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This is the most beautiful town to visit in Spain this August, according to National Geographic

FOR this month’s issue, the travel magazine turned towards the Catalonian coast, choosing a fishing village on the Costa Brava as August’s most beautiful Spanish

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:44

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Ronda: Chasing American literary legend Ernest Hemingway in the hills of Andalucia

MORE than a century after Ernest Hemingway’s much-written-about tour of Spain, which included a stop in the idyllic mountain town of Ronda, this Andalusian pueblo

14 Aug, 2025 @ 12:13

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Fresh strikes to hit Spain’s busiest airports this August: All you need to know to avoid the travel chaos

A FRESH wave of airport strikes is set to disrupt major Spanish holiday destinations this August, impacting thousands of Brits and north Europeans who have

12 Aug, 2025 @ 15:45

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Spain’s hotel sector slams ‘price-gouging’ 300% hike in cost of new ETIAS travel permits for Brits

SPAIN’S hotel industry has blasted an EU plan to nearly triple the cost of upcoming travel permits for non-EU visitors, warning it will hit British

11 Aug, 2025 @ 19:00

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The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s UNESCO World Heritage Site dubbed the ‘eighth wonder of the world’

BRITISH tourists seeking a cultural escape near the capital have rediscovered Madrid’s hidden gem, bringing it back into the spotlight as a must-visit destination. Nestled

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:26

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Sunset From The Rooftops In The Medieval City Of Toledo In Castilla La Mancha, Spain

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Journey to Spain’s Imperial City – Toledo

AFTER two days on a British car ferry in the Bay of Biscay trying to spot elusive whales, I was in need of some firm

10 Aug, 2025 @ 14:52

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Malaga Feria 2025 – everything you need to know about the Costa del Sol’s biggest party

MALAGA is getting ready to party like never before as the Feria de Agosto 2025 returns from August 16 to 23, transforming the city into

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:59

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Has the tourist tax gone too far in Spain?

THERE is no single, nationwide tourist tax in Spain, but several tourist hotspots have opted to charge its visitors a per-night fee to mitigate the

8 Aug, 2025 @ 11:52

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Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain's Andalucia

Brits returning from Spain face £5,000 fines for bringing jamon, chorizo, and other Spanish delicacies into the UK

BRITS living in Spain heading back to the UK on a visit are being warned to avoid taking back jamon serrano and other foodstuffs as

7 Aug, 2025 @ 12:56

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REVEALED: Favourite Spanish holiday destinations by nationality (and what it says about them)

EVER wondered where your fellow countrymen flock to when they land in Spain for summer? Thanks to a new interactive map based on tourist overnight

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:17

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Spain’s secret stunners: Skip the crowds and discover 12 incredible hidden gems you’ve (probably) never heard of

WHAT comes to mind when you think of Spain? For many an image of millions of people baking under the Spanish sun on a costa

5 Aug, 2025 @ 08:46

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REVIEW: Jon Clarke is mesmerised by the location, views and quality of Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 restaurant in Spain’s Sotogrande

JOURNEYS are so often adventures in themselves. To take a drive up to Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 in the hills above Sotogrande is magical from

4 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

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Low-cost airline Wizz Air launches FIVE new routes to Spain from UK

BUDGET airline Wizz Air has launched five new routes connecting Spain with the UK. From 29 March 2026, the airline will operate routes from London

4 Aug, 2025 @ 14:24

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Nerve centre for dining: Jon Clarke explores why Vejer de la Frontera has become the food capital of Spain’s Cadiz

THERE isn’t much Alberto Reyes doesn’t know about food…so it’s appropriate he’s at the frontline of fine dining in Vejer. His restaurant 4 Estaciones is

4 Aug, 2025 @ 14:19

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Take a pinch of great local ingredients, a barrel-load of talent and stir in some dream settings. Jon Clarke winkles out the best places to eat on the Costa de la Luz

WITH a Napoli scarf and photos of Maradona on the wall you would hope the pizzas at Tarifa’s Trattoria would be good. But owner Luciano

3 Aug, 2025 @ 12:12

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Leone is roaring quietly: Jon Clarke finds one quiet, unassuming place to eat well in peace in Banus in the heart of summer

WALKING past the flesh pots of Puerto Banus in the middle of summer your heart naturally sinks. Dealing with a scrum of pasty holidaymakers, entitled

2 Aug, 2025 @ 13:04

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Southern Spain’s most evocative coastline is bright, breezy and brilliant for walking, eating and watersports

WHILE it’s blowing a hoolie outside and well over 35 degrees in the sun, I’m sitting in deep shade and wondering what amazing culinary creation

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:58

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An American in Spain: Here’s what I found in Ronda

As an intern at The Olive Press, I am experiencing life in Spain for the first time — a culture starkly different from my life

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:26

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New route for Spain’s poshest train the Al Andalus (think Orient Express) but what is it really like?

IT’S all change for Spain’s most glamorous train journey – and it’s never looked better. The iconic Al Andalus, dubbed the Orient Express of the

31 Jul, 2025 @ 12:18

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WATCH: World’s largest cruise ship docks in Spain TODAY – equipped with 2,800 rooms, 327-ton glass dome and ‘greatest waterpark at sea’

THE world’s largest cruise ship is set to dock in Spain today ahead of its maiden voyage later next month. Royal Caribbean will put the

24 Jul, 2025 @ 15:27

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Spain’s tourism boom prices out locals: holidays too costly for Spaniards

As temperatures soar in the summer months, tourists are not the only ones dreaming of the coast, but it is becoming impossible for the average

23 Jul, 2025 @ 17:46

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Confusion at Portugal and Spain border as Algarve motorway is now toll-free – but signs still tell tourists to pay

BRITISH holidaymakers and Spanish day-trippers heading to Portugal this summer are being wrongly told to pay to use a motorway that is now completely free

23 Jul, 2025 @ 15:33

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Brussels triples ETIAS ‘digital visa’ fee to enter Spain – but you won’t pay until 2027

BRITS hoping to swap drizzle for sangria may soon need to pay €20 just to enter Spain – but here’s the twist: you won’t need

23 Jul, 2025 @ 15:01

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From Almodovar to Game of Thrones: See Spain via its most famous films and series one location at a time

SPAIN is rolling out the red carpet for film buffs with a new tourism programme that lets visitors explore the country through the lens of

22 Jul, 2025 @ 08:00

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One in three people in Spain cannot afford to take a week-long holiday, shocking new data reveals

SHOCKING new figures have shone a light on Spain’s cost-of-living crisis with over one-in-three Spaniards admitting they cannot afford to go on holiday. According to

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:49

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WATCH: Spain’s abandoned mega-resort ghost town rises from the ashes – and is targeting British tourists

A SPANISH resort that once promised to be the ultimate holiday destination – complete with three golf courses, an artificial ski slope and beaches filled

21 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

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