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Ronda road connecting historic city to Spain’s Costa del Sol gets €1 million makeover with traffic lights and new asphalt

THE A-397 which connects the Costa del Sol to Ronda is getting a much needed makeover. The Junta has announced that around €1 million will

8 Oct, 2019 @ 13:49

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Hailstorm hits Costa del Sol’s Ronda as winemakers hope their crops have not been ruined

More extreme weather hits southern Spain, with local farmers praying their crops have not been ruined by the storms.

17 Sep, 2019 @ 14:24

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WARNING: Listeria outbreak reaches Spain’s Malaga after family served infected meat product in RESTAURANT before flying back to UK

Seven people from the same family went to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella with symptoms of food poisoning

13 Sep, 2019 @ 14:54

Health·Lead·Malaga

Marbella dog owners are warned of €750 fines for breaking this law

Spain’s Ronda to fine dog walkers up to €200 for not carrying bags and bottles to clean up mess

Also announced was the distribution of 500 bottles containing cleaning fluid, accompanied by instructions on how to clean up after pets

7 Aug, 2019 @ 11:58

Environment·Lead·Malaga

SLOW TRAVEL: Run down your rev count in Ronda where slow travel is the new mantra

In their first piece for the Olive Press, Princeton student interns Regina Lankenau and Maya Eashwaran discover how Ronda has perfected the art of unstructured

21 Jul, 2019 @ 09:59

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Amazing conversion: how to bring a beautiful old abandoned 18th century townhouse back to life

IT started as a search for a modest bolthole in Ronda to live in during the holiday season when our country house is rented out.

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:40

Lead·Property

WATCH: Spanish Legion on the march as Semana Santa celebrated in Setenil near Ronda

19 Apr, 2019 @ 17:59

Lead

IN PICS: Clouds clear as Semana Santa celebrated in Setenil de las Bodegas

The Spanish Legion joined black clad nazarenos at this year's Good Friday parade through Setenil's narrow streets

19 Apr, 2019 @ 17:41

Lead

La La lovin’ it! New organic olive oil ‘experience’ in Ronda

THE small picture window perfectly frames the mountain range, and reason, why this corner of Spain is almost as green as England. In the shimmering

18 Mar, 2019 @ 14:27

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Police in Spain rescue young man attempting to jump off Ronda bridge

POLICIA Nacional have rescued a young man attempting to take his own life by jumping off Ronda’s Puente Nuevo. Officers had to act quick after

16 Jan, 2019 @ 14:15

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BIG FREEZE: 30 provinces across Spain on alert for cold temperatures as polar ice blast will see mercury drop to -12C THIS WEEK

Cadiz, Cordoba, Jaen and Granada are all on yellow alert for plummeting temperatures

8 Jan, 2019 @ 16:19

Environment·Lead

BEAST FROM THE EAST: Andalucia’s Christmas chestnut crops DESTROYED by wasp from China

SWEET chestnut harvests in Andalucia have been decimated by insects from the Far East this Christmas. The chestnut gall wasp from China is thought to

30 Dec, 2018 @ 12:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Nature

RISING TO THE TOP: 12 Andalucian bakers have entered Spain’s top bakeries list

Panatics’ Michelin-style route chooses panaderias based on taste, touch, smell and appearance

25 Nov, 2018 @ 15:55

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

MICHELIN GUIDE 2019: Which Andalucian restaurants won stars?

Andalucia now boasts 22 stars with 10 of those in Malaga

24 Nov, 2018 @ 08:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

High table – Ronda has mountains of top restaurants

FEW places in Andalucia have it all when it comes to food. The Serrania de Ronda however has the lot, whether you are after tasty

14 Nov, 2018 @ 19:41

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

City of dreaming – You’re bound to sleep well in Ronda

THERE is an incredible choice of places to lay down your head in the ‘City of Dreams’, as Dutch poet Rilke once described Ronda. One

12 Nov, 2018 @ 17:25

Malaga·Travel News

My long road to Ronda – mostly on foot, reveals walking guru

WHEN I first came to Andalucía in the ‘80s Alastair Boyd’s travelogues The Road from Ronda and In The Sierras of the South were essential

11 Nov, 2018 @ 09:54

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Why a trip to Spain’s Ronda is the perfect cultural getaway

‘NICE promenades, good wine, excellent food and nothing to do…’ Thus Ernest Hemingway wrote off the town where he spent numerous holidays drinking the local

10 Nov, 2018 @ 09:51

La Cultura·Malaga

Disaster zone declared in Spain’s Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz as flood costs soar past €30 million

SPAIN’S government has declared areas of Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz as disaster zones following last month’s flash floods. According to the Insurance Compensation Consortium, there

2 Nov, 2018 @ 16:49

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

THANK YOU: Irish expat left without home receives dozens of donations as more than €1,500 raised in Olive Press appeal following Malaga floods

But Trish McGough still needs your help to restore her home and buy clothes and furniture

31 Oct, 2018 @ 14:38

Lead·Malaga·Other News

OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Irish expat needs your help after home completely destroyed and ‘everything lost’ in Malaga floods

Trish only has the clothes on her back after her home, which is opposite the banos arabes in Ronda, completely flooded on Sunday

26 Oct, 2018 @ 18:02

Lead·Malaga·Other News

WATCH: Moment key Roman bridge in historic Ronda Andalucia is almost destroyed by shocking Arabic bath collapse following floods in Spain

Trees are dragged helplessly into the biblical torrent of water which has also cut off the road to Forest Hills

21 Oct, 2018 @ 17:50

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: School wall destroyed and Costa del Sol port almost submerged as biblical floods wreak havoc in Spain’s Andalucia

AS Andalucia is placed under a dangerous red alert severe flooding, thunderstorms and torrential rain have left Andalucian towns almost engulfed in water. Shocking videos

21 Oct, 2018 @ 13:48

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