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Bajo este título la idea es de presentar textos y imágenes cubriendo cosas actuales sobre Costalita y sus cercanias más cercanas, como por ejemplo actividades en trámite y/o visitas. Ustedes que tienen ideas y/o material de interés son invitados a entrar en contacto con migo y voy a hacer de mi mejor para tratarlo bien. Material que ha sido publicado bajo este rubro será movido al rubro Archivo, un cierto tiempo pasado.

Actividades

Aquí las cosas que suceden en Costalita y sus alrededores más cercanos están documentadas y comentadas. Durante los últimos dos años, hemos tenido muchas actividades de construcción en nuestra área. En el verano de 2023 llegó el momento tanto de la apertura del nuevo aparthotel The Flag en nuestra esquina noreste como de la "reapertura" del Mett Hotel (antes Iberostar) en nuestra esquina suroeste, después de casi dos años de trabajos de renovación y cambios.

2023

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El 1 de agosto, es decir, el primer día del principal mes vacacional español, el hotel situado en el extremo suroeste de Costalita abrió finalmente sus puertas al público después de casi dos años de obras de restauración. Durante ese tiempo el hotel también ha cambiado su nombre de Iberostar al nuevo, Mett Hotel.

Scandi in Estepona
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Not directly associated with Costalita, but of interest, especially to Swedes, is that a grocery store with Swedish food, Scandi in July opened its doors in Estepona, more particularly on Calle Melilla 35.The store is a sister store to the Scandi in Nueva Andalucia with the same owner,

Nuestro alcalde José Maria García Urbano
El alcalde de Estepona posa con el jefe del hotel
Piscina climatizada de agua salada de 20 m

El 26 de mayo se inauguró oficialmente el nuevo hotel de apartamentos en la zona de Costalita, enfocado a la tercera edad, THE FLAG (click para info). La inauguración, con la pompa y la circunstancia asociadas, tuvo lugar en presencia, entre otros, del alcalde de Estepona José María García, la máxima ejecutiva de la asociación FLAG Sra. Eike Muhr y el director general del hotel Rüdiger Hollweg.

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Right now, end of February, the new section of our Beach Promenade, being built west of Costalita, in front of the Villacana Area, starts to take shape. Construction works are taking place six days a week, also on Saturdays, and the target is that everything shall be ready in time for Easter. It looks as if this will be accomplished. A positive side effect of this project is that the beach in front has been thoroughly cleaned up and looks really inviting.

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Aquí se encuentra dulces..
.. y mesas para tomar un café

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Finally, beginning of February, the long awaited new addition to our "Swedish" shops along the coast, namely Spisa, located at the Centro Plaza in Nueva Andalucia. opened its doors to the public. The shop is managed by Michael Leu who, a few years ago, tested restaurant life with his own restaurant Nordh i San Pedro. Spisa, as we can see, is bigger and with a bigger choice of merchandize, than the other two "Swedish" shops we alreay have in the area. Spisa, also housing a small café and a "Swedish style" sausage kiosk, has taken over the old SuperSol premises.

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Now we are getting closer! In March the new apartment hotel THE FLAG (click for more info) will be ready for moving in.

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Finally, beginning of 2023, works started on the prolongation of our beach promenade from the western end of Costalita in the Estepona direction. This new section will take off from the bridge behind the VP Beach Club, existing since a few years back, and continue in front of the Villacana area why a couple of the existing buildings closest to the sea have been torn down. A new wall/fence will be erected between the Villacana area and the beach and the rebuilt chiringuito Barrakka Beach will find its place on the seaside of the beach walk. Will be exciting to follow the progress of this project which is planned to be completed in time before easter.

2022

Un día estaba aquí...
... y el próximo no

On October 6, Hotel Mett's Beach Restaurant was razed to the ground. Even when the beach promenade was built a few years ago, the hotel was required to demolish the parts closest to the sea to make room for the new promenade. Apparently, when the hotel was originally built, land that was too close to the sea had been confiscated, which had to be corrected. Hopefully this is what they are now trying to do and that this will be followed by a real beach promenade being built in front of the hotel and replacing the boardwalk that has served as a temporary solution for a few years. Will be exciting to see the sequel.

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Just before Easter the contours of the new apartment hotel The Flag start to take shape. Above a few pictures.

