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Spain and Morocco draw up plans for 40km ‘test tunnel’ beneath the Strait of Gibraltar connecting to the Cadiz–Sevilla rail corridor

SPAIN and Morocco have taken a fresh step toward a train line under the Strait of Gibraltar with engineers now drawing up the design for

24 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Third time’s a charm: Andalucia city named Spain’s 2026 Gastronomy Capital after entering the competition for the third year in a row

TRADITION, wine, sustainability, and a love for good food have earned the Cadiz city of Jerez de la Frontera the title of Spain’s Gastronomy Capital

21 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Inside the castle village of Cadiz and the butterfly trail beneath Spain’s southern jungle

DESPITE being relocated to a new town built eight kilometres away by Franco in 1971, a hodge-podge community of stubborn residents still cling on to

21 Oct, 2025 @ 09:52

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Tourists like to call Cadiz ‘Spain’s Cuba’ – but it’s actually Iberia’s oldest city that influenced the colonial architecture of the New World

A BRIT influencer has become just the latest tourist to marvel at how one of Andalucia’s most overlooked cities bears striking similarities to the capital

15 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

MORE education is needed to stop people disturbing whales, conservationists have warned, after a video of three friends diving from a boat to swim with

9 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

THREE friends who thought they were having the experience of a lifetime may find themselves staring at the wrong end of a five-figure fine after

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

CENTURIES after the Spanish Armada was defeated by galleons under the command of Sir Francis Drake and co., Spain will finally get its hands on

18 Sep, 2025 @ 13:04

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

THE Guardia Civil has seized almost seven tonnes of hashish after stopping two drug shipments in the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation took place over

17 Sep, 2025 @ 15:13

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

AUTHORITIES in southern Spain have stepped up fumigation campaigns after mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus were detected in Cadiz province. They were found in Benalup-Casas

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Green·Health·Lead·Nature·Other News

In the red: The once-optimistic Andalucian airport and gateway to the Costa de la Luz that has missed the wave of Spain’s tourism boom

SPAIN’S rocketing economy has in large part been driven by a booming tourist sector which welcomed a record-breaking 44.5 million international tourists in the first

15 Sep, 2025 @ 12:49

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Messi opens new luxury hotel in Sotogrande which even boasts one of his eight Ballon d’Ors in the lobby

FOOTBALL superstar Lionel Messi has opened a new five-star hotel in Sotogrande, less than an hour from Malaga. The hotel, called MIM Sotogrande, sits right

13 Sep, 2025 @ 11:50

Andalucia·Cadiz·Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

A YOUNG drug mule was kidnapped and subjected to a grotesque ordeal in Cadiz after a shipment of cocaine and heroin he was supposed to

9 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Local bullfighting enthusiast brutally gored to death after desperately trying to climb to safety during bull run in southern Spain

Graphic warning – video shows distressing scenes A LOCAL man was killed after being savagely gored by a bull during a traditional running festival in

9 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads

AMERICAN sailors at the Rota naval base in Cadiz province have been warned about using 4x4s and pìckup trucks on Spanish roads. The advice has

4 Sep, 2025 @ 11:56

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts

AN investigation into the wildfires that devastated swathes of forestland in Tarifa last week has identified a used lighter among the burnt ashes left by

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:24

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Paddle power!: Charity surf race makes big splash in Spain’s Sotogrande

IT was sun, smiles and serious splash as dozens took to the water for Sotogrande’s feel-good event of the summer – the Charity Paddle Surf

21 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sport

Warning for Gibraltar: Beachgoers ordered out of the water in La Linea after dangerous ‘blue dragons’ discovered

THE sea at La Línea’s Santa Bárbara beach has been declared off-limits after several rare but venomous ‘blue dragons’ were discovered in the shallows. The

18 Aug, 2025 @ 11:17

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Cruise ship with over 6,000 Brits docks in historic Spanish city – but not all residents welcome them

THE British-owned cruise ship Arvia has docked in Cadiz today carrying 6,367 passengers as its final stop off before returning to port in Southampton. The

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s suspicious blazes: Fires at Tarifa and UNESCO site Las Medulas declared ‘intentional’ while firefighter started separate inferno ‘to give himself more work’

SPAIN is currently grappling with a series of devastating forest fires across the country that appear to have increasingly suspicious origins. Around eight major fires

