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We urgently look for new holiday houses preferable with private pool in Cómpeta and surrounding area. We rent charming holiday villas with private swimming pool in Cómpeta and surrounding areas. Perfect for all those looking for some days of rest in a private and exclusive atmosphere. Also available long term rentals.
Rural Las Casillas Avd. de la Constitución, 33, 29754 Cómpeta Tel: (0034) 952 516005 Mobile: (0034) 630705713 Web: www.alquilerruralmalaga.com E-Mail: info@alquilerruralmalaga.com
Segunda Mano / Second Hand
In our 2 shops we offer a large selection of second hand furniture & household goods, as well as NEW gift items. We also buy and collect your unwanted furniture. Cómpeta: Avd. de la Constitución s/n, Tel. 606 137 083 / 605 288 422 Mon-Sat. 10-14 Algarrobo Costa: Avd. Andalucia 32, Tel: 690 846 373 Mon-Fri. 10-14 & 16-20 Sat. 10-14 Please visit our website: www.competasecondhand.com
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Editors Note... The kids have finished school so no more really early mornings instead, hot days and long warm evenings, I do love the summer! This month our quarterly feature is packed with properties on pages 54 to 65. So if you haven’t found your place in the Sun this is definitely the first place you should turn to in the magazine. Spain is a great place to live, but especially in the summer, beach days, lazy pool days and constant sunshine, along with happy faces.
Front Cover: Valdevaqueros Beach, Tarifa
SALES HOTLINE
If you haven’t made your decision to buy a place yet just take some time to chat to some of the locals both Spanish and foreigners and this will soon remove any doubts. Also all of the Estate Agents in the area have been here for years so know about health care, school system and generally how to get the most out of living in Spain, so do ask them questions too. For those of you already living here have a fab summer!
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Finally, Congratulations to Martin Robinson for his epic swim and Debi Bond for her epic bike ride! Both of them completed personal challenges in order to raise money for Cudeca. More information can be found on page 86 Enjoy and keep reading The Editor .
Inside This Month 19 An interview with Jose Maria Portales Coviran Portales ...What a transformation!
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24 Vespa rentals by Casa Roble Franks new venture, a great way of exploring whilst on holiday
54 The Property Feature A selection of homes for sale from the leading estate agents in the Axarquia Region 84 Lovely Luffas! Campo Cuttings by Lorraine Cavanagh
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José Luis
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PERSIANAS
SUPPLY & FITTING Ÿ Venetian blinds, shutters, canopies, Ÿ fly-screens, beaded curtains. Ÿ Aluminium & PVC Windows, doors, Ÿ Sun lounges, extensions, glass curtains & shower screens Ÿ Lamps, lampshades, wall lights, strip lighting-wide range Ÿ Picture/poster/photo frames & framing service. Ÿ Laminating Glass (clear, tinted, textured) cut to size
Avda. La Constitucion 2, Competa Tel: 952 516 397 Mobile: 658 847 421 persianas9@hotmail.com
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www.sunsetproperties-spain.com :sunsetproperties
Tel:(0034) 618 295 063
info@sunsetproperties-spain.com
Price:525,000 Euros
New this month!
” Sunset Properties is a proactive and innovative local company. We use the internet as our shop front and advertise extensively. If you would like to find out more we would be very pleased to talk to you by phone, by e-mail or to meet you for an informal chat.”
Price reduced!
Fax:(0034) 951 067 711
Price:149,000 Euros
New this month!
Denise Hill UK 0844 7744860 Price:439,000 Euros
Competa
Canillas de Albaida Fabulous south facing 2 storey villa (245m²) with 4 beds, 2 baths and a cloak/wc with large living room, separate dining room, pool, covered terrace, balcony terrace, garage, gardens and sea views.
This Month’s Special Offer!
Superb spacious 3 bed 2 bath village house (163 m²) with good sized modern kitchen, utility room, 2 reception rooms, dining room, courtyard, 2 terraces and 2 roof terraces with sea and coastal views.
Price reduced!
Price:155,000 Euros
ref: t1071 New this month!
Price:17,000 Euros
Competa
A new light and airy modern 2 bed 1 bath villa (68 m²) with easy access, open plan living accommodation, brand new kitchen, terraces and magnificent views – a great holiday home.
Great renovation project – traditional village property (14 m²) in need of complete restoration with planning permission in principle for the creation of a 2 storey dwelling with a roof terrace.
ref: t1103
ref: v804 EPC - N/A Price:325,000 Euros
Price reduced!
Price reduced!
ref: v1100
EPC - E
Price reduced!
Price:310,000 Euros
Competa/Torrox
Torrox
EPC - E
Open to sensible offers! Magnificent south facing 2 storey 5 bed 3 bath villa (190 m²) with easy access, infinity pool, extensive terracing and breathtaking sea views - a successful business with a proven rental history.
EPC - E
ref: v1102
EPC - In process
Moclinejo
Price: 280,000 Euros
Spacious 3 bed 2 bath villa (143 m²) with good access, large living/dining room, superb kitchen, covered terrace, terrace with brick built barbecue and pool area.
ref: v1001
EPC - E
Great value!
Price: 69,950 Euros
Los Romanes
Canillas de Albaida
Competa
Superb substantial 3 bed 3 bath villa plus a self contained 1 bed 1 bath guest apartment (178m²) overlooking Lake Viñuela with lots of outside space, good rental potential and spectacular views.
Fantastic opportunity to purchase 2 modern semidetached villas (292 m²) within walking distance of the village with 6 beds, 6 baths, 2 garages and room for a pool.
A renovated village house (98m² approx) located in a quiet street with 2/3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A large roof terrace offers outside living. Ideal as a rental property (proven rental history) or as a holiday home.
EPC - In process
EPC - In process
EPC - G
ref: v799
ref: v908
“ The advertised prices include all of the sellers costs including any commissions. They do not include the buyers costs which can be between 10% and 13% of the advertised price, this includes notary and registry fees, buyers legal fees, purchase tax (8%) and any mortgage set up costs.”
ref: t1090
Price:399,950 Euros
Great views !
New this month!
Price:199,000 Euros
Price reduced!
Price:399,000 Euros
Competa Spacious 3 bed 2 bath village house (137 m²) located right next to the main square with plenty of living accommodation and opportunities to extend, utility/storage room and large roof terrace with fabulous views.
Los Romanes Fabulous immaculately presented 4 bed 4 bath villa (181 m²) overlooking Lake Viñuela with superb living accommodation, secluded pool area, various terraces and mature gardens.
EPC - In process EPC - D
New this month!
ref:v985 Price: 149,950 Euros
Cutar Attractive nicely renovated 3 bed 2 bath village house (126 m²) with open plan kitchen and living room, separate dining room/occasional bed 4, covered terrace and roof terrace with panoramic views.
EPC - E
Price reduced!
ref:t1099 Price:235,000 Euros
ref:t1104
We can advertise your property on Rightmove Overseas – Give us a call now! New this month!
Price:349,000 Euros
Competa
Charming rustic style 3 bed 2 bath country house (106 m²) with spacious living/dining room and open plan kitchen, 2 covered terraces, secluded pool area with sun terrace and spectacular countryside views. ref:v902 EPC - E
Fabulous 4 bed, 3 bath villa (191 m²) with incredible panoramic views close to Competa. A stunning property with spacious accommodation, secluded pool area and excellent access. Viewing highly recommended. ref:v929 EPC - E
Price:399,000 Euros
Price reduced!
Price:63,000 Euros
Torre del Mar
Benajarafe Fabulous beautifully presented 3 bed 2 bath villa (131 m²) with easy access, living room/separate dining room, kitchen/utility room, garage, pool, gardens, walled courtyard terrace and stunning sea and coastal views. EPC -E ref:v1089
Superb luxurious 3 bed 3 bath villa (154 m² ) located close to Sedella. This stylish property has gorgeous open plan living accommodation, secluded pool area, inner courtyard, 3 terraces, roof terrace, mature gardens and a huge garage easily converted into a separate guest apartment. EPC - E ref:v690
Price reduced!
Price:185,000 Euros
Competa Attractive well established 2 bed 2 bath villa (97 m²) in a tranquil rural setting near Competa. Spacious accommodation, great outside space and stunning mountain and countryside views make this the perfect location for anyone wanting a peaceful lifestyle or relaxing holidays. EPC - G ref: v561
Great Location! Possible B&B!
Price:350,000 Price:69,000 Euros
Salares
Competa
New this month!
Sedella
Large, established, beautifully presented villa (251 m²) located in a peaceful area close to the charming villages of Salares and Archez. Breathtaking views, extensive accommodation of 4 beds, 3 baths, a huge garage and wonderful pool outside spaces.
ref: v442
EPC - E
Price reduced!
Price:99,000 Euros
Salares
Super top floor studio apartment (42 m²) situated within 50m of the beach with fantastic sea views, good sized living space, parking and use of communal pools, gardens and tennis court.
Charming beautifully renovated rustic style 2 bed, 1 bath village house (94 m²) with en suite cloak/wc, lots of attractive features, spacious living accommodation with clever use of space, garden with terrace and roof terrace.
EPC - F
EPC- E
ref: t1019
ref: t849
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Thousands of athletes turned out at a military base near Madrid in sweltering heat last month to compete in a very dirty obstacle course event. The Mud Day race was held under the slogan "running is not enough" and drew many people eager to navigate a slippery course that included tunnels, dunes and even barbed electric wire. Created in 2013, the Mud Day race has held previous competitions in France. Upcoming stops in Spain include Valencia, Seville and Barcelona.
NEWS IN SPAIN This months update
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he city of Torrelodones, in the Madrid region, has filed a complaint with the Civil Guard over the theft of a “giant poop” that was part of a local scoop-the-poop campaign. Municipal sources said that the inflatable dropping went missing after the air was taken out and the item was packed back into its case. The contractor said that it will find a replacement for the imitation dog mess, which stands three meters tall. But the cost to city coffers will be around €2,400. The display was part of a local awareness campaign to get residents to pick up after their dogs. With pet ownership on the rise, other Spanish municipalities have come up with creative ways to stress the need to not leave messes on the streets.
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olice have searched the headquarters of Santander Bank in Madrid after suspicions were raised that the bank was linked to money laundering and tax evasion on the part of some of its clients. Acting on orders of high court judge José de la Mata, agents of the central operative unit of the Guardia Civil began searching the bank’s offices in Boadilla del Monte in central Spain on Friday morning for information about specific accounts. Santander issued a statement saying it had “received a request for information about the movements of certain accounts between different entities”. It added that it was collaborating with the authorities and “supplying all the
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available information”. The case involves the continuing investigation into the Falciani list of accounts from HSBC’s Swiss private bank in Geneva, leaked by IT worker Hervé Falciani in 2008. The list included the names of some 130,000 suspected tax evaders, 659 of whom were Spanish. The Spanish tax office believes that as much as €6bn was concealed in these 659 accounts.
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panish eatery has lost its ‘Best Restaurant in the World’ title to its Italian rival Osteria Francescana, based in Modena, Italy, which was runnerup on last year’s list, switched the top spot with the 2015 Spanish winner El Celler de Can Roca, based in Girona.
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ecently the threat of widespread heroin consumption is once again hanging over Spain. And while user numbers have remained stable, laboratories have been dismantled for the first time ever in Valladolid and Cuenca, with police seizing 56 kilograms in April in Tui, Galicia; 27 kilograms between A Coruña and Portugal in December 2015; and another 16 kilograms in July 2015 from the Arosa River. This year alone 256 kilograms of heroin has been confiscated by police, 12 kilograms more than last year.
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hey ran in mud, treaded knee-deep in mud, even swam in muddy waters.
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hen José Antonio Rodríguez Salas’s daughter, Martina, was born in April, he — like many proud new parents — turned to social media to share the news. But Mr. Rodríguez Salas, the mayor of Jun, a small town nestled in the foothills outside Granada in southern Spain, did not post a message through his own Twitter account. Instead, he wrote a short message from @martinajun, a Twitter account he had created for his newborn, saying, “I’ve just been born.”To Mr. Rodríguez Salas’s more than 400,000 followers on the social network, his actions came as no surprise. That is because the Spanish politician has spent much of the last five years turning Jun (pronounced hoon), whose population barely tops 3,500, into one of the most active users of Twitter anywhere in the world. For the town’s residents, more than half of whom have Twitter accounts, their main way to communicate with local government officials is now the social network. Need to see the local doctor? Send a quick Twitter message to book an appointment. See something suspicious? Let Jun’s policeman know with a tweet. People in Jun can still use traditional methods, like completing forms at the town hall, to obtain public services. But Mr. Rodríguez Salas said that by running most of Jun’s communications through Twitter, he not only has shaved on average 13 percent from the local budget each year since 2011.
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HOTEL BALCÓN DE CÓMPETA THE THREE STAR HOTEL IN THE BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF CÓMPETA C/San Antonio, 75 - Cómpeta Tel: (+34) 952 55 3662 / 3535 Fax (+34) 952 51 6780 Email: info@hotel-competa.com WHATSAPP: (+ 34) 671132563 FACEBOOK: /HotelBalconDeCompeta Website: www.hotel-competa.com
RESTAURANTE MARIA BBQ EVERY SATURDAY FROM 19:30h PAELLA EVERY SUNDAY FROM 13:00h POOL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Spend the day by the pool for just 3€ CHARITY EVENT SUNDAY 3rd JULY: Lunch at the Pool Bar to help Ian in his Problem (Brittle Bone Disease. Pool open, tennis tournament, live music, raffle, prizes, paella, drinks 1€ THE JUKEBOX BANDITS SATURDAY 15th JULY: Live music in our terrace from 19.30h SATURDAY 16th JULY FASHION SHOW: Come and see the latest tendencies in clothing and accessories while dinning in our terrace BEAUTY SESSION, TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN: Every Monday from 17.00h you can enjoy a Beauty Session. You will try some products in a Women’s Party, Do not miss this opportunity because Mary Kay does not sell beauty, it teaches. Reservation is necessary (maximum 4 people per session and maximum 2 hours). Breakfast Menu including a Full English Breakfast Kitchen open daily for Lunch & Dinner in the Bar or Restaurante María, except Thursdays. Menu del día, only 8 € including one drink (not available on Sundays), only for Lunch Celebrate your Birthday, Meet with your Friends, Confirmation, Wedding or any Event you like in our Ball Room, Restaurant, Terrace or by the Pool Info & Reservations: +34 952553535 info@hotel-competa.com Taxi Service available 24h
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Come & take a look at the newly re-decorated Rooms
Restaurante El Pilón C/Laberinto 1, Cómpeta, Málaga (+34) 952 553 512 (+34) 687 029 147 (Dani)
Open 7 nights a week from 7.00 - 11.00 New Summer Menu “We are a 2016 winner… and the only restaurant in Cómpeta to receive this award five years in a row!” To advertise call 637 637 028 028 873 873 To call 20advertise TheGrapevine Grapevine 12 The
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El Cortijo
Bar & Restaurante Avd Canillas 6, Competa Abierto todas las noches de 18.30 - 23.00 Open every night from 18.30 - 23.00 Jedeu / Abend / Geoffuet 18.30 -23.00 Domingos de 13.00-16.00 Sunday Lunch 1pm-16.00 Sonntag von 13.00-16.00 Ternera asada 7€ Roast Beef 7€ Roastbeef 7€
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Private on-site Parking Tel: 952 553 647, Mov: 679 080 521 / 617 066 855
Aurelia and Natalia have taken over El Cortijo (formly Cortico Paco) with 10 years of experience as chefs at a previous restaurant in Competa they are now looking forward to having their own restaurant where they will offer new flavours and new ideas. They offer customers a relaxed atmosphere, fabulous food with spectacular views down to the coast.
Meat on the stone Sirloin beef steak (250gr) Filet beef steak (300gr) Skewer of beef and chicken (300gr) Pork steak (300gr) Skewer of chicken (300gr)
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Restaurante Cantueso
Summer opening: Lunch & Dinner Tuesday to Saturday. Sundays Lunch only and closed Monday. Tapas and light bites every day. A la carte always available. Please let us know you are coming – it helps with planning! See our website and blog for menu and latest information
Restaurante y Casas Rurales Periana Tel: 699 946 213 e-mail: info@cantueso.net
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ACTION FOR ANIMALS FUN IN THE SUN This month's piece has been written by Julia Ruane, one of our Action for Animals volunteers.
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here do I begin? Why do I work as a volunteer at Action for Animals in Cómpeta? For the love of animals of course, for seeing the change in Cómpeta streets, less stray and abandoned animals roaming our village, and of course I love working with the rest of the team in our charity shop. As well as working in the shop I also sometimes foster abandoned animals while they wait to find their new homes. I remember our first foster pup Buster. He and his brother Rio, were found next to a river, where someone had thrown them from a speeding motorbike. They were wrapped in a plastic bag and had been left to die. The people who first heard their cries and discovered them thought they were baby kittens at first, as they were so small. I got Buster home and the joy in seeing him heal and grow was just amazing. He was eventually rehomed in Belgium where he's now being loved and cared for. Rio, the other pup, is still here in Cómpeta with the lovely Sandiey-Anne, another Action for Animals volunteer who fostered him then decided to keep him.
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I've fostered many dogs and cats and people often ask me how I can let them go when they find their new homes. Well, when I receive photos and video updates from their new owners, I know I have done the right thing. Photos of Buster swimming in a lake, playing fetch and living in the country side. Houdini running around a farm with other dogs and walking alongside his new owners while they horse-ride. It makes it all worth while. The work of Action for Animals is completely funded through our charity shop in Cómpeta, made possible through the donations and purchases of our wonderful customers. I really enjoy working in the shop, especially when some of our regular customers bring in home made cakes and biscuits especially for me - but of course I always share! I love the way some of the Spanish ladies like me to choose clothes for them which also helps me practice my Spanish! We always try to encourage everyone to have their pets neutered, as there are so many animals already needing homes. Speaking to people in the shop is a good way to get this message across and most people now know that Action for Animals can
help with costs for neutering. I'm always amazed by the efforts that are made to raise funds for us by so many people in Cómpeta from bingo to quiz nights, cake making and more. All this is time out of their days, given for the love of animals. I think its fantastic how it brings so many people together in the community. So yes, I love being a volunteer and as long as they will have me, I’m in! Julia Ruane (Action for Animals volunteer) Action for Animals Charity Shop, Avenida de la Constitución 59, Cómpeta. Opening hours: 10.00-14.00 Monday to Friday 10.00-13.30 Saturday Telephone 660586040 Follow us on Facebook: Action for Animals (UK/Spain)
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Dot welcomes you to Bar Amalia in Archez for home cooked meals using local seasonal ingredients.
Bar Amalia has now been open for a year and Dot would like to thank all her clients for their support throughout the first year. Bar Amalia has hosted many events during this time which have been well supported and enjoyed as you can see from the photographs. We are looking forward to our second year and continuing to welcome clients old and new to Bar Amalia
Friday 22nd July live music with Aire Flamenco Spanish classes every Tuesday and Friday. Beginners 11.30 and intermediate at 12.30 5 euros per person Our new menu is proving very popular and we also have barbecued options every Saturday and Sunday Nights and Sunday lunch for those that do not want a traditional roast Mon Closed during day re-open at 7.00pm Tue to Sat 12.00 - until close Sun open from 12.30 Last orders for food 8.30pm Closed Wednesdays Tel 634302480
amaliabarandrestaurant We now accept credit cards.
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Sunday lunch served from 1.30-5 pm. Succulent slices of beef,lamb or Chicken with yorkshire pudding, roast & mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables & gravy. 8 euros Vegetarian options always available Also full menu available from 7.00 pm on Sundays.
Home cooked foods Friday & Saturday night Specials, come along and enjoy the traditional Spanish food prepared by Maria, our guest cook. Our new menu is available from the beginning of June, lots of tasty snacks, starters, main courses and homemade puddings.
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Opening at the beginning of June
We have moved to new premises, double the size and with more products than ever.
Supermercado Coviran Avenida de Canillas, 33 Cómpeta (Málaga) Specialist International Section Professional butcher with Organic and Halal meat Wide variety Gluten – free products Easy parking We speak English and Spanish .
Home Delivery Service – just call your order in and we will bring it to your door! Open 08.30m until 14.00 & 17.00 until 21.00 Mon to Sat Tel . 952 516 133 Mob. 648 163 886
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AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSE MARIA PORTALES Coviran Portales .... what a transformation!
ow what a transformation! Coviran at the top of the Village of Competa, has moved a few doors up, has been renovated and holds more stock than ever. The Grapevine interviews the family and finds out what's going on!!
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Originally the business was started by my mother, with the help of my father, who would join her at the shop when he finished work as a builder. As my brother and I got older we became part of the team and now the business is a three-way concern, run by all of us.
Madre mía, ¡qué cambio! El supermercado Coviran Portales del Monte ha cambiado de sitio…sólo unos metros pero la renovación ha sido increíble y ahora hay muchos más productos que antes. ¡The Grapevine ha hablado con la familia para ver cómo va todo!
¿Ahora tenéis empleados también? Sí. Ahora que el nuevo supermercado es mucho más grande nos hizo falta buscar dos empleados para ayudarnos en el día a día y afortunadamente tuvimos la suerte de encontrar a Ani, que trabaja en Carnicería, y Alberto, nuestro repartidor. Los dos son muy buenos y nos encanta tenerlos como parte de nuestro equipo.
Es un negocio familiar, háblame de quien trabaja aquí y qué papel tiene cada uno. Originalmente el negocio lo fundó mi madre, con la ayuda de mi padre, quien le echaba una mano por las tardes cuando terminaba con su trabajo de albañil. Conforme mi hermano y yo nos íbamos haciendo mayores empezamos a formar parte del equipo y ahora la empresa es de los tres. It is family businesses tell me who is involved what roles they do?
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Do you employ other staff? Yes, the new supermarket is much bigger. As such, we needed to employ two people to help us with the daily running of the business. Fortunately, we have found Ani, who works in the Butcher's section, and Alberto, our home delivery man. They are both amazing and we are so happy to have them as part of our team!
¿La familia siempre ha vivido en Cómpeta? La familia sí aunque yo personalmente pasé un año viviendo en Inglaterra con Gemma, la que ahora es mi esposa. Esta experiencia me sirvió para ver otros estilos de vida y entender que cada cultura tiene necesidades diferentes. Have the family always lived in Competa? The family itself has always lived here in Cómpeta, however I spent a year living in England, with Gemma, who is now my wife. This experience helped me to see other ways of life and understand that every culture has different needs. ¿Qué es lo que te gusta de Cómpeta? Para mí lo más bonito de nuestro pueblo es como ahora existe una integración perfecta de los extranjeros con los españoles que llevan toda la vida aquí. Es un pueblo tranquilo pero muy ameno para vivir. La verdad es que tenemos muchísima suerte porque aquí tenemos de todo: sierra a cinco minutos y en pocos más estas en la playa. ¡Que más se puede pedir!
