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WELCOME ...to the New Year edition of the ultimatealmeria magazine. Let´s hope 2013 is a better year for everyone as it has been a tough hard 2012 for all the businesses in this area, but travelling around speaking to various owners there are some signs of recovery especially with many of the Estate Agents reporting local sales. With every property sale bringing new visitors and residents to the area it will ensure that this year has all the signs of being better for all businesses in the area. In this edition we have lots of interesting stories for all ages and genders such as the Bert Trautmann story and a recipe to make a Chocolate desert in your microwave. As this is the Valentine´s edition why not treat your loved one to a special meal or gift from one of our local restaurants or businesses or even take them to the snow of Sierra Nevada the subject of our destination report. If there are any stories or recipes that you wish to see in future editions or articles you want to send us please feel free to send to info@ultimatealmeria.com or call into our office on Mojacar Playa our number is 950 473 102 and we are open from 10am – 2pm Monday to Friday but available up to 7pm for appointments. Please enjoy the magazine and support our local advertisers.

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CONTENTS if it’s in, it’s here...

Bert Trautmann: POW Goal Keeper

Rugby Union RBS 6 Nations

Valentines History

Oscars 2013

Stewart Francis: Canadian funny man

Destination Report: Sierra Nevada

The Golf Page: Featured Course

Carnival Time

Oceanografic

Rorke’s Drift

New Year, New Lifestyle

Valentines Day Gifts

Book Shelf

UK Passport

Food Glorious Food: recipe pages

Come Wine With Me

Gourmet Guide

The Business Pages

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Bert Trautmann

Goalkeeping legend, German Paratrooper and now, Spanish resident Bert Trautmann OBE Born 22nd October 1923, Lives in Valencia Spain. Bert Trautmann was a nazi paratrooper who famously played in goal for Manchester City between 1949 and 1964. To many, he is one of the most popular post-war goalkeepers to have ever played in British football, thanks mainly to his heroic exploits in the 1956 FA Cup final – playing for Manchester City he broke his neck after a courageous save but continued playing until the final whistle, and a City victory. Bert Trautmann was a former Hitler Youth devotee and Nazi soldier captured by the British who,

after serving his time as a prisoner of war in Lancashire, went on to become one of Britain’s most popular goalkeepers. Berts story, now just 89 years old, starts with childhood, where he was regarded as the perfect Aryan boy, and then encompasses German soldierhood at the age of 18, how he won two Iron Crosses, how he was taken prisoner by the British in 1945, and how he excelled as a goalkeeper in the German POW football team. This developed into a new career and he signed for Manchester City in 1949. As a POW he started off playing centre half for POW teams across north-west England, only being persuaded to move into goal after one day becoming embroiled in an outfield fight. A star was born and, with Trautmann declining repatriation to Germany, a stint at non-League St Helens prefaced a high-profile move to Manchester City. Manchester boasted a sizeable Jewish community and 20,000 demonstrated against City's new signing before Dr Altmann, the communal Rabbi, appealed for the German player to be offered a chance, reminding everyone that an individual should not be punished for his country's sins. It was only when he played in the infamous 1956 FA Cup final that Bert’s reputation was saved, and

remade.

pregnant, he abandoned her and baby Freda shortly after the birth. "Marion didn't have an easy life. I left her with a PoW's bastard daughter and, although I gave her maintenance, it was very little. The most I ever earned at City was £35 a week," Trautmann admits. "But I was terrified of being trapped." Such brutal honesty and acute self-awareness is rare, but he is an unusual man.

Many of his happiest moments arrived in later years when, employed by the German government on a third-world initiative, he lived in Burma, Tanzania, Liberia, Pakistan and Yemen. "Excellent times," he says. "I was teaching people how to be football coaches, but they all taught me a hell of a lot about life, about tolerance and thinking differently." By then Trautmann had already completed an incredible odyssey that swept this one-time Hitler Youth prodigy into active wartime service in Russia and later France. "I volunteered when I was 17," he says. "People say 'why?', but when you are a young boy war seems like an adventure. Then, when you're involved in fighting it's very different, you see all the horrible things that happen, the death, the bodies, the scariness. You can't control yourself. Your whole body is shaking and you're making a mess in your pants."

Captured and escaped from the Russians and then the French resistance, the British finally captured him properly. "When they got me [after he had hurdled a fence leaping straight into an ambush] the first thing they said was: 'Hello Fritz, fancy a cup of tea,'" recalls Trautmann. It was the start of an unlikely love affair. "I feel British in my heart now," he says. "When people ask me about life, I say my education began when I got to England. I learnt about humanity, tolerance and forgiveness." Not to mention that Jews were human, too.

In his private life – Trautmann is happily married to his third wife, Marlis, and living in a modest bungalow on the Spanish coast near Valencia – has not always been exemplary, he remains a peerless ambassador for international reconciliation. Holder of an OBE for his tireless work of improving Anglo-German relations, Trautmann says “ travelling is the best education, it teaches tolerance and understanding. The importance of these cannot be underestimated. "We never, ever, want another world war," stresses the old Luftwaffe paratrooper. "It absolutely must not happen."

Trautmann's personal world turned upside down when a month after the 1956 FA Cup final his six-yearold son John was run over and killed. Although his then wife Margaret bore him two more boys, she never recovered. "Margaret didn't get over John, she had no interest in life anymore," says Trautmann, who, after an unhappy stint managing Stockport – where he was horrified to discover Coronation Street actors influenced the chairman – would eventually Trautmann was one of only 90 walk out on her and into that members of his original 1,000 German government job. "When strong regiment still alive in 1945. she died, it was of a broken heart." Several fellow survivors were left badly maimed. "I kept nothing from Tall, blond and devastatingly “Trautmann’s Journey” the war," he says. "I don't even have handsome, Trautmann caused his avaialable from fair share of emotional grief. After www.amazon.co.uk my Iron Cross any more." getting his first girlfriend, Marion,

2011 Team Captains

Rugby Union: 6 Nations Championship

Victory in every game results in a 'Grand Slam' England hold the record for the number of Grand Slams won with 12, followed by Wales with 10, France with 9, Scotland with 3 and Ireland with 2. Victory by any Home Nation over the other three Home Nations constitutes as a 'Triple Crown'. England hold the record for the number of Triple Crowns won with 23, followed by Wales with 19, Scotland and Ireland both with 10. Although this achievement has long been a feature of the tournament, it was not until 2006 that a physical trophy, commissioned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was awarded. Meanwhile the last-placed nation at the end of the tournament is said to have won a purely figurative Wooden Spoon. Several individual competitions take place under the umbrella of the Six Nations tournament. The oldest is the Calcutta Cup, which has been running since 1879 and is contested annually between England and Scotland. The Millennium Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the game between England and Ireland with the first presented in 1988. Since 2007, France

Fixtures 2013 and Italy have also contested for their own silverware - the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. It was created for the 200th anniversary to honour the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi who helped unify Italy and was also a French military general. In 1871, England and Scotland played the first rugby union international. After 12 years of occasional friendly matches between the teams, the inaugural Home International Championship, comprising England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales was played in 1883. England won the first series, along with a Triple Crown, and up until 1893 when Wales won and 1894 when Ireland won, only them and Scotland had been crowned champions. Wales' triumphs in 1908 and 1909, although won during the Home Nations era, were the first Grand Slams as they defeated France in both seasons. France officially joined in 1910 having played in four tournaments up to that point with the Championship now referred to as the Five Nations. Scotland were the last team to lift the Five Nations trophy as Italy joined the following year in 2000 and the tournament became known as the Six Nations with England being the first nation to win the Six Nations in 2000.

Sat 2nd Feb 13 13:30 Wales v Ireland Sat 2nd Feb 13 16:00 England v Scotland Sun 3rd Feb 13 15:00 Italy v France Sat 9th Feb 13 14:30 Scotland v Italy Sat 9th Feb 13 17:00 France v Wales Sun 10th Feb 13 15:00 Ireland v England Sat 23rd Feb 13 14:30 Italy v Wales Sat 23rd Feb 13 17:00 England v France Sun 24th Feb 13 14:00 Scotland v Ireland Sat 9th Mar 13 14:30 Scotland v Wales Sat 9th Mar 13 17:00 Ireland v France Sun 10th Mar 13 15:00 England v Italy Sat 16th Mar 13 14:30 Italy v Ireland Sat 16th Mar 13 17:00 Wales v England Sat 16th Mar 13 20:00 France v Scotland

all kick-off times are in GMT

Played annually, the format of the Championship is simple: each team plays every other team once, with home field advantage alternating from one year to the next.

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Valentines Day With February 14th fast approaching, Why do we celebrate this day? Nowadays it is mainly so that we can tell people that we care about them, give and receive cards, and enjoy chocolate and candy. But according to one legend, St. Valentine’s Day is meant for people to remember a brave man, a martyr whose name was Valentine. The Story of St. Valentine The Roman Emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius thought the men wanted to stay home to be with their wives and children instead of leaving to fight wars. Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided to cancel all marriages! No one in all of Rome could get married. Claudius thought that if the men couldn’t get married, the men would ignore the women and want to be soldiers. Valentine, who was a priest, believed that people needed to get married. He thought that if they were not married, they would be tempted to sin by living together without being married. So he secretly and illegally married couples anyway! He performed the weddings in secret places, so the Roman soldiers would not find out. But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the Emperor. The Emperor thought Valentine was a well spoken and wise young man, and encouraged him to stop being a Christian and become a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny his beliefs, and he refused. He was sent to prison until he could be executed. While he was in prison, he sent out letters to his friends and asked to be prayed for by writing “Remember your Valentine.” Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th in honor of St. Valentine.

Jacopo da Ponte - St Valentine Baptizing St Lucilla. Oil on Canvas

Although it is not known whether this legend is factually true, it is a good story anyway. It is nice to think of someone who believed in marriage and was willing to risk death to do what he believed was right.

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With the upcoming Academy Awards due to be held on February 24th at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, we thought we would look at some of the records held and forthcoming predictions. The Academy Awards, informally known as The Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. Organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony. The AMPAS was originally conceived by Metro-GoldwynMayer studio executive Louis B. Mayer as a professional honorary organization to help improve the film industry’s image and help mediate labor disputes. The awards itself was later initiated by the Academy as an award "of merit for distinctive achievement" in the industry.

The most popular predictions for this year are as follows: The Predicted Best Film Top 9: Beast of the Southern Wild Zero Dark Thirty Amour Argo Life of Pi Les Miserables Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Django Unchained The Predicted Best Actor Top 5: Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln Hugh Jackman Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix The Master Denzel Washington Flight The Predicted Best Actress Top 5: Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva Amour Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts The Impossible

Over the years, many oscars have benn awarded so we have compiled a list of some of the records held. Katharine Hepburn is the female actor with the most Oscars. She won 4 Oscars for Best Actress. She also holds the record for most nominations in the Best Actress category. She was nominated 12 times.

Three films share the record for most Oscars wins with 11:

Clint Eastwood is the male actor with the most Oscars. He has won 4 Oscars in total, none of them for acting, 2 Oscars for Best Director and 2 Oscars for Best Picture.

Walter Brennan has won three Oscars for acting: 1. Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Westerner (1940) 2. Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Kentucky (1938) 3. Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Come and Get It (1936) Jack Nicholson has three Oscars for 1) Best Actor in a Leading Role for: As Good as It Gets (1997) 2) Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Terms of Endearment (1983) 3) Best Actor in a Leading Role for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

1. Ben-Hur (1959) Best Picture, Director, Actor (Charlton Heston), Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound, Score, Visual Effects. 2. Titanic (1997) Best Picture, Director, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound, Score, Visual Effects, Sound Effects Editing and Original Song. 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound, Score, Visual Effects, Makeup, Original Song.

No movie has won all 4 acting categories but 2 have won 3 Oscars for acting and they are: Network (1976) won Best Actor (Peter Finch), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway) and Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice Straight) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) won Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden) and Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter) Which British film won the most Oscars? The English Patient (1996) won 9 Academy Awards. Ahead of Gandhi and Slumdog Millionaire which both received 8.

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Wanting a change of scenery? Or looking for the ‘ULTIMATE’ Valentine’s Day, why not do something different: visit romantic and scenic Sierra Nevada. Whether it be with your beloved or your friends and family, Sierra Nevada has lots to offer to both the skier and non-skier.

