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THIS popular day trip from Barcelona could introduce a tourist tax charging tourists €5 a day to enter

A POPULAR day trip destination from Barcelona is considering a tourist tax which would see visitors charged €5 to enter the old town. Beautiful beaches

7 Jun, 2024 @ 15:23

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Revealed: The world’s best restaurant is in Spain

DISFRUTAR, located in the heart of Barcelona’s thriving Eixample district, has been crowned the World’s Best Restaurant. Offering tasting menus that celebrate avant-garde Mediterranean cuisine

7 Jun, 2024 @ 14:43

Barcelona·Basque Country·Catalunya·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Madrid

Michael Barrymore is moving to Spain: Controversial entertainer, 72, cites ‘better quality of life’ and ‘amazing culture’ as reasons behind relocation

MICHAEL Barrymore, the controversial former TV host turned TikTok star, has revealed he is moving to Spain this summer in search of a ‘better quality

5 Jun, 2024 @ 19:46

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I spent three days at Primavera Sound Barcelona – this is why you MUST add it to your festival list’

FOR three nights every year, tens of thousands of partygoers descend on Parc del Forum, an uninspiring concrete jungle nestled between the high-rise buildings of

3 Jun, 2024 @ 11:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

These are the seven best pizzerias in Spain, according to prestigious ranking – so how many have YOU visited?

THE prestigious 50 Top Pizza has revealed the best pizzerias in Europe this year. The list, revealed at a gala in Madrid, put Spanish pizza

25 May, 2024 @ 10:18

Alicante·Barcelona·Food & Drink·Madrid

Violence erupts over Louis Vuitton fashion show in Spain: Protesters clash with police after iconic Barcelona park is forced to close

VIOLENCE broke out between protestors and police outside one of Barcelona’s most iconic tourist attractions on Thursday as locals rallied against the disruption caused by

24 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Council in Spain’s Barcelona wants to crack down on cruise ships after 3.6 million passengers disembarked there in 2023

THE local council in Spain’s Barcelona is seeking to reduce the number of cruise ships that dock in the city, after a total of 3,568,000

24 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Judge in Spain shelves case against riot police officers who fired projectile that caused a young woman to lose an eye: ‘She must bear the consequences,’ he rules

A JUDGE in Spain has shelved a case that had been brought against three riot police officers in Barcelona, after they fired projectiles during disturbances

23 May, 2024 @ 16:33

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain scraps free public transport for 2025 - but these discounts will still be available

Copper wire thieves are causing repeated delays and disruption on multiple train lines in Barcelona

BARCELONA’S local Rodalies train network has been thrown into chaos after a host of copper wire thefts saw trains cancelled and thousands of commuters stranded.

14 May, 2024 @ 12:13

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Must-visit: The six best places to enjoy Barcelona’s skyline – including views of Mallorca

WITH more than 12 million visitors last year, Barcelona’s tourism industry is going from strength to strength. While attractions such as Sagrada Familia and La

11 May, 2024 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Olive Press Travel

Students camp at the Complutense University in Madrid

Madrid students join a growing number of protest camps across Spain calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza

STUDENTS in Madrid have become the latest to set up a protest camp to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. The tents

8 May, 2024 @ 16:18

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Shakira jets out of Spain for 'new home' and sends fond farewell to Barcelona

Good news for Shakira as prosecutor calls for second tax fraud case in Spain to be shelved

BACK in November of last year, Colombian singing superstar Shakira reached a deal with Spain’s authorities and the public prosecutor that saw her avoid jail

8 May, 2024 @ 14:58

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I saw first hand how wonderfully Catalunya celebrates St George’s Day… I wish England would take a page out of their book!’

ALTHOUGH England and Catalunya have the same patron saint, attitudes towards celebrating the historic tale of St George could not be more different. For many

8 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Drought latest in Spain: Major tourist destination lifts emergency measures

THE Catalan government has lifted emergency drought measures after recent heavy rainfall provided a sufficient boost to the region’s reservoir levels. Previously, over 200 municipalities

7 May, 2024 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

New Year drought relief with reservoirs in Spain 5% fuller than a year ago boosted by autumn downpours

Drought latest in Spain: Major tourist region could lift emergency measures next week due to recent rainfall

CATALUNYA could lift its drought emergency order next week in the Ter-Llobregat basin, which supplies the metropolitan area of Barcelona and parts of Girona. The

2 May, 2024 @ 17:42

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Thousands take to the streets of Barcelona to demand a 37.5 hour work week: Protest is attended by leading candidates for this month’s Catalan elections

THOUSANDS took to the streets of Barcelona on International Workers’ Day to demand a 37.5 hour working week ahead of this month’s pivotal Catalan elections.

2 May, 2024 @ 13:27

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez says he will try to form new government in Spain and woos regional party support with promises of EU official language recognition

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez heckled on surprise visit to Barcelona: ‘Are you going to work or are you going to sleep in again?’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is back at work after having taken an unprecedented five-day break last week while he considered whether or not to

2 May, 2024 @ 12:44

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

IN PICS: Why were giant statues paraded through Barcelona at the weekend? Bizarre tradition dates back centuries

HUNDREDS of giant effigies were paraded through Barcelona’s famous streets over the weekend in a bizarre, wacky and unique Catalunyan tradition that dates back 600

29 Apr, 2024 @ 16:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel

British police officers enjoying a stag do in Barcelona chase down thief who tried to rob a restaurant

AN opportunistic thief intent on robbing a Barcelona restaurant was apprehended by an unlikely obstacle – a stag do of British police officers. Sergeant Eren

23 Apr, 2024 @ 12:40

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

What is Dia de Sant Jordi? How the Catalunya region in Spain will celebrate its patron saint this week – from traditional gifts to street parties

DIA de Sant Jordi – or St George’s Day – will see some of Barcelona’s most famous streets packed with bookstores and florists this Tuesday

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:54

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought

THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has

18 Apr, 2024 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Who are the Latin Kings? The international narco gang that has terrorised Barcelona for years – as major crackdown THIS WEEK sees 30-plus members arrested and 13 properties raided

THE Guardia Civil have arrested 32 members of a notorious Barcelona street gang as part of ‘Operation Kamaleones’ as authorities look to crack down on

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:37

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourists will face new water restrictions in this region of Spain due to ongoing drought

THE government in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya has introduced more water restrictions for tourists, as it struggles to cope with the effects of

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead