www.noma.dk

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Urb. MarbellaMar, Golden Mile, 29602 Marbella Open every day for lunch and dinner. Tel: 952 770 760 www.suttonmarbella.com

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chefs THE GOURMET

NOMA-NOMICS Ushering Scandinavia into a New Era of Self-Reliance

René Redzepi’s Noma may have once been mocked by critics and serious gastronomes, yet in many ways, it caused the ﬁrst tentative tremor that sparked a tsunami of creativity and local pride in Scandinavia, in the same way that Ferran Adrià ushered in the era of the avante-garde for Spanish Chefs.

Fäviken’s signature scallop dish

WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DANIEL BERLIN KROG AND FÄVIKEN

n 2004, Redzepi, alongside Mathias Dahlgren and 10 other chefs, signed the New Nordic Food Manifesto, committing fully to self-sufﬁciency. No longer would fancy products be sourced from overseas; instead, ‘regional sharing of high-quality products’ would be the norm. Cooking should reflect freshness and simplicity and follow the changing seasons in every dish, said the Chefs. Above all, it should be based ‘on ingredients and produce whose characteristics are particular to our climates, landscapes and waters’. Tradition would be honoured and creativity, expressed. “Chefs should dig wherever they are standing,” Dahlgren told

Condé Nast’s Raphael Kadushin, summing up the current Scandinavian penchant for foraging in local forests and relying on fresh ﬁnds to breathe new life into tried-and-tested dishes. Moss and pine cones, nettles and twigs, juniper and exotic berry species; these are some of the ingredients lending a new character to Scandinavian cooking. “We have not been particularly good at highlighting our own identity and culture,” said Dahlgren, “Instead, we have been good at erasing it and been extremely open to inspiration from outside. You can call it a survival strategy, but it is not interesting enough. With the manifesto, our food made a name for itself all over the world.” The influence of Redzepi and Dahlgren can clearly be savoured in restaurants such as Geranium,

perched on the eighth floor of Denmark’s national soccer stadium. Here, Chef Rasmus Kofoed and team whip up delicate meals containing hitherto unheard-of ingredients like green egg and pine. Gastronomic getaways into the heart of Nature are also gaining ground; in the summertime, the Swedes escape to the lush pine forests hidden in the islands of the Stockholm Archipelago, digging their spoons greedily into tasty shellﬁsh casseroles and ending on a sweet note with a sinful crème brûlée, as they take in scenic views of the Baltic sea in dining havens such as the Grinda Wärdshus inn and restaurant, a two hour ferry ride from Stockholm. Today, it is common for top restaurants to grow their own produce on adjoining land. Noma planted its own garden relatively

recently (in an effort, the press claims, to keep gawkers at bay), while Fäviken (Magnus Nilsson’s legendary 12-seater restaurant in Järpen, Sweden) obtains 70 per cent of its food from its own 20,000-acre estate. Nilsson is indeed symbolic of the new ethos prevailing among the most committed Chefs; halfcultural anthropologist, half-Chef, he eschews molecular cuisine, preferring the simple magic created when top grade produce is cooked over wild open flames. Thermometres are forbidden, since Nilsson believes that they interfere with the Chef’s senses of touch and smell. At Fäviken, expect to be surprised by Nilsson himself stepping outside the kitchen to saw a large bone in half before your eyes, then scoop up its marrow and serve it alongside diced raw heart and grey pea flowers.

The snowy view from Fäviken

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Magnus Nilsson

Nilsson’s story is fascinating, since the iconic Chef initially planned on making his living as a wine journalist. Two things changed his fate: Noma and a job he obtained as Wine Organiser for Fäviken’s new owners, who had purchased the tiny restaurant in Nilsson’s hometown in 2003. In this quaint establishment, almost barn-like in its mystical wooden interiors, Nilsson would relearn the childlike joy of creativity; by 2008, he had taken over the kitchens as Chef. When he wasn’t cooking up a storm, he was out in the forest, scavenging for nettle leaves or talking to locals and sourcing odd new ingredients for his dishes. Take alcoholic vinegar, which his contemporaries considered more appropriate for cleaning furniture. This tart pickling device has found its way into more than one of Nilsson’s famed dishes, including a ‘’monkfish grilled slowly over burning birch coals, served alongside a leaf of kale steamed so briefly that it is dying on the plate, with green juniper.’’ For a true foray into the heart of Viking cooking, purchase your copy of Magnus Nilsson’s book, Fäviken, whose ingredient list includes ‘’a tiny slice of top blade from a retired dairy cow, dry aged for nine months; crispy reindeer lichen; fermented gooseberries; and fennel salt.’’ If the resulting dish tastes odd, fear not: “The less-than-tender cut that is top blade is matured for so long that the pure flavour of meat becomes secondary to the aromas of controlled decay… it is meat, yet like cheese.” Impossible to imitate, since

Daniel Berlin, buried beneath a bulb of fennel

the Chef slaughters his own animals and ages their meat for months on end. Nilsson also shuns popular contemporary cooking equipment, such as stoves and ovens, preferring ‘’food grilled or roasted over open coals’’. If all this doesn’t sound romantic enough to seduce you, the Chef’s revival of Viking tradition will surely do the trick, enticing you to step inside the palace hidden deep in his kingdom of snow. Another individual making major waves on the Swedish scene is Chef Daniel Berlin, whose cottage restaurant, Daniel Berlin Krog (in Skåne, on the southern Swedish coast) seats 25 diners and epitomises the new Swedish penchant for regional cuisine. Berlin’s eponymous restaurant makes the most of its location amid romantic rolling hills, majestic castles and rustic farmhouses. The staff serves starters in the garden and most produce is grown on the three-acre estate. Bon Appétit claims that Daniel Berlin Krog is “the restaurant you need to visit in Scandinavia right now” and deems the Chef “the new René Redzepi,” owing in no small part to the way he sources his ingredients. Berlin heads for the Nordic wild to hunt all meat served in his restaurant and he forages for his own berries, relying on local farms to source any ingredients he cannot pull out of the earth with his bare hands. It may sound odd for a Scandinavian Chef, but Berlin’s meals are mainly

vegetable based: “Out of 23 courses, we only have one fish and one meat dish,” he says, highlighting the variety and quality of fresh produce. A meal at Berlin’s restaurant has been likened to a visit to the theatre – there is action, there are breaks and always, there is a sense of having experienced the very best bounties the Scandinavian earth has to offer. Like Sweden and Denmark, so, too, is Norway making a name for itself in world gastronomy. The microclimates surrounding the fjords make for unique produce bearing a complexity and depth that can rarely be matched in warmer climes. The marriage of warm waters from the Gulf Stream with the gelid Norwegian sea, meanwhile, gives rise to abundant numbers of salty cod, consumed in

abundance in Denmark, Sweden and Spain. The oysters are said to bear a special flavour, less salty and fresher in taste than the more common varieties sourced from the Pacific. Norway is home to iconic restaurants like Andreas Viestad’s St. Lars (in Oslo), famed for serving up flame-grilled bear and horse meat. Viestad’s aim is reminiscent of Redzepi’s: to source the very best produce in the country and use simple cooking methods to highlight its quality and natural flavour. St. Lars is a meat and seafood lovers’ Paradise, where diners munch on crunchy fried pig’s ears and snouts, and enjoy the juicy plumpness of grilled langoustines. With all this talk of meat and slaughtering of animals, it occurs to me that more than one of these Scandinavian Chefs has probably secretly wished they possessed Thor’s hammer; then again, having created a veritable Ragnarok inhabited by culinary Gods and Godesses whose aim is to celebrate the beauty and richness of the Scandinavian culinary tradition, they probably need no more than a sharp knife and a sprig of juniper. e

Exotic fare at Daniel Berlin Krog

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THE GOURMET wine

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia The Remembrance of Things Past

Rafael López de Heredia was born in Santiago de Chile in 1857, of Spanish parents from the Álava province, where the town of Heredia is located. He was educated by the Jesuits, first in Chile and subsequently in Spain, and by the age of just nineteen – having fought in the Third Carlist War on the side of Carlos VII, the Bourbon claimant to the Spanish throne – had attained the rank of lieutenant and found himself exiled in Nantes. WORDS Carlos Read Photography Courtesy of Viña Tondonia

ndeterred, and keen to pursue a career in business, he escaped to Bayonne where he finished his studies and joined the firm of Luis Abreu – one of many companies specialising in the importation of Spanish cereals and wines, for which there was great demand following the ravages of the Franco Prussian War and the disastrous advent of phylloxera (a tiny American aphid, barely visible to the human eye, that feeds exclusively on the sap of vine roots, spreading via cracks in the soil, the wind, farm machinery and even human feet). First identified in Europe in 1863,

this would inexorably decimate much of Europe and North Africa’s vineyards well into the early 1900s and it hit Rioja in 1899. Fortunately or unfortunately, however, the firm of Luis Abreu was chaotically run and, within just a few months, Rafael found himself its sole remaining employee attending to its liquidation – only to be offered a post in Spain by creditor and former client Armande Heff, a vintner from Alsace who had interests in Valladolid and Haro. Now the real adventure would properly begin and Rafael would not only transform Armande

Heff’s warehouse, situated in the railway quarter of Haro, like those of a further dozen or so French traders (for ease of access by growers and the direct railroad line to the port of Bilbao, completed in 1864) from a bulk operation into a magnificent winery, officially founded in 1877, producing its own quality bottled offerings. A few years later, in 1880, with Armande growing older, Rafael bought the firm for 50,000 pesetas (approximately £100,000) to leave a legacy that would perennate and today still remains in the determined family hands of sisters María José and Mercedes,

with few concessions to the present beyond a modern bottling line and a startlingly modern Shop/Tasting Room, which is in fact a Zaha Hadid reconstruction of the art-nouveau stand built by great grandfather Rafael for the Brussels Exhibition of 1910. For here, beneath the colourful predominantly red triangular tower that dominates all the other neighbouring bodegas in the district – most notably Muga and La Rioja Alta, and within which objects have been known to move around of their own accord – exists a world that remains quite firmly in a bygone era.

