New Year's Day - Calpe.I have to confess that after New Year's Eve, all I wanted to do on New Year's Day ... was nothing...I compromised by going to Calpe for a stroll around the Peñon. The resort is only about 20 minutes away - so not too bad. It's a lovely walk, but you have to turn around and come back the way you went in - no problem. The scenery is worth it.In the end, tired though I was, I was glad we went. Had a couple of drinks at one of the restaurants at the harbour then headed home fo

Giro d'Italia contenders Lance Armstrong and Ivan Basso spent New Years Eve away from home. USA's Armstrong is in Hawaii riding some of the island's climbs while Italy's Basso is visiting his friend and ex-professional Michele Bartoli in Pisa.

Turron is one of Spain’s favourite Christmas sweets and it comes in all forms but it is always full of almonds and sometimes honey . There are many stories about its origins and one of the most romantic is that a king of Jijona married a Scandinavian princess who missed the snow of her homeland . So he planted almond trees and when the spring came the white almond blossom reminded her of the snow and she was happy again . To use the almonds a sweetmeat was created and this is what we call tur

As the population of Albir and the Rincon de Loix are expanding the Benidorm town hall has placed a request with the Ministry of Public Works to include a junction for the Rincon and Albir areas in the new Altea N-332 bypass scheme currently being designed .. They think that it should be located where the Altea bypass will fork off the Benidorm bypass , which will shortly be made into a dual carriageway , near the cemetery in Benidorm . In the initial scheme the Altea bypass will have junctio

The new pavillion will have cost 9 million euros and is another step towards improving all of the sporting facilities in La Nucia . It has covered almost 5000 square metres and can house three volleyball courts , three basketball courts or a five a side football pitch . It will also seat almost 3000 people as spectators . There are changing rooms and a gymnasium . All of this will be opened on February 9 with a five a side football match between Spain and Belgium . Not only will this be comp