This spring saw my third trip to Morocco, and this time rather than touring the desert we decided to scale the mighty High Atlas Mountains in our 1968 VW Baja Bug. In preparation we changed the oversized wheels for desert terrain, to smaller rolling diameter ones to lower the gearing and help climb the slopes of the mountain terrain. Many of my friends kindly contributed kids’...

The Marbella Feria, or fair, pertains to an age-old European tradition that was once widespread across the continent. One of the countries that has continued to maintain this annual festivity is Spain, where every year the calendar is dotted with the annual feasts of everything from tiny hamlets and villages to large towns and cities. In the case of Marbella, the feria that takes...

Art Gaucín celebrates its annual event, with a special 15th anniversary. It was held last weekend, and continues on the 1st – 3rd of June. It’s an event not to be missed! (more…)

On Thursday, May 10th we were invited to the 1st Marbella Excellence Experience Event organised by Drumelia and associated luxury brands and hosted at a magnificent contemporary villa in La Zagaleta. It was a glamorous event in classic Marbella style – clear blue skies framing views of the green estate that falls away towards the Mediterranean in the distance. Guests arrived at the...

For the third year running, Nicole King of Mi Marbella TV, has brought together a gathering of Marbella residents and businesspeople to discuss important issues that affect those who are lucky enough to call Marbella their home. Held at the new Velvet restaurant in Aloha, the main take-away message from the event was that we need to communicate more, work together and be involved...

News of the inaugural Marbella Design Fair spread around the world recently, with even the New York Times Style Magazine recommending the exhibition to its readers. As a full-service marketing agency, we were naturally thrilled to participate and eagerly took the opportunity to attend both in a personal and professional capacity. Manifesto director, Michel Cruz, was commissioned by...

During one of my weekly travels, I was lucky enough to come across an ancient city carefully preserved in the heart of the stony mountains of Andalucía called Ronda. The town finds itself bordered on its west side by tall peaks, which offer visitors some unique sights of Andalusian nature, while on the east side it is enclosed by the old defence walls of the city that date back...

Manifesto Design visited this year’s main art event located in Madrid – ARCO2018. Celebrating their 37th anniversary, the theme for this years exhibition was ‘The future’, an exhibition full of unique designs; with galleries and artist from various generations and from all over the world, including the return of big names of the international gallerist sector. We...

                  Before I moved to Marbella I used to live in Estoril, an elegant town on the Portuguese Riviera just half an hour west of Lisbon. It’s a wonderful area in a beautiful, scenic setting close to an equally scenic and vibrant capital city, and one where socialising and good food are top of the list. When you live in or...

We have seen big changes to the roads from the Manifesto Design office in the fifteen years that we have been in the Guadalmina Commercial Centre. Every summer, local residents have faced traffic jams and bottlenecks due to the increased traffic flow, especially on the stretch of road between Puerto Banús and San Pedro Alcántara. The situation was improved greatly when the N340...