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Spain property sales boom to levels not seen since before bubble burst in 2008

SPAIN registered the highest number of house sales in over 13 years for the month of July, according to data published on Wednesday. More than 50,200 homes were sold in July, 53%

22 Sep, 2021 @ 19:43

Lead·Property

A House Is Saved In Extremis From Being Destroyed By Lava From The Volcano On La Palma

Eruption of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands could continue until Christmas, experts predict

THE volcanic eruption that began on La Palma on Sunday could last for up to three months, according to predictions by volcanology experts. A report from the Canary Island Volcanology Institute, Involcan,

22 Sep, 2021 @ 11:19

Canary Islands·Lead

‘It’s terrifying, tragic… and the greatest show on earth’: La Palma tour guide describes volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands

ALMOST every day for the 12 years since he has worked as a tour guide on the beautiful lush island of La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands, Jonas Perez has told visitors

21 Sep, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead·Must Read

Volcanic Eruption On Canary Island La Palma

VIDEO: Homes swallowed up by molten lava in volcano eruption on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

THESE are the dramatic images of red hot lava destroying homes on La Palma in the Canary Islands as volcano continues to erupt on the Spanish archipelago. The head of the Canaries

20 Sep, 2021 @ 13:33

Canary Islands·Lead

IN PICS: Dramatic images of volcano erupting on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

A VOLCANO is erupting on La Palma in the Canary Islands for the first time in fifty years. Smoke began to escape from fissures that appeared along a ridge in the the

19 Sep, 2021 @ 22:20

Canary Islands·Lead

WATCH: Volcano spews lava on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

A VOLCANO began erupting in Spain on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday spewing jets of red hot lava into the air and forcing the evacuation of residents and animals.

19 Sep, 2021 @ 21:37

Canary Islands·Lead

ONE SMALL STEP: Meet Neil Armstrong, the expat Brit musician shooting for the moon from a hilltop town in Spain’s Andalucia

LOCKDOWN certainly had its challenges, especially in Spain where for six weeks everyone was confined to their homes allowed out only for essentials. But for one expat Brit holed up with his

19 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s chambermaids to launch app that rates hotels on how staff are treated

A NEW booking app created by Spain’s chambermaids will allow tourists to choose their hotel based on how well they treat their workers. Ethical travellers who want more from their hotel than

19 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

WATCH: Students break COVID rules with massive illegal street party at university in Spain’s Madrid

A MASSIVE illegal street party involving an estimated 25,000 students took place at Complutense University on Friday night. Police described it as the ‘biggest bottellon seen since the start of the COVID-19

19 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Education·Health·Lead

Exiled Catalan leader claims to ‘have proof’ Spain used espionage to repress independence drive

THE exiled former Catalan president of Carles Puigdemont has insisted he has evidence that Spain used political espionage against him and others around him. The MEP who fled Spain to avoid arrest

19 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Dabiz Muñoz of Madrid’s DiverXo restaurant named ‘Best Chef in the World’ topping list dominated by Spanish talent

MADRID chef Dabiz Muñoz has scooped the top prize in The Best Chef Awards 2021 in a list dominated by Spanish talent. The 41 year-old owner of Madrid’s three Michelin starred DiverXo

18 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

COVID-19 VACCINE: Spain to give booster jab to care home residents and other vulnerable groups

SPAIN has announced it will immediately roll out plans to administer a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to those considered the most vulnerable. Elderly people in care homes as well as those

16 Sep, 2021 @ 19:50

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?

RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could be about to blow. The Teneguia volcano located

16 Sep, 2021 @ 16:58

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Must Read

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Tourist fights for life after falling while taking a selfie from popular viewpoint in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Ukrainian woman is in hospital in a critical condition after hurtling over a railing to rocks below at a popular panorama point in the Costa Blanca resort. The 26-year-old was apparently

15 Sep, 2021 @ 17:46

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Electricity wholesale prices to reach another new record high in Spain

Spain to cap electricity prices in bid to bring down soaring bills

SPAIN has unveiled a package to bring down soaring electricity bills that include capping gas prices, cutting taxes to the consumer and redirecting energy company profits. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez outlined the

14 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

CLIMATE change is to blame for the dramatic shrinking of glaciers in the Pyrenees which could all but disappear within two decades, scientists in Spain have warned. A new study reveals the

14 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Environment·Lead

LATEST: Wildfire rages into fourth day on Spain’s Costa del Sol but wind drops and conditions improve

FIREFIGHTING authorities said conditions for battling the wildfire in the Sierra Bermeja above Estepona had improved as strong winds dropped overnight. The battle to contain the flames continued on Saturday morning with

11 Sep, 2021 @ 10:24

Lead·Malaga

GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GIGANTIC smoke plume was visible from across the Costa del Sol as firefighters continued to battle against a wildfire that has already ravaged close to 3,000 hectares and forced 700 people

9 Sep, 2021 @ 18:14

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A VOLUNTEER firefighter called in to tackle one of the worst blazes to hit the zone this summer has shared his view with the Olive Press. The footage taken from a firefighting

9 Sep, 2021 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

IN PICS: Homes evacuated and AP-7 shut as wildfire rages through ecological zone in hills above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than 400 people were evacuated from homes overnight as a wildfire blazed through the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona ravaging an area of enormous ecological value. The AP-7 motorway,

9 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Orange blossom, flamenco and a passion for ceramics: How one British author fell in love with Sevilla

BRITISH author Rosanna Ley describes how a taste for orange marmalade led her to visit and fall in love with the city of Sevilla and sparked the idea for her new novel,

6 Sep, 2021 @ 10:01

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Sevilla Travel·Travel Andalucia

Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0.

Spain’s coronavirus infection rate just dropped below ‘200’ for the first time in over two months

SPAIN’S Covid-19 contagion rate dropped below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in over two months, according to the latest health ministry data on Friday. The average 14-day contagion

5 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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Almodovar unearths ghosts of Spain’s Civil War in latest film with Penelope Cruz

ACCLAIMED Spanish director Pedro Almodovar delves into one of Spain’s most enduring wounds with his latest film focusing on the tens of thousands of people who disappeared during the civil war and

5 Sep, 2021 @ 14:30

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain

IT is known as ‘El Sarten’, the frying pan of Spain because it’s location in a dip surrounded by the olive groves of La Campina means it regularly records the hottest temperatures

5 Sep, 2021 @ 09:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla Travel·Short Breaks·Travel Andalucia·What to see

‘Tirelessly researched’ new book on missing Madeleine McCann is a deep dive into murky world of Spanish and Portuguese costas

AN-DEPTH study of the Madeleine McCann case and its links to a German convict has been released this week by the Olive Press editor. Jon Clarke’s book My Search for Madeleine has

3 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain arrest yet another British fugitive hiding out on Costa del Sol

SPANISH police have arrested yet another British fugitive who fled to southern Spain to hide out on the Costa del Sol. The man, indentified as a 29-year-old Brit with the initials LLC,

3 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga