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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 crystalline lagoons of ‘unlimited size’ to be

19 Feb, 2024 @ 12:50

Andalucia·Beaches·Cities·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Tranquil and Convenient: Discover one of the calmest and easiest-to-park beaches in Spain’s Malaga

BEACH with easy parking in Malaga revealed

WHEN it comes to beachgoers' priorities, easy parking is at the top of the list along with clear seas and fine sand. Here's one with everything in Malaga.

15 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Beaches·Malaga

A Breath of Fresh Air: One in every five beaches in Spain’s Andalucia is smoke-free

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] SMOKE-FREE beaches are becoming the norm in Andalucia, with one in every five beaches now prohibiting smoking, with Cadiz leading the way. Andalucia’s commitment to

2 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Jellyfish Invasion: Swarms Hit Nerja and Torrox Beaches in Spain

OVER the past weekend, a surge of jellyfish originating from the Granada coast has washed up on the shores of Nerja and Torrox. The beaches of Nerja and Torrox were recently teeming

1 Aug, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Marbella to enhance beaches with addition of 120,000 cubic metres of sand

MARBELLA City Council has embarked on a major initiative to improve its beaches by adding a substantial amount of sand. A total of 120,000 cubic metres of sand will be brought in

31 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Five popular Valencia beaches reopen after being closed to bathing due to water pollution

ALMOST half a dozen beaches have reopened after being closed for swimmers due to water pollution in the Valencia region. The well-known beaches of Pobla de Farnals Medicala, Medicalia, Puig Val, Antiguo

26 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fishing boats in the small cove "caleta' below the "Balcon de Europa". Credit. Wikimedia Commons

SERIOUSLY? Malaga has one of the least crowded beaches in Spain

ONE of the least crowded beaches in Andalucia can be found in Malaga according to travel portal Viajestic from La Sexta. Viajestic has singled out six of the least crowded beaches in

25 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Beaches·Lead·Malaga

The world’s smallest beach is in Spain

ASTURIAS in Spain can boast of being home to the world’s smallest beach; Playa de Gulpiyuri. This tucked-away gem, fed by underground tunnels, is located over 100m from the Cantabrian Sea, and

22 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Beaches·Lead

Spain’s Marbella leads the Andalucian blue flag awards and proudly flies eleven flags this summer

MARBELLA has been awarded the most Blue Flags in Andalucia this year and proudly flies 11 flags this summer, two more than last year. The iconic Blue Flag is one of the

10 Jul, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Three drown in same day in waters off Spain’s Catalan coast

THREE men drowned on Saturday while swimming off the Catalan coast, despite the incidents taking place on beaches where lifeguards were present. One of the victims in the northeastern region was a

9 Jul, 2023 @ 13:14

Catalunya·Lead

Cala Mandia Mallorca Balearic Islands Spain

Spain’s Balearic Islands slammed for continuous destruction and pollution of its coastline

THE Balearic Islands have been flagged up as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the islands for the alarming ‘noise’ and ‘sea

2 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca·Other News

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches in the country suffering from pollution and

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Carreras De Caballos En La Playa De Sanlucar Al Atardecer

LISTED: Spain’s most beautiful seaside towns according to The Telegraph

BRITISH travel guide Telegraph Travel has compiled a list of the 20 best coastal towns in Spain to visit this summer. According to the paper’s travel section, which seeks to offer the

25 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News·What to see

Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023

LISTED: Andalucia kicks-off the summer with all-time record for number of blue flags

THE official ceremony for the presentation of the prestigious Blue Flags in Andalucia was held yesterday, Wednesday June 21, in Islantilla, a hidden gem on the Andalucian coast. The iconic ‘Blue Flag’

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

REVEALED: 10 Black Flag beaches in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian coastline has 10 beaches that have received Black Flags for not meeting the right health, cleanliness and environmental standards. In general Spain, with its 7,500 kilometres long coastline and more

18 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

15 cleaning boats to monitor water quality at beaches from Spain’s Torremolinos to Manilva

WATERS off the western Costa de Sol will be kept clean this summer by several ‘quitanatas,’ boats dedicated to the collection of floating plastic debris, solid waste and creams. These sea-cleaning boats,

17 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Spain’s Malaga kicks-off beach season with no beach-shower restrictions

THE capital of the Costa del Sol has all its summer beach services fully operational including full use of its beach showers and footbaths. The Councillor for Beaches, Teresa Porras, has reported

16 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Beaches·Lead·Malaga

Six Black Flags Handed Out To Beaches In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas

Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain. Six of their unwanted honours go to

16 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga to recover water supply to beach showers on June 15

THE CAPITAL of the Costa del Sol will recover its beach shower water supply next week—but with possible restrictions. The drought crisis in Malaga worsens by the day as reservoirs continue to

6 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coasts

THE Costa Blanca has been singled out as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the Valencia and Murcia coastlines for the continuing

4 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

LISTED: 10 new Blue Flag beaches in Spain for 2023

FROM this June, ten new Blue Flags will fly on Spanish beaches. Only beaches (coastal and inland) with excellent water quality and environmental education programmes, among other criteria, are awarded the distinction.

21 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Beaches·Environment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

LISTED: Malaga’s main blue flag beaches for 2023

THE province of Malaga leads the number of blue flag awards that Andalucia has received this year for its beaches, ports and sustainable vessels. Malaga has received 47 of the 148 blue

7 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023

ANDALUCIA has been awarded 148 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking its previous record by gaining three more flags than last year. The region is now the second in the whole of Spain with

5 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

UK holidaymakers help Spain to a record-breaking year for foreign tourism|

Spain’s Costa Blanca getting beaches ready for big tourist influx at Easter

TOWN HALLS across Alicante province are gearing up for Easter with beach entrances getting a spring clean and lifeguards getting ready to resume duties. With Easter hotel occupancy numbers expected to exceed

20 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

394 people died from unintentional drowning in Spain during 2022

393 bathers died from unintentional drowning in Spain last year according to the Royal Spanish Federation of Rescue and Lifeguards. It’s a significant rise on 2021 figures which recorded less than 300

10 Jan, 2023 @ 12:47

Lead·National News

Barcelona in Spain to become a ‘beachless, smog-enshrouded hell hole’ by 2100 under new AI-powered worst-case climate predictions

Barcelona, the glittering jewel of the western Mediterranean, could be enshrouded in clouds of thick toxic smog, see its green spaces wither away and all of its most beautiful beaches lost by

8 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead