Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living
MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living. According to a study carried out by savings
Beachgoers are warned their parasols and other belongings used to reserve a space WILL be removed: Resort in southern Spain popular with British expats adopts ‘drastic’ measures to battle ‘umbrella wars’
Since yesterday, workers from the City Council have been placing warning stickers on parasols and other items left on the sand as a way to
Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain
A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The
MUCHA AGUA: How the mountain village of Cáñar in Spain’s Alpujarra keeps the water flowing all year round
CÁÑAR, a mountain village in the Alpujarra of Granada, is attracting international attention for its restoration of acequias, a network of water channels created by
WATCH: Bouncer places reveller in a CHOKEHOLD before dumping his motionless body on the ground outside club in popular seaside resort in southern Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the shocking moment overzealous bouncers in Spain place a young man into a chokehold before throwing
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases, holidaymakers
GETTING ARTY: Spain’s Granada region is becoming a magnet for modern female artists
GRANADA has a long history of art and self-expression, with the most famous luminary being Frederico Garcia Lorca. Since then, many creatives have been drawn
One of Granada’s best known spas has reopened this summer after a season hiatus
AFTER a season’s hiatus, one of the most popular Spas in the province of Granada, the Balneario de Alicún, has reopened. The mineral-rich, hyper thermal
Hotel Nueva Alcazaba de Busquistar – affordable 4-star luxury near the Alpujarra’s highest village of Trevelez
THE Nueva Alcazaba is a stunning hotel complex set in the heart of the Alpujarra Alta, just 4km from the area’s highest village of Trevelez,
DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain
Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña. THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in
Woman in Spain’s Andalucia conned out of €170,000 by man pretending to be Brad Pitt
A GRANADA woman has been scammed out of at least €170,000 by an online con involving somebody posing as the movie star Brad Pitt. Her
48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain
ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches
British child from Spain’s Granada walks 280km of the Camino de Santiago to help refugees
AT A TIME when many children are fixated on their gadgets and won’t even stroll to the park, a seven-year-old British girl from Torvizcón, Granada,
Lidl doubles its logistics capacity in Spain’s Andalucia with huge new platform in Granada
LIDL intends to consolidate its position as an important economic driving force for Andalucia with the opening of a new large logistic center in Escuzar
Spain’s Alhambra on National Geographic Magazine Cover
THE June issue of National Geographic has captivated readers by featuring Spain’s Crown Jewel; The Alhambra Palace. The prestigious magazine dedicates an elaborate report to
CORPUS: Fairground, flowers, flamenco, and flamboyance in Spain’s Granada
THE NIGHT of Saturday 3 June marked the start of one of Granada’s most famous and historical events. Attracting thousands of visitors annually, the fiesta
Improve your home’s efficiency with the experts at Eclipse Energy
AT a time when homeowners benefit from increasing the energy efficiency of their properties – reducing bills and increasing the resale value – Eclipse Energy,
FREE TAPAS HUNTING: History, rules and how to find top tapas in Spain’s Granada
A GIFT traditionally offered by bars in Granada Province, the ‘tapa’ has a long history. Exactly how it was invented depends on the source you
EXCLUSIVE: Ground Zero – the ‘druidic’ circle hideaway of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner
IT was his secret camp that he called his ‘little paradise’. A copse of trees overlooking the expansive Barragem do Arade reservoir, it conveniently had
Woman in Spain’s Granada has miraculous escape after pallet of cement falls onto car
A WOMAN in Granada had a miraculous escape on Tuesday after a pallet carrying bags of cement fell from a crane and crushed her car
RAINY MAY: The Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada receive more snowfall than in winter
THE current ‘rainy season’ in Spain is causing floods in parts of Málaga while Vera, a town in Almeria, needed to activate its municipal emergency
Guardia Civil seeks gunman responsible for fatal July 2022 shooting at Rules dam, in Spain’s Granada
THE Guardia Civil is asking the public to help find a dangerous drug trafficker who shot two people on the Rules dam, in the municipality
Spain’s Sierra Nevada ironically receives biggest snowfall of the year a month after ski season ended
THE rain and stormy weather that is currently sweeping across Spain left heavy snowfall in Sierra Nevada yesterday, May 22. The ski resort is currently
Exploring Gerald Brenan Country: a trip to Yegen in the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada
LONG before La Alpujarra became popular with northern Europeans, a few pioneering Brits discovered the area. An early advocate was Gerald Brenan, a British writer,
Freya’s style tips: transitioning your wardrobe into summer season
WRITING from Órgiva, in the heart of La Alpujarra, I can say, with utmost confidence, that summer is just round the corner. It won’t be long