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What do you like about Competa? For me the most amazing thing about Cómpeta is the way in which there is a complete balance between the foreign residents and the Spanish people who have always lived here. It's a quiet, but lovely, village to live in. To be honest, we have everything; the Natural Park on our doorstep and the coast just a short drive away. What more can you ask for! ¿Cuándo se fundó el negocio? Mi madre fundó el negocio hace casi cuarenta años. No fue lo que es ahora porque empezó con una mini tienda en la parte baja de lo que era nuestra casa en ese momento. When did the business first open? My mother started the business nearly forty years ago. It wasn't what it is now as it was merely a little shop at the bottom of the house that she lived in at the time. Háblame de los cambios que habéis llevado a cabo desde que se abrió el primer supermercado Como ya he dicho, la primera tienda fue muy pequeña, aunque
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se vendía de todo, ¡incluso zapatos! Hace unos 25 años cambiamos a la otra tienda, que fue más grande y nos permitió tener un surtido de productos diferentes. Cuando mi hermano y yo empezamos a trabajar allí ya se pudo ofrecer otras cosas, como por ejemplo, repartir a domicilio y que nuestros clientes nos llamaran con sus pedidos. Tell me the changes you have made since the business first opened? As I have just said, the first shop was extremely small! However we used to sell everything, even shoes! Around 25 years ago we changed location to the “old” shop, which was bigger and allowed us to have more stock. When my brother and I started to work there we were then able to start offering other services such as free home-delivery and the option of our customers being able to ring us and place their orders directly. Además de los productos típicos de un supermercado, ¿qué más ofrecéis? Ofrecemos varias cosas “extras” que no se suelen encontrar en un supermercado normal. Para
empezar, repartimos a domicilio gratis, tanto en el pueblo como en el campo y pueblos cercanos. Como ya mencioné existe el servicio de poder llamar por teléfono, hacer un pedido y nosotros te lo llevamos a casa. Sin embargo ahora queremos ampliar aún más los servicios y preparamos “packs de bienvenida” para la gente que tiene casas de alquiler y descuentos, tanto para clientes normales como para negocios. Apart from the usual supermarket products what other services do you offer? We offer quite a few things that you won't find in a “normal” supermarket: we deliver free of charge, both to the campo and within the villages of Cómpeta, Canillas and Archez. As I previously mentioned, you can also phone and place your order, which we will then deliver to your door. Our new services include the preparation of “welcome packs” and “drinks packs” for people that have or look after holiday rental properties and discounts for everyday customers and clients with local businesses. ¿Qué piensas que os hace
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destacar entre los demás supermercados? Nosotros somos amigos de los demás propietarios y todos somos muy buenos en lo que hacemos, sin embargo Coviran intenta ofrecer algo más. El reparto gratis a lo largo de todo el día y el servicio telefónico nos hace destacar, además de los precios y la variedad de nuestros productos, especialmente ahora que tenemos toda una sección internacional, otra de productos sin gluten y otra con productos naturales. What do you think makes you different from other supermarkets? We are friends with the other owners of local supermarkets and we are all very good at what we do, however Coviran tries to offer something else! Our free home-delivery service throughout the day and our telephone service obviously make us stand out, as well as the prices and variety of products that you will find at Coviran. Even more so now that we have an International Section, a GlutenFree Section and a Natural Products Section.
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¿Cuáles son los planes para el futuro? Sí, por supuesto, esto acaba de empezar! Para empezar estamos preparando un documento con todos los productos internacionales que podemos conseguir para que nuestros clientes extranjeros puedan decirnos qué tipos de productos les gustaría tener en la tienda. En el futuro queremos ofrecer la posibilidad de hacer pedidos por internet, también. Do you have any future plans? Yes, of course! This has only just begun! We are currently preparing a document with thw whole range of international products that we can stock so that our customers can let us know what specific products they would like. We are also looking to offer the possibility of placing your order on-line, in the near future. ¿Hay algo más que te gustaría que supieran nuestros lectores del nuevo, y versión mejorada, del supermercado Coviran Portales? Quizás lo que queda por añadir es que en la sección de Carnicería ofrecemos un amplio
surtido de carnes y embutidos, muchos de los cuales son caseros y preparados en nuestra cocina. Tenemos carne ecológica y se puede hacer pedidos para todo tipo de carne, incluso si no la tenemos allí. Para terminar, ¡agradecer a todos lo que han venido a visitarnos y decirles que estamos deseando de verlos otra vez! Is there anything else you would like our readers to know about the new improved Coviran Portales? Perhaps what I would like to add is that our Butcher's Section offers a wide range of meat products, many of which are home-made and prepared on-site on a daily basis; such as our sausages, hamburgers and kebabs. You can also order freerange chicken, Halal and other types of ecological meats. Finally, I would just like to thank everybody that has come to visit us and to say that we can't wait to see you again!
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VESPA RENTALS BY CASA ROBLE Franks new venture
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n and Frank are owners of the boutique Bed and Breakfast called Casa Roble at the top of the village of Competa. The Bed and Breakfast currently scores 9.6 on Bookings.com and is open and occupied all year round to an international clientele. I visited Casa Roble and met with An and Frank to discuss their new venture which fits nicely with providing guests with an extra excursion and indeed for anyone else that wants to rent a Vespa! The Vespa's are shiny bright red motor bikes and in my opinion extremely cool and fun to ride, it's a great way of exploring both the inland villages and coastal regions. An y Frank son los proprietarios de la casa rural Casa Roble situada en las alturas del pueblo Cómpeta. El Bed and Breakfast tiene una evaluación actual de 9.6 en booking.com y está abierto y ocupado todo el año a una clientela internacional. Visité Casa Roble y encontrando a Ana y Frank, discutimos de su nueva aventura. Quieren ofrecer
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excursiones suplementarias para sus huéspedes y por supuesto para todas las personas que quieren alquilar una vespa. Vespas son graciosas motocicletas de un rojo brillante y en mi opinión muy cool y agradables para conducir. Es una manera interesante para explorar los pueblos interiores así como las regiones en la costa. An and Frank came to Spain 15 years ago for a holiday and stayed in Nerja and not ones for sitting about they spent their time exploring and visiting different places. On their travels they happened upon Competa where a few years later they bought a holiday home. Over time they decided a permanent move was what they really wanted. They felt far happier and comfortable in Competa than in their home town of Belgium. Although as they both had good jobs it wasn't something they wanted to rush into. On one holiday they visited Casa Roble to get an idea of properties with Bed and bed potential and idea they had for their permanent move. Their intention wasn't to buy straight
but when they saw the place they knew it was right for them. They put their house in Belgium on the market not expecting a quick sale. However, the house sale was quick and in August 2014 they moved into Casa Roble which became their permanent residence. As this all happened so quickly Frank retained his work in Belgium and for the last couple of years has spent time going back and forth between the two countries. An y Frank llegaron a España hace 15 años para sus vacaciones, se alojaron en Nerja y exploraron y visitaron diferentes sitios sin pensar en establecerse. Durante sus viajes encontraron Cómpeta y unos años después compraron una casa rural. Más tarde realizaron que establecerse definitivamente era lo que realmente quisieron. Se sintieron más felices y cómodos en Cómpeta que en su casa en Bélgica. Los dos tenían un empleo fijo y no quisieron arriesgarse. Visitaron Casa Roble durante una de sus vacaciones para analizar el potencial de un bed and breakfast en combinación con
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una estancia permanente. No tenían la intención de comprar inmediatamente pero encontrando el sitio sintieron que era suyo. Vendieron su casa en Bélgica sin pensar en una venta tan rápida. De verdad, la venta era rápida y en agosto de 2014 se mudaron a Casa Roble convirtiéndola en su residencia permanente. Frank mantuvo su trabajo en Bélgica porque todo se hizo tan rápido y viajó los últimos años de un país al otro. Once settled An and Frank put their own stamp on Casa Roble and marketed a family room and 3 very large double bedrooms as their B and B. All the rooms have private terraces, are spacious with Egyptian cotton sheets and an Nespresso machines! The property itself has a heated swimming pool, Jacuzzi and snooker table. They like to give their quests privacy, freedom and allow them to feel at home and as comfortable as possible. Ads that extra touch of baking daily to provide cakes and treats when guests return from a day out. An looks after the B and B business and now Frank has decided to
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stop work in Belgium he now needs his own distraction, and this has come in the form of Vespa rentals! Instalados, An y Frank se apropiaron Casa Roble y presentaron una habitación familiar y tres otras habitaciónes muy grandes como su B and B. Cada habitación tiene su terraza particular, son amplias con sábanas de algodón egipciano y una máquina Nespresso! La finca tiene una piscina calentada, un jacuzzi y un snooker. Insisten en la vida privada y en la libertad de sus huéspedes y le hacen sentirse como en casa. Sin olvidar la cocina cotidiana que le ofrece pasteles y golosinas después de una excursión. An cuida del B and B y Frank ha dejado su trabajo para dedicarse a sus aficiones como por ejemplo el alquiler de Vespas! An and Frank have four Vespas for rental which are fully insured and are rented with helmets and the bikes can seat two people each. To drive one of these bikes you need to hold a driving license and be over 25 years of age
although the passenger doesn't need to fit these criteria's. Although the Vespa's are based in Competa Frank has a trailer to transport them anywhere for rental. Why not give them a call, rent a Vespa for the day and see the region from a different perspective! An y Frank tienen a su disposición cuatro Vespas asegurados por completo previstos con cascos y para dos personas. Para conducirla necesita un permiso de conducir y tener más de 25 años a excepción del pasajero. Las Vespas están en Cómpeta pero Frank puede transportarlas adonde quiere para alquilarlas. Por favor, llámelos, alquile una Vespa par una jornada y visite la región desde una perspectiva diferente! See advert or their website www.vespadelsol.com www.casaroble.net Véase el anuncio o sitio web www.vespadelsol.com www.casaroble.net
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Classes are subject to booking and weather conditions. .
Booking online via the facebook and website "Book Now" buttons. .
4 euro per session. Bring water or other appropriate hydration and small towel.
+34 616 341 709 www.chilibandb.com Avenida Juan Pablo II, Competa Timetable likely to change so please check the website www.chilibandb.com/fitness-classes.html
Class Time Table Sunday: 9-10am Circuit Training Sunday: 10.30-11.30 Spin (Static Cycling) Monday: 8-9am Spin (Static Cycling) Wednesday: 8-9am Spin (Static Cycling) Thursday: 8-9am Circuit Training Friday: 8am Metafit HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Friday: 9-10pm Spin (Static Cycling)
Tabla de Clase Domingo: 9-10am Entrenamiento en Circuito Domingo: 10.30-11.30 Spinning (Bicicleta Estatica) Lunes: 8-9am Spinning (Bicicleta Estatica) Miercoles: 8-9am Spinning (Bicicleta Estatica) Jueves: 8-9am Entrenamiento en Circuito Viernes: 8am Metafit HIIT (Entrenamiento Intervรกlico de alta intensidad) Viernes: 9-10pm Spinning (Bicicleta Estatica)
Personal Training, Triathlon Coaching, Sports Massage & Kinesiology Taping available onsite. For details of our latest offers on Personal Training and accommodation deals please go to www.chilibandb.com
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THOMAS GANT LAW El Mosquin Cómpeta Tel: 608 658 108 www.horseriding-andalucia.com email: caballosmosquin@hotmail.com
"Visit the stables and enjoy a coffee, a refreshment or an icecream in the shades of our terrace. “
of May. This time we will have the visit of Danish Equin Vet Heidi Nielsen, who is coming to teach us How to keep your horse durable, healthy and happy.Among other things Heidi will work us through; A chiropractical examination of Wills each horse. Inheritance A thorough examination of the hooves. Property Purchases A checking out the saddle of our horses. LOS CABALLOS DEL MOSQUIN Company Incorporations Spring has arrived! An analisis of our riding according Taxes (both residents & non residents) to the "Alexander technic". his month of May at Los and early mornings give us
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Caballos del Mosquin will be another good month.