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Many are the names of the extensive cellars that comprise a great surface and underground complex, populated in the ﬁrst instance by a vast array of huge wooden fermentation butts (tinas of a capacity varying from 24,000 to 48,000 litres), and in the second, a fantastic, picturesque cooperage equipped with implements worthy of the Spanish Inquisition that serve two full-time coopers to produce around 300 barricas a year and keep not just the aforementioned butts in good repair but also the 13,000 or so barricas of Kentucky and Missouri oak that remain in service for up to 35 years and line the 3,433 square metres of underground tunnels. The most impressive of these tunnels is El Calado, hewed out of sandstone between 1890 and 1892, 140 metres long and emerging on the banks of the Ebro; and were it not for the slightly disturbing, often luminous multicoloured slime and itchprovoking dusty growths on the walls (the ofﬁcial objects of study by more than one university), one could almost be on an abandoned

branch of some long forgotten London tube line. Here too are literally millions of bottles quietly ageing as well as niches with copious amounts of centenary bottles; and in the largest of these cementerios is a cavernous tasting room historically dominated by one of the largest spider webs in the world, where in times past special guests would be invited to guess the vintage of one of the bodega´s best ever Gran Reserva whites. Fresh as a daisy with wonderfully fresh lemon attributes, this wine confounded all and sundry by turning out to be their 1964 vintage; but sadly, as guided tours became ever more popular, the spider web has collapsed twice in the last 80 years and the cavern is currently off limits to encourage the re-emergence of Mark 3. Meantime, just across the Ebro from El Calado, lie the family’s 170 hectares of vineyards. which yield an average of 800,000 kilos (some 500,000 bottles) and are divided into 4 plots: Cubillo, Bosconia, Gravonia and Tondonia; and their wines are so called to indicate their speciﬁc provenance.

WHITES

Z GRAVONIA BLANCO 2005 This golden yellow offering, aged in oak for some four years and made predominantly from Viura, is a delight: a gentle but lively fusion of lemon, witch hazel and bitter grapefruit. Z VIÑA TONDONIA BLANCO GRAN RESERVA 1994 Orange, butterscotch colour with aromas of honey, melon and witch hazel; citric and grapefruit flavours predominate together with gentle cedarwood notes. Good, understated acidity; with a little air, elements of cinnamon come to the fore together with an appealing salty tang.

REDS

Z CUBILLO 2006 This Crianza, which far exceeds the official limits, spent three years in oak and is 65% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacha, 5% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo and was traditionally sold purely in Haro, resulting in many roving foreign importers scouring the local shops and filling up their vans with whatever stocks they could purchase in the area. Tawny orange in hue; with rich, slightly burnt, up front red cherry fruit bolstered by attractive spicy oak; impressive length. Most appealing. There are meantime historic debates among dedicated López de Heredia fans as to which is superior: the finer, more restrained Tondonia or the slightly richer and fuller Bosconia. In the late 1970s, when

mythical LdH winemaker, Anastasio Gutiérrez, was asked for his opinion, he simply said ‘El Bosconia es más basto’/’Bosconia is rougher’! Z VIÑA TONDONIA TINTO RESERVA 2003 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha, 5% Mazuelo and 5% Graciano, aged for six years in oak. Pale tawny in colour; exceedingly fine and though its red fruit flavours are relatively mature, it has a freshness bordering on the tart which should repay a good few years more in the bottle. Z VIÑA BOSCONIA RESERVA 2004 80% Tempramillo, 10% Garnacha, 5% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo, aged for five years in oak. Tawny in hue, this is more structured and appreciably fruitier with a pronounced red plum character wrapped up in refined oaky overtones and has major length. After some 30 minutes, however, the fruit recedes dramatically and the wine becomes appreciably drier so, with all due respect to official health recommendations, enjoy it quickly! Z VIÑA TONDONIA GRAN RESERVA 1994 LdH have released just 30 Gran Reservas since 1877 and these are sealed with wax. 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha, 5% Mazuelo and 5% Graciano, aged for ten years in oak. A gracious old wine very much at its peak: thinning orange in colour; ripe red fruit vies with elements of spice, chocolate, mushrooms, figs, earth and balsamic oak. As usual, with the older Gran Reservas from this house, the longer left open the more flavours emerge.

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theguide RESTAURANTS / CINEMAS / GOLF

Price guide per head for a three-course meal with wine

RESTAURANTS

GYMS / TENNIS / SCHOOLS

under €25

€25 – €40

Yanx

AMERICAN

Open from 9am Monday to Saturday and Sunday from 11am for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Centro Plaza, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 818 861

Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. C/ Ramón Areces, esq. Marina Banús, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 908 024

ARGENTINEAN

HARD ROCK CAFÉ

Jacks Open seven days a week from noon till late. Puerto Banús, Tel: 952 813 625, Puerto Marina, Benalmádena. Tel: 952 563 673

Mr. gourmet burger Open from 6pm ‘til late every evening. Avda. Luis Braile 20, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 785 257

ROUTE 66 Open 10am until midnight every day. Plaza Antonio Banderas 17/29, Puerto Banús. Tel: 951 136 333

Buenos Aires South

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. C/ Virgen del Pilar, 6, Marbella. Tel: 952 779 297

el banco Open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to midnight. Urb. Aloha Pueblo, Local 35, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 907 570

€40 – €60

€60 plus

BELGIAN El Coto

Open daily for both lunch and dinner. Ctra. de Ronda (El Madroñal), San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 786 688

mytilus

Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 132.2 Sotogrande, Cádiz. Tel: 956 791 200

Gluten-free celicioso

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Plaza de Los Naranjos, Puerto Sotogrande. Tel: 956 790 212

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At the Puente Romano Hotel on the Golden Mile. Tel: 952 820 900

FRENCH

GREEK

Open Monday to Saturday from 1pm to 11pm. C/ Calderón Estébanez 19, Marbella. Tel: 952 774 578

Open daily for both lunch and dinner. Muelle Ribera, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 812 148

Casa mono

gauchos

le bistroman

Open daily for lunch and dinner. C.C. Laguna Village. CN 340, km 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 897 744

Open daily for lunch and dinner. El Corte Inglés, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 909 990

ruta 40

Valderrama Restaurant

Open from 9am to 12 midnight daily. C.C. El Zoco, Sitio de Calahonda. Tel: 951 133 737

Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner only and on Sunday for Buffet Lunch. Apartado 1,

Red Pepper

GRILLS

Asador Criollo Grill Open nightly for dinner. CN340-A7, km. 166, Cancelada, El Saladillo. Tel: 952 784 463

Asador guadalmina

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Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Urb. Guadalmina Alta, C.C. Guadalmina, Local 3, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 883 003

cabaña nagüeles Open Monday to Thursday from 11am to 2am and on Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 3am. Urb. La Carolina, Marbella. Tel: 951 134 083

El Carnicero Open daily for both lunch and dinner. Pueblo Viejo Cancelada. Between San Pedro & Estepona. Tel: 952 886 307

El Carnicero 2 Open every day for lunch and dinner. Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 176, Marbella. Tel: 952 867 599

El Gaucho Open daily for dinner from 7.30pm. Galerías Paniagua. Sotogrande. Tel: 956 795 528

El gaucho de banús Open daily for lunch and dinner. Muelle Benabola 9-11, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 812 167

el rancho del puerto Open for lunch and dinner every day. Muelle Benabola 4, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 816 252

Grill del puerto Open for lunch and dinner every day. Muelle Ribera 47H, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 811 686

MARBELLA CLUB GRILL Open every night for dinner. Marbella Club Hotel. Blvd. Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 822 211

Old Town Grill Open Monday to Saturday for dinner and Sunday for lunch. C/ San Lázaro, 3, Pza. Victoria, Marbella.

Tel: 952 867 306

Albert & simon

Restaurante Rancho

Open for lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday and for dinner only on Saturday. Closed Sundays. Urb. Nueva Alcántara, Edif. Mirador, Bloque 4-B, Marbella. Tel: 952 783 714

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Ctra. Cádiz, exit Las Chapas. Tel: 952 831 922

VOVEM Open daily for lunch and dinner. C.C. Odeon, Locales 9-10, C/ Las Yedras, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 003 434

INDIAN

Jaipur palace Open every night except Tuesday for dinner. CN340, km 194, next to Camping Cabopino, Marbella. Tel: 951 310 004

Jaipur Purple Open daily for dinner. CN 340, km. 166, Estepona. Tel: 952 888 353

Massala Open daily for dinner. 57, Duquesa de Arcos (Sabinillas seafront). Tel: 952 897 358

Mumtaz Open daily for both lunch and dinner. Casa No.7, P. Banús. Tel: 952 812 090

Besaya Beach Open Monday to Thursday for lunch, Friday and Saturday for lunch and dinner and Sunday for lunch. Urb. Coral Beach s/n, km 176, Marbella. Tel: 952 777 299

alumbre Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Strachan 11, Málaga. Tel: 951 500 022

Amanhavis

BIBO

Open for dinner from Monday to Saturday from 8.00pm. Calle del Pilar 3, Benahavís. Tel: 952 856 026

Open every day for lunch and dinner except Sunday afternoon and all of Monday. At the Hotel Puente Romano. Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Marbella. Tel: 951 607 011

ambrosia

Black and white Marbella

Open daily from 9am ‘til late. Avda. Álvarez Quintero 20, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 781 310

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Muelle Benabola, under the Torre de Banús, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 815 607

amigos

bono’s beach

Open for dinner from Monday to Saturday. C/ Málaga 3, Benahavis. Tel: 952 855 175

Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Cervantes s/n, Urb. Costabella, Playa El Arenal, Marbella. Tel: 952 839 236

aroma

Open Monday to Thursday from 7pm ‘til late, on Friday and Saturday from 1pm to 4pm and from 7pm ‘til late and on Sunday from 10am ‘til late. Dársena de Levante, Local 39, Estepona Port. Tel: 951 703 060

Open every day for lunch and dinner, closing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at 8pm. Ctra. Arroyo de la Miel, s/n, Benalmádena. Tel: 902 102 675

Open from 1pm to 4pm and 7pm to 11pm daily. At Reserva del Higuerón. Avda. del Higuerón 48, Benalmádena. Tel: 952 661 174

Open Monday to Sunday for dinner. C/ Camilo José Cela 4, Marbella. Tel: 952 868 898

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Puerto Cabopino. Tel: 952 836 886

Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Moncayo 23, Fuengirola. Tel: 952 665 502

Al Rolo

beckitts

alberts

INTERNATIONAL 11&11 Restobar

Doles, Carril del Relojero, Elviria, Marbella. Tel: 952 839 458

baboo lounge and restaurant

Bahia beach Open daily for lunch and dinner. CN340, km 146.5, Casares. Tel: 951 704 884

beach house Open daily for lunch and dinner. Urb. Coto de los

Brunings Kitchen continuously open Monday to Friday from 1pm to 11pm. Saturday – dinner only. Closed Sunday. Las Palmeras 19, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 786 156

CAFÉ DE RONDA Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Avda. Ramón Gómez de la Serna 23, Marbella. Tel: 952 862 149

Cafetería ke Open daily for lunch and dinner. Puerto Deportivo de Sotogrande, s/n.

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cappuccino grande cafe Open daily for lunch and dinner. José Meliá s/n (Hotel Gran Meliá Don Pepe), Marbella. Tel: 952 868 790

Casanis Open every day from 6pm except Sundays. C/ Ancha, 8, Marbella. Tel: 952 900 450

celima Open every day for lunch and dinner. Hotel Hermitage, Ctra. de Casares, Casares. Tel: 952 895 639.

cerrado del águila Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Urb. Cerrado del Águila, Camino del Acevedo, s/n, Mijas Costa. Tel: 951 773 521

under €25

€25 – €40

€40 – €60

€60 plus

Open daily for lunch and dinner. At the Hotel Puente Romano. Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 820 900

Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Urb. Elviria Hills. Avda. Las Cumbres s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 832 371

EL MIRADOR

fonda restaurante el postillón

Don Leone

Open for breakfast every day. At the Kempinski Hotel Bahía Resort. CN 340, km. 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 809 500

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 7:30pm to 11pm. Ctra. de Mijas, km. 1, A-387, Alhaurín El Grande. Tel: 951 254 520

Open every night for dinner. Puerto Banús, Marbella. Tel: 952 811 716

D-wine Open Monday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. C.C. Azalea, Edif. A, CN340, km 173, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 951 339 309

El oceano beach hotel Restaurant & Spa

Sunday. Ctra. de Casares, km. 10. Tel: 952 895 120

funky tapas

Open daily for lunch and dinner. CN 340, km 199, Miraflores Playa, Mijas Costa. Tel: 952 587 550

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Avda. Miguel de Cervantes, 68, La Campana. Tel: 952 814 041

El Bolero

EL OLIVO

Galeria San Pedro

Open every night for dinner from 8-11pm. The San Roque Club, CN 340, km. 127, Cádiz. Tel: 956 613 030

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner and Sunday for lunch. At Marbella Golf & Country Club. CN 340, km. 188, Marbella. Tel: 952 830 500

Open from 11am until midnight. Closed Sundays. Avda Las Palmeras 15, San Pedro Alcántara. Tel: 952 780 927

El Campanario Open every day for lunch. Open for dinner on Friday and Saturday. CN 340, km. 168, Estepona. Tel: 952 880 126

El Restaurante del Casino

GD Gourmet deli marbella

Open every day for dinner from 8pm-4am. Hotel Andalucía Plaza s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 814 000

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Paseo Las Palmeras, 15, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 783 394

EL CASTILLO

Fabiola

Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. C/ El Pilar s/n, Benahavís. Tel: 681 294 442

cortijo fain

El Corzo

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Ctra. de Algar, km. 3, Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz. Tel: 956 704 131

Open daily for dinner. Hotel Los Monteros, Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 187. Tel: 952 771 700

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner and on Sundays for lunch. Cortijo Los Canos, Pueblo Nuevo de Guadiaro, CN-340, km. 132, Sotogrande, Cádiz. Tel: 956 695 114 / 619 694 484

Open 9:30am to 9pm from Monday to Friday and Saturday from 12am to 6pm. Closed Sundays. Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe 7, Marbella. Tel: 952 774 049

dani García restaurante

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Muelle de Honor, Puerto Banús. Tel: 951 778 797

c’est la vie

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. At the Hotel Puente Romano. Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 764 252

del mar

EL GRAN GASTBY EL JINETE Open daily for dinner except for Friday. Ctra. La Cala Golf, km 45, La Cala de Mijas. Tel: 952 119 170

El lago

girasol Open daily for dinner from 6.30p.m. Avda. del Prado, Nueva Andalucía, Marbella. Tel: 952 813 859

Finca Besaya

hermosa

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Urb. Rio Verde Alto, s/n. Tel: 952 861 382

Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner from 7pm. Closed Monday. Local 1A. Puerto de Cabopino. Tel: 952 837 483

Finca cortesín Beach Club Open daily for lunch and dinner. Bahía de Casares, Casares. Tel: 952 897 296

Herrero del Puerto

Finca El Forjador

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Casas de Campos, 1, Málaga. Tel: 952 122 075

Open daily for lunch from 1-4pm, Wednesday to

hills cafe

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Open every day for breakfast and lunch, except Monday. Dinner by reservation is possible on Friday and Saturday. Tel: 952 856 171

Horizon steakhouse Open daily for lunch and dinner. Avda. Antonio Machado s/n, Benalmádena. Tel: 952 560 094

hotel marbella club buffet Open every day for lunch. Blvd. Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 822 211

Tel: 952 809 500

LA CANTINA DEL GOLF

les cubes

Messina

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Urb. Oasis Club, CN340, km. 183, Marbella. Tel: 952 868 396

Open for dinner Monday to Saturday. Avda. Severo Ochoa, 12, Marbella. Tel: 952 864 895

LA GRANADA DIVINO

LIMA

MOJO

Open daily for lunch and dinner except Tuesday. C/ de las Piedras, Gaucín. Tel: 951 709 075

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm to 12am and for lunch on Sunday from 12pm to 5pm. Plaza Practicante Manuel Cantos 2, Marbella. Tel: 952 866 630

Open from Monday to Saturday for dinner from 8pm ‘til late. Monte Paraíso Golf, Marbella. Tel: 951 217 272

La Loggia

Open every evening for dinner. Playa del Rodeo, Marbella. Tel: 951 319 372

karma

La Terraza

Open every day from 10am until late. C/ Las Violetas 7, Conjunto Andalucía Garden Club, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 815 736

Open everyday lunch and dinner. Golf Hotel Guadalmina, Marbella. Tel: 952 882 211

LA biznaga

Open daily for dinner. La Cala Resort, La Cala de Mijas, Mijas. Tel: 952 669 000

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner and on Sunday for lunch only. Ctra. Ronda, km. 46, Urb. Las Medranas, local 4, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 951 275 750

la brisa Open for dinner Thursday to Monday from 7pm. Kempinski Hotel Bahía Estepona. CN 340, km. 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 809 500

La cabaña del mar Open every day for lunch and for dinner from Monday to Saturday. Kempinski Hotel Bahía Estepona CN 340, km 159, Playa El Padrón, Estepona.

and dinner. Marbella Club Hotel. Blvd. Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, s/n. Tel: 952 822 211

Open for breakfast and lunch until 8pm. Closed Sunday. Flamingo Golf Club, Cancelada, Benahavís. Tel: 951 318 815

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks. Hotel Villa Padierna & Flamingos Golf Club, Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 166 (Cancelada exit), Benahavís. Tel: 952 889 150

il mare

Kempinski Hotel Bahía Estepona. CN 340, km 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 809 500

La Terraza La Veranda Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner. Hotel Villa Padierna, Urb: Flamingos s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 889 150

La Verandah Open week days for dinner at 7:30pm and weekends for lunch and dinner, closed Tuesdays. Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 136. Playa Guadiaro, Torre-guadiaro, Cádiz. Tel: 956 615 998

los arcos Open every night for dinner. Hotel Meliá La Quinta, Urb. La Quinta Golf s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 762 000

los bandidos Open every night for dinner. Muelle Ribera, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 815 915

Los naranjos restaurant Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Urb. Los Naranjos de Marbella. Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 816 105

Macaoo beach Open daily for lunch and dinner except Sunday. C/ Jose Echegaray, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 113 618

Magna Café Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. C/ Calderón de la Barca, s/n. Tel: 952 929 578

La veranda lobby bar

Mc café

Open every day for lunch and dinner. At the

Open every day for breakfast, lunch

momo marbella Open Monday to Saturday from 6pm to midnight. C/ Tetuán 7, Marbella. Tel: 952 771 560

mozaic Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner from Monday to Saturday. Urb. Las Chapas, Marbella. Tel: 952 839 901

Miraflores Golf Restaurant Open daily for Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 199. Urb. Riviera Golf. Tel: 952 931 941

NELI Gs Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. C.C. Benavista, Estepona. Tel: 952 928 576

nōmō brasserie Open for lunch and dinner every day except for Sunday. Bulevar de San Pedro, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 951 702 168

NUEVA CAMPANA Open daily for lunch and dinner, except Tuesday. Avda. Miguel de Cervantes, 68, La Campana. Tel: 952 814 041

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€25 – €40

€40 – €60

€60 plus

OCHO

shanti-som – amrita

sutton

Marbella. Tel: 952 924 613.

Open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. C/ Moncayo 12, Fuengirola. Tel: 952 460 232 / 648 502 822

Open Monday to Thursday from 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Friday and Saturday from 1:30pm to 4.30 pm and 8pm to 10.30pm. Ctra. de Ojén, km 22, A355, Marbella-Monda. Tel: 952 864 455

Open nightly for dinner. Urb. Marbellamar 93, Marbella. Tel: 952 770 760

THE PLAYWRIGHT

oyarbide Open daily from 12pm to 12am. C.C. Guadalmina, Urb. Guadalmina Alta. Tel: 952 882 820

Palmyra Open daily from 9am ‘til late. Avda. Arturo Rubenstein s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 858 423

passion café Open for lunch and dinner every day. C.C. La Colonia, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 781 583

puente romano beach club Open daily for lunch. Blvd. Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 820 900

PURO BEACH Open daily for lunch and dinner. Laguna Village, Playa El Padrón, CN 340, km 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 800 015

Restaurante royal Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At the Hotel Torrequebrada, Benalmádena Costa. Tel: 952 441 414

Rojo

shiraz Open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. Puerto Deportivo, Local 15, Marbella. Tel: 952 778 334

Skina Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Friday and Saturday for dinner only. Closed Sunday and Monday. C/ Aduar 12, Old Town, Marbella. Tel: 952 765 277

SMALL WORLD CAFé Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ctra. Istán, km 1, C.C: Le Village 15, Marbella. Tel: 952 771 046

smart café Open 8:30am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 9:30 am to 6pm on weekends. C/ Los Olivos 1, above the Enjoy Golf Academy in front of Aloha College. Tel: 690 001 045

Suave

Open every day for lunch and dinner except Sunday. C/ Granada, 44, Málaga. Tel: 952 227 486

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Paseo Maritimo Rey de España 93, Fuengirola. Tel: 952 866 627

Sea grill

SUite

At the Puente Romano Beach Club. Open daily for lunch and dinner. CN340, km 187, Marbella. 952 820 900

Dinner and afterwards dance to music by resident DJ. Thursday to Saturday. Hotel Puente Romano, Marbella. Tel: 952 820 900

Swing Open from 12-4pm and 7.30pm until midnight. Closed Wednesdays. Arena Beach, Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 151, Estepona. Tel: 952 796 320

tanino Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. CN 340, km 168, Benamara, Estepona. Tel: 952 883 259

Terra Sana Open Monday to Saturday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nueva Andalucía next to the Casino. Tel: 952 906 205. Marina Banús, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 817 977. C.C. Laguna Village, Estepona. Tel: 951 901 050. C.C. Mary Sol, Sotogrande. Tel: 956 796 931. C.C. La Cañada, Marbella. Tel: 952 868 663. C.C. Parque Miramar, Fuengirola. Tel: 952 663 937

Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Manzana, Locales 8-11, Pueblo Los Arcos, Elviria. Tel: 952 830 868

tikitano Open every day for lunch and dinner. Urb. Guadalmansa, CN340, km 164, Estepona. Tel: 952 798 449

Trocadero arena Open every day for lunch and dinner. Torre Real Beach, Marbella. Tel: 952 865 579

trocadero beach Open daily for lunch and dinner. Playa de la Carolina, Marbella. Tel: 610 704 144

Trocadero Entre dunas Open daily for lunch and dinner. Playa del Pinillo s/n (CEPSA exit next to Marbella Arch), Marbella. Tel: 608 100 945

the little geranium

Trocadero Sotogrande

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. C/ Ronda, La Cala de Mijas, Mijas Costa (pedestrian street behind the Town Hall). Tel: 952 493 602

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Paseo del Parque s/n, Sotogrande. Tel: 956 795 012

The meeting room

Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. At the Puente Romano Hotel on the Golden Mile. Tel: 952 820 900

Open 9am to 11pm every day except Sundays. Avda. Ricardo Soriano 1, Local 1 (Edif. Portillo), Marbella. Tel: 952 772 577

The orange tree Open every evening from 6:30 pm-11 pm. Plaza General Chinchilla 1, Plaza de los Naranjos,

UNI Venta garcía Open daily for lunch and dinner every day except Monday. Ctra. de Casares km 7, Casares. Tel: 952 894 191

villa padierna club de mar

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Open daily for lunch from 1pm to 6pm. CN 340, km 166, Marbella. Tel: 647 791 515

zest Open Monday to Saturday from 8:30am to 4:30pm and for cocktail hour from 4:30pm to 8pm. Centro Plaza, Marbella. Tel: 951 319 151

zozoI Open nightly for dinner. Plaza Altamirano 1, Marbella. Tel: 952 858 868

ITALIAN Al Dente

Open every day for dinner. Closed on Mondays. Urb. Jardines del Puerto, local 12, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 906 181

Amore e Fantasía Open every day for lunch and dinner from 7pm onwards. Muelle Benabola, Casa 5A, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 813 464

aragona

CIBO

929 055

nunos

Open from 12pm until midnight daily. Blvd. Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe 11, Marbella. Tel: 952 900 380

Il Tartufo

Open daily for lunch and dinner. At the Caleta Hotel. Catalan Bay, Gibraltar. Tel: +350 200 76501

CONRADS IL Ristorante

la fiorentina

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Avda. del Prado s/n, Edif. Sport Café, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 628 593 409

Open daily for lunch and dinner. C.C. El Pilar, Local 11 (opposite the Crown Plaza Hotel), Estepona. Tel: 952 885 765

Da Bruno

la pappardella di estepona

Open all day. Da Bruno Cabopino: CN-340 Km. 194,7. Tel: 952 831 918. Da Bruno a Casa: Marbella Mar, Local 1, Marbella. Tel: 952 857 521 – closed on Sunday. Da Bruno A San Pedro: Avda. del Mar, local 1E, San Pedro. Tel: 952 786 860 – closed on Monday. Da Bruno Sul Mare: Edif. Skol, Paseo Marítimo, Marbella. Tel: 952 903 318/19. Da Bruno Mijas Costa: Ctra. de Mijas, km. 3.6, Mijas. Tel: 952 460 724

Open every day for lunch and dinner from 1pm to midnight. Puerto Deportivo de Estepona. Tel: 952 802 144

Da Paolo

Open from Monday to Saturday for dinner from 6:30pm. C/ Tetuán 9, Marbella. Tel: 951 087 323

LA pappardella sul mare Open every day for lunch and dinner. C.C. Laguna Village, Estepona. Tel: 952 807 354

la trattoria de marbella Open nightly for dinner from 6:30pm. C/ Las Malvas, Edif. Online, Local 4, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 817 591

O mamma mia Open every day except Sunday for lunch and dinner. At El Corte Inglés Food Hall, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 909 990

Pizzeria Picasso Open daily from 12 noon. Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 813 669

portofino laguna village Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. C.C. Laguna Village, Estepona. Tel: 952 808 035

Ristorante Regina Open every night for dinner and Sunday for lunch. Edif. La Ruleta, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 814 529

ristorante san martino Open daily for lunch and dinner. C.C. Pinares de Elviria s/n, Elviria, Marbella. Tel: 952 832 702

Open everyday for lunch and dinner. Muelle Ribera, casa G-H, local 43, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 816 453

Leonardo da vinci

Rosmarino della piazza

Open every night for dinner. Urb. Doña Lola, Local 21-22, Calahonda, Mijas Costa. Tel: 952 934 667

Aretusa

Don giovanni

Lombardo’s

Open every day from 12pm ‘til midnight for lunch and dinner. C.C. Pinogolf de Don Carlos 34, Elviria. Tel: 952 850 148

Open daily for dinner. Front line P. Banús. Tel: 952 812 898

Open Friday to Monday for dinner. At Hotel Finca Cortesín. Ctra. de Casares, Casares. Tel: 952 937 800

Open daily from 7pm. Galerías Paniagua, Sotogrande, Cádiz. Tel: 956 795 924

Carpaccio

Frascati

MADE IN SARDINIA

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Frontline Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 813 357

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Plaza de Los Naranjos s/n, Sotogrande. Tel: 952 790 392

Open every night for dinner. C.C. Cristamar, Avda. Julio Iglesias, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 906 608

casa tua

gold restaurant

Metro

Open every evening for dinner. C/ Ortiz de Molinillo 14, Marbella. Tel: 951 712 227

Open every day from 10am to 12 am. Complejo Benabola 13, Beach Side, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Puerto Marina, Benalmádena. Tel: 952 446 460

Open every day for dinner. Avda. del Mar 3, Marbella. Tel: 951 134 322

seraFina Open from Monday to Saturday for dinner at the Puente Romano Hotel on the Golden Mile. Tel: 952 771 798

trattoria l’impronta Open daily for lunch and dinner except on Tuesday. Avda. Salamanca, Edif. San Pedro del Mar, Local 14, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 785 943

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Villa Tiberio

Puente Romano. Tel: 952 820 900

Open Monday to Saturday for dinner. Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 178, Marbella. Tel: 952 771 799

Osaka

Mediterranean

Open every day 13:30-16:00 & 19:30-24:00. CN340, km. 166 (Benavista). C.C. Costa del Sol. Tel: 952 885 751

Beata’s Vino y Mar

Sakura

Open Monday to Sunday from 2pm to 11pm. Avda. del Prado 20, Marbella. Tel: 602 822 598

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Avda. Jardines del Puerto, L.5, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 817 536

Restaurante bar carmen Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. C.C. Laguna Village, CN 340, km 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 806 739

tempora Open nightly for dinner. C/ Tetuán 9, Old Town, Marbella. Tel: 952 857 933

Oriental Asia Food

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Centro Comercial, Pinares de Elviria, Marbella. Tel: 952 850 060

Asian fusion bing Open 12.30pm-4.30pm and 6.30pm to 12am daily. Fuengirola, Paseo Marítimo, L-42C. Tel: 952 470 218

Sapporo Open daily for lunch and dinner. C.C. Costa del Sol, upper level. CN-340, km. 166 (Estepona). Tel: 952 888 710

Sukho Thai Open for dinner from Monday to Saturday. Centro Comercial Marbellamar. Tel: 952 770 550

Sushi des artistes Open every day for lunch and dinner. CN 340, km 178.5, Marbella. Easy parking. Tel: 952 857 403

Sushi Katsura Open for lunch from Monday to Friday and for dinner from Monday to Saturday. C/ Ramón Gómez de la Serna, 5, Marbella. Tel: 952 863 193

asiatico zen

Tai Pan

Open every day for lunch and dinner except Tuesday lunch. C/ Lirios s/n, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 817 691

Open seven days a week for dinner. H. Puente Romano, Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 177, Marbella. Tel: 952 777 893

BAMBOO

Tahini

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Ctra. Istan km 1, Marbella. Tel: 952 906 674

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Hotel Meliá don Pepe. C/ José Meliá s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 902 936

Dragón de Oro Open every day from 12.30-4pm and 7pm until midnight. Closed Monday lunchtime. Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 141, Urb. Hacienda Guadalupe, Manilva. Tel: 952 890 956

Ta-kumi

golden wok

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Avda. Manolete 20, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 816 549

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Urb. Marbellamar, Marbella. Tel: 952 866 840

Hanuri KOREAN BBQ & BAR Open Tuesday-Friday dinner only from 6pm ‘til late and Saturday and Sunday for lunch and dinner. C.C. Los Jarales 6, Calahonda. Tel: 951 406 082/ 952 932 011

KABUKI raw Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner. At Finca Cortesín Hotel. Ctra. Casares s/n, Casares. Tel: 952 937 800

Kaiden Sushi Open daily for lunch and dinner. Centro Com. Guadalmina Alta, Guadalmina 4, local 2, lower floor, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 896 508

Kama Kura Open Tuesday to Saturday from 8-11pm. The San Roque Club, Ctra. de Cádiz, km. 127, San Roque, Cádiz. Tel: 956 613 030

Makitake Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Ribera s/n (above disco Seven), Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 811 592

meca Open every day for lunch and dinner. C.C. Pino Golf, Don Carlos, Local 1, Elviria, Marbella. Tel: 952 830 365 / 658 646 829

Namazake Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner. Hotel

Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Gregorio Marañón 4, Marbella. Tel: 952 770 839

Teppanyaki samurai thai gallery At Plaza Village at the Hotel Puente Romano. Blvd. Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 818 392

Thai Style Open daily for lunch and dinner. Avda. Playas del Duque s/n. Edif. Gaviotas IV, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 813 675

tHapa thai Open every day for lunch and dinner. Urb. Puerto Deportivo 13, Edif. Poniente, Estepona. Tel: 951 318 445

top thai Open daily for lunch and dinner. Centro Plaza, 64, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 951 319 778

Tse yang Dimsum club Open daily for lunch and dinner except Sundays. At El Corte Inglés Food Hall, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 909 990

Wasabi Open daily from 1.30 pm for lunch and dinner. C.C. Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 908 577

SCANDINAVIAN Aloha restaurant

Open every evening for dinner from 6pm to 11.30pm. Avda. del Prado s/n, Nueva Andalucía.

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Skandies Open Tuesday to Sunday from 7pm to 11pm. Closed Mondays. Avda. Antonio Belón, 26 (behind the lighthouse), Marbella. Tel: 952 776 323

SEAFOOD

cervecería ostrería santiago Open daily for lunch and dinner. Avda. del Marzo, Marbella. Tel: 952 770 078

El Barlovento Open from 11am-4pm and 7.30-11pm every day except Mondays. Puerto Deportivo de Sotogrande, Cádiz. Tel: 956 790 370

Restaurante La Marina Open every day from 1-4.30pm and 8pm until midnight. Paseo Marítimo s/n, La Atunara, La Linea de la Concepción, Campo de Gibraltar. Tel: 956 171 531

under €25

€25 – €40

€60 plus

Restaurante 1870

CENTRO DEPORTIVO EL FUERTE

Open nightly for dinner. C/ La Concha, 11, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 783 836

Av. El Fuerte s/n. Marbella. Tel: 952 861 624

Tragabuches

Ramón y Cajal 21. Marbella. Tel: 952 773 804

Open from Tuesday to Sunday for both lunch and dinner. C/ José Aparacio, 1, Ronda (pedestrian street between bullring and Parador). Tel: 952 190 291

CENTRO PLAZA GYM

Vila do grove

CLUB DEl SOL

Open daily from 9.30am to 6pm. Playa La Fontanilla, Marbella. Tel: 952 821 450

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. C/ Las Malvas, Edif. On Line, Local 2, Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 813 415

Tennis /paddle classes. Calahonda. Tel: 952 939 595

La Taberna del Alabardero

VEGETARIAN

Alcaidesa, La Linea de la Concepción. Tel: 956 582 700

La máquina Open daily for lunch and dinner except Sunday. At El Corte Inglés Food Hall, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 909 990

la moraga Open daily for lunch and dinner. C/ Ramón Areces s/n, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 817 448

La red

Open everyday for lunch and dinner except Monday. San Pedro Playa, Urb. Castiglone. Tel: 952 785 138. Also at Ctra. de Ronda, km. 167, San Pedro. Tel: 952 786 265

Mesón el adobe

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Muelle de Honor, Club de Mar, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 811 561

Open daily for lunch and dinner except Tuesdays. Avda. La Fontanilla, Edif. Balmoral, Bajo 3, Marbella. Tel. 600 003 144

Marisquería La Pesquera

mi taberna

Open daily for lunch and dinner. Plaza de la Victoria, Old Town, Marbella. Tel: 952 765 170

La Torre

€40 – €60

loving hut

Open daily from 10.30am to 11.30pm. Avda. Miguel Cano 11, Marbella. Tel: 951 245 889

GYMS & SPORTS CLUBS

CENTRO DE YOGA Y SALUD INTEGRAL Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 817 074

Cerrado del águila Mijas Costa, Málaga. Tel: 951 773 523

Dynamic training centre C.C. Le Village, Marbella. Tel: 952 775 021

FITNESS CENTRE NEW STYLE Amapolas, s/n Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 817 916

Fuerte Gym Avda. El Fuerte, Marbella. Tel: 952 861 624

GIMNASIO ESTADIO Trav. Huerta de los Cristales, Marbella. Tel: 952 828 217

ALHAMAR GYM

HAPPY DIVER’S CLUB

C.C. Alhamar, CN-340 km 197. Tel: 952 934 684

Atalaya Park Hotel, Marbella. Tel: 609 571 920

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. CN340, km 178, Marbella. Tel: 952 827 880

ATENAS

CN340, Km77,5. Marbella. Tel: 952 820 900

Barquilla 1. Marbella. Tel: 952 776 240

KRAV MAGA SELF-DEFENCE CENTRE

Restaurante El bote

Paellas y Más

AZTEC COUNTRY CLUB

At Hotel Pyr, Puerto Banús. Tel: 655 689 455

Open every day for lunch and dinner. Paseo Marítimo Rey de España, Fuengirola. Tel: 952 660 084

Open daily from 10:30am to 11pm. C/ Jacinto Benavente 33, Marbella. Tel: 952 822 511

Urb. Riviera del Sol, Mijas-Costa. Tel: 952 934 477

MANOLO SANTANA RACQUETS CLUB

HOTEL PUENTE ROMANO

Ctra. de Istán, Km 2. Marbella. Tel: 952 778 580

palapa Open daily for lunch and dinner. C.C. Laguna Village, CN 340, km 159, Estepona. Tel: 952 808 165

Santiago Open daily for lunch and dinner. Paseo Marítimo, 5, Marbella. Tel: 952 770 078

SPANISH Bahía

Open every evening for dinner. At Hotel Don Carlos. Avda. Zurita s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 768 800

beach club restaurante grill Open every day for lunch. Hotel Fuerte, Castillo de San Luis s/n and Hotel Fuerte Miramar Spa, Plaza José Luque Manzano s/n, Marbella. Tel: 902 343 410

Casa de la era Open only for lunch – call for times. Ctra. de Ojén, km 0.5, Marbella. Tel: 952 770 625

Casa Fernando Open from Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Avda. del Mediterráneo s/n, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 853 344

DGust Open Monday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. Avda. Duque de Ahumada, Marbella. Tel: 952 863 780

El Portalón Open Monday to Saturday for lunch 1-4pm and dinner from 8pm-midnight. Ctra de Cádiz, km 178, Marbella. Tel: 952 827 880

Hacienda Open from 1-4.30pm and 7.30 -11pm. Closed on Sunday afternoons and Mondays. Urb. La

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MARBELLA GUN & COUNTRY CLUB

Benabola Apart Hotel

Atalaya, Estepona. Tel: 952 928 444

Monda. Tel: 952 112 161

Benabola. Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 815 000

Colegio Alborán

Tennis/paddle classes. Calahonda. Tel: 952 939 595

MARBELLA SPORT

blue Bay banús hotel

Ages 3-18. Ricmar. Tel: 952 839 645

Club de tenis don carlos

Km 171.5. San Pedro Alcántara. Tel: 952 788 315

CN340, Km173. N. Andalucía. Tel: 952 811 517

Colegio Alemán

MULTI SPORT

Golf Hotel Guadalmina

Ages 3-18. Elviria. Tel: 952 831 417

Hotel Don Carlos, Avda. Zurita, CN340, km 192. Marbella. Tel: 952 768 800

Avda. Picasso 27. San Pedro. Tel: 952 782 801

Guadalmina Baja. Marbella. Tel: 952 882 211

Colegio Las Chapas

Club Internacional de Tennis

New Concept Training

Gran Hotel Benahavis

Ages 5–18, girls school. Elviria. Tel: 952 831 616

Ctra. Cádiz, km 173. Marbella. Tel: 952 813 341

Monte Paraíso Country Club, Camino de Camoján s/n, Marbella. Tel: 952 866 843

Huerta de Rufino, Benahavís. Tel: 902 504 862

Colegio San José Guadalmina

Club Madroñal

Tel: 952 883 858 Estepona. Tel: 952 800 148

Benahavís. Tel: 617 647 223

02 CENTRO WELLNESS

H10 Andalucía Plaza

Dolphin Nursery

Club Nueva Alcántara

Plaza del Mar. Marbella. Tel: 952 900 420

CN340 Km 174. Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 812 000

San Pedro Alcántara. Tel: 952 788 315

P-E SPORTS CLUB

HM gran hotel costa del sol

Ages 6 months-5 years. San Pedro. Tel: 952 799 563

Urb. Parcelas del Golf, Aloha Gardens, N. Andalucía. Tel: 952 818 357

La Cala de Mijas, Mijas Costa. Tel: 952 587 710

Ecos College

Hotel El Fuerte

Ages 1–18. Elviria. Tel: 952 831 027

Monte Elviria (next to German School). Tel: 952 835 812

qi sport

Avda. El Fuerte, s/n. Marbella. Tel: 952 861 500. Spa & Beauty Miramar. Tel: 952 920 000

English InteRnational College

Lew Hoads Tennis Club

Urb. La Alzambra, Marbella. Tel: 952 907 090

Ages 3–18. Elviria. Tel: 952 831 058/9

Ctra. de Mijas, Km 3,5. Mijas. Tel: 952 474 858

SATURNIA REGNA

Hotel Fuerte Miramar Spa

Hijas de María Auxiliadora

Manolo Santana Racquets Club

Marbella Tel: 952 761 475, Elviria. Tel: 952 834 835

Pl. José Luque Manzano. Marbella. Tel: 952 768 400. Spa & Beauty Miramar. Tel: 952 768 410

Ages 3-12. Marbella. Tel: 952 771 396

Ctra. de Istán, Km 2. Marbella. Tel: 952 778 580

SEVEN STARS SCHOOL Tai Chi & yoga. Pasaje Estrecho, Estepona. Tel: 952 923 055

III language schools

Hofsaess tennis academy

Marbella hill tennis club

CN340, km 189, Marbella. Tel: 657 619 630

Sport Club Reserva del Higuerón

CN340, Km207. Fuengirola. Tel: 952 922 000

Avda. del Higueron, Benalmádena. Tel: 952 565 761

Hotel Meliá Marbella

San Pedro. Tel: 952 778 492 Marbella. Tel: 952 822 191 Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 908 558 Estepona. Tel: 952 794 059

SPORTCLUB ROUTE 66

CN340, Km 175. Pto. Banús. Tel: 952 810 500

Inlingua Language School

Ctra. Mijas, 1.5km. Fuengirola. Tel: 952 461 648

Hotel Playa Bonita

All ages. Marbella. Tel: 952 774 942

Miraflores Tennis Club

SPORTING CLUB ATALAYA PARK HOTEL CN340, Km 168,5. Estepona. Tel: 952 888 212

CN340, Km 217. Benalmádena Costa. Tel: 952 442 840

the InteRnational SCHOOL of ESTEPONA

Urb. Miraflores, Km 199. Calahonda. Tel: 952 932 006

TICKET-TO-RIDE

Hotel Princess Playa

Ages 2-12. Estepona. Tel: 952 884 789

Puente Romano TEnnis club

Cristamar, Pto. Banús. Tel: 952 905 082

Paseo Marítimo. Marbella. Tel: 952 820 944

Marbella. Tel: 952 820 900

Vitality studio

NH Marbella

Laude San pedro international college

C.C. Le Village, Marbella. Tel: 952 902 362

C/ Conde Rudi, s/n. CN340, Km 178. Marbella. Tel: 952 763 200

Ages 2–18. San Pedro. Tel: 952 799 900

El Rosario, Marbella. Tel: 952 837 651

Mayfair Academy

Sport Club Reserva del Higuerón

Parador de Ronda Plaza de España, s/n. Ronda. Tel: 952 877 500

Ages 4-18. Atalaya Park, Estepona. Tel: 952 784 923

Avda. del Higueron, Benalmádena. Tel: 952 565 761

Don Carlos resort, leisure & spa

SENTIDOS Hotel

Monseñor Rodrigo Bocanegra

CN340, Km192. Marbella. Tel: 952 768 800

Ages 3-16. Marbella. Tel: 952 770 077

finca cortesin hotel, golf & spa

CN340, Km185, Urb. Golf Rio Real s/n. Marbella. Tel: 952 765 732

Crtra. Casares, Casares. Tel: 952 937 800

Sunset Beach Club

Ages 3-18. Marbella. Tel: 952 906 865

Gran hotel gvadalpín puerto banús

Avda. del Sol, 5. Benalmádena Costa. Tel: 952 579 400

Peter Pan School

HOTELS

Arroyo El Rodeo, Nueva Andalucía, Marbella. Tel: 952 899 700

Gran Meliá Don Pepe

Hotel ipV Beatriz Palace & Spa

Tamisa Golf Hotel

Performing Arts Academy Ages 0-3. Bilingual nursery. San Pedro. Tel: 952 782 051 Benalmádena. Tel: 952 562 103

José Meliá s/n. Marbella. Tel: 952 770 300

Camino Viejo de Coín. Km 3.3. Mijas Golf. Tel: 952 585 988

hotel los monteros

TRH el paraíso

Ages 2-8. San Pedro. Tel: 952 786 606

CN340, km 187, Marbella. Tel: 952 771 700

CN340, km 167, Estepona. Tel: 952 883 000

Sotogrande International School

Hotel Puente Romano

Saint George’s School Ages 2–18. Sotogrande. Tel: 956 795 902

CN340, Km179. Marbella. Tel: 952 820 900

Hotel diana park

St. Javier’s International School

Hotel Triton

CN 340, km 168.5, Estepona. Tel: 952 887 659

Ages 1-7. Marbella. Tel: 952 823 457

Avda. Antonio Machado, 29. Benalmádena Costa. Tel: 952 443 240

HOTEL PYR MARBELLA

Stagecoach Theatre Arts School Ages 4-16. Tel: 952 900 453

Kempinski Hotel bahía estepona

Avda. Rotary International, s/n, Puerto Banús. Tel: 952 817 353

CN340, Km159. Estepona. Tel: 952 809 500

NH SAN PEDRO

Ages 2–18. Torremolinos. Tel: 952 383 164

La Cala resort La Cala de Mijas Tel: 952 669 000

C/ Jerez 1, San Pedro de Alcántara. Tel: 952 853 040

Swans international school el capricho

Marbella Club Hotel

sisu boutique hotel puerto banús

Ages 3–10. Marbella. Tel: 952 773 248

CN340, Km 180. Marbella. Tel: 952 822 211

CN 340, km 173, Puerto Banús, Tel: 952 906 105

Swans international school Sierra blanca

hotel Villa Padierna CN340, Km 166, Exit Cancelada. Benahavís. Tel: 952 889 150

sChools

Sunny View School

Ages 11–18. Marbella. Tel: 952 902 755

Aloha College

TLC Tutorial College

vincci selección estrella del mar

Ages 3-18. Nueva Andalucía. Tel: 952 814 133

Ages 13-18. Calahonda. Tel: 952 933 249

CN340, km 190.5, Marbella. Tel: 951 053 970

Angela’s School

wendy kindergarten

Ages 6-14. Marbella. Tel: 952 823 042

Ages 4 months - 5 years. Marbella. Tel: 952 772 910

Alanda Club Marbella

british school of marbella

CN340 Km 192. Marbella. Tel: 952 902 537

Ages 18 months-8. Marbella. Tel: 952 779 264

Almenara Golf Hotel & Spa

Calahonda International College

Avda. Almenara s/n. Sotogrande. Tel: 956 582 000

Ages 3-18. Tel: 952 930 080

Amanhavís Hotel & Restaurant

Calpe School

Urb. Riviera del Sol, Mijas-Costa. Tel: 952 934 477

C/ Pilar 3. Benahavís. Tel: 952 856 026

Ages 2 1/2–11. San Pedro. Tel: 952 786 029

bel air tennis and paddel club

Atalaya Park Hotel

Childrens placE Bilingual nursery

Urb. Bel-Air, Estepona. Tel: 952 883 221

CN340, Km 168,5. Estepona. Tel: 952 889 000

TENNIS CLUBS Aztec Country Club

Club deL Sol

Avda. El Fuerte, Marbella. Tel: 659 677 539

marbella playa tenIs

royal tennis club marbella

Tourist offices Benahavís Tel: 952 855 500 Benalmádena Tel: 952 442 494 Estepona Tel: 952 802 002 Fuengirola Tel: 952 467 625 Gibraltar Tourist Board Tel: 956 774 950 Marbella Tel: 952 822 818 Málaga Tel: 952 213 445 / 952 216 061 Mijas Tel: 952 485 900 Ronda Tel: 952 871 272 San Pedro Tel: 952 785 252 Tarifa Tel: 956 680 993 Torremolinos Tel: 952 381 578

TRAIN

Customer assistance T: 952 128 267 General Info T: 902 240 202 Reservations T: 902 240 202 Ave T: 952 128 079

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pets THE GUIDE WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS They say ‘It’s a dog’s life’ but what to do if you were born a cat? Cats can feel stress owing to causes we would never imagine, including changes in their routine and conflicts with other felines. Stress can lead to various behavioural changes, including running away for extended periods, increased urine marking and over-grooming to the point that they lose considerable amounts of fur. Make sure you provide your cat with an enriching environment which offers physical, social and temporal complexity and try to reduce conflict between cats living in the same home. Useful strategies include providing separate resources for each cat (separate cat houses or beds and scratching posts, for instance). If two or more cats are ganging up on one cat, keep the victimised cat in a separate area so they always feel safe. Keep claws short and consider neutering – the latter involves a simple operation that has many additional health beneﬁts, including the elimination of an ovarian cancer risk and a lower likelihood of anxiety and depression.

Stress in Pet Cats:

Signs and Management Techniques Bigger Dogs Should be

Allowed on the AVE If you travel frequently on the high-speed AVE train, then you may wonder why your dog weighing over 10kg is not allowed on the train with you (or indeed, on any RENFE train). Popular TV presenter, Sandra Barneda, recently started a petition on Change.org to allow pets the right to travel alongside their owners. At the moment of writing, some 55,000 signatures were still needed to make the target 150,000, so do your share for your furry friends by signing the online petition, entitled:

Renfe, deja que pasemos las vacaciones con nuestros perros #Perrosaltren.

Thanks to Nazli and her lovely team at Pointer Veterinary Clinic in Estepona, for reminding us to avoid the sago plant if we have dogs or if any dogs live near us. The sago palm (especially its seeds) is extremely toxic to canines, causing a range of symptoms which include lethargy, vomitting, diarrhea, unusual swelling of the abdomen, loss of appetite, jaundice, and black, tarry stools. The plant can cause severe liver failure, seizures and more, so if you suspect your dog has been anywhere near a sago palm, please take them to your vet immediately!

Join the CYD Santa

María Horse Charity’s TEAMING

Beware the

Sago Palm

Programme

Just €1 a month is all it takes to make a big difference to a horse’s life. The CYD Santa María Association is a charity founded by two loving sisters, whose sole aim is to rescue and treat horses who have been abused, abandoned, or left to starve beneath the blazing sun. The association receives no institutional help whatsoever, yet has major costs in terms of food, medication, etc. Log onto the Association’s website and pledge just €1 monthly; that’s less than a soft drink would cost you! i www.teaming.net/cydsantamaria-caballosmaltratados ESSENTIALMAGAZINE.COM OCTOBER 2015 / 165

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THE GUIDE what’s on

Events in OCTOBER and first week of NOVEMBER Until October 29 ART – MARBELLA

The Casino Marbella will be hosting an art exhibition by Málaga-born artist, Curro Leyton. The exhibition, entitled Quijote en el Siglo XXI, is inspired on Cervantes’ great work, Don Quijote de la Mancha. www.casinomarbella.com

Until October 31 ART – SOTOGRANDE

Galería Efimera in Sotogrande presents a collective exhibition by Ana Matías, David Villalba, Marcos Bontempo,Esther Melguizo, José Onieva, Carlos Caceres, Poemape, Stella Kamazon. www.galeriaefimera.com

Until November 12 ART – ESTEPONA

El Campanario Golf & Country House will be hosting a joint exhibition by illustrator, Mercedes García Charro, and talented Málaga-born painter, Rafael Robles, who paints both figurative and abstract works. www.artmoves.es

Until December 31 MINIATURES – MIJAS

The Museo de Miniaturas de Mijas presents a collection of miniature works which surprise and delight owing to the originality of their subject matter. www.mijas.es

JEAN COCTEAU – MARBELLA

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Jean Cocteau: one of the most influential writers and filmmakers of

the 20th century and there is no better way to enjoy his art than by visiting the Centro Cultural Cortijo Miraflores. Featuring manuscripts, drawings and original photographs that celebrate the power of the written word and visual media. Tel: 952 902 714.

MIJAS OF THE PAST – MIJAS

The Museo Histórico-Etnológico de Mijas presents Mijas de Ayer, an exhibition which recreates the Mijas of old. Featuring ancient cooking items, farming tools, fishing equipment and more. www.mijas.es

NEW AND REGULAR EVENTS Monthly on different days AMERICAN CLUB – MARBELLA

The American Club Costa del Sol Chapter meets monthly for excursions, sports and social events. Tel: 952 772 789. www.americanclubcostadelsol.com

AMIGOS DE LA CULTURA – COSTA DEL SOL

The members of this cultural group meet at different times and places for lunches, lectures, concerts, ballet, theatre, opera, etc. Further information, Tel: 669 445 809. smartkidsmarbella@gmail.com Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday Tel: 639 845 285.

LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE – MARBELLA

Integral Psychotherapist Gabriella Kortsch helps you with everything from relationship breakdowns to depression, poor communication with loved ones or financial stress, at her weekly group meetings, which start at 7:30pm. For

information on locations, info@advancedpersonaltherapy.com

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday JIVE – MIRAFLORES, ESTEPONA AND LA DUQUESA

Learn to dance with Colin and the team from Jive Spain at Miraflores Restaurant on Tuesday, El Campanario on Wednesday and El Goleto at Duquesa on Friday. For precise times, colin@jivespain.com

Every Wednesday ART – MÁLAGA

The Museo Picasso de Málaga offers free guided tours in English (included in the entry price), from 11:30am to 2pm. Tickets cost €8 for adults. Children enter for free. www.museopicassomalaga.org

FLAMENCO – MIJAS

Every Wednesday at 12pm, a dazzling flamenco show takes place at the Plaza Virgen de la Peña in Mijas Pueblo. www.mijas.es

Every first Wednesday of the month CULTURE AND COCKTAIL – MARBELLA The Association of Art and Culture Marbella holds a monthly cocktail at Magna Café at Magna Marbella Golf, from 8pm-10pm. Tel: 627 833 262. www.artandculturemarbella.com

Every Thursday NETWORKING – MARBELLA

and introductions of new members. At 8am at the Hotel Senator in Marbella. www.marbellabusinessgroup.com

Every last Friday of the Month COFFEE MORNING – ESTEPONA

ADANA animal rescue charity coffee morning at Plaza Manilva (outside Longman’s Bookshop) 11am – 2pm. Kennels open 10am – 5pm Monday – Friday and 10am – 2pm Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Further information, Tel: 952 800 975. www.adana.es

BUSINESS LUNCH – MARBELLA

Marbella Business Institute holds an invitation-only lunch club for local and visiting business people, active and retired. To apply, visit www.marbellabusinessinternational.org

Every Saturday MARKETS – PUERTO BANÚS

Head for the Puerto Banús bullring every Saturday for a fun street market featuring everything from clothing to music, accessories and home ware. Starts at 9am and ends at 2pm. www.marbella.es

Every First Sunday of the month OPEN DAY – MIJAS

PAD animal shelter, Cerros del Águila, welcomes visitors from 12pm-3pm. Further information, Tel: 952 486 084. www.padcatsanddogs.org

The Marbella Business Group holds its weekly breakfast meeting, which features presentations, discussions

Thursday October 8 to Sunday October 11

Until December 31

Sara Baras may have been dancing for over a decade but she proves she is still at the very top of her game, with a spectacular flamenco dance performance at the Teatro Cervantes de Málaga. The show starts at 9pm every night except Sunday, when it starts at 7pm. www.teatrocervantes.com

The Museo Ralli de Marbella celebrates its 15th anniversary with a new space dedicated to the great Marc Chagall. Featuring lithography work, including The Blessing of Jacob (1953) and The Lovers (1951), among other works. www.rallimuseums.com/sp

sara baras – MÁLAGA

MARC CHAGALL – MARBELLA

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Friday October 30

Saturday October 10

PABLO LÓPEZ – MÁLAGA

U2 – BARCELONA

Talented hit singer and composer, Pablo López, performs at the Málaga Auditorium Club (MAC) at 9:30pm. For tickets, www.nvivo.es

Friday October 1 CLASSICAL RUSSIAN MUSIC CONCERT – ESTEPONA

On Friday, October 1, Estepona’s Felipe VI Auditorium will be hosting a classical Russian music concert featuring virtuoso, Alexey Arkhipovskiy; pianist, Yury Bogdanov; mezzo-soprano, Irina Shishkova and more artists. For tickets, www.malagaentradas.com. The show starts at 8pm and is part of Russian Cultural Week, which includes the Flower Dance (taking place on October 2), poetry recital (October 3) and a children’s concert (October 4).

Sunday October 4 DANCE –MÁLAGA

Spanish Choreographer and TV presenter, Rafa Méndez, presents Los 7 de Rafa Méndez: a dazzling show that delights with youth, vitality and contemporary dance moves. The show tells the tale of seven lives through movement and speech. At 7pm at the Teatro Cervantes. www.teatrocervantes.com

Tuesday October 6 to Monday October 12 FERIA – FUENGIROLA

The fairgrounds in Fuengirola will be hosting the Feria del Rosario, featuring a week of fun activities, exhibitions, singing and flamenco dancing, etc.

Thursday October 8 ANDONI ADURIZ – ESTEPONA

Healthouse Las Dunas will be hosting a delicious low-cal dinner with the great Andoni Aduriz, one of Spain’s best and most highly lauded Chefs, thanks to the success of his Michelin-starred restaurant, Mugaritz. Featuring a ﬁvecourse meal and healthy drinks. For bookings, Tel: 951 082 090/ comerbien@healthouse-naturhouse.com

Thursday October 8 to Sunday October 11 WALKING EVENT – MARBELLA

Now in its ﬁfth year, Marbella 4Days Walking will feature a host of 20- and 30-km walks throughout the city, natural areas and beaches of Marbella. On October 10 and 11, there will be shorter (6km) walks for kids. Starting and ﬁnishing at Las Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo in the centre of Marbella, there will be entertainment, live music, refreshments, stands and a great atmosphere from 12pm to 5pm and everyone is welcome to visit the area and enjoy the fun. www.marbella4dayswalking.com

Friday October 9 to Monday October 12 EDIBLE FORESTS COURSE – COÍN

Permacultura Caña Dulce in Coín will be holding a fascinating course called Edible Forests, aimed at teaching pupils how to design an edible forest using biological resources in an elegant manner. Further information, www.permaculturacanadulce.org

Friday October 9 to Sunday October 18 THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW – FUENGIROLA

The Salón Varietes Theatre presents cult musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed by Peter Mitchell. The show takes place nightly at 8pm and on Sundays at 7pm. www.salonvarietestheatre.com

Monday October 12 and Tuesday October 13 CULTURAL LECTURE – FUENGIROLA

We normally cover events taking place exclusively on the Coast and surroundings but U2 is U2 and the famed band may just merit a trip to Barcelona. Catch Bono and the gang at the Palau Sant Jordi at 9pm. For tickets, www.elcorteingles.es

adventurous mother, his conventional wife and his lovely daughter as well as his poor Parisian mistress and the exotic women of Tahiti. The lecturer is Juliet Heslewood, MA, who will also be giving a lecture the following day on Matisse and his dynamic use of colour. www.costadelsoldfas.com

Wednesday October 14 to Monday October 19 FERIA – SAN PEDRO

The streets and fairgrounds of San Pedro take on new life and colour at the yearly feria. Featuring drinks, music and dance in the city centre by day and fairground attractions and casetas by night.

Saturday October 17 CHARITY WALK – MARBELLA

Rotary Club Marbella Guadalmina is holding three different guided walks to La Concha mountain to support Spanish charities. After the trek, enjoy a hearty lunch at the Hotel El Refugio de Juanar. Registration costs €25 and the three-course lunch with drinks also costs €25. To join, send an email to Jordi@parodilawyers.com. Further information, www.rotaryclub-marbella-g.org

Saturday October 24 PINK FLOYD LIVE EXPERIENCE – MÁLAGA

The Other Side presents the Pink Floyd Live Experience Shine On Tour 2015, a three-hour concert paying tribute to Pink Floyd’s most popular works, including Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Welcome to the Machine and much more. At Sala Paris 15. For tickets, www.elcorteingles.es

Friday November 6 to Monday November 28

TANGO

VARIOUS CITIES IN ANDALUCÍA Noches de Tango, one of the most hotly awaited tango events of the year, lights up various Andalusian cities in November. The show, presented by Producciones Lastra, features dancers, musicians and singers, who breathe new life into Argentina’s most famous dance. For a full programme of events, www.nochesdetango.com

Friday October 23 to Saturday October 24 OPERA – MÁLAGA

Puccini’s glorious opera, Madame Butterfly, is given new life by Miki Mori, Hiroko Morita and Meeta Raval at the Teatro Cervantes de Málaga. The show starts at 9pm on Friday and at 8pm on Saturday. www.teatrocervantes.com

Costa del Sol DFAS presents Gauguin’s Women, a talk about the motivation behind Gauguin’s ﬁne portraits of his

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Russell Grant’s

Monthly Horoscope October 2015

A writing project will draw lots of fame and acclaim mid-month. This would be a great time to launch a blog

LIBRA September 24th October 23rd Don’t get drawn into a power struggle with a manipulative relative at the beginning of October. Keep all receipts you acquire this month, because you’ll have to return at least one item, if not several. Good news from your business or romantic partner will benefit you financially. The Lunar Eclipse on the 8th will bring an end to a problematic relationship and it looks like your family will be very displeased by this turn of events. Fortunately, you’ll have the support of a neighbour, sibling, or cousin who wants the best for you. A writing project will draw lots of fame and acclaim mid-month. This would be a great time to launch a blog. A short trip is in the cards, allowing you to tour a beautiful city on a whirlwind schedule. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd brings a fabulous money-making opportunity. It looks like you will be paid to create lasting works of beauty.

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ARIES [21 MAR - 20 APR]

It will be difficult to get time away from work at the beginning of October. You’ll find a forum for your expertise during the first week of the month. A strong desire for freedom could cause you to pick a fight with someone you love. The Lunar Eclipse on the 8th prompts you to do something drastic to your appearance; you’re tired of being stereotyped. A highly romantic gesture makes you feel loved and adored. Be sure to return the favour, or your lover will feel neglected. Going on an adventurous trip will cause you to fall deeper in love with the object of your affection. If you’re single, you will find love on an overseas trip mid-month. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd marks the beginning of an intense new phase. Prepare to have at least one fantasy come true at the end of the month.

TAURUS [21 APRIL - 21 may]

You won’t feel valued at work in early October; look for personal fulfilment away from your job. A secret love affair gives life a welcome dash of spice during the first week of the month. The Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings an end to an oppressive situation at work. You may be forced to leave your job, but this will be a blessing in disguise. Stress has taken a toll on your health; take this opportunity to rest, relax and recuperate. Fortunately, your prospect for finding a new position is extremely strong during the second half of October. Explore opportunities related to fashion, entertainment and art. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd launches an exciting new relationship. Your lover will make you feel sexy, desirable and utterly devastating. If you already have a partner, this would be an excellent time to launch a business alliance with a financial backer.

