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Rafael Nadal and business partner to invest €200m into building luxury homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TENNIS star Rafa Nadal and Ibizan businessman, Abel Matutes, will invest over €200 million to build luxury homes on the Costa del Sol. Under their

26 Aug, 2024 @ 11:49

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Cycling Dutchman is travelling from the Netherlands to Spain’s Mijas in aid of donkey sanctuary

A DUTCHMAN is cycling from the Netherlands to Spain in aid of a donkey sanctuary in Mijas. From Heemskerk, a picturesque town in the north

21 Aug, 2024 @ 11:22

Andalucia·Animals·Lead·Malaga

Spain's West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province

West Nile virus spreads in Spain: Health authorities declare 13 new cases in Sevilla and Huelva – while infected mosquitoes are found in Cadiz

SOME 13 new cases of the West Nile virus have been declared in Sevilla and Huelva this week. According to the Andalucian health department, six

21 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Health·Huelva·Lead·Sevilla

Severe heat alerts are sent to mobile phones across Spain’s Andalucia ahead of 40C temperatures

MOBILE phone users across Andalucia were last night sent an alert for extreme temperatures today. The warning was sent by state weather agency Aemet, warning

17 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Exclusive: British diners praise Michelin-approved restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia after receiving discounts for ‘smiling’ and ‘arriving on time’

BRITISH diners have praised a restaurant in southern Spain after receiving a series of unexpected discounts. Annabel and Andy Graham told the Olive Press they

16 Aug, 2024 @ 14:08

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Huelva·Lead·Olive Press Travel

House hunting on a budget in Spain’s Andalucia? These are the cheapest towns for 2024

THE cheapest areas to buy a property in Andalucia in 2024 have been revealed by leading property portal Idealista. It comes as the number of

15 Aug, 2024 @ 23:39

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Spain’s Sevilla threatens to cut off water supply to 5,000 illegal tourist flats

SEVILLA City Council plans to cut off water supplies to around 5,000 unlicensed tourist flats in the continuing battle against unregulated holiday accommodation. It has

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:08

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Victim of deadly shooting in gated Estepona community was a 34-year-old man from Belgium

A MAN found shot dead in the gated community of El Paraiso, Estepona on Monday morning has been identified as a 34-year-old Belgian national. No

13 Aug, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

Horror discovery in Spain: Baby boy’s body is found by workers at a waste treatment plant after being dumped in the trash

THE body of a newborn baby boy has been discovered in a waste treatment plant in southern Spain. The shocking find occurred in Alhendin, Granada,

11 Aug, 2024 @ 16:23

Plague of invasive hornets threaten bees and honey production across Spain’s Malaga

AN INVASION of oriental hornets is threatening bee hives and honey production in Malaga province. There are over 30,000 hives in the area and the

10 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain issues guidance on how to avoid the West Nile virus as cases in major tourist city grow – including the type of plants that repel mosquitoes

A MAJOR city in southern Spain has issued guidance on how to lower one’s exposure to the West Nile virus. Sevilla City Council listed its

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:59

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Health authorities in Spain call for calm after detecting possible case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo virus in Sevilla

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have appealed for calm after activating procedures for a possible case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Samples have been sent to

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

A GANG of Spanish-based Bosnian pickpockets who were going to the Olympic Games in Paris has been arrested in Madrid and Valencia by the Policia

7 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

The award-winning Hotel Barcelo Isla Canela, in Huelva.

Best all-inclusive hotel in the WORLD is in Spain’s Andalucia, according to new ranking – and it’s NOT on the Costa del Sol

THE World Travel Awards have just bestowed the honour of the Best All Inclusive category on a Spanish establishment – and it’s not on the

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:07

Olive Press Travel

‘I’m a British expat and just bought a house in Spain – here’s what I wish I knew beforehand’

A BRITISH expat and TikToker has shared her journey to house ownership in Spain-here’s what she wished she knew before taking the plunge. The Spanish

1 Aug, 2024 @ 12:31

Lead·Malaga·Property

Nine of the 10 most expensive homes in Spain are on the Costa del Sol, study reveals

Revealed: The cheapest towns to buy property in Spain’s Malaga

HOUSE prices in Malaga province reached a record high in June with an average square metre price coming in at €3,282, but there are big

30 Jul, 2024 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Property

Malaga weighs up €324million tunnel to move ever-increasing amount of traffic underground

ESTIMATES for a tunnel in Malaga to slash traffic along the Paseo de los Curas and Muelle Heredia have been calculated at €324 million. A

29 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads

Toll road may soon be discounted for certain drivers in bid to reduce traffic chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TOLL charges on the AP-7 motorway on the Costa del Sol could be discounted for workers and students in a bid to reduce traffic jams

26 Jul, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Health experts detect ‘probable’ case of West Nile virus in young boy in southern Spain after town is placed on high alert for the disease

HEALTH officials in Andalucia are investigating a ‘probable’ case of West Nile Virus(WNV) in a two-year-old child from Coria del Rio in Sevilla province. The

26 Jul, 2024 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain’s Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels – these are the most at risk areas

A GREENPEACE report on beach erosion in Spain caused by rising sea levels says that Andalucia is one of the area’s worst affected by degeneration.

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Spain extends pensionable retirement age

Life expectancy reaches new heights in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

SPAIN’S average life expectancy is famously high, consistently coming in above neighbouring France or the United States, for example. But in the southern region of

22 Jul, 2024 @ 16:55

Lead

Marbella nightclub sells €50,000 bottle of champagne to ‘very important client’

A MYSTERY customer dug deep into his pocket to pay €50,000 for a premium bottle of champagne at a Marbella nightclub and restaurant last weekend.

19 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Marbella

West Nile virus surges in Spain: Potentially deadly disease is detected in six towns in Sevilla as tiger mosquito numbers soar

A SURGE in the deadly West Nile Virus has been detected in Sevilla province according to Andalucia’s Health Ministry. Six municipalities have reported its presence

19 Jul, 2024 @ 13:02

Andalucia·Health·Lead

New breed of scorpion is discovered in Spain’s Andalucia

EXPERTS have discovered a new species of scorpion on the coast of Huelva province- in the Doñana area- which they have named grandly as Buthus

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Nature

Terrorists ‘are planning an attack against a major military base in southern Spain’: US orders Rota naval base to ramp up security amid heightened jihadist threat

THE US naval base at Rota in Cadiz province has ramped up its terror alert level amidst fears that it could be targeted in a

1 Jul, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Waters in southern Spain are found to contain sewage and potentially toxic bacteria

THE latest report from Andalucia’s regional government has found that the waters off the Zahara de los Atunes beach in Barbate, Cadiz province, contain potentially

1 Jul, 2024 @ 17:27

Environment·Lead

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