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Brits are flocking to this ‘affordable fairytale full of cobbled streets and golden Spanish sunsets’ this autumn

ITS rich history, stunning architecture, golden sunsets, and budget friendly price tag have made the fairytale city of Salamanca a popular travel destination for Brits

16 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Wine tourism in Spain boosted industry revenues by almost 10% in 2024

VISITS to vineyards and wine museums rose by 2.2% last year to just over 3 million with revenue up by nearly 10% according to a

16 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Pretentious, moi? World’s most expensive hamburger served at Spanish restaurant with a 3.7-star TripAdvisor rating

ASADOR Aupa in Cabrera de Mar, Catalunya, has decided it’s time to change the burger game by slapping an eye-watering €9,450 price tag on their

16 Oct, 2025 @ 09:45

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Travel podcast includes Spanish city in its top five most overrated in the world for one very notorious problem

BRITISH influencer Craig Morton has used his ‘Behind the Screens’ podcast to name Barcelona as one of the world’s worst holiday destinations due to pickpockets.

15 Oct, 2025 @ 17:39

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Tourists like to call Cadiz ‘Spain’s Cuba’ – but it’s actually Iberia’s oldest city that influenced the colonial architecture of the New World

A BRIT influencer has become just the latest tourist to marvel at how one of Andalucia’s most overlooked cities bears striking similarities to the capital

15 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Restaurant Review: La Tizona is a great new wine bar in Marbella’s San Pedro where you can also eat well… and all day

IT’S rare to find a wine bar where you can actually eat properly. La Tizona in San Pedro Alcantara is one such rarity. Drinks-wise it

14 Oct, 2025 @ 16:03

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Marbella·Olive Press Travel

Ryanair adds extra winter flights to Costa Blanca airport after cutting regional services in Spain

RYANAIR will add 12% more seats to its 2025/26 winter schedule at Alicante-Elche airport. Extensions of summer services come after the budget carrier slashed routes

14 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Cordoba’s famous Flora festival returns as teams duke it out to transform courtyards into dazzling displays of colour

CORDOBA’S streets have exploded into colour as the Flora festival returns to the city, bringing with it over 20,000 flower stems and 5,000 plants. The

14 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45

Cordoba·Day Trips·Don't Miss·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Renfe reveals its top destinations in Spain you should visit by train this October – with one rogue outlier

SPAIN’s national rail operator Renfe has unveiled its top destinations for October train travel, offering a mix of cultural hotspots and culinary experiences across the

14 Oct, 2025 @ 13:20

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Small Costa Blanca town takes on mighty New York for top tourist innovation award

BENISSA on the Costa Blanca has made it to the final three battling it out to become the winner of the ‘Innovative Tourist Destination’ accolade

9 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ryanair adds new flights to Malaga – including two from Teesside – after slashing millions of seats to Spain

RYANAIR has strengthened its winter schedule to and from Malaga airport after slashing services to some regional airports. The Irish carrier has boosted flights between

6 Oct, 2025 @ 16:47

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Night at the Bernabeu or big business deal? Why Madrid’s Westin Cuzco must be your first choice in the capital

IT has for decades been the Madrid hotel for anyone flying in for a spot of business, or a big game at the nearby Bernabeu.

5 Oct, 2025 @ 17:25

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

The Spanish bar that got a rave 5-star review for its tap water

WHILE some restaurants strive for perfection, selecting the freshest ingredients and the top rated fine wines, in their hunt for five-star reviews, one has only

5 Oct, 2025 @ 16:21

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Benidorm gets €6.4m of EU money in fresh attempt to turn old bullring into major cultural venue

BENIDORM has secured €6.4 million of EU funding for its long-awaited redevelopment of the old bullring. Plans were first announced nearly five years ago for

3 Oct, 2025 @ 17:40

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Valencia is gearing up for its week-long 9th October blowout with fireworks, drones and centuries-old traditions

VALENCIA is set to party like never before as it prepares to celebrate 9th October, the Day of the Valencian Community, with a week of

3 Oct, 2025 @ 15:58

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

This town is home to a free wine fountain during one of Andalucia’s most popular festivals – here’s what you need to know

ENSCONCED in a sleepy valley among Granada’s Alpujarra mountains, the town of Cadiar is a cluster of quaint, whitewashed buildings where the air is crisp

1 Oct, 2025 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Murcia gets its first five-star hotel with grand opening planned for Easter 2026

Murcia to get its first five-star hotel with opening planned for Easter 2026

A MURCIA City hotel will become the region’s only five-star rated establishment following extensive refurbishments. The old Hotel Arco de San Juan on Calle Correos

30 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Hotels·Lead·Murcia·Olive Press Travel

Two of the best cities in all of Europe are to be found in Andalucia, according to new ranking

TWO Andalucian cities have been crowned among the top three destinations in Europe, beating Spain’s traditional heavyweights Madrid and Barcelona in a prestigious new ranking.

30 Sep, 2025 @ 14:28

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

This perfect October getaway town in northern Spain is desperate for visitors after devastating wildfires ravaged region

ONE of Spain’s most picturesque medieval towns is pleading with tourists to return after catastrophic wildfires decimated the surrounding countryside and sent visitor numbers plummeting.

29 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

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A destination more important than Rome or Jerusalem: The fascinating history of Spain’s Santiago de Compostela

SANTIAGO de Compostela was once the most important destination in the Christian world, rivalling even Rome and Jerusalem for sheer pulling power. By the late

29 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

GALICIA: Not such a cool Spanish destination (at least not in a heatwave!)

By Brandon Cheevers IS it time to reconsider spending my summer holidays in Spain? This is the question I found myself asking during our family

29 Sep, 2025 @ 11:15

Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

As it reaches its tenth birthday, Jon Clarke runs a rule over the Six Senses Douro spa hotel

WHEN leading Asia hotel chain Six Senses decided it needed an outpost in Europe, to show off its incredible eye for detail and how to

27 Sep, 2025 @ 16:59

For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

DATE FOR THE DIARY: Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will host grand ceremony to mark centenary of Gaudi’s death

IT’S taken more than 140 years, countless cranes and a mountain of scaffolding – but Barcelona’s world-famous Sagrada Familia is about to hit the heights.

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Property·Travel News

Angelina Jolie breaks silence on US Politics at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival

ANGELINA Jolie has made her mark at the San Sebastian Film Festival, not just for her role in Couture, but for offering a rare, candid

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead·National News·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

5,000-year-old ‘lost tomb’ discovered in Teba – one of Andalucía’s biggest archaeological finds

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a 5,000-year-old dolmen in the heart of Malaga province, and it’s one of the most monumental and best-preserved in all of Andalucía.

22 Sep, 2025 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Spain to spend €13bn on mega airport upgrades – as Ryanair slams ‘rip-off’ fees

SPAIN is gearing up for a massive airport makeover – with the government splashing out nearly €13 billion to boost capacity at its busiest hubs.

20 Sep, 2025 @ 16:43

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News