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With regularly appearing we give short stories about important, funny, interesting and inspiring information about the versatile life on our Costas.


Elche's school project gone wrong

author: Remco van Drie
Elche's school project gone wrong - Van Dam Estates

The Pusol School Museum is one of the most surprising entries on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The hamlet, with around 350 inhabitants, is one of more than twenty smaller communities governed... Read more

Three Kings parades throughout Spain

author: Remco van Drie
Three Kings parades throughout Spain - Van Dam Estates

On January 5, camels can be seen everywhere in the streets of Spain. Ridden by the Three Wise Men from the East and loaded with gifts for children, this marks the official start of the great Epiphany... Read more

Spanish New Year's Eve Superstitions

author: Remco van Drie
Spanish New Year's Eve Superstitions - Van Dam Estates

New Year's Eve in Spain is accompanied by quite a few superstitious traditions. In a previous blog, we wrote about the most famous one, which is eating grapes (see here). But there are many... Read more

Christmas on the beach of La Zenia

author: Remco van Drie
Christmas on the beach of La Zenia - Van Dam Estates

Are you ready? Dogs with Christmas hats, red outfits, and sometimes even reindeer antlers. Adults and children dressed up in similar festive attire. A babble of different languages, cheerful culinary... Read more

Museum highlights Pilar's rich history

author: Remco van Drie
Museum highlights Pilar's rich history - Van Dam Estates

The history of Pilar de la Horadada can be followed nowhere more easily than in the Museum of Ethnology and Archaeology. The story of this long and turbulent history is told in five sections in the... Read more

Trasmoz the witch village on the hill

author: Remco van Drie
Trasmoz the witch village on the hill - Van Dam Estates

Trasmoz, a sleepy village on a hill. In the background, the snow-capped peaks of the Moncayo mountain range in the province of Aragon. A textbook example of an idyllic scene. But appearances can be... Read more

Greetings from Mijas

author: Jolanda van Dam
Greetings from Mijas - Van Dam Estates

The old center of Mijas on the Costa del Sol makes you forget that this popular town has grown explosively in recent decades by embracing the tourist industry. Located on the slopes of the Sierra de... Read more

Guardamar's castle reveals secrets

author: Remco van Drie
Guardamar's castle reveals secrets - Van Dam Estates

The Guardamar Castle was one of the victims of the devastating earthquake of 1829. The old glory will, of course, never return, but that has not prevented the municipality from presenting and... Read more

Churches show Torrevieja's two faces

author: Remco van Drie
Churches show Torrevieja's two faces - Van Dam Estates

If there is a visual landmark in Torrevieja that exemplifies the fusion of past and present, it can be seen in the striking architectural contrast between the city's two main churches. In... Read more

Green cycling and walking routes

author: Remco van Drie
Green cycling and walking routes - Van Dam Estates

The Green Ways (Vías Verdes) is a network that utilizes old railway lines. Some have been out of use for a long time, while other railways were never even operational. The routes have been... Read more