Yzabelle Bostyn, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Madrid offers tourists free indoor – and air conditioned – cultural events amid crippling summer temperatures

FANCY escaping the heat? Madrid is offering tourists free indoor cultural events in air conditioned venues. Madrid city council is offering tourists and locals alike

4 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Expat athlete helps secure Spain’s first gold medal at Paris Olympics 2024

AN expat athlete has helped Spain to secure their first gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Expat Florian Johannes Trittel Paul, originally from Switzerland, won

2 Aug, 2024 @ 17:18

Lead·Sport

‘It’s a lack of respect’: Spanish tourist is left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during holiday to Mallorca

A SPANISH tourist has been left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during a Mallorca holiday. As anti-tourism protests reach a boiling point

2 Aug, 2024 @ 15:48

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

‘I’m a British expat and just bought a house in Spain – here’s what I wish I knew beforehand’

A BRITISH expat and TikToker has shared her journey to house ownership in Spain-here’s what she wished she knew before taking the plunge. The Spanish

1 Aug, 2024 @ 12:31

Lead·Malaga·Property

Malaga airport pushed to its limit this summer with a flight arriving or leaving every three minutes

THIS summer Malaga airport has been pushed to its limit with flights arriving or leaving every three minutes from the Costa del Sol. Malaga airport

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:18

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Environmental activists in southern Spain call on government to suspend electric cable project being built under the Strait of Gibraltar

Ecologists have appealed to the Spanish government to stop the underwater electrical connection between the peninusula and Ceuta. Stretching from Puente Mayorga through the Gibraltar

30 Jul, 2024 @ 14:25

Andalucia·Lead

Brits are warned against visiting this city in southern Spain during the summer

A BRITISH tour guide has warned tourists against visiting this city in southern Spain due to blistering summertime temperatures. It is a well established fact

30 Jul, 2024 @ 11:38

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Enraged woman paid €700 to a friend to poison and fatally stab ex-boyfriend in Spain after hit man was too expensive

British tourist is stabbed in the stomach during early morning attack near major resort in Spain

A BRITISH tourist has been stabbed in the stomach during an early morning attack near a major Spanish resort. A 22-year-old British tourist has been

29 Jul, 2024 @ 17:20

Lead·Tenerife

Want to be a ‘good tourist’ in Spain? New nationwide ranking will help you pick hotels based on how well they treat their staff

A NEW nationwide ranking has been launched to help tourists pick hotels based on how well they treat their employees. When people go on holiday,

29 Jul, 2024 @ 14:30

Lead·Travel News

Spain expected to record temperature highs for April to break 12-year record

Rain, storms and Saharan dust to blow into Spain from today amid a freak July ‘DANA’ – before temperatures soar past 40C later in the week

A FREAK July ‘DANA’ is set to rock Spain today as rain storms and Saharan dusts blow in, followed by scorching highs of 40C. As

29 Jul, 2024 @ 12:40

Lead·Weather

Carers needed! Costa Angels are recruiting new staff

Are you a professional, experienced carer living on the Costa del Sol? Costa Angels needs you! They are looking for care givers for all positions:

29 Jul, 2024 @ 12:12

This is the cheapest holiday destination in Spain, according to the Sun

BRITISH newspaper the Sun has named this seaside town Spain’s cheapest holiday destination. August is just around the corner and with it, a new flock

29 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Must-visit: Street named among the most beautiful in Spain is in city you’ve likely never heard of and looks just like Milan

SPAIN is known for the modernist streets of Barcelona and Madrid’s Belle Epoque grandeur, but did you know one of its prettiest streets is not

28 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Must-visit: The stunning island in northern Spain you’ve probably never heard of

THIS is the stunning island in northern Spain which you’ve probably never heard of but has beautiful, unspoilt beaches. AS southern and central Spain become

28 Jul, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: British expat and her three children are kicked out of their Costa del Sol home by Spanish politician landlord – sparking an investigation

A BRITISH expat and her three children are demanding justice after being kicked out of their Costa del Sol home ‘without any warning’. ‘Devastated’ Lydia

28 Jul, 2024 @ 09:00

National News

Meet the expats representing Spain at the Paris Olympics this year

SPAIN is well known for its sporting prowess, but did you know many of its olympians come from an expat background? After conquering first Wimbledon

27 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Sport

Lamine Yamal visits Marbella: Fans swarm 17-year-old as he enjoys holiday with teammate Nico Williams following Spain’s Euro 2024 victory

17-YEAR-old footballer Lamine Yamal has prompted chaos in Marbella as he holidays with teammate Nico Williams following Spain’s Euro 2024 victory. It’s no secret that

26 Jul, 2024 @ 11:44

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Extinction Rebellion target tourists in Spain: Eco warriors tell cruise ship passengers to ‘stop f***ing the planet’ as they arrive in Ibiza

EXTINCTION Rebellion held a protest in Botafoc port, Ibiza, this Wednesday. Some 12 activists planned the action in line with the arrival of three cruise

25 Jul, 2024 @ 14:11

Ibiza·Lead

Jellyfish warning in Spain after Portuguese man o’war is spotted floating off beach in Ibiza

A WARNING has been issued after Portuguese man o’war jellyfish were spotted floating off an Ibiza beach. Eagle-eyed beach goers spotted Portuguese man o’war jellyfish

25 Jul, 2024 @ 13:01

Ibiza·Lead

Brits report passport chaos in Spain as huge queue snakes through departure area of major airport

BRITISH travellers have reported passport chaos in Malaga, Spain as huge queue snakes through departures. Many tourists got a nasty shock when leaving security at

24 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Malaga·Travel News

British expat grandfather-of-ten died after taking Nololtil painkiller while cycling through Spain

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es THE devastated family of a British tourist who died within hours of being prescribed a ‘lethal’

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

Locals in Spain fight back against anti-tourism movement by handing out heart-warming notes to holidaymakers

AMIDST nationwide backlash against tourism, a group of Palma residents have come together to express their gratitude for tourists. Known as ‘We Love Tourism Mallorca’,

24 Jul, 2024 @ 14:31

Lead·Mallorca

Saudi princess is dragged to court in Spain over criminal complaint filed by an ex-employee at her Mallorca mansion

PRINCESS AlJoharah Talal Alsaud, granddaughter of Saudi Arabia’s founder, was stopped by police and ordered to appear in court in Son Sant Joan, Mallorca. She

24 Jul, 2024 @ 13:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Must-visit: The golden beaches in southern Spain that act as a stunning final frontier with Portugal

THESE are the stunning beaches in southern Spain, serving as the country’s bow before the Portuguese border. The Costa de la Luz is famous for

20 Jul, 2024 @ 10:00

Huelva·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Horror in Spain after man records himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending video to his mother

SPAIN is in shock after a man recorded himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending the video to his mother and walking

18 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Pictured: Eva Longoria plays in padel tennis tournament in Spain after making permanent move to Marbella

EVA Longoria has been spotted playing padel in Marbella after announcing her family’s permanent move to the Costa del Sol. Desperate Housewives actress, Eva Longoria

17 Jul, 2024 @ 23:00

Lead·Marbella