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Sierra Nevada National Park added to worldwide list of protected reserves

The Sierra Nevada National Park has been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature list of protected reserves

Nightmare border dispute with policeman’s family leads expat to sell up and flee remote mountain region in Spain’s Granada

AN expat has been forced to sell her country home after taking a neighbouring landowner to court for assaulting her. Human rights campaigner Sarah Hermitage...

Boneheads!

After years of speculation, months of investigations and weeks of digging, Spanish poet Lorca's remains are nowhere to be found. A big mistake, or did Franco's troops clear the mass grave just weeks after it was used?

New political party in Andalucia sets sights on Spain – Portugal union

A NEW political party based in Granada is slowly emerging onto the Spanish political scene. Izquierda en Positivo Granada is the brainchild of historian and...

Spain’s Sierra Nevada welcomes 45 children from the Ukrainian Ski Federation in face of Russian invasion

A TOTAL of 45 children and teenagers plus seven coaches from the Ukrainian Winter Sports Federation have arrived at the Sierra Nevada ski resort...

British couple killed watching television in Spain

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Andalucia record rainfall causes catastrophic roof collapse

The power of the press!: Expat dogs in Granada rehomed after Olive Press story

IT is always satisfying for journalists when they feel that they actually do make a difference. And one story on the Olive Press online gave...

New flights from London to Granada

British Airways has announced it will be launching up to four flights a week from London City Airport to Granada

Qanon, the Pro-Trump and COVID-denying conspiracy theory, arrives to Spain’s Costa del Sol and Granada – but expats label...

Despite the concept resembling the plot of a B-movie, Qanon has gained traction worldwide, with its supporters trying to decipher ‘Q drops’ and wanting to fight against the satanic cabal

Huge dumping of snow in just 24 hours forces Sierra Nevada ski resort to close

A huge dumping of snow has forced the closure of Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort. About 15cm of snow fell at the Sierra Nevada Station...

WATCH: The moment a lost dog is reunited with owners after seven years missing in southern Spain

THE moment a German Shepherd was reunited with its family, seven years after it went missing, has gone viral in Spain. A skeletal looking Dino...

Ship ahoy! From the Spanish slopes to the Gaza Strip…

A boat decked out in the colours of the Palestinian flag has been spotted on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada to welcome skiers from tomorrow with up to 100cm of powder snow in Spain

SIERRA NEVADA ski resort will open tomorrow with between 30 and 100 centimetres of powder snow across its mountain range. There will be four...

Paraglider has lucky escape in Granada

Extreme sports enthusiast treated for shock and exhaustion after spending four hours hanging from power line

King Felipe VI spends weekend skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada which opened Loma de Dílar and other ski lifts...

KING Felipe VI has spent the weekend skiing in Sierra Nevada. His Majesty the King travelled this Saturday, January 21, to Granada’s ski resort accompanied...

Mayor announces three day-mourning period for man killed by lightning in Granada

A 58-year-old father from Granada has been killed by lightning.

English Ski School: Meet the British couple who swapped the London rat race for high life on the slopes...

THEY could have become a successful London power couple when they met in 2008, but both preferred to swap the rat race for the...

Sierra Nevada to light up with night skiing

Borreguiles opens up the slopes til late this Saturday

Hooray for Happy Valley

Stunning Lecrin Valley has an eclectic mix of locals including Alexei Sayle and Teletubbies creator Andrew Davenport, writes Jon Clarke

EXCLUSIVE: British vicar ‘holidayed’ with Granada sex ring

The Dorset clergyman first met the trio in 2009

IN PICTURES: The English water colour painter who captured the cities of pre-industrial Spain in 1908 on a remarkable...

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...

Granada wins twitter vote for Spain’s most beautiful city

GRANADA, the historic Spanish city nestled against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains, has emerged triumphant in a recent Twitter vote, securing the...

WATCH: Bouncer places reveller in a CHOKEHOLD before dumping his motionless body on the ground outside club in popular...

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the shocking moment overzealous bouncers in Spain place a young man into a chokehold before throwing...

The wonder product Jolly Gel will keep your pool sparkling and save you money

Jolly Gel will certainly pay for itself many times over in terms of water, chemical and electricity bills

Victory for the valley as Junta kick starts process to reclaim heritage status for Valle del Darro in Spain

A DRAMATIC last-minute intervention by local activists was vital in persuading the Junta to reverse a bureaucratic error that stripped an ancient valley near...

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