PS: Costa Del Sol

Following on from our last post here at PS: Costa Del Sol entitled: MALAGA DISPLAYS BRITISH ARTIST, where we looked at a British artist’s impending visit to Malaga, we turn our attention to a very important date on the calender in this region of southern Spain. Thursday 28th February was Dia de Andalucia (Andalucia Day), a big local fiesta (holiday).

When Andalucia Day was celebrated throughout the Costa del Sol region, politics were set aside for the big fiesta. Junta de Andalucia President Manuel Chaves said during his speech at the official ceremony held in the Maestranza Theatre in Sevilla, that Andalucia was better prepared than ever to meet all future challenges.

He also said that the new Autonomy Statute gave the Costa del Sol region a far greater capacity for self-government, with more development possibilities and many more rights for its citizens.

During the ceremony, Sr Chaves awarded the Medal of Andalucia to several well known celebrities who were born in the region. These included the well-known “crusading” judge Baltasar Garzin and singer Manolo Escobar.

Federico Mayor, the former director general of Unesco, was named as Hijo Predilecto de Andalucia (Andalucia’s Favourite Son) for this year.

All around the Costa del Sol region, people enjoyed the fiesta filling the bars and restaurants and generally having a good time, especially thanks to the warm weather we enjoyed on the day.

PS: Costa Del Sol