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Work which has been going on to connect the promenades at Marbella and Puerto Banus has resulted in a footbridge which Minister of Tourism, Luciano Alonso, has called ‘the longest in Spain of its characteristics’.

Standing at three metres in width and 70 metres in length, the wooden footbridge, which is known as the bridge of Rio Verde, cost a total of 850,000 euros to design and build and is just part of a program to develop the infrastructure of the area which has seen around 2.7 million euros being invested by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Sport.

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If you are thinking about buying a home in Spain, either to live here permanently or in which to spend holidays at various times of the year, heating is probably one of the last things on your mind, especially if your experience of the Costa del Sol has been limited to the summer months.  Although the climate in winter is very temperate, however, and certainly considerably warmer than in Britain, even one summer spent in the heat of the sunshine will see you quickly becoming acclimatised, which means that the inevitable drop in temperatures in the winter will still be noticeable.  The days are often still warm and sunny, but it is in the evenings that it can feel quite cold.  There are though, a number of excellent and very cost-effective ways of heating your Spanish home.

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With so many British expatriates living on the Costa del Sol and so many of the locals involved in the tourist industry able to speak their language, in some ways it’s easy to see why so many fail to learn more than just a few words of the Spanish language.  According to recent reports, however, not getting to grips with the language and not understanding the laws and the regulations of the country is not only causing them problems, but can also leave them feeling socially isolated.  Help, however, is at hand.

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Whether for a better way of life or to escape the lousy British weather, the interest of Brits in buying property on the Costa del Sol certainly doesn’t seem to be diminishing if figures for the early part of 2010 are anything to go by.  With Spain’s unemployment rate running at around 19%, however, those who want to make the leap but also have a way to go before they hit retirement age are finding themselves facing a deal of frustration.  In today’s technological age though, work in the traditional sense needn’t be a barrier!

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In common with many other Mediterranean countries, Easter is the main celebration of the year in Spain.  Whilst Christmas pales into insignificance compared to the four-month long frenzy of commercialism in the UK, it is during the Semana Santa, or Easter Week, that the devout Spanish citizens take to the churches and the streets to celebrate the miracle of life itself.  For those living in or visiting the Costa del Sol, not only is it a wonderful time of the year to learn about the religious traditions of the region, but also a great opportunity to join in with the local celebrations and bond with the local people.

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After years of dragging yourself into work five days a week, the prospect of retiring to the Costa del Sol is undeniably an exciting one.  Especially if you are considering moving to Spain immediately after retirement, however, there are a couple of particularly important things to bear in mind when choosing your location.

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We know that it can sometimes be a daunting prospect when buying property in a foreign country especially when there seems to be so much conflicting information flying around the web on the buying process.

Due to this, we will be populating the site on a regular basis and adding to the content that we already have, more information on living in Spain and other important aspects such as obtaining your NIE number and information on the Spanish Social Security System for both employed and self employed workers.

So please return frequently as it is our aim to not only present you with a wide range of properties for sale, but also to provide you with all the information you need to make your purchase or even your life in Spain that little bit easier.

Just to let you all know that we have added a couple of new articles to the site which are Finding Work In Spain and also an article on Starting a business in Spain.

Hopefully these will be of interest and of use to those who are looking to move here and need to work.

Yesterday we added another local area guide to the site for Marbella. The marbella guide aims to give you an overview of Marbella and we will also be adding important contact numbers and information to the guide in the near future.

If you have any important links or numbers that you feel we could add to the guide to make it better please contact us.

We have started to add more content to the PGM website in the form of local area guides. We have started with a guide to Mijas but will continue to add more guides over the coming weeks.

The guides will not only contain general information on the local towns of the costa del sol but also important information, contact numbers and email addresses of town halls, police and other emergency services. We will also hope to add information on local tradesmen and businesses.