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Watch: Locals film ‘cute’ wild boars and their babies outside Costa del Sol shopping centre – and seem unaware of the dangers

THIS is the moment a sounder of boars was filmed searching for food outside a Costa del Sol shopping centre. Footage shared on Instagram this

29 Dec, 2024 @ 14:16

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Video

Ancient white-washed village is voted the ‘most beautiful’ in Spain’s Andalucia region

HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals have voted for what they believe is the ‘most beautiful’ town in Andalucia. The survey by travel portal Noradoa asked just under

29 Dec, 2024 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

POLIZEI IN SPANIEN WARNT VOR „JAMON IBERICO“ WÄHREND DER FESTTAGE

Von ALEX TRELINSKI Liebhaber des iberischen Schinkens wurden von der Guardia Civil gewarnt, sich zu vergewissern, dass sie den echten Schinken bekommen. Sein unverwechselbarer Geschmack und seine

29 Dec, 2024 @ 13:12

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GUTE NACHRICHTEN FÜR DAS BAHNPROJEKT COSTA DEL SOL: REGIERUNG GIBT DURCHFÜHRBARKEITSSTUDIE FÜR EINE BAHNSTRECKE ZWISCHEN NERJA UND ALGECIRAS IN AUFTRAG

Von YZABELLE BOSTYN Die spanische Regierung hat eine Durchführbarkeitsstudie für das Zugprojekt zwischen Algeciras und Nerja in Auftrag gegeben. Am 26. Dezember forderte der Minister für nachhaltigen

29 Dec, 2024 @ 13:09

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3 bedroom Villa for sale in Camposol with pool – € 245,000

Villa Camposol, Murcia 3 beds 3 baths € 245,000 The property is located in a quiet area on the ever popular Residential Camposol

29 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

This is how you should walk to burn the most calories, according to an Italian study

AN Italian study has revealed how you should walk to burn the most calories. You would think that walking intensely and quickly would be the

29 Dec, 2024 @ 07:00

Health·Lead

John Hardy: Family of missing Belfast man offer €36,000 reward as Spanish police ‘search property’ two weeks after he vanished from Alicante

THE family of missing father-of-two John Hardy have offered a reward of £30,000 (€36,000) to anyone with information that leads them to his whereabouts. In

28 Dec, 2024 @ 21:48

Alicante·Lead

Spain travel alert: US government warns of terrorist plots and ‘civil unrest’ as it upgrades threat level

THE US State Department has upgraded its travel warning level for Spain. The country is now at risk level 2, out of a potential 4,

28 Dec, 2024 @ 18:21

Lead·National News·Travel News

Outcry over otter threat in Spain: ‘False’ €2.5m Marbella river project will ‘pave 469m of footpaths and benches over one of the last biodiversity reserves on the Costa del Sol’

NEW plans to ‘urbanise’ a picturesque river on the Costa del Sol have been slammed by ecologist groups as a ‘potential environmental crime.’ Marbella town

28 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Marbella

How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago

Do you have information about this case? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing father-of-two are calling on expats and locals in Alicante to help

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:40

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Massacre of the Innocents - Maestà by Duccio - Museo dell'Opera del Duomo - Siena 2016

What is Day of the Innocents? Why Spain celebrates its own April Fools’ Day on December 28

EVERY December 28, Spain marks the Dia de los Santos Inocentes (Holy Innocents’ Day) which is somewhat similar to April Fools’ Day. It’s the day

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:39

La Cultura·Lead·National News

‘It’s a disgrace!’: Family of Belfast dad who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago blast Spanish police as they search cliffs ‘on their own’

FAMILY members of a missing Belfast man are demanding more help to find him after he disappeared from the Alicante region exactly two weeks ago.

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:24

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia – € 575,000

Villa Javea / Xàbia, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 575,000 This traditional villa is situated on a flat, quiet plot of up

28 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

DAS FISCHERDORF, DAS VON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALS DAS SCHÖNSTE NORDSPANIENS BEZEICHNET WURDE

Von YZABELLE BOSTYN DIESES Fischerdorf wurde von National Geographic als das schönste Dorf Nordspaniens bezeichnet und ist ein absolutes Muss für das nächste Jahr. Nicht

28 Dec, 2024 @ 11:48

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IMMOBILIENVERKÄUFE IN SPANIEN ERREICHEN NACH EINEM SPRUNGHAFTEN ANSTIEG VON 51 PROZENT DEN HÖCHSTEN STAND SEIT MAI 2007

von Alex Trelinski Das Nationale Institut für Statistik (INE) gab bekannt, dass 69.418 Häuser verkauft wurden – 51,3 Prozent mehr als im Oktober des Vorjahres. Der

28 Dec, 2024 @ 11:40

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WIE DIE LEBENSHALTUNGSKOSTEN IN SPANIEN IM JAHR 2025 STEIGEN WERDEN

Von ALEX TRELINSKI Das neue Jahr wird eine Reihe von Steuererhöhungen und Preissteigerungen bringen, die jeden Haushalt in Spanien betreffen werden. Mit einer prognostizierten Inflationsrate

28 Dec, 2024 @ 11:32

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How drinking small amounts of wine daily could be good for your heart, according to new Spanish study

A SPANISH study has revealed how drinking small amounts of wine daily can be good for your heart health. Researchers in Spain have revealed a

28 Dec, 2024 @ 07:00

Health·Lead

Pictured: These five luxury homes were the most viewed in Spain this year – and they’re still on the market

THE online property portal idealista has published a list of the top five luxury homes in Spain that have attracted the most views during 2024

27 Dec, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Property

Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists

A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s

27 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain out of €17m of tax

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been

27 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

THE New Year will herald a raft of tax increases and price hikes that will affect every household in Spain. With inflation predicted to be

27 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Rare marmoset species babies are born and doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park

TWO baby cotton-head marmosets, one of the world’s most endangered primate species, have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The births happened in October, but

27 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Animals·Benidorm