Staff Reporter, Author at Olive Press News Spain

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7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:35

Guardia Civil divers place a sign on the unexploded device

Explosive device is discovered just 400m from popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECIALISED divers from Spain’s Guardia Civil police force discovered an explosive device last month just 400 metres from a popular tourist beach on the country’s

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:22

Alicante·Lead

This historic town has the worst case of tourism ‘massification’ in Spain, figures reveal

AT a time in Spain when locals are increasingly uneasy about the effect of mass tourism on their country, one historic town has emerged with

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

When to Fold, Raise or Call in Poker

One of the most strategic of the various forms of gambling is poker. This card game is a test of skill, wits and the ability

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Gaming

New Insights: How Casino Operators Can Elevate Their Success

Every dice roll and wheel spin can change the course of the game, but the key to success is to stay ahead of the curve

6 Aug, 2024 @ 12:39

Gaming

Examples of 'espetos', Andalucia's famous grilled fish

King of the ‘espetos’: This chiringuito has the best sardines on Spain’s Costa del Sol after winning annual contest

ONE of the many culinary treats enjoyed by locals, tourists and expats alike on Spain’s Costa del Sol are espetos, skewers of fish – usually

6 Aug, 2024 @ 11:23

Costa del Sol·Food & Drink·Lead

Brits and other foreigners should be barred from buying property in Spain’s Mallorca unless they are residents, local groups propose

A CIVIC organisation in Spain’s Balearics has come up with a list of proposals aimed at combating the problems being caused on the islands by

6 Aug, 2024 @ 10:55

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Electric hail storms and crippling heat to grip Spain this week – these are the affected areas

MORE extreme weather is on its way to the Iberian peninsula this week, with forecasts of electric hail storms and crippling heat from weather service

6 Aug, 2024 @ 10:05

Lead·Weather

Super Bowl 2025 Details: Date, Time, Location, Stadium, and More

The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest event in all of sports. Every year, tens of millions of people watch to see who will be

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Avocado obsession threatens local water supplies in southern Spain: Environmentalists warn 40,000 people are at risk in Andalucia – as demand for green ‘superfood’ continues to surge in Europe and the US

AN environmental organisation in Spain has warned that growing avocados in the surroundings of the Guadiaro River in the Andalucia region is ‘stealing the water

5 Aug, 2024 @ 11:56

Food & Drink·Lead

Quality service for quality homes

RENSON Management has been overseeing projects and managing homes on the Costa del Sol for over 25 years. With roots in the UK, they cater

5 Aug, 2024 @ 11:00

US digital nomads blast ‘xenophobic’ anti-tourism movement in Spain – while others say they’re ‘scared to speak English in public’

THIS year has seen unprecedented protests in Spain calling for a new model of tourism, as locals are increasingly priced out of the property market

5 Aug, 2024 @ 10:54

Lead

Enjoy Medieval Teulada on the Costa Blanca from August 8 to 11

FROM August 8 to 11, the historic centre of Teulada will be transformed to celebrate Medieval Teulada. With a schedule running from 7:00 PM to

5 Aug, 2024 @ 10:41

Alicante·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel

Actor Zac Efron, in a scene from the movie A Family Affair.

Hollywood star Zac Efron taken to hospital in Ibiza after ‘minor swimming incident’ at villa

HOLLYWOOD star Zac Efron had to be rushed to hospital on the Balearic Island of Ibiza after an ‘incident’ in a swimming pool on Friday

4 Aug, 2024 @ 16:49

Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Police discover body of man surrounded by headless chickens in bay on Spain’s Costa Brava

THE Catalan regional police made a bizarre discovery on Sunday, when they found the body of a man in a small bay on the Costa

4 Aug, 2024 @ 15:47

Catalunya·Lead

How a former Real Madrid star retired from football to become a fisherman

IT’S not the most commonly-trod career path once a successful footballer hangs up his boots. But former Portugal and Real Madrid fullback Fabio Coentrao decided

4 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Other News

Spain's Mallorca Plays Host Again To One Of The Country's Biggest Fairs

Tragedy in Spain’s Galicia after man, 36, killed by malfunctioning fairground ride at local fiestas

A SPANISH man aged 36 was tragically killed in the northwestern city of Vigo in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a fairground ride

4 Aug, 2024 @ 10:27

Galicia·Lead

The award-winning Hotel Barcelo Isla Canela, in Huelva.

Best all-inclusive hotel in the WORLD is in Spain’s Andalucia, according to new ranking – and it’s NOT on the Costa del Sol

THE World Travel Awards have just bestowed the honour of the Best All Inclusive category on a Spanish establishment – and it’s not on the

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:07

Olive Press Travel

Caña believe it! New study on beer reveals Spain's favourite drink can have a range of health benefits

These are the most popular beers in Spain, according to Google – but do YOU agree?

SPAIN may be the third-biggest producer of wine in the world, but it is beer that is the country’s preferred drink, with the average Spaniard

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:01

Food & Drink·Lead

A Gibraltar football club gets unlikely backing from an England World Cup hero as it launches new strip

ONE of England’s greatest ever football players is launching the season’s new kit for a Gibraltar football club. Sir Geoff Hurst has launched a new

3 Aug, 2024 @ 15:35

Gibraltar

Crackdown on flying with liquids in Spain: EU says new airport scanners are not good enough at detecting potentially explosive substances

REGULAR air travellers have long been obliged to carry only small amounts of liquids with them on flights, after security restrictions were imposed way back

3 Aug, 2024 @ 15:32

Lead·Travel News

Watch: Huge balls of hail fall in Spain as freak August storms rock Barcelona and Madrid

FREAK August storms caused chaos in Madrid, Barcelona and other parts of Spain on Friday, as hail pelted down and heavy rain caused disruption to

3 Aug, 2024 @ 14:51

Barcelona·Madrid·Weather

Ibiza·Lead·Travel News

Warning: Town on Spain’s Costa del Sol will cut off water and issue fines of up to €600,000 to people who disobey drought measures

Thousands of residents face losing swimming pools and car park spaces on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid legal battle over land

RESIDENTS of four apartment complexes on Spain’s Costa del Sol face losing their swimming pools, gardens and car parks as part of an ongoing legal

2 Aug, 2024 @ 12:42

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

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