PLANET AID: Time to slow down on the meat after your festive indulgence
HAVE you heard of Veganuary? An amalgam of two words Vegan and January, it’s an initiative of supermarkets and influencers to convince people to eat
Time for a cut?: Investors expect European rate reductions in spring despite cautious OECD economic forecast
MIXED messages are being sent out about the direction of interest rates next year. Money managers seem to think that rates have already been raised
Back to the future: What must be done to give the Spanish property market a bright future
THIS year’s return to pre-pandemic levels of tourism has most expats in Spain breathing a sigh of relief. Tourism is, after all, the economic lifeblood
EXPANDING HORIZONS: Spain’s ‘golden thread’ enjoys a resurgence as home-grown saffron gains ground
FROM the bouillabaisse fish soup of Southern France to the biryani rice dishes of South Asia there is a common thread (literally); the dried stigma
Why my trophy cabinet is bare: What’s wrong with international property awards, asks Adam Neale of Terrameridiana on Spain’s Costa del Sol
REAL estate agency awards are a funny thing. Agents want them because it brings prestige and can be used in their marketing materials. And I’m
OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Luis Rubiales comes from a long tradition of Andalucian entitlement and impunity
THE Rubiales-in brigade like to wring their hands and ask – what is the world coming to? What is Spain coming to if, in this
Buyer beware: Some golden rules if you are looking to purchase a rental income property in Spain
Recently, I met with some clients who had purchased an off-plan property some time ago for rental income. Of course, this is an attractive option
Another world: While tourists are sweltering on the costas, summer in Europe’s hottest city, Sevilla, is a different level
SEVILLA is another world, and in high summer that world is a beautiful and lonely inferno. The locals flee to the coast (mostly Huelva) while
DOING IT FOR HEM: Olive Press columnist gets ready to run with the bulls in Pamplona
WHEN I was first taken to a bullfight in Spain, it was against my will. I had stopped by Sevilla in 1998 and returned with
Answering your questions: Victoria Wright of Alba Consultas shares her knowledge with our readers
WE receive many varied enquiries from our clients and we thought we would share a few answers in the hopes they may help Olive Press
EXPANDING HORIZONS: What a difference breakfast makes from the UK to France and Spain, writes Susannah Grant
I CAN and have eaten snake’s blood for lunch and worms for dinner but breakfast is sacred. On a weekend, ideally it would include lashings
LEGAL EAGLE: More rights for tenants as new rules come into force for rentals in Spain
NEW rental laws have come into force, giving even more rights to tenants with the aim of adapting to our current economic climate.The recent changes
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In Cordoban Skies… How a Moorish daredevil made aviation history
CORDOBA Airport is a non-descript local hub primarily used by small planes. Due to it’s diminutive scale, Malaga and Sevilla airports host most of the
Estepona on the Costa del Sol is a true renaissance story
IT was a statistic that you had to initially rub your eyes to believe.But, according to official figures, Estepona has overtaken Marbella as mainland Spain’s
FREED AT A BRUSHSTROKE. Recalibrating a Chapter in Spanish Art History
DIEGO Velázquez (1599-1660) needs no introduction. Perhaps the best-known painter in Spain’s Golden Age, Velázquez’s paintings became the paragon of excellence for the great Spanish
Know your rental rights in Spain
Short and long-term rental contracts, which best suits your needs? A SHORT-TERM rental contract (known in Spanish as a temporary lease) is one that is
JACKS CORNER: Emergency Services on the Costa del Sol just got better
IF you found yourself among the commotion on the A-334 north of Almeria on April 24, you are probably wondering what the frenzy was about.
Ladies man: Spanish free-thinker Luis Vives was the world’s first Renaissance Man and championed education for all women back in the 16th century
IMAGINE for a moment an individual who witnessed his family burned at the stake for their beliefs. Then, rather than seek revenge, have the fortitude
Driving on sunshine: Are solar cars the future?
THE Spanish government is preparing a law to ban the sale of internal combustion engines by 2040. It is part of a concerted effort to
Jet zero: Imposing frequent flyer surcharges to try to encourage us to fly less won’t work
YOU’LL be aware of the frequently referred term net zero, but let me introduce you to jet zero. Governments have stated their intention to switch
Golden Visa under threat
In the middle of February, Ireland and then Portugal announced that they were cancelling their versions of the so-called “Golden Visa” scheme. This program gave
Loud and Clear – The phone call
IT was the phone call that you think that you will never get, and afterward pray that you never do again. Halfway through a nondescript
Doom or boom?: What’s in store for the Spanish real estate market in 2023?
MOST buyers and sellers I speak to these days keep mentioning the possibility of a downturn ahead. How could they not? Just look at the
Exploring the exclusive luxury Zagaleta country club on Spain’s Costa del Sol
HE’S become one of the most trusted faces working in real estate in Zagaleta, the luxury country club credited with being Spain’s most expensive place
Discover a better way to pay – the Currencies Direct multi-currency debit card
International currency transfer provider Currencies Direct have been helping people move money to and from Spain since 1996. Over the years they’ve built a reputation
Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war
WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant. Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual