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Seville city is amongst other things famous for its many orange trees throughout the city centre and when the trees bloom in spring, it smells wonderful in the streets. Here are some fun data that  you probably did not know about the orange trees of Seville. -There are 25,000 orange trees in Seville, which makes […]

Want to get a little adrenaline in the blood during your next visit to the Costa del Sol? Forget it if you suffer from vertigo…. Then we can recommend a visit to the newly renovated path called in Spanish “El Caminito del Rey” in the El Chorro area of Malaga. The path “Caminito del Rey” […]

  How about a visit to Castellar Zoo, a zoo that differs from others you have seen?  This is a great day trip for all animal friends and families with children.   Castellar Zoo is in reality an animal rescue centre for exotic animals and is one of the great unknowns of Andalusia.  Partly because […]

As everywhere, you will find some amazing sales in all shops during January, but do you know all the shopping centres that are available on the Costa del Sol? Here is a brief overview of shopping centres on the coast, so if you are you looking to buy Spanish fashion, shoes or jewellery or to […]

You will find the Spanish Town of Alhaurin El Grande about 30 kms from Malaga, high above the Costa del Sol. Alhaurin offers a great holiday destination and is also popular with large numbers of Expats who have moved here to enjoy the fine weather and relaxed lifestyle. Enjoy everything Alhaurin has to offer, car […]

Getting to Alhaurin El Grande from Malaga Airport is straight forward if you are driving but difficult if you are relying on public transport. Unfortunately there are no trains into Alhaurin El Grande and catching a bus from Malaga Airport into Alhaurin means heading into Malaga City Center first and then catching a bus back […]

Alhaurin is a good place to use as a base for exploring the Costa Del Sol and Andalucia. Rent a car in Alhaurin to explore with ease. You will find Alhaurin about 30 kms North West of Malaga which is the closest City and International Airport. You can easily explore the area with car rental […]

The City of Almeria lies at the foot of mountains crowned by the exceptional Arab fortress of Alcazaba with its three huge walled enclosures. The second one of these areas contains the ruins of a mosque which was converted into a chapel by the Catholic kings. Explore more of Almeria by road, with car rental […]

The province of Almeria is on the south east coast of the Spanish peninsula bordered by Granada and Murcia. Explore Almeria with Helle Hollis car hire services. It is a great way to explore the Almeria area with a hire car. Because of its landscape with desert and sandstone plains with dried up river beds this area […]

Getting to Almeria Airport is easy with a hire car. Almeria Airport serves a number of towns and holiday destinations in the south east of Spain. Although it does not have the status of an international airport, it handles the forth highest number of tourists entering Andalucia. The following tour operators fly into Almeria: British Airways and […]