Infrastructure: Climate-friendly lighting planned
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Infrastructure: Climate-friendly lighting planned

A new lighting system is soon to be installed in Avenida Eugenio Tallifer, Calle Benadalid and Calle Archidona in Estepona. It is intended to provide better visibility for pedestrians and motorists. The city has put out a tender for this purpose. The total of 116 street lamps must be powered by photovoltaic panels and be…

Infrastructure: Still a few parking spaces available
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Infrastructure: Still a few parking spaces available

Interested parties who would like to purchase one of the last 62 available parking spaces in the new multi-storey car park at Plaza del Ajedrez in Estepona can still apply to the town council until 2 pm on Friday, 30 December. A total of 51 car parking spaces, 9 disabled parking spaces and 2 parking…

Education: Atlas America School officially opened
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Education: Atlas America School officially opened

Mayor José María García Urbano recently attended the inauguration of the “Atlas American School” in Estepona. The school is the first school with an American curriculum on the Costa del Sol with offers from kindergarten to high school. In addition to the US accredited curriculum, the school offers other benefits: Students can not only take…

Infrastructure: Construction of a new roundabout started
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Infrastructure: Construction of a new roundabout started

The town of Estepona has started the construction of a new roundabout in the Huerta Nueva area, at the junction between Avenida Carlos Cano and Calle Manuel Navarro Mollor. The roundabout should not only lead to a better traffic flow, but also facilitate access to the future parking facilities at the El Carmen church. The…

Art: New work along the route of artistic murals
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Art: New work along the route of artistic murals

Artist José Fernández Ríos has created a new mural along the Route of Artistic Murals. It is located in the recently remodelled Plaza del Ajedrez in Estepona. The mural, entitled “Simbiosis”, is a realistic work dedicated to the Sierra Bermeja. For the painting, which measures approximately 28 x 9 metres, the artist used acrylic paint…

Infrastructure: Almost a half marathon along the coast possible
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Infrastructure: Almost a half marathon along the coast possible

The work on a new section of the coastal corridor was recently visited by Estepona’s mayor José María García Urbano and the president of the municipal association of the western Costa del Sol, José Antonio Mena, among others. The new section of the coastal corridor is being built in the western part of the city….

Housing construction: Keys handed over to owners in the “Residencial Garum” settlement
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Housing construction: Keys handed over to owners in the “Residencial Garum” settlement

In Juan Benítez in Estepona, the first keys were recently handed over to the owners of 100 new apartments in the settlement “Residencial Garum”. Among the apartments are also social housing. The property was ceded by the Consistory to the Vimpyca Charitable Construction Entity. The apartments have one, two or three bedrooms. All apartments have…

Help: City points out offers for refugees
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Help: City points out offers for refugees

Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, the city of Estepona has supported around 600 refugees with various services such as free food, free childcare and subsidies for the use of buses and trains. It also works with Ukrainian associations and sends food, household goods and clothes to Ukraine. The city points out that Ukrainians…

Sport: Estepona to build climbing wall with EU funding for over 2 million euros
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Sport: Estepona to build climbing wall with EU funding for over 2 million euros

A covered climbing wall is to be built in the Parque Ferial y Deportivo in Estepona. For the construction, the city of Estepona has put out to tender a corresponding contract with a budget of over 2,1 million euros (including VAT). The climbing wall is to comply with special standards so that not only amateur…