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Costa Blanca Markets. Here you have a list of just some of the weekly markets on the Costa Blanca.

Monday - Santa Pola, San Pedro, Denia, Parcent, Elche, Orihuela, La Nucia.

Tuesday - Orihuela, Altea, Mil Palmeras, Alicante, Aspe (only fruit and vegetables), Benijofar, Benidorm.

Wednesday - Ondara, Benidorm, Muchamiel, Callosa de Segura, Guardamar, La Mata, Tuelada, Polop, Santiago de la Ribera, San Miguel de Salinas.

Thursday - Cabo Roig, Villajoyosa, Alicante, La Marina, San Javier, Gandia, Rojales, Javea, Pego.

Friday - Torrevieja (with some 1200 stalls), Alfas del Pi, Pilar de la Horadada (evening only), Crevillente, Oliva, Finestrat, Moraira, Gata de Gorgos, Los Montesinos.

Saturday - Torre Pacheco, Alicante, Santa Pola, Almoradi, Playa Flamenca (Orihuela Costa), Benissa, Gandia, Calpe, Elche.

Sunday - La Marina, Albir, La Nucia, Benidorm, Ciudad Quesada (Zoco), Campo Guardamar.

Most of the markets open early in the morning and close around 2.00pm.

IMF cinemas have introduced a new simultaneous sound earphones system to watch films in their original English version.

In order to provide cinema, as a cultural feature, with a wider audience scope, the IMF cinemas have started to include original English version films (without subtitling) within their daily hoarding.

Prices:
- every day: 5,50 euros.
- Monday, spectators' day: 4,00 euros.
- Digital 3D: 8 Euros

Special discount for "Carnet Joven", people over 65 years-old and "Carnet Universitario" from Monday to Thursday except holidays.

Original version with earphones: a deposit of 20 euros is required which is returned once the film is over and the earphones given back. The first time you use this service you will have to fill in a form with your personal data.

Source: Torrevieja.com, website: http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/cinema-in-english/original-version-english-cinema-torrevieja-9983.html, accessed 10.06.10 11:36

House sales in Spain on the increase..........sales were up by 18.7 percent compared to February 2009

House sales in Spain jumped by 18.7% in the month of February, thanks to a 23.7% increase in the sale of resale property, while new property saw a 14.4% increase in sale numbers compared to February 2009.

The numbers come from the National Statistics Institute, and show the largest jump since the data was first assembled in 2008. 51,343 properties changed hands in February this year.

It is thought the forthcoming VAT/IVA increase in July 1 is thought to be stimulating people to buy again after 2009 saw a 25% fall in sales compared to 2008.

(Source - website http://www.spanishnews.es/20100222-torrevieja-sign-historic-agreement-with-microsoft/id=2213/ - accessed 13.04.2010 - 17.30

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates confirms Torrevieja for their new Centre for Health Innovation.

Its official, The President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Francisco Camps, and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, have elected Torrevieja to be home of the first World Centre for Innovation in Health Technology. This is a fantastic boost to the status of Valencias fifth largest city as all eyes shall now be focused on this new Microsoft initiative to have a research and development team work alongside the Hospital to further advance the FLORENCE system for health centre management and diagnostics, much of which has been developed at the Hospital. Their work had already caught the eye of Bill Gates who named Torrevieja as being top of their field in developing their (Microsoft) technology, worldwide.

(Source - Spanishnews.es, website http://www.spanishnews.es/20100222-torrevieja-sign-historic-agreement-with-microsoft/id=2213/ - accessed 13.04.2010, 17.15

Facebook helps promote Spanish tourism.......

Turespana presented its new online marketing campaign at Fitur last week, a project that aims to completely change the way of communicating and promoting tourism destinations.

Spain Facebook Promotion The campaign, which hopes to attract tourists to Spain, evolves around the name of Spain, a country to share. The idea is that Spaniards sell the hidden corners of Spain as well as the best kept secrets of gastronomy or culture to people around the world effectively becoming the guidebook that guides travelers to the real Spain.

Turespana has launched specific communication channels on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, where Spaniards can contact foreigners and promote Spain.

The Facebook fan page of Spain. A country to share currently has around 4,500 members.

(Source - Spanish News.es - http://www.spanishnews.es/20100125-spaniards-to-sell-spain-through-facebook-twitter-and-youtube/id=2095/ , 23.02.10)

*** PROPERTIES NEEDED!!..CLIENTS WAITING!!***

Here at Casas Manuel we are continually trying to improve and expand our property portfolio. A result of a recent increase in the number of resale properties being sold in the the surrounding areas we are looking for further properties to take on.

We have clients looking all types of property in the areas of:

* Benimar
* Benijofar
* Ciudad Quesada
* Guardamar
* Dona Pepa
* Rojales
* Algorfa
* La Finca
* El Raso

If you are thinking of selling your property and would like to see how Casas Manuel can help you, please get in touch with one of our friendly staff. At Casas Manuel we are here to help.