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The only ski resort in southern Spain will open its slopes this weekend as cold snap promises more snow

SOUTHERN Spain’s only ski resort is due to open its slopes this weekend as snow finally arrives. The Sierra Nevada winter resort will open the

11 Dec, 2024 @ 16:56

Granada·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Discovery in Spain throws light on archery expertise dating back 7,000 years

A NEW discovery at the Cave of Los Murcielagos in Spain has highlighted the impressive archery expertise of Iberian Neolithic societies. Archaeologists have uncovered sophisticated

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:02

Andalucia·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: The incredible engineering that carried water up to Alhambra Palace during Spain’s Moorish period

A NEW video reveals the incredible hydraulic engineering that pumped water up 200 metres to the world-famous Alhambra Palace during the Moorish era in Spain.

8 Dec, 2024 @ 16:15

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Exclusive: ‘I visited a historic witch town in Granada and its charm put me under a spell’

THIS historic witch town in Granada is sure to put you under a spell with its charm and never-ending photo opportunities. The windy roads lined

30 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Granada·Olive Press Travel

Walking in the Alpujarras: A guide to the picturesque and more secret routes of inland Granada

THESE are the most picturesque walking routes in Granada’s Alpujarras known only to hikers. Come November, many areas across Spain are covered with a tapestry

30 Nov, 2024 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Police dog in Spain finds cocaine hidden in a stripper’s vagina after sniffing the bar where she danced

A SPANISH police dog has found cocaine hidden in a stripper’s vagina after sniffing out her workplace. When Spanish police searched a Granada strip club,

26 Nov, 2024 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Pictured: Snow in southern Spain leaves Sierra Nevada with thick coat of the white stuff

IF there’s one positive to come out of the adverse weather this week, it’s that a thick blanket of snow has fallen on the hills

14 Nov, 2024 @ 17:20

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Weather

Horror in Granada: Man in his 70s dies after being run over by city centre’s metro

A MAN has died in Granada after being run over by the metro that runs through the historic city. The victim, in his 70s, was

8 Nov, 2024 @ 10:59

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Outrage after 42,000 chickens drown on a farm in Spain’s Andalucia after being struck by DANA storm

ANIMAL activists are in uproar after 42,000 chickens drowned on a farm in Andalucia during the deadly DANA this week. READ SPAIN FLOODS LATEST AS

31 Oct, 2024 @ 17:51

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Weather

Deer kills 91-year-old man and injures two others after entering private estate in Spain’s Andalucia

A 91-year-old man has been killed in Andalucia after a deer entered a private estate, injuring a further two victims. ANDALUCIA is in shock after

18 Oct, 2024 @ 11:51

Granada·Lead

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

Hidden gem on Spain’s ‘Tropical Coast’ where you still get a free ‘tapa’ with your beer is building four hotels and 1,500 homes amid surge in demand

A POPULAR beach resort in Granada is ramping up its property and hotel expansion plans. Motril, on the Costa Tropical, has announced it is building

28 Sep, 2024 @ 12:10

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Property

Fake Brad Pitts who ‘conned two women out of €325,000’ are arrested in Spain

POLICE in Spain have arrested a gang of five people accused of posing as the acclaimed movie star Brad Pitt in order to swindle hundreds

26 Sep, 2024 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Basque Country·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Fruit mafia in Spain sold fake organic produce across Europe for at least six months

A RING of food suppliers in Spain conned eco-conscious consumers across Europe by exporting regular fruit and vegetables as organic. The scheme involved taking advantage

20 Sep, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Missing young Spaniard who vanished in Ireland is found in a hospital in Birmingham

A YOUNG Spaniard who vanished in Ireland has been found in a Birmingham hospital. Spaniard Julian Garcia Perez has been found in hospital in Birmingham

18 Sep, 2024 @ 17:20

Granada·Lead

Sierra Nevada ski resort in southern Spain is launching a flash sale on passes – this is when it begins

THE Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada is launching a flash sale with discounts on passes of up to 30%. The sale celebrates the resort’s

14 Sep, 2024 @ 18:16

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Travel News

Earthquake on the coast of southern Spain rattles a dozen towns in Andalucia

A 3.7 MAGNITUDE earthquake struck the coast of Spain early on Monday. According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the epicentre of the tremor was

2 Sep, 2024 @ 15:32

Almeria·Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Feliz Navidad! How this picturesque village in Spain celebrates Christmas every August thanks to quirky tradition

EVER wished it could be Christmas everyday? This village in Spain celebrates the festivities in August thanks to a quirky tradition established in the 90s.

6 Aug, 2024 @ 11:35

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Is Spain about to undergo an internal fracturing? A movement is growing in Granada to secede from Andalucia inspired by events in Leon

THE dominoes of independence could be falling in Spain. Leon signalling its intentions to break away from Castilla and form its own autonomous community has

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Politics

One of the Barbary macaque monkeys found in a garden in Granada

Spain’s Guardia Civil opens investigation after two Gibraltar monkeys found caged in terrible conditions inside garden of Granada resident

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has opened an investigation after two of Gibraltar’s famous Barbary macaques were located caged in the garden of a resident of Granada.

10 Jul, 2024 @ 15:13

Animals·Gibraltar·Granada·Lead

The little-known town in Granada that has become one of the most in-demand locations for British property hunters

THE tiny town of Gualchos might not evoke the same romance and sun-soaked splendour as its Malaga counterparts, but the charming Granada town squashed between

23 Jun, 2024 @ 12:55

Andalucia·Granada·Property

Gypsy ballads, Flamenco nights and world-class orchestration at the 73rd Granada Festival of Music & Dance

By Michael Molyneux @Molyneux_Photography ERNEST Hemingway once said that if you were to visit just one Spanish city, it should be Granada. For over half

15 Jun, 2024 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expats discover they are driving uninsured cars in Spain after local agent ‘stole’ their fees

Exclusive By Yzabelle Bostyn and Jo Chipchase A POLICE investigation is underway after ‘multiple expats’ discovered they were driving uninsured after an agent allegedly pocketed

15 Jun, 2024 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead