Urban development: Work in the “Camino de las Mesas” area progresses
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Urban development: Work in the “Camino de las Mesas” area progresses

According to the city, the urbanisation works in the area of “Camino de las Mesas” are 75 per cent complete and have thus entered the final phase. The remaining work is to be completed by January 2023. On an area of more than 165,000 square metres in the northern part of the city, seven connecting…

Infrastructure: Noise barriers to be erected in Juan Benítez
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Infrastructure: Noise barriers to be erected in Juan Benítez

For the installation of noise barriers in the Juan Benítez area, the municipality of Estepona has awarded the contract to the Sedinfra S. A. company. The work will start in the next few weeks and is expected to take about four months. The Juan Benítez area is bordered by the AP-7 motorway to the north,…

Fishing competition: I. Open Mar-Costa Playas de Estepona
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Fishing competition: I. Open Mar-Costa Playas de Estepona

Interested anglers can now register for the fishing competition “I. Open Mar-Costa Playas de Estepona”, which will be held on Sunday, 23 October, from 10 am. About 80 participants from different parts of Andalusia are expected to take part in the fishing competition between the river La Cala and the beach of La Escollera. The…

Urban development: work on the coastal strip
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Urban development: work on the coastal strip

The Mayor of Estepona, José María García Urbano, and the President of the Association of Municipalities of the Western Costa del Sol, José Antonio Mena, visited on tuesday the works on the new path that will connect the settlements of Arroyo Vaquero and Costa Natura. The works, which are being carried out by Urinci S.L.,…

Tender: City invites tenders for construction work for underground car park
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Tender: City invites tenders for construction work for underground car park

The City of Estepona has put out to tender the construction works for an underground car park that will be located next to the Nuestra Señora del Carmen parish church. The new underground car park will have three floors and a capacity of around 330 vehicles. Half of the parking spaces will be allocated on…

Urban development: Estepona receives honorary award
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Urban development: Estepona receives honorary award

For the redesign of the pedestrian zone “Avenida de España”, the city of Estepona receives the honorary award “Ciudades que Caminan” 2022 of the network of the same name. Among other reasons, the jury highlighted the elimination of motorised traffic on the 1.5-kilometre stretch of the coastal strip. This represents a huge step towards more…

Tourism: Special success for hotel sector
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Tourism: Special success for hotel sector

Hotels in Estepona achieved the highest profits in the whole of Spain in August and profitability in the sector increased by 30 per cent compared to the same period last year. This is according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Revenues in the city’s hotels reached 249.25 euros per available room per…

Infrastructure: City used holidays for works in education centres
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Infrastructure: City used holidays for works in education centres

During the summer holidays, the City of Estepona carried out a total of 130 works to improve, maintain and preserve the educational centres, which include 13 public schools, five municipal kindergartens and the adult education centre. Among the most important works were the repair of a wall at the sports fields of the CEIP Ramón…

Infrastructure: Work on the new town hall almost completed
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Infrastructure: Work on the new town hall almost completed

Construction work on the new town hall building in the area of Calle Parque Central in Estepona is more than 90 percent complete. According to the municipality, only minor details and final adjustments are still missing, such as the installation of a sunshade, paving work and work on the upper part of the roof. The…

Urban development: Work on the Avenida de España continues
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Urban development: Work on the Avenida de España continues

The second phase of the project to redevelop Avenida de España and the pedestrian zone in Estepona has begun. The works will be carried out from Avenida Juan Carlos I to Calle Delfín on an area of 15,874 square metres and are expected to last four months. The works, for which a budget of 3,718,282…