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Early Saturday morning April the 9th we were woken up by a loud crash down by our beach. As we, a couple of hours later, came down to the beach we noted that a relatively large boat, equipped with three supersize outboard engines, purposely had hit the beach and landed approximately 10 metres up in the sand. A well known method for todays drug smugglers to bring their goods into the country, something that Per alreay has been witnessing once at an earlier occation on our beach. We don't know whether the police got there in time to catch the smugglers or their cargo, but there were no signs of this. Interestingly enough the boat was left unattended on the beach the whole day and also the following night. Next morning we noted that someboby, during the night, had dismounted the three outboard engines, possibly with a market value of up to 100.000 Euros, and moved them to an unknown destintion.

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Now, beginning of April, only a few weeks remain until the new Mercadona will open. Date is set to April 25th. Will they make it?

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On thursday March 24th Costa del Sol was hit by an extremely powerful Calima, ie. a rain mixed with sand from Sahara supported by heavy winds fell over our coast. Everything was covered by a muddy grease. People were advised to stay indoors because of the unhealthy air.

The foundation is being laid for the new Barraka..

When the beach promenade is now to be extended and connected to the existing bridge west of Costalita, it will be drawn in the lower part of Villacana where some existing parts, including a tennis court and some beach cottages, will have to be demolished. As the chiringuito Barraka was in the way of the planned beach walk, its existing construction had to be demolished and a new building, located a few meters closer to the sea, is now being raised to make room for the new promenade.

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Maybe this is the place for a swimming pool...

Extensive work is being done on the new building up in the right corner of Costalita, where the new apartment hotel The Flag is taking shape. Above a few pictures from February 2022. Opening of the new hotel is estimated to summer 2023.

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El 18 de enero se inauguró la reconstruida y renovada tienda de alimentación antes denominada Supersol, ahora bajo su nueva denominación Supeco. Es el número 8 en la nueva cadena de tiendas de alimentación a bajo costo llevando este nombre del grupo Carrefour. Para más info favor vease aquí.

2021

Old Mercadona is completely down to the ground
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October 2nd 2021 Mercadona closes its doors for renovation. Not a minor facelift, but the whole old building is torn down to make place for a new one. Reopening is planned for 25th of April 2022.

Aquí se esta construyiendo un nuevo aparthotel
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...y así son los planes...

After the vacation period 2021 construction of a new project starts at the last remaining Costalita plot, at the area earlier referred to as Costalita phase 7, where, in 2006, all construction activities were suddenly stopped as the world economy went down. Since then the plot has changed owner several times until the present owner, German company The Flag, decided to build a new full service apartment hotel named THE FLAG - Costa del Sol Senior Living (click for more info).

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Finally! On Saturday August 28th, with two weeks delay, the long awaited new bridge connecting Costalita and Cancelada, was finally inaugurated and ready for use.

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During May and June several hours-long daily demonstrations are taking place right in front of La Antigua as a company contracted for works is protesting, claming that they have not been paid for their work. La Antigua, on their side, claims that the agreed works have not been completed and approved by them. The demonstrations are very noisy and causing disturbance to the restaurant guests as well as to us, surrounding neighbours. The talk choir keeps repeating their message "paga ya" (pay now) continuously in a loud voice from early morning until late at night.

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The bridge connecting Costalita with the other side of the main road has over the years become more and more deteriorated why it was time to restore it, i e the old bridge is now completely removed and replaced by a new one. In order to drive in the Estepona direction or to access the shops on the opposite side of the main road it is now necessary to exit in the Marbella direction, drive to the Benahavís exit and there turn around and drive back in the Estepona direction. Also when arriving from the Marbella direction and going to Costalita the ordinary exit cannot be used so you must continue in direction Estepona and find a place to turn around further on. The turnaround point used by the majority is to leave the main road just before to bridge in front of Costa Jardin, drive under the bridge and then go back on the parallel street until reaching Costalita.

El 21 de Abril comenzaron las obras del nuevo tramo de la senda litoral que permitirá la conexión entre el hotel IKOS y Costalita. El tiempo de construcción se estima a seis meses significando que sera terminado en octubre. Cuando finalicen los trabajos, podremos disfrutar de un paseo ininterrumpido de unos 11 kilómetros hasta el centro urbano de Estepona. El nuevo tramo contará con un puente de más de 62 metros de longitud sobre el río Guadalmansa, el mayor de los construidos en el municipio.

Polideportivo de Cancelada

El 12 de Abril la comunidad de Estepona acaba de adjudicar las obras de mejora y la explotación del polideportivo de Cancelada, que contará con una piscina climatizada y que posibilitará ampliar la oferta de deportes acuáticos en la ciudad. Este proyecto esta estimado de completarse en un año. Una vez completado los planes son de adaptar las instalaciones también para acomodar otras actividades como p ej gimnasia, padel, fútbol, yoga y kárate.

El nuevo enlace
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Finalmente, principios de marzo, el nuevo enlace en la esquina noreste de Cancelada esta listo y abierto para uso público.

2020

The last trembling hours of the year, December 28th, we were reached by good news as the Estepona municipality informed that they now have issued a call for tenders covering the construction of another 625 metres extension of our beach promenade in the westward direction, which also includes a 62,5 metres long wooden bridge across the Guadalmansa river. The project is budgeted to 1.276.707 Euros and the construction time is estimated to six months.

After two weeks of waiting in the Mediterranean the transport carrying the Golden Bridge, on February the 19th finally could weigh anchors to continue their trip to Stockholm, where they expect to arrive on March the 1st.

Ship Zhen Hua 33 outside Costalita
...floating low. Photo: Jan Werding

In Stockholm a big project is ongoing with the reconstruction of Slussen, a central point for the city traffic, and an important part of that project is a 140 metres long bridge which will be laid between the Old Town and the southern city parts. This bridge, which is slightly gold coloured and therefore given the namn the "Golden Bridge", is built in China and right now transported by boat up to Stockholm. At the beginning of February we were all expectant and wondering whether we should be able to have a look at the transport as it passed on the Mediterranean right in front of our eyes. Maybe it should pass during the night? To our surprise the transport, on February the 5th, right before entering the Gibraltar strait, turned 180 degrees around and headed in direction of Costalita. As it turned out the reason for this was not that they came back to say hello, but that they, after a storm warning from Biscaya decided to stay a couple of extra days in the Mediterranean awaiting better weather. So, now we have possibilities to take daily looks at the transport during our morning walks.

La nueva connección (en rojo)
Calle Dominica...
...y su continuación hacia el rio

El 3 de févrero el ayuntamiento de Estepona señaló que todo esta listo para empezar con la construcción de un nuevo puente sobre el arroyo Taraje con sus calles de acceso en ambos lados, permitiendo el acceso directo entre la parte norte de Cancelada y el área de Bel Air (vease mapa). El proyecto tendrá un coste de 1.895.396,38 euros más IVA lo que será financiado por los promotores del área. El puente, que tendrá una longitud de 120 metros y un ancho de 16,5 metros, será construido para tráfico en los dos sentidos y cuenta también con una pista péatonal. Se estima que los trabajos van a arrancar el mes de febrero, lo que quizás debemos de tomar cum grano salis, siempre recomendado con promesas de los politicos y sus planes fantásticos. La contratación del proyecto todavia no se ha finalizado.

2019

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Vista desde la Senda Litoral

Se instala un ascensor al lado de la
plaza de circulación

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Fines de Julio La Antigua todavía no está abierta al público, pero parece que su apertura esta cerca, quizás en los principios de Agosto.

Wooden walk section in front of the hotel
Photo: Emmet McMahon
Now possible to descend from the bridge on its far side
Photo: Emmet McMahon

In time before the summer the Beach Walk has been complemented with some temporary solutions so that it can at least be used for its purpose. In front of the hotel a provisional wooden walkway has been laid in anticipation of the real one which is planned to be built closer to the hotel (requiring the destruction of the actual wall and construction of a new wall closer to the hotel, which will however not happen until earliest after the summer). The wooden bridge behind the VP Beach restaurant, ready since early February, has now been completed with a section making it possible to descend from its far end so that it can be used for its purpose.

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Vista desde la senda litoral

Los primeros días de Avril La Antigua finalmente empieza a tomar forma. La construcción de paredes internas etc yá ha empezado. Como parece hoy la construcción no estará lista antes de la Semana Santa, pero más bien en tiempo para la temporada de verano, quizas principios de Junio.

Entrega por un remolque largo y una grua larga...
Todo estaba bien preparado y el enjuste estaba perfecto
Finalmente en su lugar...

Hoy, Miercoles el seis de Fevrero, fué un día especial del cual hemos estado esperando con mucho interés. El puente de madera para nuestra nueva senda litoral fue entregado y levantado en su nueva posición.

