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How Spain’s Balearic Islands are clamping down on boozed up holidaymakers to focus on quality tourism

Excessive drinking by holidaymakers has long been a problem in the Balearic Islands, so much so that in January 2020, a new law was introduced

6 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Under the sea: Five wineries in Spain with underwater cellars that you can visit

Spanish winery submerges bottles underwater in a twist to the aging process

2 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Treacherous trails: Six Spanish hiking routes that will make your knees tremble

1. Caminito del Rey, Malaga Let’s start with the one everyone knows. Pinned into the steep walls of El Chorro gorge, this 3km boardwalk rises

29 Sep, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Six wine-growing regions in Spain to enjoy the grape harvest this autumn

Autumn is in the air, and in Spain that means that we are moving into the best season to enjoy a spot of wine tourism.

26 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Six new hiking routes for trekking enthusiasts in Spain’s Alicante

SIX new trails have opened up for hiking enthusiasts in Alicante. As of this Sunday, September 26, the Hiking Programme ‘Walking with the Provincial Council’

25 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Human Towers On Last Day Of Feast Of La Merce

TRAVEL SPAIN: How to celebrate La Merce festival in Barcelona

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

23 Sep, 2021 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Lead·Olive Press Travel

10 of the most beautiful walled towns and cities to visit in Spain

Throughout the centuries, medieval walls have served as defence barriers and examples of historically significant architecture with some still encompassing thriving communities today

22 Sep, 2021 @ 14:20

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

IN PICS: Discover ‘bonkers’ new Crazy Golf course just opened on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FABULOUS new crazy golf course includes a toilet to circumnavigate. The ingenious hole sits alongside other holes with gnomes, the Rock of Gibraltar and

22 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

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From Somerset to Menorca: Extraordinary art centre opens in Spain’s Balearic Islands

The 40,000 square metre island is only a short boat ride from Mahon and now home to an extraordinary art centre featuring works by acclaimed

16 Sep, 2021 @ 13:48

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Desert dreaming: The world’s first off-grid ‘capsule hotel’ is located in the Gorafe desert in Spain’s Granada

An avant-garde new tourism project has opened in the heart of the Gorafe desert in the Granada. In a world first, District Hive aims to

16 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Granada·Hotels·Olive Press Travel

Happy geese: Farmer produces ethical foie gras in Spain’s Extremadura

For many this buttery, rich delicacy is one of the most desired luxury food items in the culinary world, for others its method of manufacture

12 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Hotel Monasterio Rocamador in Spain’s Extremadura is back and better than ever

Surrounded by rolling oak forests and choked with nature, few places give you such a good sense of space. And Hotel Monasterio de Rocamador also

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Orange blossom, flamenco and a passion for ceramics: How one British author fell in love with Sevilla

BRITISH author Rosanna Ley describes how a taste for orange marmalade led her to visit and fall in love with the city of Sevilla and

6 Sep, 2021 @ 10:01

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

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Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at each other

MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a

5 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain

IT is known as ‘El Sarten’, the frying pan of Spain because it’s location in a dip surrounded by the olive groves of La Campina

5 Sep, 2021 @ 09:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

A luxury hotel in Mallorca has been named one of the best new hotels of 2021

THE hotel Can Ferrereta de Santanyí, located in the historic centre of Santanyí, has been listed as the best boutique hotel for its “exquisite style

4 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Hotels·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Spanish King Felipe Vi And Queen Letizia Ortiz During Inauguration Helga De Alvear Contemporary Art Museum In Caceres On Thursday, 25 February 2021.

New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura

If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum

29 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·For Foodies·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

This beach in Andalucia has been chosen as the best playa in the whole of Spain

LIFESTYLE travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, has named Valdevaqueros (Cadiz), the best beach in Spain 2021 More than 8,000 km of coastline, the longest coastline

26 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

The Clash: How UK rock legend Joe Strummer has a plaza in Spain’s Granada named after him

TRAVEL SELFIE: Clash front man has been honoured with a square named after him in Granada... CAN YOU FIND IT?

24 Aug, 2021 @ 11:47

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

How to survive a heatwave in Spain: Top tips from the Andalucian town where you can fry an egg on the pavement

With temperatures hotting up to 46 degrees we made an egg-cellent trip to the ‘frying pan of Spain’

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:13

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Following in the footsteps of Federico Garcia Lorca through Granada’s Alpujarra

Carlos Pranger takes a step back in time to walk the hills of La Alpujarra with poet Federico Garcia Lorca and composer Manuel de Falla

18 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

The Sevilla-themed tapas bar you can find in the middle of Dubai

FROM skyscrapers to luxury shopping, glitzy nightlife, and top of the range cars, Dubai does an incredible job celebrating the things it loves. And believe

10 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla