Condado De Alhama, La Cata restaurant is having a very special wine tasting evening on Thursday May 23rd. Come and sample some of the regions best wines. The evening will feature wines from the winery CARTA MARINAJE and the BODEGA LUZON of Jumilla.

During the evening you will have the opportunity to sample 5 different wines all served with  complimentary dishes.

On the menu with the wines you will be served

BBQ PRAWN KEBABS

SEAFOOD CASSEROLE SUPRISE

A SELECTION OF BATTERED VEGETABLES

A SELECTION OF MIXED PATES

PORK IN A PINEAPPLE SAUCE

HAKE WRAPS

PROFITEROLES

All this food plus the 5 wines served for only 20€ per person.

Places are limited to a maximum of 50 people. The evening starts at 7pm so please book to avoid disappointment. I attended the last wine tasting evening at La Cata and can highly recommend the food, wine and overall evening. Prepare to leave a little tipsy and very full.

The Major of Alhama De Murcia holding the Plan for the Paramount office to open in May

La Verdad announced in March that the new Paramount office was to be located in the Poligono Alhama De Murcia and would be open in May for the selection of workers to begin. We went looking for the office and sure enough…

The New offices of Paramount Murcia

The selection of workers for the construction phase is under way and the office is open for business. Residents of Alhama De Murcia will be given preference in selection, opening the opportunity door second to Murcia residents and finally to the whole of Spain. The jobs most sought after are catering, entertainment, customer service and maintenance.

Applicants should or would be preferred to have a second language of either English or French.

So Condado, if you are looking for work, you have the English and now you have an incentive to brush up on your Spanish if you haven’t perfected it already.

Inside the offices of Paramount Murcia. Premursa.

Exciting times!

Paramount Alhama De Murcia this week received it´s final full approval from the Alhama Council to commence with construction.

Jesus Samper, still see´s the opening of the park to be in 2015. He remains confident that he can meet this deadline despite the delayed start.

Flagship Projects (Premursa) has assured also in local newspapers and television that investors have already given the ‘yes’ to provide capital to the theme park in Alhama.

It has been announced that next week Premursa will meet with the four developers who have shown, in writing, their interest in performing the works (Dragados, OHL, FCC and Ferrovial), which will be given until June 30th to submit their deals. “We have set July 15th to determine the winner of the development works” so that said, work could begin in late August or early September. Samper explained that the works are divided into three parts: the special plan of infrastructure and access, ground movement and urbanization LifeStyle Center and finally, the development, implementation and earthmoving for what will be the Paramount Park.

The design of the entire Paramount Park is now 95 percent complete, in fact Jesus Samper explained that “for ten days I was in Los Angeles where I did a virtual tour of what will be the park “.

The American company Paramount love Alhama De Murcia, comparing it to California and said that, in some respects Alhama is even better. With the mountains and the sea in close proximity, the topography and the climate is very similar also.

Will Alhama De Murcia be Spain´s California in just a few years?

We will have to wait and see as the development of hotels, casinos and the Paramount theme park begin to take shape at the bottom of the Carrascoy mountain later this year.

The bus timetable for Condado De Alhama.

NEW and improved.

CLICK TO ENLARGE and print a copy for your apartment information.

The bus will now leave Condado de Alhama from the Al Kasar parking lot EVERY day at 10AM to take you to different regional destinations daily, Alhama, Cartagena, the port in Mazarron and into the city of Murcia for the market on Thursdays. Take a look at the timetable by clicking on the picture to enlarge it and make a date to take the bus. It is a valuable service and one that I am sure will be popular in the summer months.

Of all the markets in the area I have never been to the Murcia City market on Thursday, it is supposed to be very good and well worth a trip. Cartagena is a well known tourist destination but parking is a little difficult and can be expensive so taking the bus will be a perfect option to discover this wonderful city. The port of Mazarron has way too many good bars to risk driving, so another good option. The bus will actually go the the port of Mazarron twice a week so that you can now enjoy the restaurants and beach without hiring a car during your vacation.

29 degrees today with the pool temperatures at 22 degrees..summer holidays,  just around the corner.

Last night Big G´s American Diner on Condado De Alhama opened their doors and fired up the ovens for the very first time for a special private birthday party, although not officially open yet they did a fantastic job. The food and service was excellent and the place has a real nice feeling about it, you can´t help but sing along to the rock and roll oldies coming from the juke box…

Ribs, Cajun Chicken, Burgers and hot dogs with all the American trimmings, Apple crumble, cheesecake and ice cream and the not to be missed Oreo All American milk shakes made for a great night.

A big thumbs up from all attending.

From left to right, Peter, Anne, Nigel, Birthday Girl Cherrie, Julie, BIG G, Jill, Brendon, Nicola, Pauleen

Big G´s American Diner proved last night that they are “all that and a bag of chips!”

They hope to be open to the public this coming week, so come hungry..

Big G´s American Diner opening soon on Condado De Alhama

Big G himself welcomes you to BIG G´S

Today was the day when the crew for Big G´s got together for the first time as the excitement for the opening day draws close, real close.

