Ibiza, Javea and Marbella: The Spanish municipalities with the most expensive properties
JAVEA is one of the three municipalities in Spain with the most expensive properties. That’s according to a recent study from leading quantity surveyor’s...
Spain’s oldest human genome dug up in Granada
A 23,000-old-genome has been uncovered on the outskirts of Granada and is one of the oldest ever recorded. The specimen was found in a...
Malaga, the most ‘instagrammed’ province in Spain’s Andalucia
THE province of Malaga is full of photogenic places and it seems that instagram users agree.
In fact, according to the travel website Holidayguru, Malaga...
Olive Press takes a look at Spain’s Suicide Triangle: Alcalá la Real, in Jaen, is trying to stop the...
THE attractive mountain town of Alcalá la Real is topped by a Crusader castle and cascades down a steep hillside, connecting the Guadalquivir Valley...
Where is Amy Fitzpatrick: Irish officials contact Spain’s Guardia Civil about 15-year mystery
Irish officials are pressing Spanish police to step up investigations into the ongoing case of missing Amy Fitzpatrick.
The Olive Press has sparked renewed calls...
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The...
Offshore wind farms rejected by Marbella council and ecologists
Plans for offshore wind farms on the Costa del Sol have been rejected by local councils and environmental groups who stress the environmental cost...
Bonares to host grand finale of the Spanish Ham Cutters’ Championship
SPECIALIST ham cutters from all over Spain will demonstrate their Iberian ham cutting skills this weekend (March 4-5) in Bonares, Huelva.
Eight of the best...
Luxury tourism professionals meet in Spain’s Malaga for first edition of ‘Malaga Luxury Summit’
MALAGA has hosted a one-day luxury sales summit, featuring various specialists in the premium and luxury travel sector.
The first edition of the congress 'Malaga...
Archaeologists uncover rare medieval synagogue in Andalucian town
An archaeological marvel dating back seven centuries has been uncovered in the south of Spain.
After two years of searching archaeologists have finally uncovered...
Over 100 people apply to run a bar in one of the least populated towns in Spain
Andalucia’s second smallest village received over 100 applicants to open the only bar in the town. This followed the Council’s call for hopeful entrepreneurs...
Spain’s Malaga seeks direct flight to Miami and year-round connections to Qatar and Saudi Arabia
MALAGA aims to strengthen its position in the North American, Latin American and Middle Eastern markets.
With the soon-to-be direct connection between Malaga - New...
Weather alerts for freezing temperatures continue in Spain’s Andalucia
SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, forecasts minimum temperatures below zero at least until the weekend.
Arctic air continues to blast over a great part of southern...
EXCLUSIVE: Under-fire Avanza bosses pull their socks up over wastage at Marbella bus station
BOSSES accused of wasting ‘thousands of euros’ at a bus depot have taken action after the Olive Press pointed it out to them.
Users of...
Alleged right-wing extremist Kristofer Kearney, who was extradited to the UK from Spain, enters guilty pleas
AN ALLEGED right-wing British extremist who used to live in Spain’s Alicante has admitted to a UK court that he shared a stash of...
Coin family business’ heartwarming plan to save lives
A Coin business wants to install more defibrillators and sponsor CPR training in the case of emergencies.
Less than one in ten people survive out-of-hospital...
Putin’s ex-wife racing against the clock to sell Marbella properties as EU sanctions loom
THE former wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin is ‘urgently’ selling two luxury Costa del Sol apartments in a bid to dodge EU sanctions...
Go out into the and world spread your wings with CLIC International House’s CELTA English teacher training in Cadiz
More and more in this interconnected world, language skills are an integral part. And big business, too.
At CLIC International House, a network of over...
Adult Iberian lynx run over and killed in Spain’s Doñana
AN endangered Iberian lynx has been killed in a car accident near Doñana National Park in southern Spain.
The tragic incident took place this Monday,...
Bomb squad deactivates Spanish Civil War hand grenade in Malaga river
BOMB disposal experts have detonated a mortar grenade from the Spanish Civil War that was found at the mouth of the Guadalmedina river in...
March marks beginning of increased cruise activity in Spain’s Malaga port
THE cruise activity in the port of Malaga accelerates this month and will mark the start of what promises to be an intense spring...
Long Read: The tragic story of the American woman compelling her Pakistani father to take a paternity test in...
FOR Tamara Hibbs, growing up in the 70s and 80s in a white family among white communities in Baltimore and Kentucky had always been...
Harry Potter star joins FreakCon 2023 festival in Malaga
A Harry Potter movie star will join a festival in Malaga which celebrates geek culture next weekend.
FreakCon 2023, which takes place on March 4-5...
Happy Andalucia Day!
Cities and pueblos across the region will today be celebrating Andalucia Day
Road to Mandalay: My nightmare on the Costa del Sol’s buses
I HAD been set the challenge of getting from Duquesa to La Cala de Mijas via public transport. Two coastal resorts on the Costa...
Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area
A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area.
The victim,...