A herbal adventure in the Alpujarras
Eloise Horsfield spends the day with herb enthusiast Sue Rodgers, learning which plants combat pongy feet, what the Egyptians used to fight coughs and even
Why I am still in love with Spain
Author Chris Stewart explains why he has no intentions of picking up sticks and going back to the UK - despite the current recession and
Green for Go in Andalucia
Take a trip along Andalucia’s best inland secret the Via Verde, writes Jon Clarke
Cliff-hanger drama
Continuing his series of walks for the Olive Press local author Guy Hunter-Watts takes us on a stunning coastal walk close to Almunecar along The
Meet the neighbours
In the second in our series of extracts from Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools, British expat Victoria Twead gets to know her neighbours over
An appetite for fun in Sevilla
Patrick Curry takes a look at Andalucia’s biggest fair, Sevilla’s Feria de Abril
Fancy a ‘Chris Stewart week’?
An opportunity to spend seven days of walking, talking, eating and drinking with the Driving Over Lemons author
Beware of the bull
Rough Guide author Geoff Garvey on the dangers of ignoring signs when hiking, and shares his pick of the Andalucian parks
It’s cute in Cutar
Sally Harrison steps back in time and looks at the Moorish town of Cutar
Two Old Fools go house-hunting
IN 2004 British expat Victoria Twead convinced her ‘long-suffering husband’, Joe to relocate from England to a tiny mountain village in Almeria. She then went
Andalucia’s ‘home of fun’ that is hardly on the map!
While lost in the Cadiz/Malaga borders, Alcala del Valle is authentically Andaluz and full of spirit, discovers Wendy Williams
Ciudad Real airport shuts after just three years
The airport was used by hunting fans - including Prince Harry
Estepona: The white-village-on-sea
Estepona has found the perfect balance between modern tourism and maintaining its Spanish identity, discovers James Bryce
Rocky mountain way
Walking guru Guy Hunter-Watts heads out on Estepona’s most exciting hike - the ascent of Pico Reales
Cheerful Chilches
Sally Harrison takes us on a tour of a mainly Spanish village
Aracena’s wonderful Grutas de las Maravillas
These incredible caves have been open to the public for 100 years
Dreamtime in the Aracena
Aracena counts some of the best quality and most peaceful hotels in southern Spain, reckons Jon Clarke
A landscape you’ll never forget
Guy Hunter-Watts, author of Walking in Andalucia, takes a look at the Sierra de la Aracena
Under the bridge at Benamargosa
Sally Harrison takes a tour of Benamargosa on the route of sun and avocadoes
A walk through Hardy’s Wessex
One of his favourite areas for walking, author Guy Hunter-Watts praises Aracena and, continuing his series of walks for The Olive Press, describes a delightfully
Up Marbella’s magic mountain
Continuing our serialisation of new book Coastal Walks of Andalucia, Guy Hunter-Watts takes you on an exciting trip up La Concha, the Costa del Sol’s
Best job in the world
There are three types of dolphin swimming around the Bay of Gibraltar, discovers Wendy Williams
Bravo Baviera
Andy Chapell enjoys a romantic Valentine’s Day outing to the Axarquia... with his chef!
The ape escape!
Wendy Williams has a tug of war with a monkey on a tour around the Rock
Heading for the heights!
A new walking book Coastal Walks of Andalucía charts 50 great walks along the Costa del Sol, the Costa de la Luz and Gibraltar. Here,
The only way is up for Santander airport
The airport is fast-growing - and it's all thanks to one airline