GEMINI [22 May - 21 June]

Romance and finance will not mix in early October; don’t lend or borrow money during this tense time. Let your best friend or lover talk you into taking a personal gamble. Stepping out of your comfort zone will be good for you. The Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings an end to a troubled friendship. You need to surround yourself with positive people. A romantic interest will give you mixed signals towards the middle of the month; take all their claims with a grain of salt. Writing projects will be extremely fulfilling at this time. Be as whimsical and creative as possible and don’t worry about crafting a perfect piece of prose. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd could put a perfect job in your path. Opportunities related to research and restoration projects will fill you with excited enthusiasm. The end of the month finds you fighting to be awarded money that is rightfully yours. A powerful humanitarian can help.

CANCER [22 June - 23 July]

A pushy business or romantic partner may try to discourage you from pursuing a career opportunity in early October. You simply can’t afford to pass up an opportunity like this. It may be necessary to overhaul your lifestyle to make a success of this job, but that will be a challenge worth taking. A Lunar Eclipse on the 8th reaffirms your belief that it’s time to make a career change. Starting a family-based business is a distinct possibility towards mid-month. If that doesn’t appeal to you, think about going to work with a former colleague. Opportunities connected with travel, education and publishing are especially good for you in October. The Solar Eclipse

on the 23rd is perfect for launching a creative project that has deep personal meaning. You’ll have to be the aggressor in a romantic relationship near to the end of the month. Focus on what you want and then go for it.

LEO [24 July - 23 Aug]

It will be difficult to contain your anger towards a colleague at the beginning of October. Your love life proves more rewarding. If you’re single, you could meet someone special quite unexpectedly. Beware of blurting out the first thing that pops into your head when talking to strangers. The Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings an end to a legal matter or course of study and you won’t be happy with the results. This may be the nudge you need to move in a more creative direction. Fortunately, your larger than life personality makes a great impression on a local business executive. Don’t hesitate to ask them to champion your work. You will benefit from having a patron. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd brings happy news regarding your family. It’s possible you’ll move to a beautiful new home. On the other hand, you could welcome a new relative or housemate. October will end on a happy note.

VIRGO [24 AUG - 23 SEP]

You’ll have to revise an important decision in early October, resulting in a lost deposit. Try not to dwell on your disappointment. Your family will offer plenty of emotional support, so be sure to accept it. A Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings a disturbing secret to light. It just goes to show you should never put people on pedestals. Don’t make any financial deals mid-month, for they are bound to fall through. Spending time on solitary efforts proves fulfilling at this time. You could create a work of profound beauty. Look back on your old journals for inspiration. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd brings good news. It looks like you’ll be going on an exciting trip, and could even earn money writing or blogging about it. A powerful teacher will encourage you to develop your raw talent towards the end of October. Take these words to heart; you have tremendous untapped potential.

Scorpio [24 OCT - 22 NOV]

Don’t let cruel comments prevent you from embarking on a programme of self improvement in early October. You’re determined to make the most of your considerable potential and will reach incredible heights if you stay focused. An erratic colleague will get on your nerves, but don’t let your frustration show. The Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings an end to a difficult job and you’ll be secretly relieved. You’re tired of having to explain every move to an oppressive manager. A job at a government agency, hospital, or educational institution will allow you to work behind the scenes, which is just what you love. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd will prompt you to change your look in some radical way and the results will be thrilling. Don’t be surprised when the world sits up and takes notice of the new, glamorous you. A powerful romance will make you feel like you’re walking on air at the end of October.

sAGITTARIUS [23 Nov- 21 Dec]

It will be practically impossible to get money you are owed at the beginning of October. Don’t let this get in the way of having fun. A short trip will lift your spirits and strengthen your determination to get paid. The Lunar

Eclipse on the 8th prompts you to abandon a creative project or romantic relationship. Spending time with friends will prove therapeutic. If you’re looking for a job, you could find one through a personal contact. Getting paid to teach, write, or travel is a distinct possibility. Alternatively, you could get a job working for a humanitarian organisation. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd will trigger a spiritual breakthrough. The sense of loss and longing that has nagged you in the past will suddenly disappear. Life will feel purposeful and rewarding as October turns to November. Think about moving to a secluded home where you can develop your artistic side.

CAPRICORN [22 DEC - 20 JAN]

No matter how much pressure you put on an authority figure, you will not get your way in early October. You’re better off putting your energy towards a home improvement project. The disruption on the domestic front will make your job difficult, but that can’t be helped. A Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings an end to a difficult family situation, forcing you to relinquish some power. This will be a blessing in disguise. Career prospects will abound during the second half of the month. This is the best time of the entire year to move up the ladder of success. Put a little extra effort into your appearance. Looking the part of a professional is half the battle for success. A Solar Eclipse on the 23rd puts you in the path of an exciting group project. This will be a chance to show your creative side. Word will spread of your talent in late October.

AQUARIUS [21 JAN - 19 FEB]

The opening days of October will be difficult to venture into new territory. No matter how hard you work, the powers that be will remain indifferent. A Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings disappointing news, prompting you to withdraw from public view for a while. Take this opportunity to grieve and heal. Fortunately, your best friend or lover will be poised to help you through this difficult time. Be receptive to a little tender loving care. The second half of October will allow you to study, write, travel and reflect. You could even get a chance to teach an advanced class. The Solar Eclipse on the 23rd brings a fabulous career opportunity. Jobs related to research, restoration and medicine are all worth checking out. Luckily, the positions in question will come with impressive salaries attached. Go ahead and ask for the top range of the scale. You could very well get it.

PISCES [20 Feb - 20 Mar]

Stand firm against peer pressure in the opening days of October. Your nearest and dearest are trying to get you to embrace conventional wisdom, but that doesn’t have much appeal for you. Going against the grain has always been your style. A Lunar Eclipse on the 8th brings an abrupt end to a source of income. In a strange way, this will be liberating. Once you break free of an oppressive employer, you’ll find a more meaningful way to earn a living. Opportunities related to art, diplomacy and advertising will be especially attractive. A Solar Eclipse on the 23rd allows you to make money from your expertise. Putting your creative talent to work will be stimulating. It looks like you’ll be working alongside some extremely accomplished people, too. The end of October ends on a definite high note. Your star is on the rise; enjoy the ride. ESSENTIALMAGAZINE.COM OCTOBER 2015 / 169

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THE GUIDE family

October Calendar

FAMILY FUN

While the temperatures in Marbella drop a bit this time of year, the kids and family party scene really heat up in October. This month there are a multitude of ferias, fiestas, neighborhood parties, sporting events, theatrical shows Halloween and more. There is so much going on this month, it is a wonder we have time to do anything other than celebrate on the Costa del Sol. For a full listing of October events for families visit MarbellaFamilyFun.com

OCTOBER 2 – 4: Feria El Ángel If you’re looking for a bit of fun and Spanish culture then don’t miss the El Ángel Feria. Enjoy events and dancing with live music as well as competitions such as: dominoes, olive throwing, football, pasodobles and the crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Ángel. El Ángel, Marbella. OCTOBER 3: German Unity Day Celebration Hosted by the Marbella Townhall and the German Lion’s Club, this event celebrates the German Day of Unity and offers food, drinks, live music, dancing and a lively, festive atmosphere for all. 5pm – 12am, Glorieta de la Fontanilla, Marbella. OCTOBER 3: Neon Night Charity Walk A bright and festive family event in aid of two children’s charities: CADI Association and Plan Internaćional. Don’t miss this ultra-fun evening for kids of all ages. Register and get your Neon kit at El Corte Inglés before they sell out. 7:30 pm, El Corte Inglés, Puerto Banús, Marbella. OCTOBER 4: Peneque and the Carnivorous Plant Puppet show for children, in Spanish. Audience participation makes this show fun for everyone. 6pm, Las Lagunas Teatro, Mijas.

OCTOBER 4: El Unicorno de la Alegria Puppet show for children in Spanish. 6pm, Cultural Center Trapiche de Guadaiza, San Pedro. OCTOBER 7 – 11: Fuengirola Fair, Feria del Rosario A popular fair and celebration in honour of the Virgen del Rosario. The event offers many activities including singing, flamenco dancing, bullfighting, equestrian events. Fuengirola Fairgrounds, Fuengirola. OCTOBER 8 – 11: 4Days Walking If exploring the natural beauty of Marbella on foot is your idea of a good time then sign up for this 20 – 30 kilometer, four-day walking event. You can take part in all days or just the days that suit you. Live music daily from 12pm-5pm at Las Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo. Dance performances and live music at the Plaza de la Iglesia in the Casco Antiguo start at 9pm. 11:30 am, Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo, Marbella. OCTOBER 10 – 11: 2 Days Walking for Kids In conjunction with 4Days Walking, this is a special shorter 6 kilometer route, designed for children between the ages of 4 and 12. The same rules and regulations of Marbella 4Days Walking

apply for the kid’s version, however there is one extra condition: for every five children it is obligatory to have at least one adult accompanying them. This adult is responsible for the safety of the children. The sign-up fee is €2,50 per child, per day but the accompanying adult walks for free. 11:30am, Las Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo, Marbella. OCTOBER 11: Aladdin Theatre for children. 6 pm, Teatro Municipal Ciudad de Marbella, Marbella. OCTOBER 14 – 19: San Pedro Feria The San Pedro Feria is held every year in October. This is a festive time for the whole family, when the city dresses itself up with lights, fireworks, song and dance to celebrate its patron saint. Typically, the second day of the feria is Kid’s Day and draws huge crowds for the discounted rides and attractions. October 17 – 18: MiMascota Pet Fair This is the only pet fair on the Costa del Sol. Recommended for families and animal enthusiasts alike. Bring your pet. Entrance for kids under five and your pet is free. 10am – 10pm, Palacio de Ferias y Congresos, Málaga.

OCTOBER 31: Halloween Fast becoming a popular holiday on the Costa del Sol. Marbella and its surrounding areas host many events including trick-or-treating, parties and events. Ranging from the mild, not-soscary, daytime parties for the little ones, to the truly wild and scary evening parties for the older ones, you are sure to find something to suit everyone in the family this year. Popular kid’s party destinations include: Jack’s Brasserie, Hard Rock Café, Galaxia, Funky Forest, and the trick or treating hot spot is in Benahavís. NOVEMBER 1: Dia del Toston Also called Fiesta de Todos los Santos or Tosantos, or All Saint’s Day, Día del Toston is a day to honour the deceased (sometimes called Day of the Dead). This is a national holiday and thus many businesses and schools will be closed. It is customary on this holiday for family and friends to gather in local parks and town squares to roast chestnuts, play games, eat, drink and be festive together. Many will gather at local cemeteries to pay their respects to the departed by decorating family tombstones with lots of flowers. Have a safe, healthy and happy Autumn. For further information and details about October events visit www.MarbellaFamilyFun.com

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