THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 12 15 Issue No. 1981
22 - 28 June 2023
AXARQUIA - COSTA TROPICAL • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Betty Henderson TOWNS across Axarquia are eagerly awaiting the magical Night of San Juan, an ageold celebration commemorat ing the birth of John the Baptist. Local ly the event is ingrained in local cus toms with allnight parties set to take place. In Nerja, families are set to gather on Playa Burriana on Friday, June 23 to bid a warm welcome to summer. The beach will be the heart of celebrations for the town with the traditional ‘san juaneo’. As the clock strikes midnight, the ‘juas’, symbolic effigies designed by lo cals, burst into flames, creating huge beach fires. Thrilled youngsters joyfully leap over the glowing embers before plunging into the inviting sea, tradi tionally whispering three wishes. In neighbouring Torre del Mar, the Night of San Juan brings live musical
Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Nerja
IGNITING THE SUMMER
WARM WELCOME: Giant effigies burn on Playa Burriana, Nerja.
performances too. Efecto Pasillo, El Re greso de la Década, and We Are Sau will grace Copo Beach. El Regreso de la Década will provide a blast from the past with hits from the 60s to the 80s. As the crowd enjoys the live music,
the aroma of fresh sardine skewers wafts through the air before a vibrant firework display. The event is the only day that beach fires are allowed and promises to be a memorable experience.
THE final touches are be ing put on preparations for Axarquia’s biggest music festival, Weekend Beach Festival. The festival grounds in Torre del Mar are being transformed into a haven for music enthusiasts ahead of the event which is set to begin on Wednes day, July 5 and runs until Saturday, July 8. In less than two weeks, Torre del Mar’s sunkissed beach will play host to an incredible lineup of more than 85 renowned interna tional and national artists. The roster includes mu sic sensations such as Maluma, Editors, Mando Diao, Carl Craig, and Della Fuente, to name just a few. The festival is famed for its diverse range of musi cal genres, offering some thing to all music fans.
Photo credit: Weekend Beach Festival
Sun and sounds BEACH FESTIVAL: Thousands of music fans will revel in the concert atmosphere.
ENTHUSIASTS: The music festival brings thousands to Torre del Mar’s coast.
This year’s festival will boast four stages equipped with topofthe range acoustics technolo gy and 500,000 watts of dazzling lighting. Festival organisers have upped their game in this year’s edition, investing 20 per cent more in technical pro duction compared to last year. With more than 300 square metres of highres olution screens, all festi valgoers are guaranteed an interactive experience during the live shows. With a sprawling venue spanning 38,000 square metres and a capacity of 40,000 attendees at once, Weekend Beach Festival offers plenty of space to enjoy the music. Last year’s event attract ed a total of 135,000 music fans over the four days of performances.
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Equine extravaganza ANIMAL lovers are in for a treat as Almachar re vives its traditional Live stock Fair this weekend. The town will come alive with the sound of thundering hooves with more than 200 majestic equine animals this week end. The fair, which will run from today, Thursday, June 22 until Sunday, June 25, will see farmers and breeders show their horses, mares, donkeys, and mules. The fair will offer activi ties from 8am until 8pm during the weekend with shaded areas and a re freshment bar available for guests. Almachar Livestock Fair serves as a unique plat form where owners and
potential buyers can con nect. It also highlights the vital role that these ani mals play in agriculture, particularly in an area like Axarquia. The fair will launch on Thursday, June 22 with a talk entitled ‘Animal Health for Livestock Farm ers’ which will be run by the vet Nicolás Bazaga Velasco at the Casa de la Cultura from 5pm. The fair will also fea ture live entertainment including a performance by the Dúo Adhara, on Saturday. Almachar is one of the few places to still have an agricultural fair, and it is supported by authorities as an important aspect of cultural heritage.
Photo credit: Mancomunidad Costa del Sol Axarquía
LIVESTOCK FAIR: Regional authorities have given their backing to the event.