Spring has arrived and the horses are looking really well after having changed their winter coat for the shint short summer coat. Flowers, birds, the bright light
another dimension to the experience of a ride in the natural park.
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At the end of the month we will be Thomas López Enjoy spring Gant on horseback it is a Avenida Constitución, Local 6 the next clinic at Los organising wonderful treat.." Caballos del Mosquin. This will Abogado/Lawyer 29754 Cómpeta (Málaga) occur between the 22nd and 29th Tlf: 0034 952 51 69 61 The Grapevine To advertise call 637 028 873 14 The Grapevine 27 To To advertise advertise call call637 637028 028873 873 The Grapevine advertise call 637 028 873 The Grapevine 63 The Grapevine ToTo advertise call 637 028 873 info@gantlaw.eu 2458 To advertise call 637 028 873 www.restaurantelpilon.com The Grapevine To advertise call 637 028 873 12 The Grapevine The Grapevine 41 To62 advertise call 637 028 873
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ALIOLI
Serving gourmet food just off Plaza Vendimia, Competa ALiOLi, gourmet chill out bar with comfy sofas and chairs. Perfect venue for private parties with food and music of your choice. New menu weekly. inc. Shared mixed tapas. Opening hours 6pm til late Sunday Brunch...Open at 12 noon Air con. Older English Cider and Carling Extra Cold on tap. Perfect venue for your bespoke party, at very good prices. Extensive carte of order in advance dishes. Made to order cocktails and smoothies
Guest Indian Chef Brij Fri 8th & Sat 9th July
Back by Popular Demand Vo Fletcher Guitar Vocal Sunday 17th July 9pm
Pedro 'El Rubio'...Live! 22nd July email: chrisincompeta@gmail.com web: zamion.net/alioli
New in AliOli this Summer! La Bokita Verde Opening Party Tuesday 12th July at Noon Serving healthy vegetarian breakfasts and lunches. 100% Natural juice. Also Take Aways! La Bokita Verde Open Every day Monday- Saturday - 8am to 4pm Reservations: 952 516 137- 633 172 519 Follow us on Facebook , Email and web
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Large selection of Tapas dishes
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Pavo Real
Bar and Restaurant Open 7 days a week (incl. Kitchen) 12.00pm until late - TEL: 654 869 083 Traditional Sunday Lunch Roast Chicken & Beef & with all the trimmings Lamb available if pre-ordered by Thursday afternoon 1 course 9 euro, 2 courses 10 euro or 3 courses 11 euro BBQ
Spit Roast Chickens 7.50 euro (Thur, Fri, Sat & Sun) call to order
& live music every Wednesday in July
2x 50"TV's so can show different matches at the same time
Practice Yoga in a fully licensed, qualified and safe environment.
Basic Yoga / Vinyasa Flow / Pilates / Yin Yoga Morning and evening classes for everyone. Spacious classroom with changing rooms and showers. Therapeutic massages: www.competamassages.com Calle Trinidad 26B - Cรณmpeta www.competayoga.com For all the latest news and workshops: www.facebook.com/InezCompetaYoga 34 The Grapevine
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If we lose all the BBC and ITV channels these are the Digi Boxes for ON DEMAND TV
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La Taberna de Oscar Plaza Pantaleón Romero, 2, Cómpeta Tel: 952 55 37 22 email: tabernadeoscar@aol.com
Exotic ingredients, big flavours, dishes to share. Oscar's offers you a wonderful and varied menu that is unique to Competa. We have wok specialities and many vegetarian options, as well as authentic tagines and curries. Of course we also offer Spanish and Mediterranean food as well as a 'Specials Board' that changes daily. Choose from such dishes as our: -
Slow roast shoulder of lamb for two Pan fried white fish with chilli and coconut milk Sautéed spinach with feta cheese and five spices Slow roast pork belly with crackling, sticky sauce & pickled salad
New Menu & Rooftop Restaurant
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TAJ MAHAL Traditional Indian Tandoori Restaurant
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WE OFFER AN “EAT AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE” MENU (AS MANY STARTERS, MAIN COURSES & DESSERTS AS YOU WANT) ALL FRESHLY COOKED TO ORDER.
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NICK ATKINSON RESTORATION PROJECTS & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
General Building Services Carpentry, Roofing, Tiling, Walling etc. Kitchen and Bathroom refurbishments. Pool Maintenance and repairs. Land Clearing and gardening All aspects considered Email: nickjohngilding@yahoo.com Mobile 658151628 44 The Grapevine
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La Esquina Esquina de Miguel de Miguel
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Typical Spanish dishes, Breakfast,tapas & meals Typical meals Quietterrace terrace Free Tapa Tapa with every drink on Saturdays Quiet Free Plaza Plaza Axarquia, Axarquia, We have have traditional battered fish We Cรณmpeta Cรณmpeta & chips, chips, mushy peas & tartar sauce & Tel: Tel: 952 952 51 51 67 67 54 54
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Avigar Moda y Complemetos Clothes & Accessories Plaza Almijara, No.15 Competa, Malaga Tel: 635346186 garciavila_1@hotmail.com
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Pristine country residence in a breathtaking location just a short drive from the village and with panoramic views of the mountains, lake Viñuela and a glimpse of the sea. The property of approx. 158m2 comprising: central entrance hallway, 4 bedrooms, shower room, family bathroom with spa, f/f kitchen/diner, living room with French doors out to a covered terrace The approx. 14,500m² has a gated entrance with a huge parking area and double car port, a beautiful covered patio, a sumptuous pool terrace with a 10mt x 4mt pool, surrounded by mature tropical gardens, a breakfast terrace with retractable awnings, a garage and BBQ and a vineyard with approx. 500 vines Presented in superb decorative order and benefitting from: low maintenance windows with shutters, marble panel heaters, log burning stove, cavity wall insulation, SAT TV, internet, mains water and electricity and a reserve water deposit tank An outstanding property with an abundance of good usable outside space, in a very special location. Ideal for full time or holiday living with rental potential.
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SAYALONGA: Calle Calvario s/n, Tel: (0034) 952 535 043 .
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email: info@taurusrealestate.com
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375,000 euro
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CÓMPETA: Avda. de la Constitución, 31, Tel: (0034) 952 516 633 Fax: (0034) 952 516 635 .
email: clara@taurusrealestate.com
www.taurusrealestate.com
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The 2016 Propert y Feature The Sun is shining on the Spanish Propert y Sector! The latest report from the National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed that a total of 35,199 properties were sold in April. This is 29% more than for the same month during the previous year, with sales rising for both re-sales and new builds.In addition, this is the best figure registered in the last three years, and the 29% annual rise is the highest since August 2010.The data issued by the INE was taken from figures collected by the Propert y Registry offices, which may differ from other sources due to the time frame. This is the first time in the last 24 months that positive figures have been given for new-build properties, which saw sales falling continuously during this time. In April, propert y purchases involving new builds went up 17.6% annually and registered 7,171 transactions. And, the number of purchases involving secondhand properties also rose by a massive 32.3%, registering a total of 28,028 operations, with figures rising for 26 consecutive months. With regards to propert y purchases for the first four months of 2016, sales have gone up 13.8% from the same period last year.
Price: 199,000€ Ref: v1088 Location: Competa Beds: 2 Bath: 2 Size: 105m² Pool: Yes Sunset Properties
Price: 85,000€ Ref: 159 Location: Competa Beds: 2 Baths: 1 Size: 92m² Pool: No Tu Rincon del Sol
Price: 425,000€ Ref: T948 Location: Alcaucin Beds: 4 Baths: 4 Size: 204m² Pool: Yes Taurus Real Estate
Bargain Price: 169,000€ Ref: C3467 Location: Daimalos Beds: 3 Bath: 2 Size: 140m² Pool: No Taurus Real Estate
Price: 195,000€ Ref: tv1026 Location: Competa Beds: 2 Baths: 2 Size: 140m² Pool: Yes Sunset Properties
Price: 35,000€ Ref: CHV105 Location: Sayalonga Beds: 1 Bath: 1 Size: 21m² Pool: No Competa Homes
Price: 90,000€ Ref: As2102 Location: El Borge Beds: 5 Baths: 3 Size: 181m² Pool: No Axarquia Properties
Price: 149,950€ Ref: S3-423 Location: Canillas de Aceituno Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Size: 195m² Pool: Yes Buy A Home Spain
Price: 139,000€ Ref: 417 Location: Canillas de Albaida Beds: 5 Baths: 1 Size: 180m² Pool: No Tu Rincon del Sol
Price: 145,000€ Ref: 389 Location: La Herradura Beds: 4 Baths: 1 Size: 150m² Pool: No Tu Rincon del Sol
Price: 42,000€ Ref: T943 Location: Arenas Beds: 2 Baths: 1 Size: 66m² Pool: No Taurus Real Estate
Price: 250,000€ Ref: V586 Location: Torrox Beds: 2 Baths: 2 Size: 105m² Pool: Yes Competa Properties
Rustic Price: 167,000€ Ref: CHV107 Location: Competa Beds: 2 Baths: 1 Size: 80m² Pool: No Competa Homes
Price: 750,000€ Ref: AS3017 Location: Casarabonela Beds: 3 Bath: 2 Size: 314m² Pool: Yes Axarquia Properties
Price: 199,500€ Ref: S3-422 Location: Los Romanes Beds: 3 Baths:2 Size: 100m² Pool: Yes Buy A Home Spain
Price: 98,000€ Ref: t1085 Location: Archez Beds: 2 Baths: 2 Size: 72m² Pool: No Sunset Properties
Price: 295,000€ Ref: CP041 Location: Competa Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Size: 120m² Pool: Yes Competa Properties
Price: 250,000€ Ref: C3480 Location: Canillas de Aceituno Beds: 3 Bath: 2 Size: 150m² Pool: No (Jacuzzi) Taurus Real Estate
Price: 79,000€ Ref: t1086 Location: Archez Beds: 1.5 Baths: 2 Size: 72m² Pool: No Sunset Properties
Price: 220,000€ Ref: C3464 Location: Competa Beds: 3 Bath: 1 Size: 100m² Pool: Yes Taurus Real Estate
Price: 115,000€ Ref: 402 Location: Torrox Beds: 1 Baths:1 Size: 84m², Pool: No Tu Rincon del Sol
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Prestige Propert y Price: 475,000€ Ref: S5-061 Location: Almayate Beds: 5 Baths: 4 Size: 260m² Pool: Yes Buy A Home Spain
Price: 249,000€ Ref: 126 Location: Competa Beds: 2 Baths: 2 Size: 181m² Pool: Jacuzzi Tu Rincon Del Sol
Price: 525.000€ Ref: v1102 Location: Canillas de Albaida Beds: 4 Baths: 2 Size: 245m² Pool: Yes Sunset Properties
Price: 595,000€ Ref: T940 Location: Sayalonga Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Size: 180m² Pool: Yes Taurus Real Estate
Price: 495,000€ Ref: 359 Location: Sayalonga Beds: 3 Baths: 4 Size: 235m² Pool: Yes Tu Rincon Del Sol
Price: 340.000€ Ref: CHV119 Location: Competa Beds: 4 Baths: 2 Size: 157m² Pool: Yes Competa Homes
Price: 2,500,000€ Ref: As1973 Location: Benalamadena Beds: 4 Baths: 4 Size: 600m² Pool: Yes Axarquia Properties
Price: 439,000€ Ref: v1100 Location: Moclinejo Beds: 5 Baths: 3 Size: 190m² Pool: Yes Sunset Properties
Price: 680,000€ Ref: TTH214 Location: Torrox Beds: 4 Baths: 4 Size: 100m² Pool: Yes Competa Properties
INMOBILIARIA TU RINCON DEL SOL PROPERTY SALES AND RENTALS Avd. de Torrox, 46 29754 CÓMPETA (Málaga) Tel: 952 51 63 58 Mov: 628 06 97 03
www.turincondelsol.com info@turincondelsol.com We speak your language
Cómpeta New to the market. Located on the edge of the natural park between Cómpeta & Torrox this large property, built over three floors, offers easy access, privacy and space. The house has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, fully fitted kitchen with pantry and utility room, large lounge diner with balcony. Outside is ample parking, garden and heated swimming pool. Ideal as a family home or to gain income as a rental property. Ref 416 Priced to sell @ 350.000€ To advertise call 637 028 873
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Cómpeta
CHV121
Cómpeta
CHV111
Archez
CHV100
Wonderful 4 bedroom country villa with fully fitted kitchen, lovely roof terrace, garage and pool and barbecue area great to take in the spectacular panoramic views.
Immaculate 4 bedroom 2 bathroom townhouse with lovely modern decoration, a fully fitted kitchen, spacious living dining space and a beautifully covered terrace with built in barbecue area.
Superb intimate 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom country property with large parking area, an out building for storage, a great barbecue area, and enough space to build a swimming pool.
360.000€
232.000€
250.000€
Cómpeta
CHV104
Cómpeta
CHV116
Cómpeta
CH117
Cosy 1 bedroom 1 bathroom townhouse, with a fully fitted kitchen, a generous sized living-dining area and a small terrace, this property would make the perfect Spanish holiday home.
Traditional Spanish 3 bedroom 2 bathroom townhouse with lots of character and lovely traditional floor tile throughout and all just a small walk form the wonderful Main Square.
A great 4 bedroom townhouse situated at the upper part of the village. Lovely fitted kitchen, 2 balconies and a roof terrace all with fantastic views of Cómpeta.
51.000€
130.000€
315.000€
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Calle Llano 9 , Cómpeta info@competahomes.com
www.competahomes.com Our experienced hardworking team offer any kind of construction work ranging from garden work, construction and renovation of properties and swimming pools, plumbing, electrical work, tiling, extensions, retaining walls, stone walls, kitchen renovation, wood work, these are only a few things that we have to offer, so please contact us with any ideas you may have and we will arrange a no obligation quote.
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Avd. Saylonga 24B, Cómpeta (Málaga) / Tel: 952 516 107 Avd. Constitución, Costezuela Local 1, Cómpeta (Málaga) / Tel: 952 553 589 Plaza de la Constitución 4Bajo Torrox-Pueblo (Málaga) / Tel: 952 538 337 www.competaproperties.com / info@competaproperties.com
Torrox Exclusive sale: 249,000€ Torrox Special offer: 310,000€
Nº of beds & Baths: 3 bed 2 bath Sq m2: 90 Ref: TCP016 Pool: Yes
Caleta de Vélez
199,000€ Torrox
Nº of beds & Baths: 2 bed 1 bath Sq m2: 70 Ref: AP139 Pool: No
Torrox
156,000€
Nº of beds & Baths: 3 bed 2 bath Sq m2: 120 Ref: TAP115 Pool: Communal
220,000€ Competa Special offer: 275,000€
Nº Beds & Baths: 3 bed 1 bath Sq m2: 85 Sq m2 Ref: TTH213 Pool: Yes
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Nº of beds & Baths: 3 bed 2 bath Sq m2: 100 Ref: V682 Pool: Yes
Nº of beds & Baths: 3 bed 2 bath Sq m2: 102 Pool: Yes Ref:V705
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15 YEARS OF AXARQUIA PROPERTIES Spanish Property App.
xarquĂa Properties, now in their 15th year, are proud to be associated with Spanish Property App.
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app to their mobile device and wherever they happen to find themselves they can access their property list.
Already hundreds of satisfied clients are discovering this up to the minute, latest way of finding a property of their dreams.
This app was developed by Estate Agents who when listening to their clients discovered exactly what buyers want. They don't want to have to download endless Estate Agents sites or Property Portals. They want to be able to check on their short list of properties and add to it wherever they are. Waiting for the bus or train, waiting for a board meeting, sitting in a traffic jam.
Spanish Property App is the one stop app to all property on the Costa del Sol. Download it to your device free of charge and discover all the property for sale in one place. or go to: www.spanishpropertyapp.com
Don't be left out in the cold with a website and property portal, join the latest, up to the minute way of attracting clients to your property. Let their fingers find your properties on their mobile device. Go straight into their homes and their hearts.
Agents interested in putting your property on the app contact spanishpropertyapp@gmail.com
Success is just a click away with spanishpropertyapp.
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With Spanish Property App all they need do is download one
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PROPERTY SPECIALISTS SINCE 2001 IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY TO SELL CALL SALLY ON 626 038 851 OR 952 436 781 Email: sallyharrison@axarquiaproperties.com www.axarquiaproperties.com
Sally Harrison Owner / Agent
AS3064 190,000€ Triana
AS2595 295,000€ Iznate
AS3067 119,000€ Benamacarra
2 traditional terraced houses available in the sought after hamlet of La Zorilla, Triana
5 bedroom, 3 bathroom family home with pool, lawned garden
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom townhouse with large terrace courtyard totaling approx 69m2 of outside space.
AS2268 399,000€ Sedella
AS3035 120,000€ Daimalos
AS2813 52,000€ Periana
Beautiful 312m2 country home with pool and virtually uninterrupted 360 degree views
Spacious Semi-detached townhouse Split into 2 self contained apartments
Bright and sunny 2 - 3 bedroom village house situated close to the Lavedero
www.axarquiaproperties.com To advertise call 637 028 873
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INMOBILIARIA TU RINCON DEL SOL PROPERTY SALES AND RENTALS Avd. de Torrox, 46 29754 CÓMPETA (Málaga) Tel: 952 51 63 58 Mov: 628 06 97 03
Cómpeta
Ref:419
Torre del Mar
Ref:418
www.turincondelsol.com info@turincondelsol.com We speak your language
Cómpeta
Ref:344
Delightful townhouse with courtyard garden and various roof terraces. 2 Bedrooms, 4 reception rooms, workshop. Two entrances
Two bedroom apartment front line near lighthouse.Sea view from balcony. Community pool.Allocated covered parking
Country house in the village. 3 beds 2 baths plus 1 bed apartment. Swimming pool and garage
180.000€
160.000€
310.000€
Sayalonga
Ref:161
Cómpeta
Ref:414
Canillas de Albaida
Ref:190
Country house with swimming pool. 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Walking distance to village with good access.
Reformed 2 bed townhouse with 2 bed apartment. Terrace garden. Access from two streets.
Three bedroom two bathroom, new build.Swimming pool. 2500m2 plot. Sea views
219.000€
199.000€
300.000€
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Felipe Arrebola Lopez .
Avd de Torrox, 46 29754, CÓMPETA (MÁLAGA) TEL: 952 51 63 58 Movil: 608 656 746
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A member of:
Buy A Home Spain is now a Member of the TopHouseSpain Real Estate Net work, which officially opened on 1st July. The net work has access to buyers from over 500 real estate offices along the Costas of Spain and buyers from agents in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia. Interested buyers will be sent to view your propert y via Buy A Home Spain's offices in Torre del Mar and in Puente de Don Manuel. If you want to sell or rent your propert y it needs to be with the largest Real Estate Net work (by far) on the Costa Del Sol: Do this by listing with Buy A Home Spain: a Member of TopHouseSpain If your propert y is already listed with Buy A Home Spain, we will list it automatically with TopHouseSpain, but if not, to have your propert y featured on the largest Real Estate Net work (by far) on the Costa Del Sol, you need to list your propert y with us as soon as possible.
Please call in to our new office in Puente de Don Manuel List your house for sale with us before the end of July and in addition to all the advantages of being part of this huge net work we will give you: ONLY 50¤ - Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) FREE Legal Consultation: advice on any subject from a Top Local Law yer FREE 'House Doctor' Consultation on how to present your propert y to sell quickly For an exclusive listing with us we will also give: FREE Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) FREE Professional Photos to help sell your propert y even quicker: Torre del Mar Office: Calle Cipriano Maldonado 7 (Opposite bus station). 952 54 75 54 / 680 210 414 Puente Office: Calle Puente Don Manuel 20, (Next to restaurant, Meson Sara). Tel; 951 321 565
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Enjoy our Artisan ice creams, frozen desserts & home baked products made daily in our kitchens in Competa. Gluten & lactose free Gelato and desserts. Taste our espresso, cappucino or affogato. Natural fruit juices. Mini pastries and Cakes made to order. Selection of Italian wines & pasta Open every day from 10am Sunday from 11am Open during Siesta Open till late during the Competa Feria We are located on Constitution Avenue s/n Local 2 Competa www.facebook.com/heladeriacompeta lagelateriacompeta@gmail.com
ASESORÍA ALJARIFE Notarial Title deeds, Wills, Catastral Corrections, etc. General Administration Transfers of vehicles, driving licences, matriculations, etc.) Tax declarations Creation of businesses Accounts General insurances (house, car, health, etc)
We speak Spanish, English, German, Finnish, French, Italian To advertise call 637 028 873
More than 20 years ago Asesoría Aljarife opened its’ doors to the public. Since then, hundreds of companies and individuals in the Axarquia region and from the Malaga Province have left in our hands the responsibility to advise them to get the best possible results for their businesses. We are a group of highly qualified professionals that work for you. Economists and administrators with a wealth of experience that are at your disposal any time in order to make your life easier.
www.aljarife.com ASESORÍA ALJARIFE C/ San Antonio, 8 - 1º 29754 CÓMPETA Málaga Teléfono:(34) 952 51 66 00 Fax: (34) 952 51 67 29
GESTORÍA LÓPEZ NAVAS C/Ros Alférez 4 Bajo C 29740 TORRE DEL MAR Málaga Teléfono: (34) 952 54 25 04 Fax: (34) 952 54 17 47
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Your Local Health Partner
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Pajareria Peluqueria canina Bird Shop Canine Hair dressing Los mejores products para tu mascota The best products for your pets Repartimos a Domicilio Home Deliveries
Tel: 952 51 61 18 664 84 50 51 Mobile: 654 466 768 Avda. Canillas 7, COMPETA (MALAGA)
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Torrox Costa
Family Doctor Pediatrician Psychologist English Dentist (Free Check Up / 2nd opinion) Physiotherapy Acupuncture Specialists Centro International Bloque 86
Torrox Costa (Mรกlaga)
T. 952 530 908 clinicaeuropatorroxcosta@gmail.com WIR SPRECHEN DEUTSCH - WE SPEAK ENGLISH - ON PARLE FRANCAIS
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increasing poverty because of the crisis. The country's murder rate in 2013 was 0.6 per 100,000 people, one of the lowest in western Europe. There were 302 murders in the country that year, down from 364 a year earlier. The crime rate per 100,000 people was 46.1, down from 48.0 in 2012 Police received 54,734 complaints related to sexual violence while 86,034 violent robberies were recorded, down 10.94 percent on 2012, according to Spain’s interior ministry Surviving cancer Spain's health system continues to be world-renowned and its organ donor system is generally held up to be the best in the world. Cancer survival rates mirror this trend with the five-year survival after diagnosis for all major types of tumour on the rise, according to a study published in The Lancet. Particularly strong improvements were seen for prostate cancer where the survival rate rose 73.7 percent from 1995 to 1999 tp 87.1 percent for 2005 to 2009. For breast cancer, the survival rate rose from 77.8 percent to 83.7 percent in the periods in question. Equal opportunity A total of 54.1 percent of women in Spain aged over 20 to 64 are working, compared to 64.5 percent of men, 2012 figures from Spain’s national statistics institute show. The biggest divide is in the 55 to 64 age group where 52.4 percent of men are working and 36 percent of women are in employment. Meanwhile 139 of Spain’s 350 MPs are women, or 39.7 percent. In the country senate, the figure is 33.5 percent.
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Falling fertility rates Spain’s fertility rate in 2012 was 1.32, a long way down from 2.20 notched up in 1980 but up from the 2000 figure of 1.23. Spain's first-time mums are also Europe's oldest with women putting off having their first baby until they are 32. While this trend towards having fewer babies is in line with European trends, there have been concerns raised about Spain's ageing population with representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund warning Spain’s ageing population could cause serious social and economic problems that could damage the pensions and healthcare systems. Youth hardest hit by unemployment At 23.7 percent Spain's unemployment is one of the highest in Europe and consistently rates as one of Spanish citizens' chief preoccupations in the monthly polls carried out by the government research body CIS. While the figure has dropped from the 25.65 percent of mid-2014 it remains a serious problem, and for people under 25, the jobless rate is 52 percent. On top of that, there are 1.79 million families with all working-age members unemployed. Falling wages The economic crisis has hit Spanish workers harder than their counterparts in most other countries. Average salaries have fallen by an average of 2 per cent a year since 2007, more than anywhere else in Europe except Greece.
Spain's total workforce, some 7.7 million people, are so-called 'mileuristas', earning €1,000 a month or less. Rainbow marriages The expense of weddings and changing attitudes to traditional marriage have had an impact on post-crisis Spain. In 2000, the average rate of marriages per year per 1000 inhabitants was 5.4 but that fell to around 3.6 by 2010. The 2013 rate was just 3.3. There were 155,098 couples married in 2013, down 8 per cent on the previous year. Same-sex marriages accounted for 3,102 of those, a slight fall from 2012's 3,834 figure. A total of 30,453 gay and lesbian couples have been married in Spain since it was made legal in 2005. Life on the streets Figures on homelessness are notoriously difficult to obtain but Spain's national statistics institute reports that 22,938 people used the country's homeless hostels and shelters in 2012, the latest year for which numbers are available. Major Spanish charity Caritas, meanwhile, estimates there are over 30,000 people living on the streets in Spain, and highlights that there were 35.908 home evictions in the country from January to July 2013. Some 83 percent of the people evicted did not have another home, Caritas said. Source George Mills, local es
The mean average monthly salary in Spain in 2013 was just €1,324 while 34 per cent of the country's 16,682,861 employees earned the minimum wage of €645. Tax office figures show that almost half of Spain's total workforce, some 7.7 million people, are so-called
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Asesoria Axarquia Our office has offered comprehensive help and advice to our foreign clients in the Axarquia area for more than 15 years Our experience is based on: Land Registry: • Registration of properties • Corrections/Update of properties • Plot measurements and ownership exchanges
Deeds: • Purchase and sale contracts • Property new building declarations • Inheritances • Wills
Taxes: • Non resident tax (for foreigners with properties in Spain) • Resident taxes (for foreigners with residency in Spain)
Property Management: • Advice in Community issues • Administration of incomes and expenses • AGMS
We speak Spanish, English, German, Italian & French
Avd. Andalucía 65-A 29740 Torre del Mar Málaga Tel. 952 54 51 05 info@asesoriaaxarquia.es 74 The Grapevine
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Tel./Fax: 952 541 895 www.idecocina.com
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NEED A NEW KITCHEN? IDEOCOCINA, Torre Del Mar
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ince 1980 IDECOCINA has been engaged in designing and fitting all types of kitchens in all range of styles, including accessories and electrical appliances. They offer comprehensive service performed by their own company staff.
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They provide solutions for any space issues, storage and layout and provide the most convenient and economical option for you. They offer you solutions for your requirements and professionally advise you about any question regarding your kitchen.
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From refurbishment works to installation of kitchens, they perform everything so that your kitchen is ready from the start in perfect conditions. Your only concern is to choose what you like the most and they will do the rest (See advert opposite for contact details).
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Your Pets will enjoy a wonderful holiday surrounded by nature and in modern facilities For more information call us on:952 535 417 : 686 904 792 : 616 371 034
Periana - Tel 952 53 71 25 No. 14 Calle Iglesia - 29710 1000-1330 Tueday, Thursday & Friday Canillas de Aceituno - Tel 952 51 80 71 Calle Placeta, Edf. Arboso,bajo, 29716 1000- 1330 Monday & Wednesday Caleta de Velez - Tel 952 55 03 76 Calle Colonia de Puerto, 112 By appointment For appointments and any queries please call 691700587
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•July 2016 Horoscopes• ARIES
20th March - 19th April
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TAURUS
ow you'll realize that you need to think not only about yourself but also about your partner. This phase in your relationship is difficult and will lead to drastic measures.
GEMINI
ecently, you may have decided to take more matters into your own hands. Your relationships will only benefit from this decision. You sometimes have to make compromises.
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ometimes you don't express your emotions or opinions simply because you're afraid of what they might say or think. Try to gain more selfconfidence.
LEO
SCORPIO he planetary aspects in play will incite you to change your attitude toward work. You should try to lighten your responsibilities to avoid stress at the office. 22th November - 21st December
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o what you feel like doing. You're probably already aware that you need to take care of yourself from time to time. Don't neglect your health.
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CAPRICORN
22th December - 19th January
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hen you feel that your friends are trying to change your everyday life, you shouldn't try to resist it so stubbornly, Capricorn. Open up your heart and let yourself be led.
ou should let your creative mind come out. How about writing poetry or enrolling in a ceramics class? Don't refrain from showing this secret part of your personality to those closest to you.
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our professional and private lives will be influenced by how well you deal with these relationships. You may have decided that in one way or another your behaviour needs to change.
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. 23rd August - 22th September
ou should try to become more diplomatic and gentle with the people around you. You could also learn a lot by observing how people behave.
ou could be feeling like a completely different person today. You're no longer afraid of society, and you enjoy meeting people.
LIBRA
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ou're tired of hiding your feelings. You want to act in the way your instincts guide you. However, you're afraid of other people's reactions.
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ou'll likely confront a few unexpected situations. Even if you're used to finding exciting things to do in an ordinary world, you'll be in for a big surprise or two.
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Salon de Belleza Hair and Beauty Salon
Tin Tin Tin Tin IS the place where you can go and have a full day of beauty treatment: Perm, colouring, hi and low light, wash & set also cuts for men and children, Acrylic nails, manicure, pedicure, facials, waxing, colouring eyelashes, eyebrows & make up. Nueva villa de Cómpeta Mon-Wed -Fri (Just behind Café Cómpeta) 10.00-13.30 &
Tel: 952 516 416
17.00-20.00 .
Tue & Thu 9.30-13.30 .
English, Danish & Spanish
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She glares at the other little boy and asks, “What do you want for breakfast?!”
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Two pirates, Morty and Sol, meet in a bar. Sol has a patch over one eye, a hook for a hand, and a wooden peg leg. “Ye gads, matey,” says Morty. “What happened to ya?” Sol says, “Me pirate ship was attacked, and a lucky shot lopped off me leg. So now I got me a wooden peg.” “And yer hand?” asks Marty. “When me ship sank, a shark bit me hand off. So now I got me a hook.”
The second boy says, “Well, I sure don’t want the @#$%^& pancakes!”
“True,” says Sol. “But it was me first day with the hook.”
Darling, you’ve always been with me on life’s long, bumpy ride. Through sickness, hair loss, bankruptcy, You’ve been here by my side. My heart attack and the house burning down, That night the lightning struck. And liver cancer—and now suddenly, I’m starting to think that you’re bad luck.
“OK, but what’s with the eye patch?” “I was standin’ on a dock, and the biggest seagull I ever saw poops right in me eye.” “But ya don’t go blind from no seagull poop.”
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A mother asks her young sons what they want for breakfast. The first little boy says, “I’ll have some @#$%^& pancakes.” The mother angrily sends him to his room for cursing.
I lost my watch at a club. I thought I would never find it, but I decided to try. Sure enough I found it, but there was a dude standing on it. The worst part was, he was being very handsy with this women. When she made it very clear that she didn't want "it" he slapped her. That's when I sprung into action and knocked him out. Because you don't hit a women. Not on my watch.
Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are. "I went to a karaoke bar last night that didn't play any Seventies music. At first I was afraid. Oh, I was petrified.” "I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought, this could be interesting."
Pub Quiz Answers from Page 70
1. William Shakespeare 2. 1976 3. Charlotte Bronte 4. Bobby Moore 5. Gregory Peck 6. 1916 7. Heartbreak hotel 8. Syria 9. Grace Kelly 10. C.S.Forester
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Casa Paco Taberna y Restaurante Plaza Almijara, Competa
New Menu
Visit Casa Paco in the centre of the village and sample the best steaks in Competa and taste our fabulous wines from the local region. Upstair terrace with fantastic views now open for private parties Tues -Sun 9am until close See Map Spot 5
Book your place online
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CAMPO CUTTINGS BY LORRAINE CAVANAGH Lovely Luffas!
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remember a time when every bathroom used to have a luffa/loofah but they seemed to go out of fashion being replaced by expensive natural sea sponges or, even worse, their synthetic counterparts. But luffas are making a comeback and deserve a return to your life and your bathroom! Luffas are vegetable sponges and are thus named from the Arabic word, luff. It´s certainly a better moniker than dishcloth gourd, one of its other common names, but luffas have almost as many names as uses. The one we would most commonly see is luffa aegyptiaca and it belongs to the cucurbitaceae family, same as cucumbers, pumpkins and gourds. Luffas make a fabulous leafy, shady bower in very little time with their huge green leaves. They are usually an annual vine in our climate, except for protected coastal areas, but can vigorously cover a chain link fence with lush sub-tropical growth, stretching up
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to 10m in one season. Pinch out the growing tips as the vines grow to encourage branching and subsequently higher cropping. They relish sunny positions and will need fairly generous watering and a long hot summer season. You will normally be cropping luffas some 5 months after sowing seeds. The young plants are rather slow initially but once they begin to form a vine, they take off at a phenomenal rate and, about 1 month later, the first flower clusters will start to appear. The flowers are beautiful – a luminous lemonyellow and large. Typically there is a larger solitary female flower on a thick stem and a thinner stem with a cluster of smaller male flowers. The shining flowers attract all sorts of pollinating insects but predominantly bees and butterflies who will often be seen nestling into the flowers. Pollinated females will form a luffa seed pod looking like a slender cucumber at first and becoming more fibrous as they mature. The vine will continue growing and producing more fruits whilst the older ones mature.
Mature luffas can be any colour from green to nearly black but more typically yellow/brown. The weight of the fruit lightens as they dry out and mature. Some may reach 60cm long and can be straight or with convoluted curves – all are usable and great fun! Even the lightest frost will cut the vine to the ground and any remaining luffas should then be quickly cut. Peel the fruits as soon as possible after picking; the longer the skin stays on, the darker the luffa will be – it´s a pale honey-gold colour you are aiming for. Mature fruits are easy to skin; it should just peel off or, if you have having some difficulty, soak them for a few hours and the skins will split apart. Immature fruits are more difficult; try throwing them on the ground – the skin on good luffas will crack and loosen; if they break apart, they were no good in any case! Once skinned, wash them well and lay out to dry, rotating occasionally, or hang them in an airy position. Sun and wind will dry them quickly.
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You´ll get lots of seeds falling out; these can be dried and saved for planting for next year´s vines. Luffas are wonderful exfoliators, leaving your skin feeling squeaky clean. Try them as pan scourers – they are ideal for non-stick cookware too. Luffa buds, flowers, leaves, roots and young fruits are all edible and are rich in vitamin A, B5, B6, vitamin C, dietary fibre, antioxidants and various minerals. The flowers have a crunchy green flavour, similar to celery or cucumber, and add a definite wow factor to summer salads. The tiny fruits are great sauteed in a little olive oil and resemble courgettes in flavour - try adding a touch of soy sauce, coriander, cayenne epper or kaffir lime leaves – you´ll really have friends wondering what you´ve cooked up for them! Large luffas are definitely conversation pieces – people cannot resist them and they will make very welcome and original gifts. Unused luffas will store for a
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long time as long as they are kept dry and covered. Even in the bathroom, hang your luffa so it can drip dry between showers. As a final thought, a single vine can produce up to 25 luffas. It´s been estimated that, under ideal conditions, a grower could produce up to 48,000 luffas per hectare, each with a value of around €5. These natural vegetable back scrubbers are catching attention and being sought in health shops. Check out their potential! We have plants for sale at the Garden Centre so in around 2 to 3 months you could be cropping your very own luffas! Viveros Florena – Probably the best little garden centre in Andalucía! Keep checking our web page for latest news and exciting new stock arriving at the garden centre. Join our mailing list to keep in constant touch. Shop online with us for Mediterranean plants, unusual plants, plug plants, scented roses, bulbs, coloured iris, organic products and my books. Summer Hours, June, July & September: 9 – 2, Closed Sundays & Mondays and August.
Viveros Florena, Crtra. Algarrobo/Cómpeta, km 2, Cómpeta, 29754, Málaga Tel: 689928201 Web: www.viverosflorena.com Email: florenaspain@hotmail.com And see us on Facebook – Lorraine Cavanagh’s Garden Centre
At Viveros Florena, Cómpeta, Málaga, Spain. Tel:0034 689928201 Email:florenaspain@hotmail.com Web:www.viverosflorena.com Humans and Plants take a holiday during August so we have a massive sale during July to drop stock levels. Great bargains – almost all at 50% Sorry, we cannot post during July so collection only.
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THE BIG BIKE RIDE Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be able to ride a bike from the coast up to Competa, but it's strange what strength and determination a health scare can summon up in you. The ride up was made easier by cheering husbands and friends on route and a large welcoming party once we arrived at Bar Lorenas was overwhelming.
The endless generosity and support found in the people of this area is always staggering and humbling and I cannot thank you all enough, your support definitely gave me wings and will go towards adding life to days in Cudeca’s hands. Donations are still being counted and I will let you know the final total as soon as I have it. From the bottom of my heart thank you! Debi THE BIG SWIM Swim for life. On Saturday 4th June Martin Robinson(resident of Canillas de Albaida) swam 200 lengths of the Competa public
swimming pool in a little over three hours. This in itself was quite a feat of endurance but all the more remarkable when considering that just 1 year ago Martin had major surgery for bowel cancer and since then has completed a gruelling round of chemotherapy. Those of us who gathered at the pool to support and encourage Martin were inspired by his courage and determination and amazingly, to the surprise of everyone, the last length of the 200 was swum entirely underwater. The event was Martin's brainchild and to date has raised in excess of E2,700 for the Cudeca charity(still some pledged monies to be collected).This is a fantastic result and could not have been achieved without the support and donations of the good people of Competa and surrounding villages and monies collected by a team of volunteers running a juice and snack stall and tombola at the event. Thanks to everyone including The Grapevine Magazine for your support and once again congratulations Martin Robinson.
Eva and Vigina 2nd placed was Victoria and Ester and third Maryna and Sarah
Winners: Eva and Virgina
3rd Place: Sarah and Maryna
Mens Finalist, Winners: Gonzalo and Pepe. COMPETA PADEL TOURNAMENT Last month Competa held their annual Paddle tournament marking the end of Padel lessons until October. Great fun was had by all. In the Womens tournament the winners were
Second Place: Dani and Carlos Third Place: Alberto and Victor
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA Visit our lovely museums: Museum of art and customs, museum of Sacred Art and museum of costumes. Free entrance to 3 museums every day between 10h and 15h – Mondays closed.
IMPORTANT JULY DATES Feria de Málaga Málaga From: 13 Aug 2016 to 20 Aug 2016 Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen Málaga From: 16 July 2016 to16 July 2016 Feria del Rincón de la Victoria Rincón de la Victoria From: 14 July 2016 to17 July 2016 57th Cueva de Nerja International Festival of Music and Dance– :Zaguan & Alento Nerja Cave, Nerja From: 16 July 2016 to16 July 2016
TOWN HALL NEWS Feria de Cómpeta 2016: From the 21st until the 25th of July Cómpeta will honor San Sebastián with the annual fair. Party´s day and night, a big fair, stalls, … Don´t miss the fun! You can get the full program at the town hall or at the tourist office.
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Oficina de turismo. Do you need more information about Cómpeta? Visit our lovely tourist office at the entrance of the town! Opening hours: Monday - Saturday: 10.00 – 15.00 Sundays: 10.00 – 14.00
Friday July 8: Restaurant La Plaza, Canillas de Albaida. Call 952 553254/609 167127 for a table. Friday July 15: Restaurant Maria, Balcon Hotel, Competa. Call 952 553662 for a table.
Friday 29 July: Restaurant La Plaza, Canillas de Albaida. Call 952 553254/609 167127 for a table. Sunday July 10: Restaurante Pampano, Plaza Vendimia, Competa. To reserve a table call 690 22 11 00.
Facebook! Are you on Facebook and want to be informed of the latest news of the town hall in Cómpeta? You can find us on: www.facebook.com/ayuntamient odecompeta You can always check the official website of the town hall as well, where you can find a business directory, useful phone numbers, schedules for the bus. www.competa.es
JUKEBOX BANDITS LIVE GIGS Saturday July 2: El Recreo, Competa. Call 952 516043 for a table.
CAS FUND RAISING The Punta Lara Bar invites all quizzers to come and support the Costa Animal Society (CAS) on Friday, July 21 at 7.30 for 8.00pm. Put your pub quiz brain in gear and enjoy trivial pursuits with Quiz Master Terry. Food and drink is available at the bar and the entrance fee of €3 plus all raffle proceeds goes toward helping the animals. Please book with Mark at 635 369 673. The Costa Animal Society (CAS) has a stall at Nerja's Sunday Car Boot Market where good quality bric-a-brac and clothing at bargain prices is sold to raise funds for the charity. Look for the CAS sign and giant cat at stall 174 located on the right
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C NTACTS DIRECT RY Emergency Numbers Emergency Services Ambulance Fire Brigade Guardia Civil
112 061 080 062
Torrox Costa Velez Malaga Frigiliana Almunecar Motril Maro
Tel: 952 538 010 Tel: 952 541 104 Tel: 952 533 002 Tel: 958 631 125 Tel: 958 823 591 Tel: 952 529 024
Town Doctors Halls Doctors Canillas de Aceituno Tel: 952 518 250 Cómpeta Calle San Antonio Tel: 951 289 791
Alcaucin
Tel: 952 510 002
Archez
Tel: 952 553 159
Canillas de Albaida. Tel: 952 553 006
Salares
Tel: 952 508 906
Canillas de Aceituno, Tel: 952 518 002
Sayalonga
Tel : 952 552 404
Cómpeta,
Sedella
Tel: 952 508 858
Tel: 952 516 006 952 516 025
Nerja
Tel: 952 523 131
Periana
Tel: 952 536 016
Rio Gordo
Tel: 952 732 154
Sayalonga
Tel: 952 535 021
Salobrena Tel: 958 829 332 Torre del Mar Tel: 952 542 396
Municipal Police Canillas de Aceituno Tel: 952 518 000 Tel: 952 518 002 Cómpeta Tel: 605 276 302 Canillas de Albaida Tel: 952 558 321 Nerja Tel: 952 521 545 Torrox Pueblo Tel: 952 539 828 Torrox Costa Tel: 952 538 115 Velez Malaga Tel: 952 549 238 Torre del Mar Tel: 952 965 546 Emergencies 112
Tourist Information Cómpeta Tel: 952 553 685 Nerja Tel: 952 521 531 Sayalonga Tel: 952 535 206 Torre del MarTel: 952 541 104
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Salares
Tel: 952 508 903
Sedella
Tel: 952 508 839
Torre del Mar Tel: 952 540 471 Torrox Costa Tel: 952 538 010 Velez Malaga Tel: 952 559 100 Vinuela
Tel: 952 519 002
Frigiliana
Tel: 952 533 122
La Herradura Tel: 958 827 794 Nerja
Tel: 952 548 430
Torrox Pueblo Tel: 952 538 200
Taxi’s Canillas de Albaida Maria Jose: 952 553 018 Cómpeta Franquelo: 952 553 662 El Mellizo: 952 516 056 Maximo: 952 516 199 Cesáreo: 952 516 205 Sayalonga Ramiro: 952 535 029 Velez Malaga 952 540 016
