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Into the Guadalhorce Valley

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Robin Savory on the stunning fertile valley that is now home to thousands of expats, right back since Moorish times

Travelodge set to expand in Spain

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No frills hotel chain, Travelodge, to open two new hotels in Madrid and Barcelona

Sierra Nevada: In pictures

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With over two feet of snow falling in the last week, staff are working to open almost 100 km of skiable tracks for this weekend

A stylemeister’s dream in the Sierra Nevada

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Olive Press editor Jon Clarke is the very first guest to spend the night in the Sierra Nevada’s most exclusive new hotel El Lodge owned by the Marbella Club group

Hotels in Andalucia scoop top awards

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Molino del Santo among the big winners in ‘Oscars’ of the hotel trade

Sun, snow and spray

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The Olive Press sent reporter Annabel Grossman to try out one of the most bizarre (and hardy) day out Andalucia can offer… bikini skiing in the morning and a Puerto Banus champagne party in the afternoon

Budget airline slammed for comparing Margate to Malaga

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Margate or Malaga? Easyjet receives furious criticism from Margate residents for making unfavourable comparisions in their latest advertising campaign

Olive Press New Year’s Eve competition winner announced!

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One lucky couple will be heading to the TRH hotel in Mijas on the eve of the 31st

Walking guide: Ascent of La Maroma from Canillas de Aceituno

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Walking guru Guy Hunter-Watts on the Axarquia’s most exhilarating excursion: an ascent of the mighty Maroma

Sugar-coated history of Torre del Mar

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Sally Harrison takes a look at what is on offer in the Axarquia town

Iberia strikes could spell chaos for travellers at Christmas

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Staff at Spanish airline set to strike for six days before Christmas

Spain’s only circular cemetery set to boost tourism

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Built so the dead would not turn their backs on each other, locals in Sayalonga now hope the cemetery can become a tourist attraction

Competa: Goat jams and politics

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UK government advisor Ray Rowden finally moved to Competa to open a restaurant

Malaga airport has not turned aircon off, insists spokesman

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EXCLUSIVE: Several passengers claim it has been getting unbearably hot waiting for flights

Axarquia – A region of variety

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A brief guide to the Axarquia

Spain’s only circular cemetery set to boost tourism

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Built so the dead would not turn their backs on each other, locals in Sayalonga now hope the cemetery can become a tourist attraction

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A bolthole above the clouds in the Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada is going back to its 1960s heyday and fast becoming one of Europe’s hippest skiing resorts, writes Jon Clarke

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How the Axarquia awoke from its slumber

Frigiliana-based writer David Baird has witnessed the land of rebellion and resistance turn into a true tourist paradise

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Lost in the Axarquia

Eloise Horsfield describes how she ended up on a ‘village hop’ tour of the Axarquia after getting lost

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