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Benidorm bans smoking on two of its most popular beaches - and plans to create 'smoke-free' zones in other areas of the resort 'soon'

Benidorm bounces back: British visitors outnumber Spaniards for the first time since pandemic

IN a sure sign that things are returning to normal, industry insiders report that British holidaymakers again outnumber Spanish visitors to Benidorm for the first

9 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Spain puts on extra trains during Easter week to cope with surge in bookings

SPAIN’S state rail operator Renfe has announced it will put on extra trains to cope with the surge in bookings over Easter week. Between Friday,

7 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Free surfing and canoeing lessons start at beaches popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MILD out of season climate on Orihuela Costa means the region popular with expats and Spanish alike can enjoy a ‘Winter Beach’ programme. Starting

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

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

Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia

The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely

24 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca 360 (left Tim Galgey, Right Pete Langan)

Making a splash: British pair snorkel around Spanish island of Mallorca in just 33 days

TWO Brits have snorkelled round the entire coast of Mallorca in just 33 days. Team Mallorca 360 set off on their sea adventure on June

14 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

SPANISH BEACH?: You can keep it

SUMMER is here and like the much maligned and misunderstood lemmings of popular folklore most of Spain flocks to the shoreline every summer August is

13 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

These are the ‘black flag’ beaches to avoid in Andalucia

Spain boasts some of the best beaches in Europe with the cleanest playas awarded blue flags for their clear waters and pristine stretches of sand.

16 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead

Estepona has the only smoke-free beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FOR the third year running, Estepona has once again been declared the only place on the Costa del Sol with a smoke-free beach. The 1,000

14 Jul, 2021 @ 09:50

Lead

Spain’s Marbella approves its Safety and Rescue Plan for summer 2021

COSTA DEL SOL’S tourist hotspot town, Marbella, has approved its summer Safety and Rescue Plan. The plan, which includes a contingency strategy against COVID-19 on

20 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Surf’s Up! Beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca South to be made an official surfing zone

ORIHUELA COSTA councillors approved the modification of one of its local beaches yesterday, meaning that surfing will be allowed under certain weather conditions. Luisa Boné,

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Masks now mandatory on beaches and at swimming pools throughout Spain

A NEW law establishes stricter face mask rules in Spain, making coverings mandatory in all public spaces regardless of distance. The Government of Spain, led

31 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain’s Malaga City kicks off its beach season this Saturday

MALAGA City kicks off the beach season to coincide with the first weekend of the Easter school holidays. With more than 15 beaches in the

26 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

This beach in Spain has been named one of the best in Europe by Lonely Planet

A LONG winding golden beach on the Trucador Peninsula has been named fifth in a list of the top 20 to visit in Europe, by

20 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Travel News

Promenade repairs to start after delays at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is seeing long-awaited repair work start today(January 11) at the Paseo de La Glea in Campoamur. Officials from the council oversaw the first

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brit tourists watch as brazen smugglers land drugs on beach in Spain

By Andy McInnes SIX brazen drug runners unloaded sacks of Marihuana in front of stunned British sunbathers on a Costa Del Sol beach. The boat

15 Jul, 2020 @ 15:08

Lead

Man found dead near chiringuito at popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN has been found dead at a popular beach on the Costa del Sol. The victim was spotted floating face down in the sea

13 Jul, 2020 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Giles Brown realised he wasn’t the only one heading for the beach post-lockdown as Spain’s Costa del Sol gets BUSY again

HOW were things for you in the first weeks of the ‘new normal’? As I mentioned before, I was lucky enough during lockdown to have

4 Jul, 2020 @ 12:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The woman is understood to have been found unconscious in the water after she had gone swimming

27 Jun, 2020 @ 21:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expats shocked as ‘traffickers’ dump drugs and jet skis on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol while locals ‘threatened with death’

BRITISH expats have been left shocked by a suspected drug drop outside their Costa del Sol homes last night. Bales of hash and an abandoned

20 Jun, 2020 @ 12:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Happy to be here! German tourists give Spain’s Mallorca the thumbs up as life starts to return to normal

THE first batch of tourists to arrive in Mallorca since the coronavirus lockdown have sent out a resounding message – ‘We’re happy to be here!’

19 Jun, 2020 @ 14:07

Lead·Mallorca

Spanish police turn people away from Cadiz beach after it reaches maximum capacity

A BEACH in Cadiz has been closed after reaching its maximum capacity as part of the de-escalation process.

8 Jun, 2020 @ 15:35

Cadiz·Lead

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia barred from inter-regional travel for two weeks as President issues ‘beach warning’ ahead of Phase 3

TRAVEL between Andalucia and the rest of Spain is not to be allowed for two weeks, while beach-goers have been warned over large crowds. Junta

7 Jun, 2020 @ 21:06

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Raw sewage flows onto stunning beach in Spain’s Andalucia prompting calls for its closure over ‘disease and health’ fears

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have called for the closure of a stunning Andalucian beach after another raw sewage spill. A bout of rain this morning has once again

7 Jun, 2020 @ 12:38

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

COVID-19: Costa del Sol to get 900 ‘beach agents’ while one town to clean sand ‘nightly’ in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus exit plan

MALAGA will deploy 902 ‘beach agents’, while one Costa del Sol town is to conduct nightly sand ‘cleaning’, it has been announced. The measures come

29 May, 2020 @ 17:08

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Gibraltar Government urges extra care at beaches while COVID cases rise

There are not enough fully-trained lifeguards to start taking care of the beaches, said the Chief Minister after a few sea rescues in recent days.

27 May, 2020 @ 22:09

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