Seville organizes the best marathon in Spain

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Seville and the annual marathon.

Starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium, the Seville Marathon was established in 1985 and annually attracts an increasing number of athletes, spectators and volunteers. The gruelling 26-mile (42km) route passes many of the city's most famous sights which makes it a beautiful running route for the athletes.

The course is flat and fast, with start and finish line is located in the Olympic Stadium, on La Cartuja Island. The route takes runners though the City Streets crossing the mighty Guadalquivir River on four separate points. Most of the course is on the south bank of the river sending runners weaving their way around the historic centre of the city.

Apart from a spectacular cultural-historic running route, the marathon "Ciudad de Sevilla" has obtained the best score in the national ranking carried out by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation each year. Seville, with a score of 1243.20, ahead of the marathon cities like Barcelona, Madrid, San Sebastian, Vitoria, Malaga in 2011. This raking is determined by different concepts such as organizational capacity, number of participants, attention to runners, fitness level of the competition and quality of the participating athletes.

The city of Seville cares and works hard each year to have a full agenda of fun runs, half marathons and a marathon that stands out for its route and because of an organization and an affection that has received this national recognition.

By 2012, the marathon "Ciudad de Sevilla" meets the XXVIII edition, and expects to surpass the record number of participants from previous years. Seville is guaranteed a fairly level circuit, very broad avenues and all necessary facilities for the runners enjoy a unique experience.

The Seville Marathon, in true Andalusian party style is preceded with two days of events beginning with the runner's fair and a traditional pasta lunch at Palenque the day before the race.

Date: 19 February 2012
Start Time: 9:30

Apart from the marathon there is of course much more to enjoy in the beautiful city of Seville and surroundings. Nature reserves, cultural visits to nearby cities as Granada, Malaga and Cadiz, amusements parks and beaches are all within each reach with your rental car. Auriga Crown Car Hire has an office in the city of Seville and at Seville Airport, if you're looking to rent a vehicle please contact us or check AurigaCrown´s website for more information on car rentals and prices.

Skiing holidays in Girona

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into the popular destination: Girona and La Molina Ski Resort.

La Molina is a winter resort that is mainly characterized by a modern and sporty spirit, in this resort you can fantastically combine a family atmosphere with a wide variety of sporting activities for all ages. The altitudes in the ski resort of La Molina are from 1700 meters (minimum) to 2445 (maximum).

Services: La Molina offers ski schools, bars, adapted sport centres, lockers, games room, a snow park and many other leisure options. Although the mayor part of the services are intended for sportspeople, tourists can also enjoy a great number of activities of recreational and cultural interest. La Molina has an average of 18 hotels,  but there are also other types of accommodation such as cottages and houses nearby.

The infrastructure and tracks: there are 53 ski slopes distributed along the 61 kilometres of mountains (13 green, 15 blue, 17 red and 7 black slopes), 1 snow park, 3 competition venues, dog sledding tours, toboggan runs, snowshoe trails , and other facilities.

In the surrounding areas of La Molina tourists can also enjoy other activities such as mountaineering, paragliding, trekking, gliding, hunting, quad biking, horse riding, motocross and more.

La Molina is without a doubt one of the most important ski resorts in Spain and Europe. Every year several ski and snowboard tournaments and competitions are held.

La Molina ski pass : Prices for skiing vary from season to season, but are generally between 30 and 40 euros per pass. Normally the local climate is pleasant, with enough snow on the slopes. The resorts´ website is constantly updated with the latest forecasts and snow conditions.

If you are planning to visit La Molina this winter season, we would like to remind you that a rental car will make your visit very comfortable and you will have La Molina as well as other sites around Girona within easy reach. Book you car at Car Hire AurigaCrown, we have an office directly at the airport of Girona.

18th ROCKIN 'RACE JAMBOREE 2012! - Torremolinos

After the success of last years Rockin 'Race Jamboree in Torremolinos, the organization of the festival is pleased to announce the artists who will be attending the next edition of the Rockin' Race Jamboree in February 2012, the festival with greatest devotion held on the Costa Del Sol. Loyal to their philosophy, they will present two original artists from the 50's whose careers they have been following for years, to certify the quality of the show.

