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Thousands of British and American tourists descend on Andalucian town vying to be new cruise ship capital

THE Port of Motril in Granada, which acts as a gateway to Southern Spain, received a huge influx British and American tourists yesterday. The town

13 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Marks & Spencer opens new store in Granada -celebrate with an exclusive Olive Press discount of 30%

YOUR summer wardrobe starts here. 30% off available at M&S stores in Marbella, Malaga, Granada and Madrid. Marks & Spencer has just opened a new

27 May, 2025 @ 13:10

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Marbella·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Granada launches Degusta Fest – a festival of flavour, rhythm in Spain

GRANADA is preparing to experience something truly unique with the launch of Degusta Fest – a brand-new festival that brings together two of life’s greatest

26 May, 2025 @ 16:49

Andalucia·Entertainment·Food & Drink·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Travel News

Spain’s energy network ‘rules out a cyber attack as the cause of the blackout’

Culprit for Spain’s blackout narrowed down to substation in Andalucia

SPANISH authorities have traced the origin of the Iberian power outage to a substation in the region of Andalucia. Speaking on Wednesday, Energy Minister Sara

14 May, 2025 @ 17:09

Granada·Lead·National News

Spain’s world famous Alhambra palace in Granada suffers graffiti attack

TRAVELLERS planning a visit to one of Spain’s most iconic cultural destinations may encounter unexpected scenes of vandalism, as a wave of graffiti has recently

13 May, 2025 @ 12:47

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Dana brings yellow warning to eastern Spain for heavy showers and hail

UNSETTLED spring weather continues to grip much of Spain, with a dana (isolated high-level depression) triggering a yellow weather warning in parts of eastern Spain.

13 May, 2025 @ 11:44

Almeria·Granada·Lead·Weather

Breakthrough treatment for skin wounds and burns is developed in Andalucia

A revolutionary new skin treatment developed in Andalucia is set to change the way we heal wounds, and it could be a game-changer for burn

10 May, 2025 @ 09:44

Andalucia·Granada·Health·Other News

Alan Carr and Amanda Holden’s gorgeous renovation project in Andalucia is up for sale - and Brits are stunned by the price

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr set for Spanish TV villa transformation pay day

OFFERS are already in for the once crumbling 100-year-old Granada townhouse renovated by Amanda Holden and Alan Carr for their BBC show Spanish Job. The

2 May, 2025 @ 13:57

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Property

Granada locals take matters into their own hands as they protest dangerous road conditions

FED-UP residents of the Alpujarras mountains in southern Spain have staged a dramatic roadside protest today over what they describe as years of government inaction

1 May, 2025 @ 14:50

EXCLUSIVE·Granada·Lead·Other News

POLICE have busted a secret underground shooting range buried three floors beneath a suburban house in Granada believed to be the brainchild of a ruthless

20 Apr, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada

Specially-built underground shooting range used to test high-end 'weapons of war' sold to narco gangs in Spain

Police uncover specially-built underground shooting range to test ‘weapons of war’ sold to narco gangs in Spain

THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Hidden Corners of Spain: Salobreña is a must visit whether you are in Malaga or Granada

Salobreña is a beautiful little town built on the summit of a rocky crag, a stone’s throw from the Mediterranean Sea. It’s 50 miles east

14 Apr, 2025 @ 13:28

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Pictured: Alan Carr and Amanda Holden’s gorgeous renovation project in Andalucia is up for sale – and Brits are stunned by the price

A RENOVATED Granada province townhouse that featured on BBC TV’s ‘Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job’ is up for sale for an asking price of €245,000.

29 Mar, 2025 @ 07:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Daughters of man missing since 1984 discover he was living in Valencia before being killed in last year’s DANA disaster

A GRANADA man who vanished without trace in 1984, died 40 years later in October’s Valencia floods. Miguel Morales, 72, was declared officially dead in

5 Mar, 2025 @ 11:13

Granada·Lead·Valencia

Racketeers brazenly steal over 100 cars damaged in Valencia floods- taking them on tow trucks to scrapyards in southern Spain

Heartless thieves steal 100 cars belonging to victims of deadly DANA storm in Valencia and sell them for scrap

107 CARS damaged in the Valencia floods have been found in scrapyards and warehouses in the Granada area. Three people are being investigated by the

14 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Granada·Lead·Valencia

Watch: Richard Gere brands Donald Trump a ‘thug’ and issues ‘warning’ during Goya Awards speech in Spain

RICHARD Gere has branded Donald Trump a ‘thug’ and a ‘bully’ while accepting his award at the ‘Spanish Oscars’ in Granada. The Pretty Woman star,

9 Feb, 2025 @ 13:19

Celebrity·Entertainment·Granada·Lead

Revealed: The ‘most revolting’ thing Amanda Holden and Alan Carr found while renovating Andalucian villa as new show airs TONIGHT

AMANDA Holden and Alan Carr have revealed the ‘most revolting’ thing they found while renovating an Andalucian villa for their new TV show airing tonight.

24 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Party like it’s 1492 – the music of the mozuelas in Spain’s Cañar where Tinder takes a back seat

by Jane Whyatt In these days of hooking-up through dating apps such as Bumble and Tinder, young men no longer need to serenade young women

20 Jan, 2025 @ 16:43

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Leaders of Gibraltar and Andalucia hold surprise ski slope summit after chance encounter while holidaying in the Sierra Nevada

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister and the President of the Junta de Andalucía enjoyed an unexpected meeting on the ski slopes of Granada’s Sierra Nevada over the

6 Jan, 2025 @ 11:08

Gibraltar·Granada·Lead

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

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