Granada’s Sierra Nevada Ski Slopes to Get 10 Million Euro Upgrade

The Minister for Tourism in the Andalusian parliament, Luciano Alonso, has announced a 10 million Euro upgrade of the Sierra Nevada ski area to be complete for the beginning of the 2010/2011 winter season which commences 27th November.

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School of Tourism and Hospitality in Ronda

School of Tourism in Ronda, Andalusia

The importance of tourism in Ronda cannot be understated, aside from Unicaja, the tourism industry is the largest employer in the town, and most definitely the largest employer in the Serranía, either directly or indirectly, yet people who work in the industry have needed to leave the area to receive training and certification.

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General Strike in Spain Fizzles in Ronda

The national general strike today which has seen large groups of protestors in major cities such as Madrid and Barcelona failed to attract much attentuon in Ronda, will almost all shops, banks, restaurants and offices open for business today.

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Ground Clearance Underway at Site of Eroski Shopping Centre

Earth moving crews have this week begun excavations at the old football ground in Ronda in anticipation of beginning construction of the new Eroski shopping centre before the end of the year.

Valued at between 110-120 million Euros the shopping centre is expected to provide several hundred jobs during the construction phase and as many as 1,300 when operations begin.

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Ronda’s Deputy Mayor Slams Graffiti Appearing in the City

Graffiti

Yesterday it was brought to the attention of Ronda Today that graffiti artists have been spray painting on walls and rock retaining walls in the Casgo Antiguo (Ronda’s main tourist district), primarily in the area of the Paseo Blas Infante and Calle Santo Domingo on buildings owned by the Casa del Rey Moro.

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