The restaurant looks absolutely fabulous and the team look just as great in their new uniforms.

Rattle those pots and pans guys

Introducing the team to you from left to right we have Raul, Irene, Maria, Maria, Graham (Big G) Yvonne (Owner) Sean, Francisco (Chef), Michael Angelo (Chef) Ashleigh.

Some of the team are resident on Condado De Alhama but some are from the surrounding areas, Maria comes in from Alhama, while the other Maria will commute from Bolnuevo and Raul from El Pareton. The weather is less than exciting today but even that couldnt dampen the excitement of opening day just around the corner in the beginning of May!!

Big G´s will serve the all American Breakfast starting at 7AM for all the early birds or late stragglers. I took a sneak peek at the menu tonight and I was really impressed. Steaks, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Pancakes, salads, childrens menu and traditional American milk shakes all served with some good old duke box rock and roll. Everyone is going to love this place, guaranteed.

The final touches are being put in place with the decor but stay tuned this week because we will introduce you fully to this fabulous new trendy restaurant later this week.

Welcome Big B´s to Condado De Alhama. I love it!

Back by popular demand Live at the Condado Club

Barbara Almond is a brilliant entertaining International Medium and Clairvoyant who has appeared all over Europe and for one night will be appearing at The Condado Club, Condado De Alhama on Tuesday 23rd April at 8pm. Doors close at 7.45pm. Tickets are only 5€!

Tickets are limited but can be reserved by e mailing me jill@condadodealhamaservices.com or the condado club thecondadoclub@hotmail.com

The Clairvoyant evenings have proved to be very popular and for The Beacon of Light centre in Cañadas Del Romero they have been a God send. As always a big thank you to Paul and Rachel at The Condado Club for donating the room for this fundraising event.

Its going to be a fascinating and entertaining evening, so come early for food and a drink before you go in and remember the doors close at 7.45pm.

Today at Bolnuevo

If you picked this week for your spring vacation at Condado De Alhama, you have picked well. The weather today was certainly warm enough to hit the beach and the temperatures are only going to get hotter as we go through this next week. Plenty of sunshine in the forecast for the next 10 days.

The sea is warming up fast and today there were plenty of people taking a dip. All the local restaurants were full and the atmosphere was one of summer. Bolnuevo has a new paseo spanning the full length of the beach from the Oasis bar to the Mazarron/Bolnuevo roundabout, a truly beautiful walk on a day like today.

Check out the forecast for this coming week

This weeks weather for Condado De Alhama

Enjoy the sunshine and remember, it is always much hotter in the full sun so cover up..Ive seen a few horribly sunburned bodies already. According to the majority…the swimming pools on Condado are now warm enough to take a dip so staying cool on Condado will not be a problem.

It has been amazing to watch the bars and restaurants adapt throughout the last year to find their place within the community of Condado De Alhama. This week we will feature some of the changes that the different bars and restaurants have made to attract their own crowd. Each venue is offering more than last year and each have grown since last year, they have all made it through their first winter, are more prepared for their second summer and are all excited to see the crowds returning to the square.

Taking a new look at Sabores, our ice cream parlour.

The New Theme of Sabores

Gone are most of the leather couches to be replaced by gaming tables to entertain the kids and lots of delicious ice cream…chilled coffee, hot coffee and iced cocktails.

Ice Cream now on sale

And the crowds are coming, it appears to be very popular with the kids and the parents are enjoying it too, iced beer sitting in the sun, while the kids play. Can´t be bad!

Sabores welcome to your second summer at Condado De Alhama.

Sabores serve a traditional Spanish breakfast, brandy and tostada..with a little coffee.

Condado De Alhama is now on the local bus route which means that you will be able to travel by bus to connect with Alhama De Murcia, Murcia City and Mazarron.

This public transport option available on the resort is vital for guests and owners who either do not have a car or do not wish to drive on the local roads. The bus will leave from Al Kasar parking lot Monday through Saturday. Fares are between 6€ and 8€ return.

Mileniun and the presidents this term and last term and in particular John from Jardin 3, have worked long and hard to make this possible. Convincing Alhama that our residents and guests, want and need this service. Now we have it, it is up to you now to use the service to keep it.

See the bus schedule below for leaving Condado

Bus Time Table for leaving Condado De Alhama

And the bus schedule for returning.

Bus Time Table for returning to Condado De Alhama

We already have an airport shuttle service provided by Condado Excursions making your transit to the resort quick and easy and now with the bus service available as well, you will be able to choose whether or not you actually need to hire a car at all.

Taking the bus to Alhama De Murcia or Murcia city will link you with the vast train network Spain has to offer, from here you can go anywhere in Spain or in fact Europe….Spain s public transport is reliable, efficient and affordable.

A bus goes both ways, not only taking people from the resort but also bringing people to the resort. Enjoy the new service, The bus service will begin on Condado De Alhama April 15th from the AL KASAR parking lot, please, plan to take the bus!