Frigiliana Malaga Motril
952 533 231 952 327 950 958 600 164
Telephone Doctors General Enquires Tel: 1004 Speaking Clock Tel : 093 Line Faults Tel: 1002 Directory Enquires Tel: 025
Airports Doctors Granada Airport Tel: 958 245 200 Malaga Airport Tel: 952 048 804
Bus Doctors Times L= Mon – Sat • D= Direct Nerja – Malaga 06.30L, 07.30, 08.30D, 08.55, 10.10D, 11.10, 11.55D, 12.40, 13.40, 14.55, 16.10, 17.10, 18.10D, 18.40, 19.40, 20.40, 21.15, 21.45D Malaga – Nerja 07.00, 08.15L, 09.15, 10.30, 11.00D, 11.45D, 12.30D, 13.00, 14.15, 15.15, 16.30, 17.30, 18.45, 19.30D, 20.15, 20.45D, 21.30D, 23.00 Nerja – Granada 06.30L, 09.45, 14.30, 15.45, 16.30, 19.15 Granada – Nerja 07.00, 09.00, 10.00, 13.00, 16.00, 17.30L, 20.00 Nerja – Sevilla 07.30D, 16.30, 02.00 Sevilla – Nerja 07.00, 18.00D, 24,00 Canillas de Albaida - CompetaSayalonga - Malaga Mon-Fri
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www.thegrapevine.es Street Markets Monday Torrox Costa Tuesday Nerja Wednesday Algarrobo Costa, Rincon de la Victoria Thursday Velez- Malaga, Frigiliana, Torre del Mar Friday Almunecar, Frigliana, Sayalonga, La Herradura Saturday Cรณmpeta, La Caleta de Velez Sunday Nerja Car Boot Sale, Sayalonga Sayolanga Municipal Market Mon- Fri 8.30am-2.30pm
Church Services Cรณmpeta Catholic
Sat 8.00pm & Sun Midday
Church of England Sundays 5.30pm Torre del Mar Lux Mundi Tel: 952 543 334 Evangelical Church Tel: 952 532 825 Fellowship of the King Tel: 958 658 439 Anglican Church of Nerja & Almunecar Tel: 952 525 406
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Consulates
Hospitals
Austria
Tel: 952 600 267
Carlos Haya Tel: 951 290 000
Belgium
Tel: 952 399 907
Motril
Denmark
Tel: 952 211 797
Velez Malaga Tel: 951 067 000
Finland
Tel: 952 212 435
France
Tel: 952 214 888
Germany
Tel: 952 363 591
Ireland
Tel: 952 475 108
Italy
Tel: 952 306 150
Netherlands Tel: 913 537 500 Norway
Tel: 952 667 955
Sweden
Tel: 952 604 383
UK
Tel: 952 352 300
USA
Tel: 952 474 891
Airlines
Tel: 958 603 506
Vets Naturevets: 952 55 38 50 URG: 617 00 17 23 Nerja Clinica San Fernando (vet Expedito) 609 982 941 Torrox Village & Torrox Costa
608 45 42 70
La Herradura
625 233 778
Cรณmpeta & La Caleta:
657 582 225
National Holidays
www.easyjet.com www.bmibaby.com
January 1st
New Years Day
www.ryanair.com
January 6th
Three Kings Day
www.thompsonfly.com
February 28th
www.flymonarch.com
May 1st
www.flybe.com
August 15th Virgin de la Asuncion
www.xl.com
English Radio Stations Global Radio
96.5 FM
Andalucia Day May Day
October 12th Dia de la Hispanidad November 1st
All Saints day
December 6th Dia de la Constitucion
Wave
96.0 FM
Coastline Radio
97.6 FM
Radio Sol Almijara
99.1 FM
December 8th Immaculate Conception
Spectrum
105.5 FM
December 25th Christmas Day
REM FM
104.8 FM
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BUSIN
Accommodation
Finca el Cerrillo
Canillas de Albaida, Malaga Tel: 952 03 04 44 email: info@hotelfinca.com www.hotelfinca.com
Finca Los Pinos Tel: 619 175 649 The Hotel Balcon Tel: 952 55 3662 Chili B&B Tel: 656 93 52 50
Airconditioning / Heating
Construction
Glass, lighting & blinds
Home & Away Building & Construction
675615893 / 617865869 homeandawayspain@gmail.com
Solar Shade Tel: 902 888 176 Nick Atkinson Tel: 658 151628 noneedtopaint.com Tel: 640 519 482 Chavos Construction Tel: 952 516 099 Enmanuel Lopez Ruiz Tel: 646 489 543
Hairdressers Tin Tin Hairdressers Tel: 952 516 416 E.G.O Tel: 616 022 734
Chica Loca Competa, Malaga Tel: 622 305 532 chicalocacompeta@gmail.com
Drains Phone: 952.539.742
Mobile: 606.423.869
www.redwell.com
Health & Beauty
Waynes Drains Tel: 657 862 628
Electricians Tel: 952 96 78 03 www.malagaclima.com
Cooling and Heating Solutions Sales, Service & Installation
Electricians Roger 648 025 901
Mike 606 246 902
Air Con, Solar Systems & Pool Heat Pumps
Joe Jones 655 791167
Tecnicas Maro Tel: 952 52 95 38 Esola Systems Tel: 952 550 323 Klimacentro Tel: 952 540 786
Electrician Tel 951242449
C&Gs 2381 & 2391
Mob 666707297
www.english-electrician-nerja.com
Food Stores & Shops
Carpenters Tejeiro Tel: 952 516 149
Computers
Competa Computers Professional Computer Repairs Tel: 952 96 78 03
Tel: 951 067 722 / 617 979 364
www.malagaclima.com www.competa-computer.com john@competa-computers.com
La Gelateria facebook/heladeriacompeta Coviran Portales Tel: 952 516 133
Furniture Stores
Leon Blanco Tel: 618 226 647
Jose Luis Persianas Tel: 952 516 397 Tejeiro Carpinteria Tel: 952 51 61 49
Clinica Europa Tel: 952 530 908 Ian Pett Dental Care Tel: 691 700 587
Nursing & Care NURSE RGN Acute ILLNESS & ELDERLY CARE www.englishnurse.co.uk Tel 951 242 449
NESS Internet & Telephone
BB4S Tel: 951 239 888
Insurance Black Tower Tel: 607 845 603
Kitchens
Sunkitchens The Kitchen Professionals Doors & Wardrobes
Leisure & Hobbies
Buggy Tours www.buggytours.net Tel: 653 635 180
Competa Hikes Tel: 619 175 649 Los Caballos del Mosquin Tel: 608658 108 SailandStay.eu Tel: 618 972 139 Chili Leisure Tel: 616 341 709 Vespa Rentals Tel: 628 44 15 32
Mechanics & Recovery
Raul Chica: 653 634 633 Torre del Mar (Malaga)
Kennels & Pets Raza Hotel for dogs Tel: 952 535 417
Tel: 952 507 144 CP Auto Aircon Tel: 649 307 966
Property Legal Advice Language Schools Axareducation Tel: 655 48 59 44
Solutions 4 U Tel & Fax (00 34) 952 55 38 07
Mobile: (00 34) 660 51 01 34
www.solutions4u-competa.com
Locksmiths LOCKSMITH UK C&G Qualified, Callouts (24/7) and / or appointments
Call Paul Tel: 664367511 email: pcandmrogers@gmail.com
Plumbers & Water Solutions Fontaneria Roman Tel: 952 55 33 69
Asesoria Aljarife Tel:952 51 66 00 Asesoria Axarquia Tel:952 54 51 05 Thomas Gant Law Tel: 952 51 69 61 Ciamax Tel: 952 516 194
Property Management
Home & Away Villa Care & Property Maintenance 675615893 / 617865869 homeandawayspain@gmail.com
House Martins Tel: 692 40 83 06 HoneyBee Management Tel: 695 521 350
Real Estate
Tel:(0034) 618 295 063 Tel:(0034) 951 067 711
Taurus Real Estate, Tel: 952 53 50 43 Tu Rincon del Sol Tel: 952 51 63 58 Competa Properties Tel: 952 516 107 Competa Homes Tel: 952 553 326
Restaurants & Bars El Pilon - Cómpeta Tel: 952 55 35 12 Taberna Teteria Hierbabuena Tel: 951 70 76 38 - Cómpeta The Pavo Real - Cómpeta/Torrox Rd Tel: 654 86 90 83 The Balcon Hotel - - Cómpeta Tel: 952 55 36 62 El Recreo - Cómpeta Tel: 951 51 60 43 La Extremeña - Archez Tel: 686 558 362 Casa Paco - Competa Tel: 952 516 077 El Pino Restaurant - Torrox Tel: 952 968 106 Perico’s - Competa Tel: 952 553 739 El Cortico - Competa Tel:952 553 647 AliOli - Competa Tel: 952 516 137 Bar Amalia - Archez Tel: 634 302 480 Asia Fu Tel: 952 551 330 La Taberna de Oscar Tel: 952 55 37 22 Taj Mahal Tel: 952 534 972
Extra The Business Directory Continued Satellite Services
Total Satellite Installations Tel: 629 556 266 Sky Digital Tel: 952 464 378
Solicitors
Swimming Pool Heating
Vets
Naturevets - Competa Tel: 952 553 850
Tel: 652 970 608 info@hmheating.es www.hmheating.es
Windows & Doors
Spa’s & Saunas
UPVC-WINDOWS/DOORS Tel. 952 50 25 27 E-Mail: juanverdun@juanverdun.com
Delprado Solicitors Tel: 95 252 72 74
Official Manufacturer
Wine / Bodega Solar
Tel: 652 970 608 info@hmheating.es www.hmheating.es
Solar Sundays Tel: 648 025 901
Mobility
T: (+34) 951 386 706 M: (+34) 658 845 285
Upholstery Michael’s Upholstery Tel: 952 55 34 64
Villa Care
Plants
Mobility Products For Sale or
House Martins
Tel: 95 296 7015 / Mob: 635 445 279
tel:+44 (0)845 0041041 mob: +34 692 408 306 www.housemartins.es
www.bluebadgemobility.com
Property Care and Management Services
STAIR-LIFTS Tel: 95 296 7015 / Mob: 635 445 279
www.bluebadgemobility.com
Cars Bought & Sold Cars Wanted Tel: 657 919 965
INSIDE OUT
VetiverSpain Tel: 692 288 657
Yoga Centres Competa Yoga www.competayoga.com
Clare 0034 634361611 - Rob 0034 670269052 Email insideout.es@gmail.com
.com Steel Tips Darts . Soft Tip Darts . Flights . Stems . Dartboards . Wallets . Accessories
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SAYALONGA: Calle Calvario s/n, Tel: (0034) 952 535 043
Mb: (0034) 660 743 670 email: info@taurusrealestate.com
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COMPETA: Avda. de la Constitución, 31, Tel: (0034) 952 516 633 .
TORROX
IZNATE Stylish villa with stunning panoramic views and easy access. 2 Double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge/diner, pre installation for fireplace, large f/f kitchen. Secure fenced pool area with 7mt x 3mt pool, garage, gated entrance with concrete drive and parking area. Awaiting EPC Ref: C3416
Fax: (0034) 952 516 635
email: clara@taurusrealestate.com
245,000 euro
ALCAUCIN
Traditional townhouse of approx. 50 m² with garden and roof terrace, in need of complete renovation. Centrally located and close to all amenities in the tranquil village of Torrox. Use your imagination and create the home of your dreams… Awaiting EPC Ref: C1295
69,950 euro
Fabulous opportunity to purchase a fully licensed business with owners accommodation on the edge of the Natural Park. 2 properties with a total of 8 beds, 8 baths, gym, library, large pool area, gardens, several terraces and much much more. Must be seen to be fully appreciated! Awaiting EPC
1,400,000 euro
Ref: T942
www.taurusrealestate.com
SAYALONGA
SAYALONGA
COMPETA
Spacious town villa under construction in a peaceful location on the edge of the village. It has the foundations to be as stunning 3 bedroom house with guest apartment downstairs. 3 Juliet balconies, 1 roof terrace, patio. Mains water and electricity possible. Awaiting EPC
Luxury country residence on a small development of 8 villas. Large lounge, f/f kitchen, 3 double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite), dining terrace, D/G windows, air con, Jacuzzi, garage, attractive swimming pool & stunning views! Awaiting EPC
Beautiful country house adjacent to the National Park, easy access and breathtaking Mediterranean views. 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, semi-open lounge/diner, sunroom, independent guest studio, garage and several terraces. Good condition and many authentic Awaiting EPC features.
Ref: T889
107,000 euro
Ref: T542
299,000 euro
Ref: C3448
199,950 euro