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Being approximately two and a half hours from the Mojacar area, it is possible to just go on a day trip or for a couple of days and stay in one of the lovely hotels, some of which have that alpine lodge feeling with a roaring log fire accompanied by a hot chocolate or maybe a bottle of Cava!. The season has already begun and goes until around April, depending on the snow fall. It is also worthy of mention that the area is also full of flora and fauna in the spring with other activities on offer, so worth a visit, even if you are not a snow fan. TOP TIPS. Take sun cream, you will be surprised how sunny it gets, also remember your de-icer for the car. It is possible to pre-book you lift passes on line, it saves you having to queue as they can be long. If you have children or for the big kids amongst us, take a few large bin liners, the thick garden type…more of this later! Note that weekends & holidays are extremely busy and it is worth getting there early or ideally the night before or during the week.

If you have an iPhone there is an app, available to download from iTunes store, for weather forecast and snow reports http://m.snow-forecast.com. WHAT CAN I SEE AND DO? Obviously there is skiing, which caters for the complete novice through to the budding Eddie the Eagles out there. Plenty of tuition is available and equipment for hire, but for those of you who do not relish the thought of too much exerison, you can: • Rent a large rubber ring, which you sit in and slide down a slope, great fun. • Go on the ‘Trineo ruso’ a combination of a small roller coaster/bob sledge with twist, turns, small inclines, great for everyone. • Get your bin liner out!, it’s a free activity and very novel!. Find a suitable slope, lay out your bin liner, sit on top and go, go, go!. • Hire a snowmobile. • Go dog sledding. World Snow Day is on the 20.01.13, a fun filled day, with lots of activities going on throughout the day & night including concerts, displays of snowboarding and freestyle skiing & children’s activities. Chill out, at one of the many bars and restaurants, admiring the

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WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR BRITISH TELLY? The recent move of Channel 5, 5 USA and Fiver from Astra 1N to Astra 2F has given a good indication of what is likely to happen in the summer of this year when more changes will be made, it is more or less certain that all the BBCs/ITVs and main UK public service broadcast channels will relocate to the UK spot beam of the new Astra 2E satellite due to be launched June 2013. This Satellite has two beams, the UK spot beam and a Pan European beam, the latter can be received with smaller parabolic dishes throughout Spain and is likely to be used for Sky pay channels, but reception of the UK spot beam used on Astra 2F and 2E and most likely to be used for all BBCs/ITVs very much depends on your location in Spain. For instance viewers in the northern Costa Blanca can receive these signals with a 1 metre dish, further

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An 18 hole layout that has done much to enhance the growing reputation of architect Ramón Espinosa. It is a gem of a course located in a wide valley among mountains 6 km. away from the Mediterranean sea, and the subtly placed hazards make it tougher than you might think at first sight, although not to the point of scaring off the lesser players. The fairway and green-side bunkers are cleverly located and visible enough to help your game tactics. The course is surrounded by a variety of trees like olive trees, pine trees and carob trees. A few isolated trees call for elaborate shots, moving the ball both ways, and small ponds are in play on seven holes, thus completing a highly varied panoply of hazards. The greens, prepared at US Tour speeds (this is the home course of Sergio Garcia) are high-quality putting surfaces which are tough to read and require an excellent touch. An intelligent and honest course, this is a golfing arena for everyone. Being well-balanced and well-cared for, it is a course well worth recommending for spending a great day out.

Sergio Garcia with his trophy This course has hosted several national and international tournaments, at both amateur and professional levels. Qualifying Tournaments for the PGA Tour have also been played here. Since December 2003, the 4 Tours tournament is played here, with the 32 best Spanish players from the European Tour, Senior Tour, Challenge Tour and Peugeot Tour, and the successful and well-known Castello Masters. STANDARD GREENFEES: Weekdays: €50 Fiesta days & Weekends: €60 PROMOTIONS AND OFFERS: • Golfers can enjoy a 20% discount for tee times from 8 until 10. • 20% Discount for a minimun of 6 players Group. • Coupon For 6 Greenfees. Use within 6 months; €240. • Enjoy the Castelló Masters’ Course Promotion:2 Greenfees + 1 buggie: €100.

The Castelló Masters is a European Tour golf tournament that was held for the first time in October 2008, taking the slot formerly used by the Mallorca Classic. The event is held at the Club de Campo del Mediterráneo in Castellón, Spain. The inaugural event was won by Sergio García, who also happened to be the tournament host, having grown up playing golf on the course where his father is the club professional. García finished on a 20-under-par total of 264, winning by a margin of three strokes over Peter Hedblom. In 2010, 17 year old Italian Matteo Manassero became the youngest ever winner on the European Tour when he triumphed by 4 strokes over Ignacio Garrido.

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Come to Spain and enjoy the carnival - a fun festival that is celebrated in many places all over Spain. Nearly everything is allowed on these winter days before Lent, the period leading up to Easter. Wild partying, humour, parodies and joy fill the streets of the towns and cities in Spain. Carnival is the time to watch wonderful costumes and parades but also the opportunity for groups of friends to put on fancy dress and party all night! You will see groups of old school friends all dressed in the same costumes i.e. cowboys, and all be dancing and listening to the music that is put on in various towns in Spain Carnivals not be missed, because they are so original and spectacular, are those of Cadiz, in Andalusia, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, both internationally renowned and declared of International Tourist Interest. In the Canary Islands you can also find the Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. It is one of the oldest festivals in the capital of the island of Gran Canaria (it dates back to the 16th century). Visitors especially love the Gala de la Reina (Queen's Parade), typical humorous groups and songs, body paint and costumes, and the Gran Cabalgata

(Great Parade), where more than 200,000 people gather every year. This festival is just as well known as the popular one in Maspalomas (in the south of the island). The hallmarks of the Cadiz carnival are the typical songs and ditties sung by a variety of music bands: these songs are full of irony and social criticism and are composed by the various popular clubs and associations that take part in the festivities. Why not take a walk around the centre of town and let yourself be swept up in the atmosphere of fun and abandon? Don't forget the parade on the Sunday known as the "domingo de Piñata", with plenty of high spirits and good humour to delight both young and old. There are many other Carnival festivities in Spain, almost all of them original and all of them guaranteeing generous doses of fun, humour, creativity and group participation. Why not see for yourself?

Aguilas The nearest and one of the best can be found in Aguilas from 8th to the 17th February. The Águilas Carnival and fiesta has recently gained international recognition and the carnival is compared to that in Rio. If you only visit one fiesta a year in Murcia…it should be the Águilas Carnival week.

Stadium seating is available for 10-12 Euros or you can hire a white plastic chair for 7, take your own or stand for free. Either way Fantastic costumes and floats as the you do it, enjoy. The carnival parade parade make it´s way down the main starts at 5pm on the last day parade, street in Aguilas. and it did not finish coming down the road until 1am. Fireworks often end and Parking is easy and free as you enter close the carnival. on the E15 into Águilas, with only a 5 minute walk to the carnival route. for more info visit: ”just follow the picnic baskets”. www.carnavaldeaguilas.org

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The Oceanogràfic of the City of Arts and Sciences is the largest aquarium in Europe and contains representatives of the world’s main marine ecosystems. Each building is identified with the following aquatic environments: the Mediterranean, Wetlands, Temperate and Tropical Seas, Oceans, the Antarctic, the Arctic, Islands, and the Red Sea, as well as the Dolphinarium with 24 million litres of water and a depth of 10.5 metres. The Underwater Restaurant and the Access Building which welcomes visitors stand out because of their spectacular roofs designed by Félix Candela. During their route through the various installations, visitors can get to know at first hand the behaviour and way of life of over 45,000 individuals of 500 different species: dolphins, belugas, walruses, sea lions, seals, penguins, turtles, sharks, rays, sawfish, jellyfish, starfish, sea urchins, and crustaceans of all kin..., as well as wetland bird species such as those inhabiting the Albufera de Valencia and tropical mangrove swamps. Opened on the 14 th February 2003, the largest marine complex in the whole of

Europe is shown to the world as a unique space in the form of a journey through the seas and oceans of our planet to show visitors its most outstanding marine ecosystems. Its avant-garde architecture, the arrangement of the various aquariums, and its scientific, leisure, and educational vocation make the marine world more accessible to visitors and make them aware of the need for protecting its fauna and flora. • Surface area of 110,000 square metres. • One of the largest dolphinariums in the world with 26 million cubic metres of water and a depth of 10.5 metres. • 6,761 square metres of methacrylate panels of up to 33 centimetres thick. • 150,000 cubic metres of concrete and 15,000 tons of steel. • Over 25 kilometres of piping with diameters ranging from 1.4 centimetres to 1.3 metres.

fens. A large dome by way of an igloo represents the Arctic region. Underwater Restaurant, located in the centre of the complex, is the most emblematic building of the Oceanogràfic owing to its unique roof designed by Felix Candela. It represents a paraboloid figure similar to that of a water lily, and contains a large aquarium on the ground floor that fits perfectly into the whole of its perimeter. Opening times vary for week days and weekends throughout the season from 10am - 6pm to 10am - midnight and prices for the Oceanográfico (Aquarium) start at 27,90€ for adults with reduced rates for children, groups or parties. for a full listing of dates and costs, including full itinary of shows and special exhibitions, please visit:

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The Oceanogràfic is made up of different buildings that contain the most significant ecosystems representations of each planet's seas and oceans. A spectacular sphere 26 metres in height, this space simulates two of the most singular wetland areas on the planet: mangrove swamps and

The Battle of

Rorkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drift The Battle of Rorke's Drift, Wednesday 22nd to Thursday 23 January, 1879, saw some 150 soldiers defend a supply station against some 4000+ Zulus.

there were only 104 men who were fit enough to fight. The command of the post had passed to Lieutenant Chard of the Royal Engineers, when Major Henry

In January 1879 the British invaded KwaZulu in South Africa, without the sanction of the Home Government, in a war brought about by the misguided policy of "Confederating" Southern Africa under the direction of the GovernorGeneral Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere. The fiercely indepedent AmaZulu people refused to lay down their arms and accept British rule over the Sovereign Kingdom. The British General Officer Commanding, Lord Chelmsford, despite having abundant military intelligence on the AmaZulu, had a misconceived idea of the fighting prowess of his enemy. The result was that on 22nd January, a British force of seventeen hundred strong, was attacked and only some four hundred men, of whom only some eighty Europeans, survived at a place called Isandhlwana. Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande commanded an impi, the Undi 'corps' of 4,500. His men had played little part in the action at Isandhlwana, but goaded on by his men, and despite the orders of his brother, King Cetshwayo kaMpande, not to cross the Buffalo River into Natal, he chose to attack the British supply base close to a river crossing known as Rorke's Drift, which the AmaZulu called KwaJimu. The post was established in a trading store-cum-mission station that consisted of a dwelling house and a chapel, both sturdily built of stone. The house was doing temporary duty as a field hospital, the chapel was full of stores and

Lieutenant chard Spalding of the 104th Regiment left on the morning of the 22nd January. Commanding a company-strength was Lieutenant Bromhead of the 24th Regiment. James Langley Dalton, a volunteer serving as an Acting Assistant Commissary and a former Staff Sergeant, ordered the construction of barricades connecting the two buildings with sacks of corn, and an inner barricade with biscuit boxes. When the Zulus attacked, wielding their short stabbing assegais, they were unable to reach the men behind the barricades and they were blasted by rifle fire at point blank range. Most of those who did mount the breastwork were repulsed by the bayonets of the defenders. Some of the Zulus were armed with rifles, purchased from unscrupulous traders, but they were not trained marksmen and the British soldiers were able to pick them off at long range.

After a number of unsuccessful attacks the Zulus set fire to the hospital, burst in and began to spear the patients. A private named Alfred Henry Hook, a Gloucestershire man, kept them at bay with his bayonet while his friend John Williams hacked holes in the wall separating one room from another and dragged the patients through one by one, the last man had dislocated his knee. Williams had to break the other to get him out of a window and into the yard where the barricades offered some protection.

