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Moment missing Brit is found safe and well after vanishing from Spain’s Costa del Sol and enduring night of severe rain and storms

A BRITISH man has been found after disappearing from the Costa del Sol during a day out with his wife. David Berry (pictured left and

15 Oct, 2024 @ 17:07

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Infamous Algarrobico hotel to finally be demolished in southern Spain almost 20 years after construction was halted

SOME 20 years after construction was halted, the infamous Algarrobico hotel will finally be demolished. Catalina Garcia, Minister for the Environment, has confirmed demolition work

15 Oct, 2024 @ 14:23

Granada·Lead

Watch: ‘Surprise’ torrential rain sparks flooding in Marbella as weather warning is urgently upgraded to the second-most severe

THE Costa del Sol was rocked by thunder and rain storms overnight, leaving multiple roads flooded with water. The heavens opened above the likes of

15 Oct, 2024 @ 11:47

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Video·Weather

Watch: Terrifying shootout in ‘no-go’ narco zone in southern Spain ‘involving shotguns and AK-47s’

THIS is the terrifying moment a late-night shoot out rocked a neighbourhood of Sevilla in southern Spain at the weekend. Footage shared online shows how

14 Oct, 2024 @ 17:18

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

This tourist city in Andalucia is the most difficult to walk around, British study finds

A BRITISH study has named this city in Spain’s Andalucia the most difficult for walking around. Spain is known for its diverse landscapes, with beautiful

14 Oct, 2024 @ 14:37

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Pedestrian, 35, dies instantly after being hit and crushed by a car in Spain’s Puerto Banus

A 35-YEAR-OLD man has died after being crushed by a car in Marbella. The victim was runover on the A-7 at the height of Puerto

14 Oct, 2024 @ 14:23

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Watch: Roads flood on Spain’s Costa del Sol as Storm Berenice lashes Andalucia with rain – before ex-hurricane Leslie arrives tomorrow

THIS is the moment drivers found themselves travelling through steep water on the Costa del Sol this morning. Drivers were advised to avoid the A7

14 Oct, 2024 @ 13:05

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Video·Weather

Ex-Hurricane Leslie is heading for Spain: Weather alerts are activated for heavy rain – with Andalucia to be hardest hit

SPAIN is bracing for the aftermath of yet another hurricane this week, weather experts have warned. Former Hurricane Leslie is currently making its way across

14 Oct, 2024 @ 12:25

Andalucia·Lead·National News·Weather

Americans praise ‘the Santorini of Spain’ on the Costa del Sol that’s ‘40% cheaper than its French or Italian rivals’

SPAIN’S Costa del Sol has its very own Santorini according to an American magazine, who praise the prices some ‘40% cheaper than French or Italy.’

13 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Marbella·Olive Press Travel

Watch: Hair-raising moment French diver jumps off 44-metre cliff in Spain’s Andalucia

THE WORLD’S highest ‘death dive’ has been recorded in Jaen, measuring a shocking 44 metres. Frenchman Come Girardot took on the terrifying dive- equivalent to

13 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Video

Revealed: The 10 biggest beer drinking cities of Europe – including four in Spain

SPAIN’S biggest beer-loving city? It’s so hard to separate them that in fact four Spanish cities share the crown together in Europe’s top ten beer

12 Oct, 2024 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead

Exclusive: Vital lake in Andalucia’s Doñana nature reserve dries up for the third year in a row as experts brand situation ‘extremely worrying’

A VITAL lake in Andalucia’s Doñana nature reserve has dried up for the third year running as experts warn against the ‘extremely worrying’ situation. Once

12 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Huelva·Lead

14% of households in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas in economic trouble due to high inflation

Lack of new housing slammed for prices in Spain’s Andalucia shooting up 8.3% in a year – with one city particularly affected

THE Spanish government has been blamed for the soaring cost of housing in Andalucia, which is up 8.3% in a year – and by nearly

12 Oct, 2024 @ 08:30

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Reasons to visit Costa del Sol beyond the beach

Born and raised in Malaga, Cristina Reina is a travel expert on the Costa del Sol. In her blog, My Little World of Travelling, she

11 Oct, 2024 @ 20:22

Andalucia·Olive Press Travel

Woman is killed after McLaren sports car collides with motorway barrier on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Driver is fighting for his life in hospital

A SERIOUS car accident in Marbella has killed one woman and left a man in a critical condition. Images shared online showed how a red

11 Oct, 2024 @ 19:22

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

New mega narco bust underlines how Spain has become ‘the number one producer of cannabis in Europe’

SPANISH police oversaw another huge drugs bust this week, but one that harbingers a new and worrying trend in the country’s struggle against narco trafficking.

11 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s long-term rental housing market has shrunk by a third – but Malaga is bucking the trend

THERE are now a third less apartments available in Spain for long-term rent since 2019. Hard-pressed renters instead are being faced with short-term and ‘seasonal’

11 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Property

Warning as ‘suspicious’ Storm Berenice heads for Spain: Orange alerts are issued across Andalucia as heavy rain poses ‘significant risk’ to life

MUCH of Spain is in line for a wet weekend as yet another storm prepares to roll in. It comes after ex-hurricane Kirk blasted the

10 Oct, 2024 @ 20:21

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Christopher Columbus IS buried in a cathedral in Spain’s Sevilla, new study confirms

A DECADES-long mystery surrounding the final resting place of Christopher Columbus may have finally been solved. A new scientific study has boosted Sevilla’s claim that

10 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: How narco traffickers from Spain’s Andalucia flooded Europe with hashish, including hidden switches, secret lairs and fake cops – as police seize nine TONNES of drugs

SPANISH police have smashed a huge criminal gang that had turned the Gulf of Cadiz into one of Europe’s epicentres for drug trafficking. The group

10 Oct, 2024 @ 11:55

Algeciras·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Quirónsalud Marbella: The reference point for Aesthetic Medicine and Dermatology in Andalucia thanks to personalised treatment and knowledge of the most advanced techniques

SKIN conditions affecting the face or body, or the signs of ageing, vary for each individual, requiring personalised treatment that adapts to the unique needs

9 Oct, 2024 @ 19:23

Andalucia·Health

Protect yourself!: Public Wi-Fi: Don’t get hacked while sipping lattes

IN our hyper-connected world, public Wi-Fi has become a lifeline, especially when travelling or on vacation. Whether at a coffee shop, airport, or hotel, the

9 Oct, 2024 @ 15:20

Andalucia·Sponsored

Andalucia’s tourist tax proposal slammed for ‘driving up price of a holiday in the Costa del Sol by 5%’ and ‘hitting locals as hard as foreigners’

THE proposed tourist tax for Andalucia has been slammed by a local hotel group for hitting Andalucians as hard as foreigners. The Costa del Sol’s

9 Oct, 2024 @ 14:34

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Luck of the Spanish! Euromillions ticket holder wins big in Marbella – just days after €162m jackpot was won in the Basque Country

A MARBELLA resident is €1 million better off after winning big in the EuroMillions lottery. The lucky ticket was bought at lottery number eight on

9 Oct, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Marbella

Mobile phone charger caused deadly house fire that wiped out entire family in Spain’s Andalucia

AN EXPLOSION of a mobile phone battery left to charge overnight caused Sunday’s fire in Guillena(Sevilla province) which killed four members of a family. Experts

9 Oct, 2024 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Amber Heard visits popular restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia as she takes a break from Madrid life

ACTRESS Amber Heard surprised the team at Cordoba’s La Taberna de Almodovar by dropping in for lunch and posing for a photo with owner, Angel

8 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead

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