Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week with 878K visitors
AFTER two dark years for tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Andalucia has broken its own record this Easter by receiving 878,000 tourists to the
Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms
AS of today, Wednesday April 20, it is no longer compulsory to wear a face mask in enclosed spaces in Spain. That said, there are
Iconic 101km ultra long race in Spain’s Ronda returns this year with a record number of participants
AFTER a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ronda’s iconic ultra long race returns with a record number of participants. This twenty-third edition, which
Sweltering temperatures to drop by 10ºC this week in Spain’s Malaga with yellow alert activated for coastal phenomena
THE thermometers are expected to plummet 10ºC this week as rains and gusty winds return to Malaga. After reaching an all-time high in Malaga city
Ultra-luxury cruise ship ‘Seven Seas Splendor’ makes first call to Spain’s Malaga
ONE of the world’s most luxurious cruise ships the ‘Seven Seas Splendor’ has completed its first port call in Malaga. In the early hours of
Spain’s Malaga records the highest temperature on Iberian Peninsula this Easter Sunday
THE forecasts that predicted a sunny and hot Easter Sunday have not failed with Malaga setting the highest temperature on the Peninsula. According to data
Donkey taxis slammed as ‘chronic mistreatment’ in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ANIMAL rights party slam burro taxi owners for the ‘chronic mistreatment’ of the animals used to drive tourists ‘from sunrise to sunset.’ The animal rights
Spain’s Malaga to host Davis Cup Finals in 2022-23
MALAGA has been selected to host the knockout stage of the Davis Cup for two years. Malaga had originally been chosen as one of the
Did you feel it? Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Sevilla
A MINOR 3.0 magnitude earthquake has been registered in the province of Sevilla this Thursday. The quake was felt yesterday, Thursday afternoon, in the Sierra
Malaga–Costa del Sol Airport leads in Spain’s recovery of air travel demand post Covid-19 Pandemic
MALAGA–Costa del Sol Airport is the best recovering airport in Spain post pandemic. Last month 9,677 planes landed and took off at Malaga airport, which
Easter Covid update: How to stay safe during Semana Santa festivities in Spain’s Andalucia
THE Regional Ministry of Health and Families of Andalucia has published a list of health recommendations and mask use for a safe Easter Week in
Second wave of Easter getaway traffic to arrive as millions hit the road across Spain
MILLIONS of individual getaway trips by car are expected to take place across Spain in the run-up to Good Friday. In fact, the director general
Storm Evelyn to bring sand calima once more to Spain’s Malaga this Easter Tuesday
A NEW Atlantic front will bring occasional rain and more red sand to Malaga today, Tuesday April 12. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has forecast that
Strong gusty wind forces Spain’s Sierra Nevada to close for several hours
WINDS gusting up to 100 kilometres per hour have forced the Granada ski resort to close for several hours this Monday, April 11. Following procedure,
27-million-euro works to repair 39 beaches in Spain’s Malaga due to storm damage
EMERGENCY works worth €27 million will be needed to help restore the Malaga coastline. Following the easterly storm that lashed the Costa del Sol last
Six football hooligans arrested after violent altercations at Spain’s Malaga airport
SIX football ultras, aged between 18 and 43 and belonging to a radical group of supporters of the main football club in Malaga, have been
Dogs in Spain’s Marbella intoxicated by hashish washed up on beaches by recent storm
THERE have been recent reports of dogs intoxicated by hashish that have washed up on the beaches of Marbella due to the passage of storm
The only cross-border zip line in the world is in Spain’s Huelva
ADRENALINE junkies can now cross the natural border that separates Spain from its neighbour Portugal, in less than a minute—thanks to the only cross-border zip
Spain’s Met Office confirms March as one of wettest months since records began
SPAIN’S meteorological agency AEMET has confirmed that March 2022 was one of the wettest months in Spain in 61 years. In fact, the accumulated precipitation
Norwegian—with 10 routes to Spain’s Malaga— becomes first airline to do away with face masks on flights
TWO years after the pandemic began, airlines are beginning to relax measures and masks will no longer be compulsory on Norwegian flights. Norwegian has decided
Listed: Beaches in Spain’s Malaga worst hit by most damaging storm in recent years
EVERY single beach on the Malaga coastline has been damaged to some degree by storm Ciril—considered the worst storm in recent years. In a preliminary
Study reveals most ‘spendthrift’ and ‘stingy’ tourists to visit Spain’s Costa del Sol
A RECENT study, published this Monday, April 4, by the National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed the most ‘spendthrift’ and ‘tight-fisted’ tourists on holiday in
Spain’s Sierra Nevada prepares to extend the ski season until April 24
SIERRA Nevada is set to be the last ski resort on the Iberian Peninsula to close this season. Ironically it has been spring which has
DGT launches seat belt campaign in Spain’s Andalucia
THE director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority) has launched a campaign to monitor the correct use of seat belts, in the front and
Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rains
DESPITE recent rains, the water reservoir at La Viñuela, which supplies the Axarquia region, continues in a state of ‘exceptional drought.’ The transfer of resources
The coast of Spain’s Almeria, Granada, Malaga and Melilla on alert for coastal phenomena
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has activated the alert for ‘meteotsunami’ or ‘rissaga’ in some areas of the Mediterranean over the next few hours. The calima