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| Since the 1950's the Costa Del Sol has been a popular destination, attracting more and more people each year, and the airport, roads, rail and other facilities have grown in accordance with demand. The property market is still booming and the attraction to holiday and live here is enormous. The lifestyle is many people's ideal and many find all that they are looking for. |  |
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Malaga Airport is located about 6km West of the Malaga city, just off the main Coast Road (N340) and the new toll road which runs to Estepona. When leaving the airport by car, and approaching the N340, the Left hand lane which takes you across the flyover goes to the Malaga, Granada, Motril, Nerja and the Eastern Costa del Sol, whereas the right hand lane is for Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Marbella, Estepona, Sotogrande, Gibraltar, Cadiz, and all other points on the western Costa del Sol. |
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| The Spaniards in the area now depend heavily on tourism although they have retained their Spanish traditions, culture and lifestyle. One doesn't have to go far from the coast to discover true Spain and in these little havens you could easily forget that the sea and sand were just a few kilometres away. |  |
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The climate of the Costa del Sol has made it the most all year round tourist destination in Europe, and an increasingly attractive place for people to re-settle. 320 days of sunshine each year appeal to people of all ages and interests. Use the link here to take a look at current weather conditions in the area. |
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| The fact that the Costa del Sol was chosen to host the 1997 Ryder Cup, the single most important event in the golfing calendar which pits the top European players against the top Americans every two years, has focused worldwide attention on the Costa del Sol's superb golf courses. At New Ventures we have knowledge and connections that will help you find just what you are looking for here - and the link on the right may be of interest to you. |
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The riches of the coastline have for centuries attracted people from every corner of the world and the first settlers here were the Phoenician and Greek colonisers. The Romans made their mark on the area by founding huge cities, traces of which are still evident everywhere. For several centuries Andalucia was under Moorish rule. In modern times, since the 1950's, the area has attracted an international community. Predominantly in the 50's, the visitors were mostly Spaniards although the English were just discovering this warm, peaceful corner of the Mediterranean. | ||||||||||
| It was in the 1960's that the tourist boom first hit and millions of English holiday makers took up the 'package holiday'. The Spaniards in the area now depend heavily on tourism although they have retained their Spanish traditions, culture and lifestyle. One doesn't have to go far from the coast to discover true Spain and in these little havens you could easily forget that the sea and sand were just a few kilometres away. |  |
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