Welcome to our biggest magazine in almost a decade! In homage to Spain’s busiest month, we bring you an issue crammed full with creative content.

Discover the planet’s most idyllic beaches, experience the pleasure of plunging into a crystal lagoon, get ready for the sporting event of the year – the Rio Olympics, check out hot Guess Fashion, and feel the wind reshape your hair in the incredibly sleek, McLaren 675LT Spider.

We profile the people’s Pope, Francis, preview the much-anticipated release of Suicide Squad, interview those involved with Marbella Planning at the highest level, and talk with Jacobo Cestino, Managing Director of La Zagaleta Group, René Zimmer, General Manager of the Finca Cortesín Resort and Mercedes Mengibar, Director of the Vithas Xanit International Hospital.

Elsewhere, packed into these pages, you will find top dining destinations within Málaga’s cultural capital, culinary highlights at Laguna Village, restaurant reviews of two great frontline venues, Les Cubes and La Plage by Casanis, and wonderful wines to enjoy this summer with the perfect meal.

As always, our recommendation is to seek some respite from the heat and savour this edition of , preferably with a tall cool one to hand.