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Vista desde la senda litoral

Beginning of February the skeleton of the new La Antigua is ready casted and masonry can start.

The river banks have been stabilized...
..and the bridge fundaments are ready
The olive trees are there...
...and the Triumph Arch is on site

Beginning of February construction of the new Beach Walk has made good progress. The old roundabout has been filled in and a new roundabout has been created a few metres higher up. The palm trees from the old roundabout have been taken care of by the VP Beach Club and in their place very old olive trees have been planted in the new roundabout. It seems that the Estepona town council have made a bargain buying a large quantity of olive trees as we now can see lots of them planted in different places, on the road side as well as within the VP Beach Club premises. Even the roundabout next to the petrol station up by the road has got its olive trees. Down by the river the banks have been stabilized with large white boulders and the bridge fundaments are ready casted on both sides. The VP Beach Club grabbed the opportunity to build a large triumph arch which will serve as a new high-class entrance to their restaurant. It has been recognized that Hotel Iberostar has built their wall against the sea a little too far out, on land which is not theirs, why they will have to demolish the existing wall to give place to the new Beach Walk. In the mean time, until the wall is demolished and replaced by a new one, a provisionary, little bit narrower, Beach Walk will be built in front of the hotel.

Dentro de poco tiempo para la segunda planta...
..y asi se ve del lado del paseo marítimo

En principios de enero 2019 más de la estructura de la nueva La Antigua estaba a la vista. Los planes para inauguración antes de la Semana Santa parecen plausibles.

La glorieta a la derecha remplacará a la antigua
La nueva senda pasará por detrás del VP Beach Club

Mediados de Diciembre 2018 se empezó la construccion de una prolongación de nuestra Senda Litoral al oeste de Costalita. Como su progreso parece ser bastante rápido pensamos que su apertura podría realisarse antes de la Semana Santa, quizás dejá por févrero-marzo.

2018

El paseo será extendido a lo largo del muro del hotel
La glorieta será retranqueada unos metros hacia el norte y la playa será más ancha

El 20 de junio 2018 la Diputación de Malaga dieron luz verde a la concesión de una subvención global de 666.914 euros al Ayuntamiento de Estepona para la ejecución de una extensión de nuestro paseo marítimo unos 100 metros hacía el oeste. El paseo de hoy será, primeramente, prolongado a lo largo del muro frente al hotel Iberostar y más adelante por detrás (!) del Villa Padierna Beach Club donde un puente de madera será construido a través del arroyo Taraje pequeño al oeste de Costalita. Afín de conectar la sección frente al hotel Iberostar con el puente por detrás del Villa Padierna Beach Club la glorieta existente será retranqueda unos metros hacía el norte y simultaneamente se vertirá arena en su lugar para obtener una mayor anchura de playa.

Digging for the new La Antigua

Directly after the vacation period, mid September 2018, construction works started for the new restaurant La Antigua. It will be a two-storey building a little further away from the sea than its predecessor and the owners remain the same. Plans are to have it ready in time for easter 2019.

Costa Marinsa
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Durante el verano 2018 la nueva urbanización Costa Marinsa (favor cliquear para más info) fué lista para su ocupación. Unos pisos están yá ocupados pero todavía faltan cosas a hacer antes de que el proyecto sera bien terminado.

2017

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Cerca de Bricorama

Durante el verano 2017 la construcción de 14 nuevos pisos empezó en la pequeña parcela entre Bricorama y las Villas de Costalita. Esta nueva urbanisación sera nombrada Costa Marinsa (favor cliquear para más info).

Here a few square yards of common public ground..
...will return to be public beach
Here Villa Padierna's "lawn" is removed

On Friday April 21st it was finally time. The community workers popped up early in the morning to restore the beach after the bad weather during the winter. At the same time the opportunity was taken to reconquer the parts of the public beach that had been taken into possession by the Villa Padierna Beach Club over the years, piece by piece, metre by metre. We had been hoping that the Beach Promenade should also have been extended past the Iberostar hotel, something that the hotel themselves had asked for, and immediately in front of the Villa Padierna Beach Club exactly as has been done in front of the chiringuito La Antigua a little bit further away, but this seems to be a separate project if it ever going to happen.