Fighting went on all night in the fitful glare from the blazing hospital as the Zulus made charge after charge on the barricades. Both sides fought with desperate courage. A patient from the hospital, a Swiss born adventurer Christian Ferdnand Schiess, stabbed three Zulus in quick succession after he had clambered over the breastwork. In the yard Surgeon James Henry Reynolds tended to the wounded, oblivious to the life and death struggle going on all around him. Those too badly hurt to shoot propped themselves up as best they could and reloaded the guns, and re-supplied ammunition to those who were still on their feet. When dawn came at last, the Zulus drew off taking their wounded with them and leaving at least 351 dead around the barricades. Later Lord Chelmsford arrived on the scene with a column of British Soldiers. Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead were both awarded the Victoria Cross, as were the redoubtable privates Alfred Hook, Frederick Hitch, Robert Jones, William Jones, Corporal Allen, James Langley Dalton and Pte. John Williams. Surgeon Reynolds got the Cross for tending the wounded under fire; and the Swiss volunteer Christian

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Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins and James Booth. Although Director Cy Endfield consulted with a Zulu tribal historian for information from Zulu oral tradition about the attack, a number of historical inaccuracies in the film have been noted of which:

In 1964 this story was made into a film “Zulu” starring Michael Caine,

The song "Men of Harlech", which features prominently as the

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Stanley Baker as Lt. John Chard & Michael Caine as Lt. Gonville Bromhead

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FOR HER – why not treat the both of you to some sexy underwear? Try to keep in tradition with the special day by making it red but hey, you men will know what she likes...and what you like! FOR HER – Say it with flowers. More traditionally, say it with a dozen red roses. You can visit your local flower shop for some off the shelf but come on guys, get there early, order a special bouquet and add that personal touch.

FOR YOU BOTH – A romantic meal out is always a great gesture and with so many beautiful settings here in Spain, wht not take advantage of local promotions or better still, taylor your dinner by asking your restaurant to let you decorate your table beforehand.

FOR YOU BOTH – If the budget allows it, a very special gift is jewellery. Anything goes here but for that speciall touch, get some matching friendship rings or have an inscription put on your gift to your loved one.

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Need a new Passport? comprehensive advice for expats Cost of a British passport overseas The cost of British passports is higher if you apply at a British mission overseas, compared to the fees charged in the United Kingdom. The Home Office is responsible for issuing passports in the United Kingdom, while the Foreign Office is responsible for issuing passports outside the United Kingdom.

Many British missions will need originals of proof of citizenship but will normally accept copies of proof of identity documentation.

In the UK, an adult 32 page passport will cost £81.25 Through the post office check and send service. Here in Spain through the British Consulate, this goes up to €196 for the passport and up to €26 for it to be couriered from the British Embassy in Madrid

• ALWAYS use a secure courier to send and receive documents, and include a pre-paid envelope for return of documents. Never use regular post. • If you must send away an original document, make multiple copies beforehand and get them certified by a solicitor or notary. • DON'T send more documentation than is necessary.

Countersignatures The need for a countersignature has caused problems for many British expatriates newly arrived in their countries of residence. The application form requests that a countersignature be obtained from a person in that country who has known you for 2 years or more. The problem is that most of those who have spent less than 2 years in that country will not be able to find any qualified person. • The U.K. Passport Service states that countersignatures are not required for straightforward renewal and there is good evidence that despite what the forms say, this is also the case in British missions overseas. If your appearance hasn't changed greatly, then you don't need a countersignature. • Some people have sent the forms back to the United Kingdom to get a U.K. person to countersign. • Others have had the local countersignature strike out the 2 years and replace it with the correct period of time (such as 9 months). If a passport is needed urgently, the third option is best. All the evidence suggests that all three of these methods have been accepted. First passport applicants The application forms demand that applicants for a first British passport provide the passport on which they entered that country. Clearly, in a lot of instances, this will be unavailable. If that is the case, just explain the circumstances

For peace of mind you can use a check and send service here in Spain and we recommend Offex, they will do all the work for you, checking all your forms & liaising with the foreign consulates, returning your Passport direct to you for €19 + the cost of the Passport. Visit www.offexspain.com for more information on this service. The agent on Mojacar Playa is: Total Entertainment - 950 615 596.

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This is a must do récipe for all you chocolate lovers!!. It is so simple and quick and very, very yummy. Indulge yourself, by serving with cream or ice cream or what ever your heart desires.

3-minute microwave Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients 2½ tablespoons cocoa powder 2 tablespoons golden syrup 6 tablespoons self-raising flour 2½ tablespoons caster sugar 1 medium egg 1½ tablespoons mild oil (vegetable or sunflower) 1½ tablespoons milk 40g (1½oz) white chocolate, finely chopped – this is optional 2 largeish coffee cups

Method 1. Divide 1 tablespoon of cocoa equally between the two cups, then add 1 tablespoon of golden syrup to each; mix thoroughly to a paste. 2. Measure flour, caster sugar and remaining 1½ tablespoons of cocoa into a medium bowl. Crack in egg, and add oil and milk. Mix well,ensuring that there are no lumps, then stir in white chocolate, if desired. 3. Divide mixture equally and tidily between mugs, then microwave on full power (800W) for 1min 10sec. Test with knife to establish if cooked through, as microwaves vary in their cooking. 4. Serve in cups, or turn on to a plate, adding cream or ice cream, if you like.

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Cava is the Spanish sparkling wine used at most celebrations in Spain. It may be white or Rose and most Cava´s are produced in Catalonia in Spain in the Penedes area. The Spanish village of Sant Sadurni d´Anoia being the home to the two major producers Codorniu and Freixenet. In the past cava was referred to as Spanish Champagne but is no longer permitted under European Union Law since champagne has Protected Geographical Status and Spain entered the EU in 1986. Today it is described as “quality sparkling wine produced in a designated region” The Catalan word cava means cave or cellar as caves were used in the early days for production of cava. Catalan winemakers officially adopted the term in 1970 to distinguish their product from French champagne. Cava is an important part of Catalan and Spanish family tradition and is often consumed at celebrations like baptisms, marriages, banquets, dinners and parties. At New Years Eve in most Spanish and ex pat bars and restaurants you will more than likely be offered 12 grapes and a glass of cava to celebrate the New Year.

Spanish sparkling wine was first made as early as 1851, although the roots of the cava industry can be traced back to Josep Raventós's travels through Europe in the 1860s, where he was promoting the still wines of the Codorníu Winery. His visits to Champagne sparked an interest in the potential of a Spanish wine made using the same traditional method. He created his first sparkler in 1872, after the vineyards of Penedès were devastated by the phylloxera plague, and the predominantly red vines were being replaced by large numbers of vines producing white grapes.

According to Spanish law, cava may be produced in eight wine regions: Aragon, the Basque Country, Castile and León, Catalonia, Extremadura, Navarra, Rioja or the Valencian Community. The Penedès is located in Catalonia, and there is only one Castilian producer, in the town of Aranda de Duero.

