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Magic of Mijas
ALAN BOARDMAN, the host of Mijas Walking Tours, is preparing to give an intriguing talk at the U3A on Friday, March 31 from 11am. The talk will cover a wide range of interesting information featured in Alan’s popular walking tours for charity on the history of the mountainside town.
For those who are unable to take the threehour walking tour, this twohour talk and slide presentation promises to be a fantastic alternative. Guests will be taken on a captivating journey through the historical and cultural development of Mijas and the Costa del Sol as a whole, discovering the enchanting village’s chequered past and how it has changed since the arrival of international tourism.
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Despite Professor Higgins stubborn way and the relentless vocal coaching, Eliza persists, with the help and support of Colonel Pickering and the housekeeper, Mrs Pearce, she blossoms into a lady ready for Royal Ascot and a Royal Ball.
Eliza catches the eye of Freddie Enysford Hill and, smitten by her beauty and street style ‘small talk’, pursues her and eventually woos her to leave Professor Higgin’s discipline and begin a life with him.
Throughout the story, Eliza and Professor Higgins become more entwined into each other’s lives, bickering often but also finding that they rely on each other’s company. A fondness that warms as it growsEliza and Henry might not be able to do without each other….
My Fair Lady, starring Melissa Carver as Eliza, Tim Alexander as Prof Higgins, Peter Green as Colonel Pickering, Sheila SandersonWohlmuth as Mrs Pearce, Nathan Homan as Freddie Enysford Hill, Fiona Poole as Mrs Higgins and Keith Spitalnick as Alfred P Doolittle, will run at the Salón Varietés from March 17 26.
The production value reaches the highest quality that you have come to expect from the Salón Varietés musicals, with musical production from James Burn, choreography from Alexandra Avery and direction by John Gale, this show is a powerhouse of talent one not to miss!
With stories and insights that are not widely known, guests will also learn about ancient craftwork that is still practised to this day in the town. The presentation will be both entertaining and informative, giving attendees the chance to ask questions and enjoy refreshments.
The presentation will take place at St Andrew’s Church in Los Boliches, and all donations and entry fees of €5 will go towards childrens’ cancer charity, Fundación Olivares. All are welcome to attend.
January visitors
TORREMOLINOS registered a total of 35,477 travellers last January, practically twice as many as in the same month of 2022 when 18,286 tourists arrived in the town according to data from the National Statistics Institute.
The municipality registered 157,168 overnight stays, more than double that in January of last year with a notable increase in foreigners
In January the arrival of 11,611 Spanish tourists was recorded, while last year 6,507 national visitors came to the municipality. The number of foreign tourists has more than doubled from January 2022, going from 11,779 to 23,866 foreign visitors.
In relation to nationalities, tourists from the Netherlands have been the most outstanding in terms of number with 5,067 travellers, followed by the United Kingdom with 4,560 and Germany with 2,018 visitors.
