A few years ago you had to drive some miles from cities like Paris, Berlin or Madrid to find a beach and have a swim. But a few years ago, urban beaches are appearing on some european cities.

In Madrid you can taste the flavor of the sea in a salt water swimming pool at a few miles from city center, in the suburb town of Parla. It is only opened during the summer, but you can enjoy a day at the beach and tan your skin without leaving Madrid.

In “Paris Plages” you cannot swin, because it is strictly prohibited to dive in the rivers, but you can lie in a deckchair and get your skin tanned for a few hours. But Paris-Plages is more than just an artificial beach, you have lots of performances, activities for kids etc. For further information check out : www.paris-plages.fr

Berlin is the is another european city in which you can enjoy the beach even if the weather is not always very sunny. In the IndoorBeachCenter you will enjoy a sweet temperature all year long, where you can practice sports like beach-volleyball or just relax in a deckachair. All the details on : www.beachberlin.de

You have no excuse to go to the beach!

Want some sea, sun and party? If you are going to the Costa del Sol this week, you will have the possibility to enjoy the beaches, the sun and the fair.

Malaga’s Fair is divided in two zones : the day fair in the city center and the night fair in Cortijo Torres (a suburb district). By day, the city center swarms with people, you can enjoy performances of verdiales, the most characteristic local variant of flamenco, and more modern music (rock, pop). You can have lunch at one of the various stands and taste all the wines of Malaga. For the party lovers, you can go clubbing until 6:00 p.m. quite an unsual time isn’t it?

After a deserved rest, you can enjoy the feria by night. You have very diferent stans where you can eat, drink, dance and enjoy performances of Flamenco. An of course you have rides and attractions like for children and grown-up.

You can enjoy Malaga’s fair until 22nd Agust 2010.