13 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·National News

WATCH: World famous Spanish chef is caught up in Tarifa fires: Jose Andres has controversial plans to build tourist development in pristine region

WORLD-renowned chef Jose Andres has found himself at the centre of a devastating wildfire that has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people from Spain’s Costa

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Watch as wildfire causes chaos in Spain’s Tarifa – flames threaten millionaire villas as 2,000 flee

The Olive Press has exclusive videos of a ferocious wildfire tearing through Tarifa’s luxury coastline – with one villa ablaze – as more than 2,000

11 Aug, 2025 @ 21:52

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

New wildfire hits Spain’s Tarifa: flames rage near famous Bolonia and Atlanterra beaches

A NEW blaze has broken out in Tarifa close to the popular beaches of Bolonia and Atlanterra. Around six forestry firefighter squads, specialist technicians, and

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: Wildfire comes ‘within four metres’ of burning through the border of luxury Tarifa hotel

REMARKABLE footage shot by the bosses of a luxury Tarifa resort show the moment a massive wildfire came within metres of engulfing the hotel. Employees

7 Aug, 2025 @ 13:51

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Expat hotel boss tells of ‘amazing’ staff who saved luxury Tarifa hotel and 100 guests as scary wildfire came ‘just 4 metres’ from its border

IT was a classic rearguard action by the hard-working staff at one of Andalucia’s top hotels that saved it from almost certain destruction. As flames

6 Aug, 2025 @ 16:41

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

1550 people evacuate as fire ravages the Tarifa

AS fire ravages Tarifa, 1550 people have evacuated, along with 5000 cars, while firefighters continue to work towards extinguishing the flames. Though the cause of

6 Aug, 2025 @ 14:19

Cadiz·Lead

REVIEW: Jon Clarke is mesmerised by the location, views and quality of Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 restaurant in Spain’s Sotogrande

JOURNEYS are so often adventures in themselves. To take a drive up to Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 in the hills above Sotogrande is magical from

4 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Sponsored

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Spain and Morocco draw up plans for 40km ‘test tunnel’ beneath the Strait of Gibraltar connecting to the Cadiz–Sevilla rail corridor

Third time’s a charm: Andalucia city named Spain’s 2026 Gastronomy Capital after entering the competition for the third year in a row

Inside the castle village of Cadiz and the butterfly trail beneath Spain’s southern jungle

Tourists like to call Cadiz ‘Spain’s Cuba’ – but it’s actually Iberia’s oldest city that influenced the colonial architecture of the New World

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

In the red: The once-optimistic Andalucian airport and gateway to the Costa de la Luz that has missed the wave of Spain’s tourism boom

Messi opens new luxury hotel in Sotogrande which even boasts one of his eight Ballon d’Ors in the lobby

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

Local bullfighting enthusiast brutally gored to death after desperately trying to climb to safety during bull run in southern Spain

American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads

Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts

Paddle power!: Charity surf race makes big splash in Spain’s Sotogrande

Warning for Gibraltar: Beachgoers ordered out of the water in La Linea after dangerous ‘blue dragons’ discovered

Cruise ship with over 6,000 Brits docks in historic Spanish city – but not all residents welcome them

Spain’s suspicious blazes: Fires at Tarifa and UNESCO site Las Medulas declared ‘intentional’ while firefighter started separate inferno ‘to give himself more work’

WATCH: World famous Spanish chef is caught up in Tarifa fires: Jose Andres has controversial plans to build tourist development in pristine region

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Watch as wildfire causes chaos in Spain’s Tarifa – flames threaten millionaire villas as 2,000 flee

New wildfire hits Spain’s Tarifa: flames rage near famous Bolonia and Atlanterra beaches

WATCH: Wildfire comes ‘within four metres’ of burning through the border of luxury Tarifa hotel

EXCLUSIVE: Expat hotel boss tells of ‘amazing’ staff who saved luxury Tarifa hotel and 100 guests as scary wildfire came ‘just 4 metres’ from its border

1550 people evacuate as fire ravages the Tarifa

REVIEW: Jon Clarke is mesmerised by the location, views and quality of Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 restaurant in Spain’s Sotogrande

Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

Spanish football fan who racially abused Barcelona and England star Marcus Rashford faces €4,000 fine

Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to ‘recruit’ soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain

One soldier dead after grenade explodes at Spanish Legion base in Andalucia