http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com The Costa del Sol experienced its first rush of popularity with British holiday makers in the 1960´s with the advent of the "package holiday." The intoxicating mix of guaranteed sunshine, cheap beer, safe, sandy beaches combined with the opportuni... http://www.articlealley.com/article_148000_29.html 18th April 2007 What is a Deep Vein Thrombosis. A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in one of the deep leg veins. These veins are blood vessels which go through the calf and thigh muscles, and are not those which can be seen just bel... http://www.articlealley.com/article_131219_29.html 20th February 2007 With recent increases in property prices in Spain, especially on the popular Costas, many expats now find themselves asset rich but with additional the cost of living rises, possibly poor in the pocket. In addition these property price increases can be... http://www.articlealley.com/article_123735_63.html 26th January 2007 The Costa del Sol has long been one of the most popular holiday destinations in southern Europe, and quite rightly so as it has much to offer in the form of reliable sunshine, beautiful safe beaches, good restaurants and nightlife, good quality and aff... http://www.articlealley.com/article_122055_29.html 21st January 2007 As we live longer healthier lives retirement planning takes on a new meaning and is of vital importance if you are to enjoy a happy and healthy retirement. No longer need it be a time of inactivity engendered by a feeling of uselessness. Rather, many... http://www.articlealley.com/article_121148_19.html 18th January 2007 Garlic has to be the ultimate health food. For centuries it has been used for medicinal as well as culinary purposes but now scientists are uncovering the secrets of it's amazing properties. It can benefit nearly all aspects of your health from you... http://www.articlealley.com/article_118697_17.html 10th January 2007 Since the 1960's and the advent of package holidays the Costa del Sol has always been one of the premier holiday destinations in Europe, and with good reason. The weather is perfect, with little or no rain between the beginning of June and the end of ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_116042_29.html 03rd January 2007 The humble pomegranate is yet further proof of why the Mediterranean diet is being hailed as the healthiest diet in the world. For many centuries these rather unexciting and overlooked looked fruit have grown on Fincas all around the Mediterranean a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_115463_17.html 02nd January 2007 Health care in Spain is of a very high standard with good local health centres or Centros de Salud and here on the Costa del Sol we have an excellent central hospital,the "Costa del Sol", at Marbella. In addition to which there are of course many ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_115214_17.html 30th December 2006 The Costa del Sol, recently renamed the Costa del Golf, is an absolute Paradise for golfers of all standards. Offering some world-class golf courses in some beautiful locations combined with the highest number of sunshine days per annum in Europe it... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114859_32.html 29th December 2006 If you have every visited a bar in Spain then you must have come across the delightful tradition of serving tapas with your drinks. Find out how they originated and learn how to make some of them for yourself and friends at home. History has it that tapa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114242_26.html 24th December 2006 Andalucia is a wonderful place for the angler to indulge his passion of fishing. The shorelines of both the Atlantic and the Mediterranen are a magnet for many who like to go fishing in Andalucia and when conditions are right you will see alot of fish... http://www.articlealley.com/article_112784_32.html 18th December 2006 The Barbary Apes of Gibraltar ,Macaca Sylvanus, are actually tail-less monkeys and are an unusual and delightful attraction for anyone visiting Gibraltar or the Costa del Sol. No one is really sure how the only wild apes in Europe arrived in Gibral... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111202_29.html 11th December 2006 It is a well established fact that people living in the Mediterranean area have lower incidents of degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart disease, arthritis and strokes as well as a longer life expectancy than in other parts of the western worl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_110954_17.html 08th December 2006 Mexican and Spanish Tortillas are not to be confused as they are two very different dishes. Likewise this Spanish omelete is only a distant cousin to the French omelette as it is not folded but is quite thick and flat and normally contains potato and s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_72280_26.html 15th July 2006 The Pablo Picasso Museum in Malaga is a wonderful tribute to this great and innovative artist of the twentieth centuary. It had been a long time desire of the artist himself, as well as his family, that he should have a presence in his birthplace city... http://www.articlealley.com/article_17502_29.html 29th November 2005 Thousands of people every year dream of going to live in Spain and a small percentage of them do it, what is the reason for the dream, and how does the reality live up to it? I came to Spain in 1991, 14 years ago at the time of writing, with my hus... http://www.articlealley.com/article_15285_29.html 13th November 2005