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Chiringuito on Spain’s Costa del Sol is nominated for a prestigious Best Beach Club award

A SOTOGRANDE chiringuito has been nominated for a distinguished Best Beach Club award by Conde Nast Traveler magazine. In the first edition of the Hotel&Mantel

11 Nov, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Christmas PR wars: Several towns in Europe – including Spain – claim to have the tallest tree this year… but who is telling the truth?

AT 57 metres tall, Granada, Spain claims to be home to Europe’s biggest Christmas tree, but so does Portugal and Italy, so who really comes

10 Nov, 2023 @ 13:16

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Granada university students find out about Gibraltar realities and myths in visit to the Rock

A GROUP of Granada University students learnt about Gibraltar’s realities and Spain’s myths from its government ministers recently. The talk by Ministers John Cortes and

9 Nov, 2023 @ 09:39

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Granada·Lead

Must visit: The tiny island off the coast of Spain’s Cadiz you’ve likely never heard of – and where the Romans believed Hercules was buried

THE coast of Spain’s Cadiz is home to a stunning island escape you’ll want to keep a secret. Though small, Sancti-Petri has lots to offer

8 Nov, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Border guards find 90 kilos of cocaine with ‘Scarface’ pictures smugglers tried to take INTO Morocco from Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE have found 90 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a car smugglers tried to take into Morocco at a ferry port in Spain’s Andalucia. The

7 Nov, 2023 @ 09:10

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law

Literary escape: From bins bearing Harry Potter covers to plant pots inscribed with poetry, is THIS Andalucian town the most cultured corner of inland Spain?

NESTLED in the heart of the Alpujarra mountains of Andalucia lies the most charming village you’ve never heard of: Mecina Bombaron is a fairytale come

5 Nov, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats show one in 10 new cases are among under 40s

LAST year, an estimated 35,750 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in Spain, a shocking 7,000 more than in 2015. This rise is partly due

3 Nov, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·Health·Lead

Campaign launched to bring back ‘silver route’ train network connecting Andalucia with northern Spain: THESE would be the cities it stops at

SEVILLA is among dozens of Spanish cities and towns that will stage simultaneous rallies this Saturday(November 4) calling for the reopening of the Ruta de

3 Nov, 2023 @ 17:40

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Why Carmona is well worth a visit – as charming town in Spain’s Andalucia is set to become a UNESCO World Heritage site

CARMONA, Sevilla is set to become a UNESCO World Heritage site, after the Spanish Historical Heritage Association (Consejo de Patrimonio Historico) approved its nomination last

3 Nov, 2023 @ 17:09

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

WATCH: Moment baby dolphin is rescued from an illegal net off Spain’s Andalucia – much to the delight of its mother

THIS is the moment a baby dolphin was saved from drowning off the coast of Almeria after give-it-a-go heroes stepped in. Video footage uploaded to

3 Nov, 2023 @ 14:13

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Illegal 'pirate' online television subscription network offering premium movies and sport busted by police in Spain

Crackdown on pirate TV across Spain: Arrests in Alicante and Andalucia reveal 18,300 customers were watching €366m worth of stolen content

EIGHT people have been arrested for providing pirate subscription television services to over 18,300 customers from two operational centres in Alicante and Sevilla provinces. The

3 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Valencian Community

This region in Spain is banning energy drinks for children and teenagers

Health experts demand energy drinks be BANNED for U18s in Spain’s Andalucia: This is why

HEALTH experts in Spain’s Andalusia want the region to follow in the footsteps of Galicia, and ban the sale of energy drinks to the under-18s.

2 Nov, 2023 @ 18:56

Health·Lead

Marbella completes new section of the coastal walkway: Path is extended by a further 200m

MARBELLA City Council has opened a new stretch of its coastal promenade development- nearly 200 metres long- between Avenidas Jardines de las Golondrinas and del

1 Nov, 2023 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Peter Dinklage issues ‘warning’ of the ‘Andalucian crush’: Game of Thrones star, 54, leads flashy new tourism campaign

PETER Dinklage is the official face of Andalucia’s flashy new tourism campaign. The Game of Thrones star, 54, has appeared in a video produced by

1 Nov, 2023 @ 13:52

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Revealed: These 7 towns in Andalucia are among the poorest 10 in Spain

SEVEN of Spain’s poorest towns are found in Andalucia, new data has revealed. The latest Household Income Distribution Atlas (Atlas de Distribución de Renta de

1 Nov, 2023 @ 11:44

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This hotel in Spain’s Andalucia is the best rural retreat in Spain – according to The Times

THE Times has named a five star hotel in Andalucia as Spain’s best rural retreat. La Bobadilla offers luxury accommodation in the Sierra de Lonja,

31 Oct, 2023 @ 11:43

Andalucia·Malaga·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Two men arrested a YEAR after German expat, 20, was found run over in Spain’s Mallorca: Police say victim was thrown into the road from a van before being hit by a car

TWO men have been arrested in Palma and Malaga for killing a young German tourist in Mallorca after they threw him out of a van

30 Oct, 2023 @ 17:31

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Young woman stabbed in the chest during night out at club on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police make one arrest

A 19-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in the chest in Fuengirola this Sunday, October 29. The incident occurred at around

30 Oct, 2023 @ 11:26

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Police cordoned off a section of Playa de Venus, Marbella on Sunday where a man had drowned.

Elderly man dies while swimming off Marbella beach

An ELDERLY man has died after drowning at the Playa de Venus beach in Marbella. The incident occurred this Sunday, October 29. Onlookers managed to

30 Oct, 2023 @ 11:17

Costa del Sol·Lead

This yoga retreat in Spain’s Andalucia is the best in the WORLD

AN Andalucian yoga retreat has been chosen as the best in the world in the new OM Yoga Awards. An old olive farm turned spiritual

29 Oct, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Health·Lead·Malaga

Works on huge €22 million park in Mijas gathers pace: ‘Green lung’ for Spain’s Costa del Sol will count 2,000 trees and 20,000 plants

A NEW park in Mijas including 2,000 trees, 20,000 plants and a huge lake is gathering pace. The main attractions of the ‘green lung’ park

28 Oct, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Malaga

Shooting in southern Spain: Man is fighting for his life after ‘several shots were fired’ in Andalucia

A MAN is fighting for his life after being shot in the street in Andalucia. The victim was attacked outside a nightclub in Sevilla at

27 Oct, 2023 @ 17:08

Lead·Sevilla

Revealed: These are all the national holidays in Spain next year as the 2024 calendar is released

SPANISH officials have finalised the dates of next year’s national holidays. Together with regional holidays, people working in Spain will get an average of 16

27 Oct, 2023 @ 13:43

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