The CoastONLY IN MARBELLA· Friday, 24 July 2026

Hotel El Algarrobico nears demolition after 20 years

Carboneras town hall has revoked the construction licence for the 21-storey, 411-room hotel abandoned inside Cabo de Gata-Níjar natural park, and is now legally required to begin demolition. The court stopped construction in 2006; the licence outlived it by twenty years.

Hotel El Algarrobico nears demolition after 20 years
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