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Peel large sections of peel from your clementines, lemon and lime using a speed peeler. Put the sugar in a large saucepan over a medium heat, add the pieces of peel and squeeze in the clementine juice. Add the cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and about 10 to 12 gratings of nutmeg. Throw in your halved vanilla pod and stir in just enough red wine to cover the sugar. Let this simmer until the sugar has completely dissolved into the red wine and then bring to the boil. Keep on a rolling boil for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until you’ve got a beautiful thick syrup. The reason I’m doing this first is to create a wonderful flavour base by really getting the sugar and spices to infuse and blend well with the wine. It’s important to do make a syrup base first because it needs to be quite hot, and if you do this with both bottles of wine in there you’ll burn off the alcohol.

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When your syrup is ready turn the heat down to low and add your star anise and both bottles of wine. Gently heat the wine and after around 5 minutes, when it’s warm and delicious, ladle it into glasses and serve.

With this new food and gourmet section we hope to bring you all the best of the local restaurants, bars, hotels and cafes to make the decision of where to eat and drink a much easier task. Presented by location in alphabetical order it should be a breeze to find the establishment you are looking for . If your establishment is not listed please e-mail: gary@ultimatealmeria.com to be included in the next edition.

AGUILAS: Café Bar Aranda 630535836 Comic Café-Pub 968448199 Gullivers 968411329 Hotel Cala Real 968414562 Hotel Carlos lll 968411650 Hotel Madrid 968411109 Hotel & Spa Don Juan 968493493 Samoa 609320722 / 669370989 El Faro 968412883 El Guacamole 968413491

Hotel El Paso 968447125 La Vía 646430496 Piccolo Mondo 968411946

Aqua Amarga Hotel & Restaurant Family 950138014

Albox Café Azafran 677655049 Café-Bar Oasis 669242166 Fenicia 950135614

Mojácars Premier Music & Sports Bar 950 615 537

www.valerymusicmojacar.com

valerymusic

@VALERYMOJACAR

av/Mediterraneo nº 213 T: 667 235 837

Joan’s Cakes & Bakes 678166272 Rumores 610641567 Sopranos (Formerly Divas) 620166719 / 657443791 Mis Amigos (Partaloa) 671608498 Bistro Rojo 634376674 El Gallego 950120590 / 615717978 La Parilla 950430024 Mesón de Irene 647730130 / 950430145 The New Dehli 950431705 / 639231507 Mis Amigos (Partaloa) 671608498

Antas El Milindurrio 950453345 Asador Gloria 950453150 / 625668613 Cortijo Carlotta 950619226 / 638549646 El Fogon, Asador Argentino

950459081 Mi Casa 950453007 / 950453048

Bedar

Arboleas El Mirador 687160806 Hotel Rural Azabache 615654093 Humbugs Salon de Té 958003391 / 676604008 La Marmita 950449655 Hostal Meson 950430137 / 635612738 Welcome Stranger (Limaria) 950432719

Baza El Paco Borracho 696653748 This n That 655149521

this Winter...

El Elpalme 950469569 La Fuente 950469185 Miramar 950469308 La Montaña 670589788 Bar El Pinar (El Pinar) 950469036

Cabrera Los Pastores 950468002

Carboneras Hotel Valhalla 950130444

Cabo de Gato Hotel Salinas 950370103

TAPAS, PASTA, RICE, MEAT & FISH DISHES

...enjoy the warm and cosy atmosphere of Hola-Ola. What better way to enjoy a lazy afternoon or evening sitting in the warmth from our new log burner, drinking a bottle of our house wine and a great selection of freshly prepared tapas for only €10. We also have a full and varied menu which includes: Pig Cheeks, Oxtail Stew, Mussels, Seabass & Seabream, not forgetting our comprehensive House Specials available everyday. Hola-Ola is situated right on the beach, just after the tourist office and has a fully stocked bar with a great selection of beers, wines & spirits.

Bar - Restaurant

664 097 279

Mojácar Playa, 200 metres from the Parque Comercial

Calabardina Hotel Mayari 620629508 / 968409338 Hotel Al Sur 968419466

Cortijo Grande Casa Los Pinos 950468236 / 619136877 Los Limoneros 950468132

Cucador La Vida 950634562 Beccys Bar ( La Alfoquia) 950634533 Sabor ( La Alfoquia) 950592967 / 699726993

Desert Springs Resort El Chiringuito Pool Bar 678746706 El Torrente Restaurant 637861590 The Crocodile Club 678746706

Casa Adriana 950133154 Escanez 950460278 Gondola 950133928 Hotel Tikar 950617131 La Diligencia 1880 950460949 / 627949392 La Plazoleta 666711997 Restaurante Andalucia 950460604 Rincón del Puerto 950133042 / 950133043 Tela Marinera 950460882 Zaks Plaice Fish & Chips 950133193

La Alfoquia Bar La Union 950634533 Bar Los Mellizos 667919025 Bar Trabalon 634365731 Mo’s Bar & Bistro 950449635

Los Castaños Garrucha La Diligencia 1880 950460959 / 627949392 La Colonial 636140307 Hotel Tikar 950617131 Angus & Hereford 950460588

Cortijo Las Piezas 950951498 / 634780943

Los Gallardos El Naranjo 950398799 Meson Verfran 637810143

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La Cumbre 950888126 / 629030438 Meson Verfran 637810143 Miraflores 679970933 / 609506869

Mojácar Alvaron 671275185 / 637546581 Ancla Bar 622448778 Arriba 950615591 / 634347256 Badgers 950478525 Bar Esencial 618826092 Bar Isabel 950475941 Bar Med 666140901 Bar Meson Felipe San Bernabe 950475966 / 631301368 Beachcomber 950473099 Blue Lagoon 600829518 Burladero 950615041 Cafeteria Dolce 950475178 Cafeteria Pizzeria Alcazaba 645414793 Bellagio 950472323 Café Latino 626717323 Captains Bar 950473246 Cave Bar 950478799

Avda Mediterranéo, 237, Mojácar

Tel: 950 47 23 23 Local fully air conditioned cafeteria with a large terrace facing the sea. 6 internet stations plus FREE wi-fi. Cafeteria Bellagio is on Mojacar Playa near Hotel Pueblo Indalo. You can start the day with our breakfast from only 2€ or ask for your favourite hot or cold sandwich all made with quality ingredients. We also sell hotdogs and hamburgers. Our main goal is to offer our customers quality food and service.