Exclusively, there is the great "Big Jay McNeely" King of Rock & Roll Saxophone, who with his 85 years of age still performs all over the world, this will be his second visit to Spain, but on this occasion and exclusively will be the only time that you may see Big Jay McNeely in Spain together with Ray Collins 'Hot Club (the best swing band in the world that because of popular demand will repeat on the stage of the Rockin' Race Jamboree). Big Jay McNeely is considered the best saxophonist in the history of Rhythm Rockin 'Blues music, which attracted the white audience at the height of U.S. racial era. 

The second original star of the 50's they present is SONNY BURGESS. From the USA, another big
musical star from Sun Records studies Tennessee. Sonny Burgess became famous in 1956 with his band The Pacers where issues that were harvested in the top of the U.S. charts and who today are leaders in Rockabilly music such as We Want to Boogie, Red Headed Woman , My Babe, Restless ...

The other artists that are part of the program are all first line bands in most original Rock & Roll music vrom the 50's with styles ranging from the Mersey Beat like "Peter Berry & Shake Set" from Norway to sounds more Surf / Garage 60's of the Japanese "Stompin 'Riffraffrs" without leaving bands that sound more Rhythm & Blues such as "Vicky Tafoya,". Another surprise is the presence of the most mythical band of the 80's in the USA, inactive for more than 10 years, but thanks to the festival´s organization they have brought the original members back together, we are talking about "the Planet Rockers", and this being the only performance they will give in Europe.

A total of 18 bands are will meet at the eighteenth edition of the famous Rockin 'Race Jamboree, which will attract thousands of tourists from around the world to enjoy a holiday in Torremolinos next February 2012.

The event will be held February 2nd to 5th at the two settings that the festival has for its program: the Torremolinos Convention Centre and Apartments Buensol.

The countdown for this big event that will have media coverage around the world, from Japan to the USA, Australia and Europe.

Buy your tickets at the ticket office of Palacio de Congresos (from 20.00h), also will be available at the Apartments Buensol on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th at the ticket office from 14:00h to 17:00H.

Apart from the festival the vibrant town of Torremolinos counts with fantastic beaches and many places worthwhile to visit along the Costa del Sol, like Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola and in Andalusia like Granada, Seville, Cádiz. You can rent your car directly at Malaga airport

or Malaga train station. Please check our website for a quote or more information on car rentals.

Music concerts agenda. Symphony Orchestra from Warsaw in concert in Murcia

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. Providing options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some cultural tips when visiting Murcia and its surroundings.

The Symphony Orchestra from Warsaw will be holding a concert in Murcia on the April 19th 2012.

In April 1984, Yehudi Menuhin, invited by the Polish Chamber Orchestra, visited Poland to take part in a concert as conductor and soloist.

To accommodate to the repertoire that he would interpret, he increased the number of members of the orchestra up to forty. The concert of 1984 was broadcasted on television and radio and aroused great enthusiasm by all who heard it. Critics showed their admiration at the musical quality of the orchestra and the concert attracted numerous young musicians from all over the country. He had realized the dream of creating a permanent combination of 24 strings and a double horn section.

All this interest awakened because of the new formation of the orchestra made Lord Yehudi Menuhin sign a contract as principal guest conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Warsaw.

On this ocation we can enjoy the concert in the city of Murcia:
Date: Thursday April 19th 2012
Time: from 20:00 to 21:30 hours.
Tickets: 20 € to 40 €
Location: In the Auditorium and Congress Centre Victor Villegas. Avenido del Primero de Mayo, Murcia.

Apart from this great concert there is of course much more to see and to do in and around Murcia:  Murcia´s beaches, nature, the city of Murcía and the salty lagoon at Mar Menor are all within easy range with your rental car. You can rent your car directly upon arrival at Murcía airport which is only 5 minutes from the town of San Javier. If you would like more information on car rentals and prices in Murcia, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.