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Yes, Prime Minister

Despite being discovered by British leader David Cameron, few people have unearthed the true secrets of the Guadiaro Valley

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Find true charm in Marbella’s old town

While Marbella has thousands of hotels, the best place to stay is in the Casco Historico

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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

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Putting on the Ritz

Nicola Cowell takes her first ever stroll around Puerto Banus, Europe’s number one haven of ostentatious wealth

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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

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Running the gauntlet as a solo blonde in Pamplona

American journalist Sara Wallace, 20, is not as impressed as fellow writer Ernest Hemingway after spending 24 hours at Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls festival


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On the gecko trail

Jon Clarke takes a stroll around Andalucia’s most artistic, creative town


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What a chestnut!

Jon Clarke takes a tour – and quite a few lunches – around one of Andalucia’s best kept secrets


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My Top Ten green escapes in Spain

To help launch our new site www.greenguidespain.com, President of Greenpeace Spain, Juan Lopez de Uralde tells the Olive Press about his favourite natural escapes


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The great escape

Formerly a feared bandit hideout, Andrew Pearce discovers that the picture-perfect town of Olvera is still a great escape – but for very different reasons


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How times change

Paul O’Connell re-visits a town of growth and prosperity


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Environment, Features, Travel »

Sustainable Spanish retreats

Are you concerned about the environment? Would you rather take the train than travel by aeroplane, or car? As the Copenhagen earth summit looms, Asha Stuttard finds ten eco-friendly options right on your doorstep around Spain

Features, Nature, Travel »

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A to Z: Secret Andalucian Summer

Take your Andalucian summer beyond the crowded Costa beaches with our 26 favourite spots

Features, Travel »

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A need for stamina in town with big heart

A white town with a buzzing social scene, Andrew Pearce gets in shape and explores the vibrant streets of Jimena de la Frontera and neighbouring San Pablo de Buceite

Features, Travel »

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A bottomcough…or simply a fart!

Michael Raphan gives a hilarious account of his trip to Almeria with his girlfriend and with pungent ramifications. This, and many other stories based upon Spanish living, can be found in the new book ‘Courting the Bull’

Travel »

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A winter wonderland

Hostelbookers explains why winter budget travellers head for Marbella and Puerto Banus

Features, Travel »

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Between a rock and a hard place

Why everyone should take a butchers inside the privileged world of the Bishop’s Avenue of Andalucia, where the average house price is 1.5m euros, writes Jon Clarke

The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Andalucia. Local news from Costa del Sol and inland Andalucia plus national news from around Spain. A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge and growing expatriate community in southern Spain - 29,000 copies printed monthly with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 170,000 people a month.