2016

El equipo Movistar

El 16 de Noviembre 2016, casi exactamente dos años después de sus competidores Olivenet y Avatel, Movistar, el antiguo "Telefónica", llegó a Costalita para la instalación de su red de fibra óptica. Como ya están presentes con su red analógica calculan de tener su nueva red de fibra óptica rapidamente instalada. Sus planes son de tener una infraestructura de fibra óptica completa, cubriendo toda Costalita, terminada en menos de un mes. En teoria esto significa que familias interesadas podrian tener su conexión por fibra óptica instalada en unos pocos días después de su pedido. Estamos esperando con interés la continuación de este proyecto, sobratodo en lo que se va a ofrecer en terminos de servicios y precios.

09.00 - el letrero del hotel está montado
17.00 - llegada de los primeros huéspedes

El 18 de Marzo, justo antes del último fin-de-semana antes de la Semana Santa, todo pasó muy rápidamente. A las 5 de la tarde no se pudía ver ningun signo de lo que por la mañana estaba un lugar de trabajo áctivo, lleno de albañiles, pinteros, electricistas, personal de limpieza etc. El hotel Iberostar Costa del Sol abrió según plan para recibir a sus primeros huéspedes.

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According to the Spanish law pools exceeding a certain size must be enclosed with a fence in order to avoid accidents. Some urbanizations solved this decreasng the size of their pools, in some cases by simply filling part of the pool with cement. Out of the Costalita pools Costalita-e were the first ones to enclose their pool in 2014, followed by Costalita-f in 2015. This year this is being followed by Costalita-i where right now a nicely designed new cristal fence is being erected.

The hotel is now painted white
The palm trees are transported to another hotel
Less trees in front of the hotel

At the end of 2015 the hotel Playa Bella was sold to the Iberostar group, now planning for its reopening right in time for the Easter week 2016, now under its new name Iberostar Costa del Sol. Works are now being rushed to get everything ready in time before the planned reopening. Among the changes can be mentioned that the hotel is being given a new colour, white is replacing the previous terracotta red. Half of the palm trees, among 50 of them, are being removed which will give more light to the hotel guests. Maybe those palm trees were not part of the sales deal as they are now transported to the Senator Hotel where they are replanted.

2015

WiFi mast

Late during the autumn 2015 Olivenet installed a new WiFi system covering the beach in front of Costalita. It is a cost-based system where you buy Internet time, anything from one hour for 1 Euro and up to seven days for 20 Euros.

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During the summer 2015 construction works have started on the bridge/road that will connect Costalita with the communities on the western side of the "river" (Villacana, Sun Beach etc). This connection will simplify access to and from the carretera for those communities where they today have to make long deviations (For example coming from Marbella they have had to drive all the way down to Selwo, turn around, and drive the same way back to get home). For Costalita the new bridge/road will most certainly result in increased traffic and decreased security. Plans are that the new connection will open to traffic in August 2015. The photos above have been supplied by the Ayuntamiento de Estepona.

Fiber preparations at Costalita del Mar
Cables are small, aren't they?
OliveNet working with fibre at Costalita-i

On November 24th company Avatel (click for more info) started laying down fibre optic cables at Costalita, when Costalita del Mar got connected. Their (and their competitor's) plans are to cover the whole Costalita area with a basic network, making it possible for individuals and/or urbanisations to decide on whether they will ask for an optical fibre connection to their apartments/town houses. This will mean a big step forward when it comes to the speed of Internet connections. Costalita has, since constructions started in the late 90's, been a "black hole" when it comes to Internet where, only with some luck the data speed exceeded 1 MB/s. The installation of a fibre optic system will allow speeds up to 100 MB/s, making it possible, among other things, to receive TV transmissions from the whole world at a good quality. Mid January 2015 also company Olive Net (click for more info) starts to lay fibre cables in the ground. The same way as Avatel they take advantage of the existing Telefónica tubes and ducts. OliveNet has been very active and they now have their fibres laid for areas Costalita-d, Costalita-e, Costalita-f and Costalita-j. Negotiations are ongoing with areas Costalita-h and Costalita-i. According to themselves it should now be possible to get a fibre connection to your apartment in a day or two after order in those areas where they have got their base network in place.

2014

Preparing for video supervision system

On November the 24th digging works started in the soil at Costalita-e. The idea is to install an internal video supervision system covering the complete urbanisation. Plans are to install around ten superisory cameras.

2013

El 19 de Febrero 2013 Reyal Urbis solicita el concurso voluntario lo que el 4 de Marzo resulta en que el juez declara la empresa en concurso con un déficit patrimonial de 1.7 billiones de Euro, el segundo concurso de acreedores más grande en España de la historia.

2012

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Watching out for falling cocoa nuts is a well known advice. Under other kinds of palm trees it is normally more safe to stay without the risk of something heavy falling down on you. E g dades are not so heavy. As we, on the night between the 3rd and the 4th of February, were struck by heavy winds (maybe we could call it storm) also the dade palm trees grabbed the opportunity of attacking us. Some of them lost their heads completely.

2011

Nueva pantalla en nuestra entrada

Nuestra vieja Oficina de Ventas con su edificio y parcela fueron vendidos por Urbis a los dueños del Hotel Villa Padierna. Inmediatamente después de la temporada, en Septiembre 2011, se limpió el terreno, se instaló un nuevo sistema de riego y se planteó un nuevo cesped. El interior del edificio fue reformado con el fin de servir para formación y después de las vacaciones 2012 comenzaron clases de hosteleria bajo el nombre Villa Padierna Instituto de Formación y Calidad Turística. Esta formación, que es gratuita, tiene como firme objetivo de ofrecer a personas sin trabajo un empleo. Los cursos, subvencionados por el Servicio Andaluz de Empleo y el Fondo Social Europeo contempla cursos de cocina, hidrotermal, bar y cafetería y, por último, gestión de pisos y alojamiento.

El agua superó la altura de los hombros de Per
Ascensor fuera de servicio por un tiempo
Unos dueños de coche no serán felices en su retorno a la Costa...

El muro eucalípto de Costa Jardin...
...se calló como un juego de fósforos...
..de arriba hacia abajo...

La noche entre Mayo 18 y Mayo 19 tuvimos lluvias muy fuertes junto con tormentas. Como máximo la precipitación superó a 100 mms por hora. El almacén de agua al lado de Los Flamingos fue (como nunca) capaz de manejar esta cantidad para que sus puertas fueron abiertas completamente (como siempre) permitiendo el flujo libre de los aguas hacia el mar. En la misma manera como ha sucedido antes (una o dos veces al año) los estacionamientos subterráneos de Costalita fueron inundados con agua (razón para lo que el trabajo de construcción de una muralla a lo largo del rio fue la vez anterior asignado a la empresa Costa Jardín, abatiendo alrededor de 50 de nuestros preciosos árboles eucalipto para usar como material de construcción). Sin embargo esta muralla no fue capaz de parar el flujo de agua para lo que nuestros estacionamientos subterráneos fueron inundados (nuevamente) con agua y barro. Las urbanizaciones más afectadas fueron (nuevamente) las Terrazas de Costalita and Costalita-f donde el nivel de agua superó a un metro y media. Los coches estacionados a lo largo de la calle fueron arrastrados hacia el mar donde fueron encallados en la arena, o más bien en lo que restaba del mismo. Ahora estamos con tensión esperando la próxima caída fuerte de agua. Un consejo bueno para ustedes con coche es de no dejarlo estacionado en uno de los estacionamientos subterráneos cuando ustedes no están presentes personalmente.

Fences...
Another code to remember
...and fences

Durante el mes de Abril 2011, justo antes de las vacaciones, empezaron la construcción de una valla alrededor de la piscina en Costalita-e. La explicación fue que se trata de una medida preventiva para evitar responsabilidad (con costes relacionados) para los dueños de pisos si alguien se cae en la piscina y se ahoga. Las leyes españolas a veces son difíciles a entender, y esto solo es aun un ejemplo de eso. Los niños nunca van a tener problemas para tener acceso a la piscina (valla o no valla), los únicos que pueden ser parados por una valla son gente tan borracha que ni se recuerdan del código de las puertas, ni son capaces de saltar una valla de un metro de altura.

Eventos

Bajo este rubro tenemos la intención de presentarles material en texto y imágenes sobre eventos pasando en Costalita ó en sus cercanías más cercanas.

2019

3/4 of our team. Mother, 93 years of age, to the right
Time for the first question
A lot of thinking
Hurray, we won!

