Malaga Blog: Holidays

Each year is celebrated the traditional Monastery Confectionary Fair in December at the Congress centre Palacio de Congresos. From December 2nd to 6th visitors have the opportunity to buy Christmas sweets, pastry and confectionery made ​​in the 36 cloistered convents of Andalusia.

In total there are over 170 specialties where meet typical Christmas tradition, natural products, high quality and recipes which in many cases have passed generations during hundreds of years of elaboration in ​​the old fashioned way. However, the nuns also intended to meet with new products and products with less sugar or sugar free products for diabetics. With the Monastery Confectionary the nuns cover the cost of maintenance of the monasteries of which many have great historical and artistic value.

The Monastery Confectionary Fair is aimed at all public and with free entrance; the exhibitors are staffed by volunteers. The Fair will be open daily from December 2 to 6, 2011, from 11am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm in the Palacio de Congresos in Torremolinos. The fair closes with a children's show.

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Christmas is getting nearer, and a lot of us start to think about where we’re going to spend our Christmas holidays...The Caribbean is a good option, but the price and distance can intimidate. So...why not visit Spain? Have you ever been to Malaga?

The majority of Spanish people that fly out of Spain to visit other countries, hardly know half of what their own country has to offer. Spain hosts many magical places with their culture, history, gastronomy and the chance to live experiences you’ll remember all your life.

The north of Spain is a lovely region where the colour green predominates, but for the winter we tend to look for a slightly warmer destination, reason why the further south we aim to, the better. Well, good news, it’s precisely right down in the south of Spain where we find the province of Malaga and the Costa del Sol, the tourist capital of Andalusia.

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If you're thinking of escaping a few days from autumn, Malaga on the Costa del Sol can be a very interesting alternative.You don´t need to book a flight to the Caribbean to recharge the batteries a bit.

The Costa del Sol has the advantage of being located in Southern Europe, boosting a modern international airport, at which we can arrive within a few hours and spend a few pleasant days in the sun.

Malaga is a popular destination is not only during the summer months: In the months of off-season we can enjoy temperatures between 18 º C and 21 ° C, a wide range of Golf, great natural beauty, white villages and a large cultural and monumental offer in the capital of the Costa del Sol. All this at a very low price compared with the peak season; Malaga thus becomes an attractive option for a weekend-getaway.

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