H Home ~ Living ~ Motoring LM Costa Almería & Almanzora Valley in Spain Free Copy 6th Mar - 2nd Apr 2012 Issue 012 Almond Blossom Time Restaurante Huercal-Overa & San Juan Property Specialists Due to a high increase in enquiries, we URGENTLY need more properties in the La Cena Huercal Overa area & San Juan de Los Terreros. Albox Call Andy Voss on (0034) 678 002 006 *See main advert on page 3 www.vosshomesspain.com Cooking with Nina Classified Section Out & About in Spain Pages 6 - 7 Pages 14 - 15 Page 9 [email protected] 950 634 388 / 611 600 405 www.hlmspain.com Page 2 HLM Spain - 6th Mar - 2nd Apr 2012 www.hlmspain.com of other finds such as fighting to have the treasure Treasure articles of clothing and handed over. Now the ome otoring Reaches canon balls. Spanish ownership is only Destination On board the planes were disputed by Peru, where the also the team of experts coins were minted while the after 200 who had inspected the country was still a Spanish H Years coins. They had been found colony. M in 2007 by the American So far the coins’ further iving After a 200 year delay, a firm Odyssey Marine destiny is unknown. Some L cargo of 594,000 gold and Exploration in the wreck of of them are expected to in Spain silver coins has finally the Spanish frigate Nuestra be exhibited in various arrived in Spain. Señora de Las Mercedes, museums, amongst others they brought it safely back Two Hercules transport which sank off the Southern in Cádiz, which was the Next issue 3rd April 2012 to the air base Torrejóm in planes from the Spanish air coast of Portugal in the frigate’s destination in Madrid. Distribution towns & villages include: force were sent to Tampa early 19th century. 1804. At the moment they are being held in a secret Albox, Arboleas, Huércal Overa, in Florida, USA, to pick up Apart from the 17 tons of Since then the Spanish the disputed treasure, and coins, the treasure consists government has been location outside Madrid. Puerto Rey, Los Gallardos, Mojácar, Spain has been wanting Palomares, Antas ‘El Real’, Antas, Gibraltarians the return of Gibraltar ever Mona Lisa Twin in Zurgena, La Alfoquía, Garrucha, to decide since the Utrecht treaty gave Great Britain sovereignty El Prado Taberno, Úrcal, Turre, Vera and other their own over the rocky peninsula in surrounding towns 1713, and now it is Rajoy’s future turn to have a go. Welcome to Issue 12 of HLM - a week later than expected Spanish Prime Minister, Cameron insists on the but worth the wait! Mariano Rajoy (PP) went British take, which is that There is a definite feeling of spring in the air and I have to London last month to the inhabitants of Gibraltar noticed that many people are already removing outer meet his British counterpart, should decide on their garments - in fact I have seen some of you in shorts! David Cameron. future affiliation. And they Obviously, the European have – they do not want any The trip to Barcelona in June is now available for booking changes. and we hope to run a coach to the Horse Fiesta in Caravaca economy was discussed, in May - we are told it is quite a spectacle - more details and they also touched upon ‘We have different opinions, on page 9. the Gibraltar issue as this but we will keep talking was a point Rajoy wished to about it,’ Rajoy said after Visitors are flocking to the his students (exactly who It has been a very busy three weeks and I can now tell you debate with Cameron. the meeting. El Prado museum in Madrid nobody knows) at the same that HLM is changing it’s look. We are joining forces with where a copy of Leonardo time as the master created the Eurosaver - as always we will be packed with local Gibraltarians to decide da Vinci’s famous Mona the original. features and information and also some of the best offers Lisa was put on display two It has been in the possession and deals in the area too. weeks ago. of El Prado for many years So look out for issue 1 of HLM/Euro Saver magazine at The painting generated such and has over the last four the beginning of April great interest on the first day months undergone an that security guards had to extensive restoration. Until then form a human ring around it The painting will be Best wishes - Karen (Editor) in order to protect it from the exhibited in the Madrid many curious who wanted museum until March 15th, to get a bit too close. 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Spain’s Best that prohibits smoking in Spanish smokers, especially He does go on to explain, all public indoor spaces and amongst teenagers, and The European organization though, that the average Cruise Excellence Award which was implemented now just over 20% of the consumption has gone down last year by the socialist population are smokers – has named Málaga port the a little, to 12 cigarettes per best Spanish port for cruise government, has not had 22% of all males and 18% day per smoker. the desired effect, according of all females. ships 2012. to a survey carried out by Over the last year, 27% of More than 11,000 visitors ‘The majority of smokers the population have tried to Depar. have not been influenced and 100 travel agent were give up smoking completely, asked. One year after the by the law,’ concludes the but 14% of them did not last implementation of the chairman of Separ, Juan 24 hours, and 72% were It is the second year running named Spain’s best. shared the prize for Best back at it after four weeks. that Málaga port has been Venice and Dubrovnik Mediterranean Port. 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