Tapas with a twist

A POPULAR tapas trail initiative is returning to Fuengirola from Friday, February 24 until Sunday, March 12.

The ‘Erotic Tapas Route’ is a culinary adventure offering guests original tapas dishes with a sensual or spicy twist.

This year’s event is the 13th edition of the initiative which has become hugely popular over the years. This year, a total of 48 restaurants and bars are set to participate by creating a tapas dish with a sensual or spicy aspect. Guests are invited to sample a dish with a drink for just €3.50 in each participating restaurant.

Participants will also have the chance to enter a prize draw by scanning QR codes in each restaurant.

Guests must taste five different tapas along the tapas trail during the two weeks of the event for the opportunity to win exciting prizes including phones, tablets and TVs.

Local councillor for Tourism, Rodrigo Romero, invited all local residents and visitors to get involved and try the delicious tapas saying, “I encourage everyone to get out and experience Fuengirola’s gastronomic scene which is varied, diverse and of excellent quality.”

CHESS is a relatively easy game to learn and play however, reaching chess mastery is a different kettle of fish.

Played between two players the game simulates a war between two kingdoms and is one of the most popular games in the world.

Benalmadena’s councillor for Sports, Joaquin Villazon, confirmed that the Benalmadena Chess Festival will take place at the Estival Torrequebrada hotel from February 25 until 28. He said: “A tournament of this level has never been organised in Spain and it is among the most important in Europe to date.

“It is a spectacular tournament due to the high level of its participants.

“We always support this type of event to put Benalmadena on the world chess map, and as an element of tourist promotion of the municipality, both among the participants and the public,” he added.

EASTER is almost upon us and the town of Benalmadena wanted to welcome it in a very special way.

The courtyard of the town hall will host an exhibition of miniature scenes from the Passion of Christ until April 7. The exhibition can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 8.00am until 2.00pm.

The councillor for Festivities, Pilar Ramirez, confirmed: “Easter Week will soon begin, and this year the Festivities Department wanted to welcome it in a very special way: The exhibition The Passion of Christ by Enrique Marquez Serrano was inaugurated on Ash