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Features »
Tanning: The bare essentials
Scientists have discovered why your inside arm and bottom just do not tan, while parasols may not be giving you the protection you expect
Home or away?
Seven out of ten ex-pat pensioners do not miss home, according to a survey
Spain leads the world in organ transplants
With over 4,000 organ transplants conducted in 2009, Spain is the world leader in the field
These streets were made for walking
Nicola Cowell takes to the narrow lanes of Jimena to discover why the town is such an
enchanted retreat for tourists and expats
A lot of stress over what exactly?
Olive Press finance writer Ian Le Breton on how the vast majority of Spanish banks have passed the so-called “stress tests”
Out of the sewers
Campaign launched to stop nine towns from continuing to pour sewage into Guadalhorce river
Yes, Prime Minister
Despite being discovered by British leader David Cameron, few people have unearthed the true secrets of the Guadiaro Valley
Waking the dead
They are taken in Taiwan, Serbia, Slovenia, and Bangladesh, and, according to NASA, invigorate the body and soul. The word comes from the Latin for ‘sixth hour,’ and is intended to occur roughly six hours after one wakes up… But why is the siesta culture dying out in Spain? Sara Wallace finds out
Find true charm in Marbella’s old town
While Marbella has thousands of hotels, the best place to stay is in the Casco Historico
Tower gets go-ahead
Sevilla’s controversial Torre Pelli gets approval
A tale of two cities
Bad boys, IT Girls and Wags… but for those in the know, like Kate Moss, Simon Cowell and Prince Harry, there is a lot more to discover in the heart of Andalucia’s most maligned resort, writes Jon Clarke
Features »
The crumbling empire of Marbella’s ‘King of Clubs’
Former playboy Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe’s mountain retreat is now being bulldozed – a far cry from the glitzy, star-studded lifestyle he enjoyed with the jet set during Marbella’s zenith
Features, Travel »
Putting on the Ritz
Nicola Cowell takes her first ever stroll around Puerto Banus, Europe’s number one haven of ostentatious wealth
Property »
Bribes inspector faces jail
He was meant to stop illegal construction, but took thousands to allow it
Features, News Feature »
The Costa Nostra
LIFTING THE LID ON MAFIA SPAIN: After a spate of gangland-style shootings and the high profile arrests of three dozen Irish mobsters, the Olive Press takes a closer look at why the Costa del Sol is said to have become the world’s centre for organised crime
Property »
Bulldozing a piece of history
Two listed buildings have been demolished in Mijas to the dismay of local residents