Eye on Spain

http://www.spainthenandnow.com/spanish-history/the-political-scene-spain-in-the-20th-century-to-today/default_13.aspx

Interesting link.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

Sue

Just for fun

http://www.aqueltorremolinos.com/15.html

You can scroll down to end and click on a year. 

Not sure about the first one, but loved the second link (obviously!)

Torremolinos 1965 - video! http://vimeo.com/groups/super8era/videos/19704699

Thanks, Roberto.  Sent that video link on to a friend whose parents lived those days in Torremolinos.  They were delighted to see it.  Such different times.

Patricia

This one.

Just pass the cursor over the photo and see what the place looked like eons ago.

http://malagaayeryhoy.orgfree.com/galeria_malaga.htm

Wow, what great links.

Loved the Malaga photos and the fantastic video of Torremolinos in 1965.  That was so interesting.

Have you got any others?  These are fascinating.

Thanks

Justin

Yes, great links

Calahonda in 1958 if my embed works - For those who live around here can you recognize the wartime gun placements between La Cala and El Faro.

Thanks for the links which are fantastic. I love to see what things used to be like.

Here's a link to a few pictures of Benalmadena, Arroyo de la Miel and Torremolinos from around 1987 which I've been able to collect. Things have changed sooooo much!

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/arroyoarry/Old%20Torremolinos%20%20Benalmadena/

Justin

This one's for you if it works.

NEWS FROM THE ROCK

Maybe these are included under one of the other links, but anyway here goes with some old photos of Marbella

http://www.guateque.netfirms.com/0marbella60.htm

And:

http://youtu.be/igZYqDHX16k

I'm loving this thread!

That Gib video, when you see the cable car at the bottom...I grew up in the flats you can see just behind it.  (Believe it or not those used to be really sought after council flats )

Thanks for sharing.

Justin

For you Justin

http://youtu.be/xBDm_3Dwd1Y

Patricia

Some information on music festivals in Spain

http://www.festivales.com/

Webs in Spain...

"Spiders
There are more than 1,700 species of spider in Spain but only three are in way harmful to us. By far, the most dangerous is the black widow ( Latrodectus tredecimguttatus ) which gives a medically-complex and painful bite though it is not fatal. They are commonest in Valencia and Andalucía, and they are a problem in the greenhouse estates of Almeria

http://www.iberianature.com/material/spanishinvertebrates.html

The N340 looks a lot safer in your video Team GB shame its not in colour

Wouldnt it be great to have a TIME MACHINE

Rod

Nice mix from 50s, 60s and 70s, including the extraordinary boy singer Joselito.

http://youtu.be/3MhwsZGAXI8

Vega Sicilia. 

I have been told this is the wine they drink at the Vatican.

"Considered a national treasure in the same way as the Prado Museum in Madrid or the Sagrada Família Church in Barcelona, the Vega-Sicilia estate produces, in the outback of Old Castile, one of the world's most prestigious wines: Vega-Sicilia Único...By appointment, you can visit this estate that makes event the most renowned French chateaux pale with envy at its splendour and professionalism