Pablo Balbontin, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Spain is least ‘culturally arrogant’ country in Europe but here are 10 reasons why you SHOULD say ‘Viva España!’

Spain is the humblest country in Europe when it comes to shouting about its national patrimony - way behind boastful Britain and gloating Greece, according

11 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

From red knickers to food fights: The unusual traditions you should look out over the festive season in Spain

Spending Christmas in Spain? These are the things to look out for, writes Olive Press’ Spanish hack Pablo Balbontin

24 Dec, 2021 @ 06:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

11 things you definitely didn’t know about Estepona, the garden of Spain’s Costa del Sol

This gem of the costa is packed full of history and amazing facts

26 Apr, 2019 @ 12:31

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s top oncology scientist cures pancreatic cancer in mice giving hope for future human treatment

Tumors were not only stopped from spreading, they completely disappeared within weeks, with no secondary effects

20 Apr, 2019 @ 13:14

Health·Lead

TREASURE HUNT: How foreigners helped Spain curate its top 10 most priceless artefacts

Spain’s most priceless artefacts give new meaning to the modern term booty call, writes Pablo Balbontin

3 Feb, 2019 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

After Lavapies was crowned Spain’s coolest neighbourhood here are the top 10 other hip hoods worth a visit

EVERY city in Spain has its colourful neighbourhoods whose rhythms move according to the culture and customs of their inhabitants. Lavapies in Madrid – recently

29 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Almeria·Barcelona·Cadiz·Cordoba·Entertainment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Opinion·Sevilla·Travel News

10 things you may not know about Spain’s Michelin star chef Dani Garcia

As Dani Garcia wins a coveted third Michelin star, the OP tracks the Marbellin’s astronomical culinary journey

8 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·National News

More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is ‘threatening’ survival of human race

Some 64% believe it is already negatively affecting their health

2 Dec, 2018 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead

Susana Diaz denies illegal funding of PSOE and refuses to apologise in fiery argument with PP

Diaz constantly interrupted the Senator and managed to evade the most controversial questions about corruption on Andalucia

9 Nov, 2018 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics

Police officer ‘almost left blind’ receives 20 stitches after being smashed in face on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The agent was immediately driven to the hospital, where he got 20 stitches over his face

9 Nov, 2018 @ 18:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Swedish member of Somali terror cell ‘Death Troops’ arrested in Spain’s Malaga

The suspect fled Sweden, where the band is pursued for drug trafficking, money laundering and seven murders in Stockholm

9 Nov, 2018 @ 15:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Melanoma on the march in Spain says top dermatologist, as half of 65-year-olds suffer cancer

Survival rates are improving ‘spectacularly’ - from just two per cent to 50%, thanks to early detection and new research on immunity and genetics

4 Nov, 2018 @ 13:40

Barcelona·Health·Lead·National News

THE LAST STRAW: EU clamps down on single-use plastics poisoning world’s oceans

EU acts to stem the plastic tide plaguing the world's oceans

4 Nov, 2018 @ 10:50

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

PURE EVIL: Meet Spain’s most notorious serial killers

Spain has had its fair share of sadistic killers

31 Oct, 2018 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

DON’T GET SPOOKED: Five gruesome mysteries remain unsolved in Spain this Halloween

Suicide, UFOs, disappearance, murder, mutilation - these unsolved mysteries are guaranteed to get Halloween off with a scream!

31 Oct, 2018 @ 13:12

Cordoba·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Other News·Sevilla

Chilli-ng at Andalucia’s Salsas Sierra Nevada – Spain’s first artisan brand of hot sauce

Salsas Sierra Nevada are so hot they should be labelled ‘handle with care'

8 Sep, 2018 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead

Green party in Spain calls for ban on Monsanto-developed herbicide linked to terminal cancer

SPANISH green party Equo is demanding an ‘immediate ban’ on the herbicide Glyphosate which has been linked to terminal cancer. The call comes after American

26 Aug, 2018 @ 14:13

Environment·Lead

Over two planets’ worth of ecological resources drained by Spain

From now until December 31 the world is in a situation of ‘ecological debt’

11 Aug, 2018 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead

Malaga’s Pablo Picasso is ‘over exposed’, warn experts

THE Son of Pablo Picasso has pleaded for museums to ‘stop producing so many exhibitions’ featuring his father’s work. The Malaga maestro’s pieces are all

21 Jul, 2018 @ 11:29

La Cultura·Lead

Four out of five beach bars on Costa del Sol are illegal reveals new study

Only 76 of the 348 beach bars on Malaga's coastline have their papers

15 Jul, 2018 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Andalucia tech company to send solar panels into space

The company aims to seize on a rising demand for panels attached to satellites

15 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Religious education to be stripped of its academic value in Spain

RELIGIOUS education is to be stripped of its academic value under Spain’s new education chief, Isabel Celaa. Announcing the reform, the Minister said RE would

14 Jul, 2018 @ 15:41

Education

Political parties in Spain call for legalisation of weed which ‘will bring €1.2 billion’ to the economy

PODEMOS has renewed calls for the legalisation of cannabis now that the PSOE is in government. The party’s leader, Pablo Iglesias, said legalising the drug

14 Jul, 2018 @ 12:19

Business & Finance·Lead

There are now more cocaine addicts than alcoholics for first time in Spain

COCAINE is taking over from alcohol as the addiction most people in Spain seek help in quitting. According to the Observatorio Proyecto Hombre report, the

14 Jul, 2018 @ 09:13

Health·Lead

10 Spanish expressions you might not know

WARNING: They're not for the faint-hearted

7 Jul, 2018 @ 11:47

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s rich list grows 76% in last decade

The figures surpass not only the European average of 7.3% growth but also the worldwide average of 10.6%

1 Jul, 2018 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead