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Saint John’s Festival

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:15:46 +0000

Title: Saint John’s Festival
Location: Torrevieja
Description: Torrevieja celebrates Saint John’s Day with fireworks and bonfires, just on a smaller scale. The pagan origins of the ‘Hogueras de San Juan’ are all to do with the triumph of light over darkness. Festive occasion with food, drinks and leaping over flames. Often the custom of swimming in the sea at dawn is practised here as well.

Start Time: After dark
Date: 2010-06-24

Flea Market

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:41:06 +0000

Title: Flea Market
Location: The Rocajuna in Punta Prima
Description: A new Flea Market is opening on Sunday 13 December at 10am in the beautiful grounds of The Rocajuna in Punta Prima, then weekly thereafter………
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-12-13

Heating the house

Spain-Lover — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:44 +0000

Hi everybody,
I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to keep the temperature in the house (I live in Torrevieja, south Costa Blanca) above the freezing point?
Since we do not have any kind of central heating and we only have one air-conditioning in the living room the temperature in all the other rooms in the house drops extremely, especially at night.
Does anyone have a cheap idea how to keep the bedrooms and all other rooms warm at night? I believe it will get even colder in day-times in winter. Does anyone have experiences with the temperatures down here on the southern Costa Blanca? How cold does it get around Torrevieja in Winter time?
Any suggestions on adequate heating systems solutions for houses in Spain?

Greetings to all fellow Spain-Lovers.

Your computer company link on this page

Spain-Lover — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:19:03 +0000

Hello,

I have had my laptop computer for repair to the guys of compured and they were not only very polite but also repaired my computer within one day.
Since I’m single in Spain I need my laptop for the internet most of the time.
Thank you for the referral.
Spain-Lover.

Swine Flu H1N1 vaccination Spain

Dean — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:51:26 +0000

Hello Spain,

I’m Dean and live in Torrevieja since 2000. My wife and I feel home here but know about certain discrepancies here in Spain. That why we are a little worried about the situation of the swine flu influenza and the meassures taken to prevent an epidemic or pandemic here in Spain. Is the Spanish Government taking the situation seriously? Does Spain have enough vaccine for everybody living in Spain? Anyone got serios info on the situation for mass vaccination for the H1N1 virus here in Spain? Do I have to go back home for vaccination?

Thanks for replies

Dean