In Cafeteria Bellagio enjoy live football and other sports in a lively atmosphere! Every Saturday pints are only 2€ and you receive a ticket for a draw from numerous prizes No one will give you more for less... We are different... We are Bellagio Cafe...

THE BEST ALL DAY ENGLISH BREAKFAST ON THE PLAYA

the

lemon lounge

Two to dine for 25€ - Tuesday to Friday 7pm -10.30pm 3 course meal plus full A la Carte menu Saturday special sampler menu - 7pm -11pm

Paseo del Mediterraneo, 199, Mojacar Playa. (just off the riding stables roundabout)

Tel: 950 472 659

Sunday Lunch - 1pm -3.30pm 2 courses 10.50€ • 3 courses 13.50€

Bar open all day Tues - Sat

Excellent Value Menu del dia Tuesday to Saturday - 12.30 - 3.30 starting from 8€

Valentines Evening Celebrate San Valentines with us Call for more details and reservations

El Angel (Mojacar Pueblo) 950478343 / 607537101 El Barrio Libre 950475739 El Candil 693706073 El Porteño (Mojacar Pueblo) 673530797 El Teatro 950473250 El Toro 622456560 Fusion Beach 950615224 Jazz Life Café (Mojacar Pueblo) 647724367 Koi 950615452 La Mar Salada 950472181 La Parata 950478186 La Taberna (Mojacar Pueblo) 647724637 Los Amigos 950478489 Mana del Cielo 950472154 / 697225625 Meme 674141159 Mojos 950615230 / 667959413

Mojo Picón 950472995 / 634896515 Pipas 950472930 / 637481583 Pizzeria Roma (Mojacar Pueblo) 663303438 Rusty Nail 950472786 Sal’s Bistro Bar 628699953 Sitios 950615411 The Blue Lagoon 600829518 The Crazy Cow Cafe 666891340 / 697465620 The Emerald Isle 673104250 The Irish Rover 950473135 The Lemon Lounge 950472659 The New Kimrick 950475198 Trufibar 646515708

Mojácar Beach Bars Aku Aku 950478981 / 607347612

Ankara 950473042 El Cid 950472063 El Patio 629287265 Hola-Ola 664097279 Lua 950472643 Mandala Beach Club 902442420 / 950437131 Maui 950478722 Neptuno Beach Club 616005387 Playa Blanca 950473001 Soy y Arena 950478308 Titos 950615030

Hotels Hotel Mamabels (Mojacar Pueblo) 950472448 / 663700542 Hotel Puntazo 950478265 / 950478229 Hotel Virgen del Mar 902472222

El Barrio Libre 950475739 El Corralejo 950615537 El Flamenco 664051713 El Gaucho 950478846 El Lance 950478812 El Olivo 950472543 El Picoteo 605926956 El Refugio 950615487 Imperial 950478098 Isabel 950475941 Karma 950615231 / 600483614 La Bola 950478408 La Cabaña 950615179 La Cantina 950478841 La Mar Salada 950472181

Mojácar Restaurants Al Punto 950475899 Arriba 950615591 / 634347256 Asador Ayerbe 950472951 Azeefa 950475742 Badgers 950478525 Bay Bistro 950450199 Beachcomber 950473099 Burladero 950615041 Cafeteria Pizzería Alcazaba 645414793 Casa Egea 950472190 Casablanca 950472474 Cowboy Cocina 950472924 Delfín Dorado 950475212 / 645220095 Restaurante Albir 670500843

Richard & Belinda welcome you to

BADGERS Open 10am ‘til 10pm - Closed Thursdays

Winter Menu Del Dia

3 courses €15p/person includes a bottle of house wine per couple E FRE

La Goviota 950472117 La Parata 950478186 Le Comptoir de la Crêpe 950472942 Levante 950615224 L’incanto 950472224 Mandala Beach Club 950437131 Meson de Perico 950615582 Mountains of the Moon 950472002 Mojos 950615230 / 667959413 Mojo Picón 950472995 / 634896515 Neptuno 616005387 Omega 950475317 Ostería Ristorante Italiano 950615151 Ottocento 950615100 Palacio Imperial Marina 950472208

The Finest Fish & Seafood Restaurant in Garrucha

+F DA ULL ME ILY NU

Monday Quiz night

Menu from €6 - Quiz from 8pm

Tuesday - Pie & Curry night from €8 Wednesday Wellington Veg, Salmon or Beef from €9.95

Friday - Traditional Fish & Chips €7.25 Seafood Saturday

from €6.75

Traditional Sunday Roast

Tel: 950 460 278

3 course lunch from €9 Paseo del Mediterraneo, Mojacar Playa

950 478 525

Paseo Maritimo, No 38, 04630, GARRUCHA

Pizzeria Roma La Muralla 663303438 950472928 Playa Blanca Napoli 950473001 950472976 Portofino Pulcinella 950472809 950478401 Posada del Candil en La Parata Restaurante Aires del Sur 950472670 606061811 / 950478014 Saffron Restaurante Mamabels 950472481 663700542 / 950472448 Sal Marina Rincón de Embrujo 950472405 600531270 The New Kimrick Rincón de Zahór 950475198 630314400 / 625103672 Toscana 950472907 Palomares Torre Bahia 950478651 Bar Oasis Viva 950888476 One of the most beautiful places in Almeria is Lua 637270594 Mojacar. The terrace facing the promenade Centro Plaza boasts one of the most exquisite positions, a 950618614 Mojácar Pueblo quiet spot to enjoy good company, have a La Dulce Casa 950467768 coffee and chat with friends or enjoy one of our house cocktails in a relaxed Arlequino atmosphere. 950478037 / 649337781 Pueblo Laguna Casa Minguito We invite you to participate in one of our 950478614 Bar Dólar theme parties at the weekends, a El Angel 950132015 different night full of surprises. We will 950478343 607537101 Millionaire Sports Bar use all our /efforts to entice you to one El Reclamo 950617467 / 637225978 of these parties and ensure you have a 950472881 fun filled night.

Puerto Rey Hotel Mexico 950132061

Pulpí El Saloon 685987179

San Juan de los Terreros Mi Cortijo 950466323 Casa de La Vega 950466399 The beach in front of Lua Mojacar is known throughout Las and Colinas Suithotel the area is one of the best beaches on the Costa950446353 Almeria. The Paseo Maritimo in Mojacar also boasts one other premise in which to enjoy your night. Based especially around Santopetar the fiesta nights our establishments are waiting for you to come and have El Molino the last drink with us. Our situation 950930179 is perfect and you can´t go home without paying us a visit Lua brings fresh character Turreto the fiesta scene in Mojacar and we have resident DJ´s playing varying Bar sessions Stop of techno, house and trance. Lua is one of the best places to enjoy a 950479593 party in Mojacar!

950 472 643

One of the most beautiful bars in Almeria ia is Lua Mojacar. The terrace facing the promenade boasts one of the most exquisite uisite positions, a quiet spot to enjoy good company, have a coffee and chat with friends or enjoy one of our house cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere. We bring fresh character to the fiesta scene in Mojacar and we have resident DJ´s playing varying sessions of techno, house and trance. Lua is one of the best places to enjoy a party in Mojacar!

www.grupolua.com

Café Royal, English Tavern 950468481 Gillie’s Bar (Formerly JP’s) 950468425 La Pará 637545590 Piano Bar 693706073 Stoneys Sports Bar 671896391 Chili 950468425 Hostal Rural 950478806 La Estancia 654562449 / 695167831 Meson del Pobre 950468321 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz 950479646 Taberna Alcatifa 950479188 Taj 950479607

Valle de Este Hole In One Venues Bar 950461068 / 647424279 Hotel Valle del Este

950398743 Casa de La Vega 950391208 La Amistad 666622085 Paddy’s Irish Tavern 950395453

Villaricos El Mar La Mar 950467030 La Esperanza 625737025 Los Angeles 699010705 Don Tadeo 670860386 Bar Genesis 647073598 El Galeon 600559379 Jets Bar La Plaza 950467590 La Casa del Siret 950467777 Los Conteros 950467582 Taberna Cristina 693743791

Vera Carmona 950390760 Casa de La Vega 950391208 Cortijo Albari 950391706 Gran Muralla Wok Buffet 950391691

Vera Playa El Balconito 635589909 En Fu 950467839 La Buena Mesa 950467222 / 610356387 La Pampa 950397702 / 671653116 Lua 950478202 Wok Buffet Asiático de Fa 677778587 Corner Bar 950618209 Frankies Bar 662474861

See your Bar, Restaurant or Hotel in this Gourmet Guide section of ultimatealmeria

from only 125€ for a professional advert. Adverts in other sections of the magazine start from as little as 50€ This magazine is distributed over a two month period to give maximum exposure to your business Call our office on 950 473 102 for a media pack or look on www.ultimatealmeria.com

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BAR

Enjoy our Á La Carte or menu

3 Course Meals • 10% off Á La Carte (when you call to reserve a table) Fresh Menu of the Day or Night - 12€

Choice of: 5 Starters • 5 Main Courses • 5 Desserts (choices changed weekly) 1st Bottle of wine only 3€

5 varieties of tapas & bottle of wine or jug of beer 10€

Tel: 950 478 812

Paseo del Mediterraneo, 225, Find us opposite Playa del Lance, Mojácar Playa.

LOOKING FOR SKY SPORTS IN YOUR BAR OR RESTAURANT? HD box only

accepts any SKY card

Keep up with the Premiership season!

BOX & SUBSCRIPTION ONLY 350€ Including Satellite box and FULL SKY PACKAGE for 12 months for first year includes new HD box - 200€ the following year Call into our office, Paseo del Mediterraneo, Mojácar Playa for a full demonstration or telephone 950 473 102 for more details. Office open 10 till 2 Monday - Friday 55

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Parque Comercial, Planta 2a local 80-81, Mojácar.

Tel: 950 475 213 EMERGENCY Tel: 659 957 942 24hrs

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Tel/Fax: 950 478 984 or 649 286 437 Paseo Del Mediterraneo, 355, 1D, Mojacar Playa

find us in the PARQUE COMMERCIAL

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FANCY DRESS COSTUMES AVAILABLE FOR CARNIVAL

AS WELL AS ALL YOUR FAVOURITES AT THE BEST PRICES IN MOJACAR

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STATIONERY • BATTERIES • KITCHEN UTENSILS • BULBS • GAMES • TOYS • ETC

EUROPA

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VETERINARY CLINIC

Multicentro Playa, Local 42, Mojacar

CENTRO MÉDICO “PLAYA DE MOJÁCAR” Dra. Gracia B. Encinas San Martin Dr. Jose Maria Soler Núñez e-mail: clinicamojacar@terra.es web: www.mojacaronline.com/008/medico.html

T: 950 472 262 or 629 099 921 Consultations Blood and Urine Test X-Rays ECGs Ultrasound Scans Well Man Clinic Well Woman Clinic

Parque Comercial Mojácar, Local 86, 04638, Mojácar

T: 950 475 105 57

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Jacuzzis and Hot Tubs

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Custom Built Pools

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Private & Commercial Projects

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MOBILE UPHOLSTERY CLEANING SSofas, offas carpets, carpets rugs, rugs curtains etc... etc To book your appointment please call Barry on: 661 571 939

ECO-FRIENDLY POOL ENCLOSURES What could be more flexible than an enclosure that gives full covered protection to your pool and can be compeletly or partially retracted so you can enjoy your swimming in your pool whatever the weather?

LOW COST TELESCOPIC & FIXED POOL ENCLOSURES

To arrange a viewing/ swim in an enclosed pool call 673 411 362 or for more information please visit us at www.enclose-my-pool.com

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Avenida del Mediterraneo, 185.

Tel: 950 615 100

Simply the best! Located in a superb position on the seafront, this charming and charismatic restaurant offers the best of Italian cuisine. Strictly homemade pastas, shoulder of lamb & varied seafood to mention but a few, are some of the delightful items on our menu. Let us not forget our popular & exquisite desserts, which must be tasted to be believed. As well as our A La Carte menu we cook have a fantastic pizza selection! All our ingredients come from Italy and are baked fresh in a traditional stone oven that ensures the result is always at the height of the best Italian pizza. All of these reflect our dedication to an unforgetable experience here at Ottocento. Marco and the staff of OTTOCENTO will do everything possible so that your visit will be an unforgetable experience!

VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL MENU

For this San Valentines, Ottocento have prepared a special romantic menu for you to enjoy with your loved one.

Please call to reserve your table now on:

950 615 100

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New Vegetarian Menu 59

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