Paul O’Mahony of Property Point Marbella recommends – Marbella Villa or Barrio?

The doorbell rang.  It was Perla carrying a bucket full of fish.  They were small dorada and they were still wriggling.  When I had met him in the street yesterday he had asked me if we wanted any fresh fish and I had said yes.  This is what he normally does, as he has no phone, and he and his brother go out early every morning in their small 2-man boat from Marbella’s fishing port.  They mostly sell the fish direct to bars and restaurants – and to lucky householders who live in the same ‘barrio’.  Perla is well-known locally for having been a tremendous drinker who kicked the habit and lost twenty kilos in the process.

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Property Point Marbella – Destination Marbella

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Andalucía has to be one of my favorite places in the world. Not only is the weather hot (or at the very least, warm) pretty much all year round, it’s insatiable appetite for enjoying life infiltrates even the sternest of constitutions. Andalucían’s are practically born with the word fiesta on their lips and this passion for not taking life too seriously definitely makes a refreshing change to hectic London life.

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Property Point Marbella News – Celebrating Christmas in Spain

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at http://www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Christmas in Spain differs in many ways from normal celebrations in the UK, the US and other western countries.

For a start, it is nowhere near as blatantly commercialised. The Spanish treat Christmas very much more as a religious event. It is very rare to see Christmas lights, displays and produce in stores much before December.

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Paul O’Mahony of Property Point Marbella recommends – Megabowl Sports Bar Marbella

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Megabowl Sports Bar in Marbella is a fun-filled venue for the whole family to spend few quality hours in their weekend break. Located at La Canada Shopping Centre, Megabowl is very much popular among the residents on the Costa del Sol.

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Property Point Marbella News – The new online shopping phenomenon arrives in the Costa del Sol

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Highly discounted goods and services from your favorite local businesses on the Costa del Sol has arrived in the form of a brand new online shop simply called Find Me A Discount.

Like most consumers are you fed up with paying top prices for goods and services?

Would you like to be able to purchase items and services from your favorite Costa del Sol businesses at up to 50% of their normal prices?

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Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella recommends – Puerto Banus Nightlife

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Marbella has long been the most exclusive resort in Spain and neighbouring Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol is the hip place to dance the night away.

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Property Point Marbella News – Word Lens for iPhone translates Spanish to English – in real time!

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Remember the Babel Fish? As fans of "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" will recall, it lived in your ear and immediately translated whatever language a person was speaking into whatever language you could understand.

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Property Point Marbella News – Traffic restrictions introduced in the centre of Sevilla

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Drivers are not allowed to spend more than 45 minutes in the historic city centre

Traffic levels were reported to have fallen in the historic centre of Sevilla by 17% on the first day of new mobility restrictions in the zone, with the City Hall claiming greater fluidity.

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Paul O’Mahony of Property Point Marbella recommends – Christmas cheer on the Costa del Sol

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Now that the weather has turned cooler, and the Christmas lights are up in Marbella, Malaga and Fuengirola, we can start thinking about how best to spend the festive season on the Costa del Sol.

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Property Point Marbella News Update – 89 Marbella properties are no longer illegal

Paul O’Mahoney of Property Point Marbella reports on the latest news & events.  For more information, please visit Property Point Marbella’s website at www.propertypointmarbella.com.

Approval to regularise the situation of the properties in La Corniche came from the Town Hall on Tuesday

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