News Archive: environment

01, 2011 November:

Milan goes green with vertical forest

Milan is one of the most polluted cities in Europe, but the city is going green with a stunning new development: the world’s first vertical forest. Bosco Verticale is a 27-storey tower development in central Milan featuring 900 trees and thousands of other shrubs and plants. It's a big step in environmental architecture as European cities turn to real estate to reduce pollution.

08, 2011 June:

Spain's beaches designated the cleanest in Europe

Despite considerable commercial development along its coastline, it appears that Spain has managed to keep its waters amazingly pristine - 511 of its beaches have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag eco label this year, proving the nation is still a prized tourist destination for natural attractions.

13, 2011 May:

Earthquakes rock Spain

Two earthquakes struck the Spanish town of Lorca yesterday evening, leaving at least nine people dead and 130 injured in the most deadly tremors to hit the country in more than 50 years. Seismologists described the quakes, measuring 4.4 and 5.2 on the Richter scale, as ‘moderate’ but they still seem to have damages more than 20,000 buildings and resulted in the majority of the 90,000 residents of Lorca spending the night outdoors.

01, 2009 September:

And the sunniest city in Spain is...?

So - which city in Spain receives the most sunshine? It's not as obvious as you might think.

05, 2009 August:

Spain under threat

Environmentalists are warning that many protected coastal areas in Spain are under threat from property development, some of which they claim is illegal...

26, 2009 May:

Help for Spain

In the annual state of the nation debate held last week, Spain's President announced a package of economic measures designed to boost the Spanish economy...

12, 2009 May:

Demolished dreams

Picture this: you spend your life savings on a dream home in Spain, possibly moving to the country permanently for a better lifestyle or retirement and then you receive the news that your property is to be demolished, leaving you with no home and possibly no compensation either - this is what has happened to thousands of homeowners along Spain's coastline thanks to a highly controversial ‘Coast Law,' and it is set to continue...

21, 2009 April:

Spain to fund repair of L'Aquila's Castle

The Spanish Government on Friday responded to an appeal to 'adopt' an artistic monument damaged by April 6th quake, saying it would fund the repair of L'Aquila's 16th-Century Spanish castle...

18, 2009 February:

The great Costa del clean-up

Beaches across Spain's Costa del Sol are to receive a major facelift as part of a new government scheme, it has been revealed...

05, 2009 February:

Facelift for Costa del Sol beaches

The Costa del Sol, one of the pioneers of beach holidays in Europe, is keen to keep its standing as one of Spain's top tourist destinations and favourite relocation spots...

Bookmark This Page

Tag, share or bookmark this page:

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Subscribe to Newsletters

Property Newsfeed

Get property news for your website. If you like our news why not add it to your website? Simply pay a low quarterly fee and you can have constantly updating property news!
More

Advertorial

Advertorials generate leads and build trust in your brand and product offerings. They are a great way to reach a different type of audience to other forms of advertising and give you an ideal opportunity to support a property launch or introduce a new service. More

Contribute a Story

We want your news! If you have a story or press release and you want us to have it on this site, visit our submission page below.
Send a Story