Monday March the 11th I accompanied my friend Emmet to the Irish Pub next to the Lawn Bowling club where Emmet goes to play several times a week. This evening Quiz, a popular occupation in the English-speaking pub world, was on the program. Teams of four were set up so Emmet and myself were placed with two English ladies, mother (aged 93) and daughter, which both of them proved to be Quiz Professionals. So, even though Emmet and myself didn't contribute too much to the answers, luckily enough, our team ended up as the winner of the night. A few bottles of wine to bring back home were our reward, except for the honour of winning of course. A good example of the questons during the evening could be: Who scored the first goal in the match between Wolverhampton och Middlesbrough in their second encounter 1979?

2018

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Durante la semana octubre 6-13 el Mundial de Padel para Seniores fué organizado en las pistas inmediatamente al oeste de Costalita, el antiguo Costalita Sports Club.

2016

Inger greets Ola welcome
Between us from Small land...
Inger and Elisabeth distributing wines
Many glasses at the end...

Wednesday, November the 23rd we participated in a Wine Sampling at our Casita lead by Ola Josefsson from the Svenska Magasinet. We sampled and judged four Spanish red "budgetary" wines, costing between five and nine Euros. We judged the colour, fragrance and taste of the wines and after count a winner was found; Enate 2013 from Somontano in northern Spain, north of Zaragoza, at the foot of the Pyrenées. This wine, based upon the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes in proportion 50/50, costs 6,85 Euros. Other wines in the sampling were Celeste Tinto Roble from Ribera del Duero, 100% Tempranillo (finished third), El Coto 2012 Crianza from Rioja, 100% Tempranillo (finished second), and Chinchilla Roble from Ronda, Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon 50/50 (Last place in our evaluation).

Everyone's Britten
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MiaDel supplied drinks and snacks
MartaLena and Hans were hosts

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Monika wore a Britten creation

Sunday November 20th Britten Emme again hosted a fantastic Fashion Show at Palacio Rosa in La Campana where we could admire her latest adorable creations. On arrival we were offered a welcome cava and in the paus we were served MiaDel's tasty tapas out on the terrace.

Inger mingling
The Marbella Choir was performing..
..and thanked by SWEA with roses
Carolina Flodin met interest

Elisabet Höglund showing her paintings
Lotta Filipsson talking medical Yoga
Lotta Lindberg with Georg Jensen design
Anni's groupie with Monika

Thursday November the 17th SWEA again invited us to their SWEA Fair after a few years break, this time at Hotel H10 Andalucía Plaza in Nueva Andalucia. There we got, besides the opportunity to have a look at what the different suppliers had to offer, also the chance of some mingling, laughter, discussions and tasting of all the goodies that were served.

Waiting for rhe driver
On the way home, a stop for a Sunday Roast

Per and Nelia in the background
Monika bargaining (as always)
Agneta and Monika
Monikas version of a selfie

Some occasions not to be missed are the biannual vernissages at our Swedish china artist on the coast, Agneta Larsen (click for more info). Sunday November 13th we went there for the arrangement of the autumn.

All set for this evenings dinner
Guests start arriving
Sample of the dinner, goose legs
No space left in the Casita this evening

Thursday November the 10th our traditional Goose Dinner took place in the Casita. This evening was a bit special for us as Per, together with our friend Ernst, acted host for the dinner.

Ursula and Vyv at the Casita
Celebration after bridge at Johnny's Bar
Let's see, how did we do?
Wine for Vyv and Per at NRC

Some of the Thursday and Sunday afternoons in February our Irish neighbors Vyv and Ursula played bridge at both NRC and the Casita. Sometimes they played the two of them and sometimes with Per. On the whole the teams Ursula-Vyv, Ursula-Per and Vyv-Per managed the game well, three times out of five they took the victory home.

Visitas

Nelia loves Lena
At Carmelina with Anki, Kjell & Kerstin
With Mona at Brigitte's

Lunch with Bengt & Öllegård
Sunday roast with Ray & Maureen
Thomas, Lena, Arne & Inger
Restaurant with Harald & Mona
Cheers Thomas!

Playa Bella with Bärbel & Kalle
Mona meets her neighbours
Ulla, our new Swedish neighbour
Vyv, Emmet & Ursula at dinner
Vyv serverar Liam

The autumn 2018 was the first time I arrived only by myself at Costalita, but I did not have to spend many moments without company. My friends took very good care of me and something was going on most every minute. Something took place almost every day and we often met just to socialize, either at one of their places, my place or out on the town.

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