Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona
A LUXURY Barcelona penthouse suite will start taking its first guests in September with a €6,000 per night charge. The top range accommodation branded as
Thousands take to the streets of Spain’s Barcelona: Catalunya separatists rally against ‘non-implementation’ of amnesty law which vowed to protect architects of ‘illegal’ independence referendum
THOUSANDS of pro-independence supporters took to the streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, on Saturday in protest against the ‘non-implementation’ of the highly controversial amnesty
These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends
SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to
Tourist Minister calls out Barcelona protestors as ‘reprehensible’ for spraying foreign holidaymakers with water
SPAIN’S Tourism Minister has slammed protestors who sprayed visitors to Barcelona with water pistols last weekend, saying that they did not represent the country’s culture
WATCH: Angry protesters spray tourists in Barcelona with water pistols during Spain’s latest march against ‘overtourism’
Were you a tourist affected by the protests in Barcelona over the weekend? Get in touch: newsdesk@theolivepress.es ANGRY anti-tourism protesters in Barcelona targeted foreigners with
Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants
THE ongoing protests against tourism in Spain reached Barcelona on Saturday, as thousands of locals took to the streets of the Catalan capital to demand
WATCH: Shocking moment taxi driver reverses into tourists in Spain’s Barcelona before fleeing the scene
Do you know more about this incident? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the moment a taxi driver was filmed reversing into tourists in Barcelona last week.
This popular city in Spain is set to raise its tourist tax by over 20% – and local officials want to go even further
TOURISTS visiting Barcelona are set to be hit by a rise in charges after the city council agreed to increase visitor levies by over 20%.
Could England and Spain meet in the Euro 2024 final? All you need to know ahead of the knockout stages
ENGLAND and Spain could clash in a mouth-watering Euro 2024 final after each team’s potential route to the July 14 showpiece in Berlin was revealed.
Spain’s teenage football sensation Lamine Yamal, 16, passes his school exams while playing at Euro 2024
HE may be one of the standout stars of Euro 2024, but Lamine Yamal’s prodigious footballing talent can’t excuse him from the rigour and pressure
Police in Spain’s Barcelona dismantle child sex abuse ring: 16 arrests made following two-year investigation
POLICE in Barcelona have made 16 arrests as part of a two-year investigation into members of a sickening paedophile sex abuse gang who targeted minors
Pictured: Tourist, 26, whose throat was slit while protecting his sister from being robbed in Spain’s Barcelona – as tributes pour in for budding sportsman
TRIBUTES have poured in for a young Colombian sportsman who suffered a fatal stab wound to the neck in Spain’s Barcelona, reportedly when he was
Mother of missing US tourist to fly to Spain: Family launch GoFundMe to help find Ryan and ‘get him the help he needs’
THE family of a missing tourist have launched a GoFundMe in a bid to find him and ‘get him the help he needs.’ Ryan Anthony
Barcelona’s famous beaches lose 20% of their sand in a year: Local authorities blame winter storms
BARCELONA’S famous beaches are one of the Catalan capital’s great selling points for locals and visitors alike – yet local authorities have cause for concern
British F1 driver Lando Norris blames his poor start after finishing behind Max Verstappen at Spanish Grand Prix
LANDO Norris was left to rue a botched start after the British F1 driver finished second behind Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The
EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’
AIRBNB landlords have blasted Barcelona City Council’s plans to revoke the licences of the 10,000-plus tourist apartments that operate in the city as a ‘populist
San Juan celebrations turn deadly in Spain: Two people are shot dead in Girona while a third has his throat slit in Barcelona
THE San Juan festivities turned into a night of mayhem in Catalunya as a man had his throat slit in the street in Barcelona. A
Fears for missing US tourist who vanished from Spain during a holiday to Barcelona two weeks ago
Do you know where Ryan is or have you seen him? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a US tourist have launched an appeal after not
Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?
AT a time when residents of popular destinations across Spain are demanding changes to the country’s tourism model, the Socialist mayor of Barcelona last week
Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb
BARCELONA’S city council has announced it will revoke all licenses for tourist apartments in the urban area by 2028. In a major win for anti-tourist
British tourist is stabbed to death outside a nightclub in Spain
A BRITISH tourist, 30, was stabbed to death outside a nightclub in a seaside town near Barcelona. Catalan police confirmed that the victim was involved
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tourism has gone too far’ – hundreds of protestors target F1 roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of Spanish Grand Prix
HUNDREDS of protestors attempted to disrupt a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix. Tens of
Drought latest in Spain: Recent downpours bring good news over water restrictions in time for summer holiday season in Barcelona area
DROUGHT measures are set to be eased in the Barcelona area due to recent rain boosting reservoir capacity. The Catalunya government is looking at making
Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city
TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which
Rising temperatures caused by climate change is behind an increase in suicides, claims scientific study
A BARCELONA study suggests that high spikes in temperature cause mental health problems, and have increased suicide cases by 5% over the last 250 years.
Barcelona mayor is slapped with a fine after using his bike in a no-cycling zone during a promotional video
THE mayor of Barcelona was forced to pay a €100 fine on World Bicycle Day after he rode his bike in a no-cycling zone during