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Must-visit: The beer spa in Andalucia where you can BATHE in Spain’s favourite tipple and sip on unlimited cañas

LOVE beer? This spa in Andalucia is 100% dedicated to Spain’s favourite tipple, with unlimited drinks all day. READ MORE: Luxury train journeys across Andalucia will start next week: Peek inside the

5 Apr, 2024 @ 07:42

Andalucia·Granada·Health·Lead·Other News

Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested

A MALAGA-LED cyberhacking gang swindled over €3.3 million out of victims across Spain through a phone SIM card con. Seven people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Malaga, Barcelona, Valencia

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

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Storm Nelson causes flooding road blockages, landslides in Malaga

ANDALUCIA’S emergency services have responded to 20 calls due to flooding and landslides in the Malaga province caused by Storm Nelson, which has brought heavy wind, snow and torrential rain to much

31 Mar, 2024 @ 13:57

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27th Winter Universiade Granada 2015 Freestyle Skiing

Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain is forced to close its slopes due to winds of up to 140km/hr

SPAIN’S Sierra Nevada ski resort has been forced to close as it is whipped by 140km/hr winds. Cetursa, the company which manages the resort, announced today, Good Friday, they would not be

29 Mar, 2024 @ 16:34

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Travel News

IN PICTURES: The English painter who captured the cities of pre-industrial Spain frozen in time in 1908 on a remarkable voyage through the country

A REMARKABLE tome by a British writer and painter on Spain’s wealth of incredible cathedrals was released 115 years ago this month. Cathedral Cities of Spain was the culmination of a months-long

23 Mar, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla·Valencia

WATCH: Incredible shots of the spring snowfall that has blanketed Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski slopes in over a metre of fresh snow ahead of the Easter break

THE Sierra Nevada ski resort experienced its most significant snowfall in recent seasons over the weekend, with more than one metre of fresh snow carpeting the slopes. The astonishing blanketing comes just

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:35

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Record highs of up to 25C are forecast for Spain's Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

Temperatures of up to 27C in Spain’s Andalucia this week: No more rain is forecast for majority of region after weekend of downpours

AFTER a wet and chilly weekend, temperatures are expected to warm significantly throughout Andalucia this week, with a high of 24C expected in Malaga city Friday. Weather will remain dry and warm

11 Mar, 2024 @ 10:02

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Granada·Malaga

Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes that will NEVER be built

THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built. The people detained by the Guardia Civil are

5 Mar, 2024 @ 14:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Revealed: How an Argentinian ‘cocaine kingpin’ used bars, restaurants and gyms in Marbella to ‘launder millions of euros of cartel profits’ – after importing the drugs from Ecuador

AN Argentinian impresario whose sprawling business empire in Marbella allegedly served as a giant ‘cocaine money laundromat’ has been arrested. Over three tonnes of cocaine were also seized across several countries, the

16 Feb, 2024 @ 13:03

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Italian mafia captain detained in Granada

‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia captain Gianluigi Troiano arrested in Spain’s Granada, after his boss was picked up in France

A ‘DANGEROUS’ Italian mafia captain has been arrested in Spain’s Granada province, as the result of a joint operation by the Guardia Civil, Interpol and the Italian Carabinieri. Gianluigi Troiano was picked

7 Feb, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Revealed: The bullfighting capitals of Spain’s Andalucia – which hosted more than 600 events last year

STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events held in the community in 2023, up

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Sevilla

Drought latest: The biggest cities in Spain’s Andalucia will bring in water cuts within weeks ‘unless there is rain for 30 days straight’

ANDALUCIA president Juanma Moreno announced in a press conference Thursday that the region’s largest cities will face water cuts in the coming weeks — unless it rains for 30 days straight. The

18 Jan, 2024 @ 15:32

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga

The arrest of Greg Oliver Higuera Marcano

Suspect in attempted murder of co-founder of Spain’s hard-right Vox party arrested in Colombia

A VENEZUELAN citizen was arrested earlier this week when trying to enter Colombia on suspicions that he was one of the hitmen that tried to kill one of the co-founders of Spain’s

18 Jan, 2024 @ 14:01

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News·Travel: Costa del Sol

Boy genius from Spain’s Andalucia lands a place at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University at just 15 years old

