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Travel chaos at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla: €150 for 11-minute Ubers, mammoth queues for buses and metro services overwhelmed as daily visitor numbers soar by 20,000

VISITORS to the Feria de Abril in Sevilla have vented their frustrations at this year’s travel chaos. Video footage shared online shows snaking queues for

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:12

Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Moment a dead horse is removed from the Feria de Abril in Sevilla: Animal suffered a heart attack during 28C heat – sparking outrage among activists

ANIMAL activists are outraged after a horse suffered a heart attack and died due to 28C heat at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla. The

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:22

Animals·Lead·Sevilla

British expat, 75, is cycling 1,000km across Spain to raise funds for homeless charity close to his heart

AN expat who has just turned 75 is not letting age keep him back ‘ he has set off on a 1,000 kilometre bike ride

6 Apr, 2024 @ 08:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: US expat reveals why Americans love living in Spain – where there’s ‘no fear of being shot’ or ‘losing their home to pay for health care’

A US expat has revealed why she and other Americans love living in Spain – and the reasons are aplenty. Emily Woerfel has been living

3 Apr, 2024 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Major crackdown on Airbnbs in southern Spain: Sevilla bans new tourist flat licences in 11 ‘saturated’ neighbourhoods

SEVILLA has become the first municipality in Andalucia to apply a new regional law to strictly control the amount of properties that can be used

29 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Horror crash: Six dead including two Guardia Civil officers after lorry loses control in Spain’s Andalucia

SIX people died in the early hours of Tuesday after a lorry ploughed into a group of stationary vehicles on the AP-4 motorway in Sevilla

19 Mar, 2024 @ 09:25

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Tourist tax in Spain: Leaders of Malaga, Sevilla and Cordoba call for new levy on visitors

MALAGA’S mayor Francisco de la Torre has joined his counterparts in Cordoba and Sevilla in calling for a tourist tax to be levied in Andalucia.

15 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Multiple flights to Sevilla are diverted to Malaga due to severe fog

THREE flights were forced to divert from Sevilla to Malaga this morning after a bank of severe fog enveloped the airport. Dangerously low visibility led

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Top men’s tennis players coming to Valencia and Malaga for 2024 Davis Cup finals in Spain

VALENCIA will once again be a host city for the world’s premier men’s tennis team competition, the Davis Cup. The Fuente de San Luis arena

14 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

Monkeypox virus is detected in two adults and a six-year-old child in Spain’s Andalucia

THREE members of the same Sevilla family have been diagnosed with ‘mild’ cases of the monkeypox virus. One of those affected is a child aged

26 Feb, 2024 @ 09:03

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

‘This is absurd!’ Outrage in Sevilla over plans to close off a major tourist attraction and begin charging an entrance fee

PLANS to close off a major attraction in Sevilla and charge tourists a fee to enter have sparked a huge backlash among locals. The conservative

26 Feb, 2024 @ 08:53

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Huge ‘crystal lagoon’ is coming to this major city in Spain’s Andalucia – featuring artificial beaches and water sports

AN ARTIFICIAL inland beach lagoon conceived by US company Crystal Lagoons is to be set up in Sevilla. It has created a process that allows

19 Feb, 2024 @ 12:50

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Farmer strikes day 9: Malaga and Sevilla are among the biggest targets for tractor road blocks in Spain – while the border with France is virtually closed off

THE farmer strikes in Spain entered their ninth day on Wednesday as tractors continue to block roads up and down the country. The official protests

14 Feb, 2024 @ 13:46

Lead

‘Gay white Jesus and a Roman orgy’: Posters for two religious events in Spain spark fury among locals

A GAY white Jesus and a Roman orgy. That’s the verdict of some furious locals after seeing the posters for two hugely traditional festivals in

13 Feb, 2024 @ 11:57

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead

AC/DC are coming to Spain: Legendary rock group will perform in this major city in Andalucia this year

FANS of legendary Australian rock band AC/DC will be in for a treat later this year, when the group will pay a visit to Spain.

12 Feb, 2024 @ 15:02

Andalucia·Entertainment·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

For sale: Adorable ‘Hobbit village’ in Spain which will make the perfect retreat for Lord Of The Rings fans

EVER dreamed of living in Hobbiton? Now you can with this adorable estate for sale just outside Spain’s Sevilla. READ MORE: Expat couple buy an

7 Feb, 2024 @ 12:13

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Property·Sevilla

Prayer-bnb: How nuns are turning their convent into a holiday rental in the tourism capital of Spain’s Andalucia

WITH their traditional pastry business scuppered by the cost of living crisis, a community of cloistered nuns in Sevilla have had to take drastic measures

7 Feb, 2024 @ 10:59

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Footballer in Spain is poked in the bottom by a fan: La Liga star demands action over ‘sexual assault’ and suggests the reaction would be different if he was a woman

SEVILLA star Lucas Ocampos is calling on La Liga authorities to take action after a Rayo Vallecano supporter appeared to stick his finger up the

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:12

Lead·Sport

Drought latest in Spain: Andalucia approves €217m plan – these are the measures being prepared

THE Junta have announced a new package of anti-drought measures worth €217m, as fears of looming water restrictions continue to mount. The region’s Minister for

30 Jan, 2024 @ 10:35

Andalucia·Lead

I visited Spain’s Sevilla for the first time and was blown away by its architecture and food – and the incredibly low prices

FOR many years, my understanding of Sevilla, widely renowned as the jewel in Andalucia’s crown, was shaped by unusual means. Studying Spanish at sixth form,

25 Jan, 2024 @ 13:05

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Spain’s horror drought of 1995: How the streets of the Costa del Sol ‘stank of sewage’ and locals washed in the sea – as many fear history is set to repeat itself

WITH Andalucia currently in the midst of its longest drought in over 50 years, local authorities and residents are growing increasingly concerned about dwindling water

23 Jan, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

Hillary Clinton visits Spain: Former US presidential candidate enjoys a weekend in Andalucia

FORMER US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been spotted in Andalucia. The Democratic politician arrived in Sevilla on Friday night from

21 Jan, 2024 @ 08:59

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Trans soldier in southern Spain demands to share female changing rooms – adding ‘what does it matter if I’m six-foot tall with a beard?’

A TRANSGENDER soldier has blasted her barracks in southern Spain after being told she cannot share the locker rooms used by other female servicepeople. Francisco

19 Jan, 2024 @ 13:20

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

These five cities in Andalucia have been named among the 10 ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals in Spain – with one taking first place

ANDALUCIA has five of Spain’s ten ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals- including the first place winner. A study by ElectoPanel surveyed some 4,000 Spaniards to reveal

15 Jan, 2024 @ 13:27

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Woman in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after her newborn baby was found abandoned in a rubbish bin

A WOMAN has been arrested in Seville after her newborn baby girl was discovered abandoned on December 19 in a rubbish bin with her umbilical

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:36

Crime & Law·Lead

Police free 16 women who were forced into prostitution in Spain’s Andalucia region

SPAIN’S National Police on Friday arrested 10 members of a suspected pimping gang that forced 16 women into prostitution in Sevilla and Cadiz provinces. The

7 Jan, 2024 @ 13:52

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

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