The typical Marbella girl will have a wardrobe bursting with colour. From sultry maxi dresses for those long balmy evenings and gorgeous gold sandals for nights of pure glitz at Nikki Beach to laid-back khaki shorts and shirts and drawers brimming with beautiful bikinis. But as every fashionista knows, a girl can never have too many of these things...

If buying clothes for your kids in Spain is becoming a pain, perhaps it’s time to shop online! We’ve hand-picked 5 of the best kids clothing retailers to get your sprogs looking every inch the Marbella prince or princess! 1. www.alexandalexa.com If you thought fashion was just for grown-ups, think again. This London-based company have got trendy...

Finding out you are pregnant brings with it many feelings … excitement, happiness, a sense of entering the unknown and …. panic that you have nothing to wear…   Pregnancy is all about growing and glowing, so why shouldn’t this be a time to shine? Gone are the days when women hid their bumps beneath baggy jumpers...

Once or twice a week each town and village on the Costa del Sol, hosts its very own mercardillo (local market). It is an important part of Spanish life and a real high point of the week for many. Noisy, fun, colourful, entertaining and an experience not to be missed, the markets are great fun, whether you plan to buy anything or not. They have, for...