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4 unusual facts about Costa del Sol


Abdullah Ghubn

Weeks before the landing of the member of the Qatari Royal Family in Málaga, Abdullah Ghubn had already started work to convert the Costa del Sol club into one of consequence in the Spanish competition.

Costa del Sol

The agricultural sector suffered a deep depression that affected the raising of livestock and all the major crops, especially cultivation of Vitis vinifera, a grape used for the wine industry, which was devastated by a Phylloxera epidemic.

Following the uprising of Francoist forces in July 1936, control of Andalusia was divided between the Republican forces and the Nationalists, with the Costa del Sol remaining in the Republican zone and Málaga serving as a naval base for the Spanish Republican Navy.

Fitzroy Simpson

He then announced his intention to retire from football, moving to the Costa del Sol, taking a directorship in a property firm, but in the 2005/06 season he resumed his football career with Havant & Waterlooville.


Helena Sá e Costa

She was among the virtuoso performers at famous festivals, such as at Strasbourg, Wiesbaden, Haarlem, Prades, Gulbenkian, Majorca, Costa del Sol, Sintra, Espinho, Costa Verde, etc.


see also

Jon Gaunt

The show was also broadcast on regular FM radio in Spain, on the Costa Blanca via Bay Radio (Spain) and Costa Del Sol via Spectrum FM.

Marbella International Film Festival

The Marbella International Film Festival has been held in Marbella on the Costa del Sol in Spain since 2006.