A CHILD genius from Andalucia is set to begin a degree at the prestigious Oxford University at just 15 years old. Miguel Donaire Arcas-Sariot, a Spanish teenager from Granada, has been selected

18 Jan, 2024 @ 11:31

Andalucia·Education·Granada·Lead·Other News

Young Foreign Student During English Language Lesson

Where do they speak the best English in Spain? The answer WILL surprise you

AN ANNUAL study by Swedish language learning company Education First found that the Galician city of Vigo had the highest English proficiency in Spain in 2023. The city earned an overall score

14 Jan, 2024 @ 14:23

Andalucia·Asturias·Basque Country·Granada·Italy·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

Must-visit: The snow-topped hills of Spain’s Andalucia where Netflix filmed its latest hit film Society of the Snow

NETFLIX’S latest film, Society of the Snow, has featured this must visit location in Spain’s Andalucia. The snow capped mountains found in the Granada area of the region served as the Andes

12 Jan, 2024 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

AROUND a thousand people have lost deposits of up to €55,000 for homes in Andalucia and Murcia that are unlikely to ever be built. The El Pais newspaper says that the Cordova-based

27 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

REVIEW: The food offering in Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort keeps getting better and better – THIS is where to eat

A PIPING hot raclette, a burger and chips and a few stale tapas used to be the basic offering in the Sierra Nevada two decades ago. Today ceviches, ramen and gyozas are

24 Dec, 2023 @ 11:34

Granada·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: How a British designer, 39, is turning olive oil waste from southern Spain into luxury clothing

A BRITISH designer hopes to revolutionise the fashion industry by using Andalucia’s olive oil waste to create luxury clothing. Hanna Whiteman, 39, uses discarded pits and other waste products to dye luxury

16 Dec, 2023 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

REVIEW: This stunning hotel in the Sierra Nevada adds an additional upmarket pull to Spain’s hippest ski resort (PICTURE SPECIAL)

THE last time I’d luxuriated in Alpine-style bliss in the Sierra Nevada was a decade ago, and right next door. When El Lodge reopened after a stunning refit in 2012 I was

15 Dec, 2023 @ 18:16

Granada·Hotel Reviews·Olive Press Travel·Restaurants

Father, 52, who plunged to his death while climbing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada was ‘much-loved’ teacher

A ‘much-loved’ Malaga school teacher plunged to his death on Sunday after a day of rock-climbing in the Sierra Nevada. Javier Arias Ortiogosa, 52, taught economics at the IES Vicente Espinel in

12 Dec, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga

Skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada: How the ‘Costa del Ski’ is perfect for Christmas card snowscapes and adrenaline-pumping thrills

“THERE’S no way I’m skiing down that. I’ll walk up, get my ski and take the lift down,” insisted my Olive Press colleague, looking longingly uphill, while skiers zipped gracefully past us.

8 Dec, 2023 @ 17:17

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Athletics champion, 22, dies in horror quad bike crash: Tributes pour in for rising star from Spain’s Costa del Sol

TRIBUTES have poured in for a young athletics champion who tragically died in a quad bike accident. Celia Bellicourt, 22, was killed in Arenas del Rey, in inland Granada on Thursday. Her

8 Dec, 2023 @ 15:47

Granada·Lead·Malaga

Warning: If you have bought THESE brands of olive oil in Spain’s Andalucia then they may be tampered with and need throwing away

ANDALUCIA’S Ministry of Health has warned people not to use 12 branded olive oils that have been exposed as fake with nearly all of them packaged by regional companies The recommendation comes

8 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

These 3 destinations in Spain’s Andalucia have been branded a MUST visit for 2024

CONDE Nast Traveler has revealed 2024’s top destinations in Spain and Portugal and three Andalucian towns have made the list. Andalucia is well known for it’s picturesque white washed houses, nature and

24 Nov, 2023 @ 15:17

Andalucia·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel

Christmas in Andalucia: When will the major cities of Spain’s biggest region turn on their impressive light displays?

THE festive season will kick off in Andalucia this weekend as cities across the region switch on their Christmas lights. The smell of chestnuts in the streets, advent calendars on sale and

23 Nov, 2023 @ 15:15

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla