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Patio design ideas Spain

Basic design tips for the perfect patio

If you have a patio and are looking to transform it into the perfect retreat for relaxation and escape from everyday life, this article is for you. We've compiled five essential tips (you won’t need more) that will help you create a space that is both practical and pleasing to the senses.
Lifestyle
Chulilla

The 10 most beautiful towns near Valencia

Valencia is one of the top Spanish destinations for summer holidays. With a large city like the capital of Turia nearby, the Valencian coasts are a great option, as are places far from the sea. The outskirts of the big city also offer many options in summer.
Lifestyle
Hotel investment in Spain reaches 1,393 million until June, with 53% of the volume in the urban segment.

Hotel investment in Spain totals €1.393 billion until June 2024

Hotel investment reached €1.393 billion in the first half of the year, keeping in line with the figures for the same period in 2023, according to the Hotel Investment in Spain report prepared by Colliers. In the first half of 2024, a total of 8,350 rooms have been traded in 71 deals, with 53% of the volume going to the urban segment, which breaks with the trend of the last five years.
Luxury
Concha and Santa Clara

Spanish house prices keep rising in tourist areas but stabilise inland

According to the latest report from the Tinsa IMIE General and Large Markets index, the price of new and used housing rose 0.5% in June compared to the previous month, placing the year-on-year rate of change at 3.2%. The tourist areas, particularly around the Mediterranean Coast and the Balearic and Canary Islands, stand out for their notable advance in prices.
Sale
Demolition of 'La Gaviota', a home owned by Antonio Banderas in Marbella
Aerial view of 'La Gaviota' in Marbella. The house belonged to Encarna Sánchez and until its demolition it belonged to Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas, leaving his home in Marbella
Demolition of 'La Gaviota', Antonio Banderas' house in Marbella

Antonio Banderas loses one of his favourite homes: ‘La Gaviota’

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has just said goodbye to one of his most iconic properties after losing all appeals in court to prevent the demolition of ‘La Gaviota’, a villa with a large garden on the beachfront of Los Monteros, in Marbella. The history of this house dates back to the 90s, when these plots of land were declassified as public land in the city to make them suitable for development. In 1995, radio and television journalist Encarna Sánchez rebuilt the villa, and after her death, Banderas acquired the property in 1996.
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