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Christmas fair
CHRISTMAS is still in the air so why not check out the the International Christmas Fair which is lighting up the Costa del Sol until December 30, bringing festive cheer and holiday magic to locals and visitors alike. Running daily from 12 noon to 8 PM, the fair promises to be a holiday highlight, offering a mix of seasonal delights, international flair, and that unbeatable Christmas je ne sais quoi. Where? The fair takes place at the heart of La Cala de Mijas Costa, La Cala
Boulevard, making it the perfect spot to grab some festive goodies and enjoy the community atmosphere. For more information, call 952 58 90 10, email frd@mijas.es, or visit www.mijas.es. If you fancy walking around the shops, sipping hot coffee, or mulled wine and eating chocolate-stuffed churros, or nibbling on some tapas, get yourself down to the Christmas market and enjoy the festive season on a high. Soak up the atmosphere and be part of the community.
Kempinski market art fair KEMPINSKI Hotel Bahía, just outside of Estepona, has invited Helen Stanley of Champagne Lifestyle to return Saturday, December 28, to present her increasingly popular Saturday garden market and art fair. Being held in the beautiful gardens of the luxurious hotel from 11am until 5pm, the market will feature the finest in locally produced high-end artisan products, fashion, and artworks, as well as plenty of gift ideas
and things to indulge oneself with. Organic cosmetics, handmade scented candles, fashion and accessories, unique jewellery, and an abundance of other products will be on display and for sale. Some of the artisans with stalls include Caro Kras clothing, Tinük Jewellery, Brazilian Body Fit clothing, Martine Marbais handmade crochet bags and accessories, Little Anna for Babies, Modas Bellas Clothing, and, of
course, Champagne lifestyle accessories. The Helen Stanley-curated market will also feature an art fair, this time featuring the extremely talented paintings of Lithuanian painter Gintaras, who both wowed and charmed market browsers in the summer market at Kempinski with his live-action painting skills. This will be the last of Helen’s fabulous markets at the Kempinski Hotel Bahía until February.