Cadiz News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Warning for Gibraltar: Beachgoers ordered out of the water in La Linea after dangerous ‘blue dragons’ discovered

THE sea at La Línea’s Santa Bárbara beach has been declared off-limits after several rare but venomous ‘blue dragons’ were discovered in the shallows. The

18 Aug, 2025 @ 11:17

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Cruise ship with over 6,000 Brits docks in historic Spanish city – but not all residents welcome them

THE British-owned cruise ship Arvia has docked in Cadiz today carrying 6,367 passengers as its final stop off before returning to port in Southampton. The

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s suspicious blazes: Fires at Tarifa and UNESCO site Las Medulas declared ‘intentional’ while firefighter started separate inferno ‘to give himself more work’

SPAIN is currently grappling with a series of devastating forest fires across the country that appear to have increasingly suspicious origins. Around eight major fires

13 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·National News

WATCH: World famous Spanish chef is caught up in Tarifa fires: Jose Andres has controversial plans to build tourist development in pristine region

WORLD-renowned chef Jose Andres has found himself at the centre of a devastating wildfire that has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people from Spain’s Costa

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Watch as wildfire causes chaos in Spain’s Tarifa – flames threaten millionaire villas as 2,000 flee

The Olive Press has exclusive videos of a ferocious wildfire tearing through Tarifa’s luxury coastline – with one villa ablaze – as more than 2,000

11 Aug, 2025 @ 21:52

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

New wildfire hits Spain’s Tarifa: flames rage near famous Bolonia and Atlanterra beaches

A NEW blaze has broken out in Tarifa close to the popular beaches of Bolonia and Atlanterra. Around six forestry firefighter squads, specialist technicians, and

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: Wildfire comes ‘within four metres’ of burning through the border of luxury Tarifa hotel

REMARKABLE footage shot by the bosses of a luxury Tarifa resort show the moment a massive wildfire came within metres of engulfing the hotel. Employees

7 Aug, 2025 @ 13:51

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Expat hotel boss tells of ‘amazing’ staff who saved luxury Tarifa hotel and 100 guests as scary wildfire came ‘just 4 metres’ from its border

IT was a classic rearguard action by the hard-working staff at one of Andalucia’s top hotels that saved it from almost certain destruction. As flames

6 Aug, 2025 @ 16:41

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

1550 people evacuate as fire ravages the Tarifa

AS fire ravages Tarifa, 1550 people have evacuated, along with 5000 cars, while firefighters continue to work towards extinguishing the flames. Though the cause of

6 Aug, 2025 @ 14:19

Cadiz·Lead

REVIEW: Jon Clarke is mesmerised by the location, views and quality of Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 restaurant in Spain’s Sotogrande

JOURNEYS are so often adventures in themselves. To take a drive up to Cortijo Santa Maria 1962 in the hills above Sotogrande is magical from

4 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Sponsored

Take a pinch of great local ingredients, a barrel-load of talent and stir in some dream settings. Jon Clarke winkles out the best places to eat on the Costa de la Luz

WITH a Napoli scarf and photos of Maradona on the wall you would hope the pizzas at Tarifa’s Trattoria would be good. But owner Luciano

3 Aug, 2025 @ 12:12

Andalucia·Cadiz·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Footloose: Modern humans following in the footsteps of Neanderthals on Spanish beach

IT is one of the most famous and popular beaches on the Costa de la Luz Its kilometres of white sandy beaches have proven to

2 Aug, 2025 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Outrage in Spain’s Tarifa after town hall greenlights housing project in stunning nature reserve – ignoring 157 environmental objections

ONE of the last truly unspoilt stretches of Spain’s southern coast could be buried under concrete after Tarifa council ignored 157 objections and gave the

1 Aug, 2025 @ 14:03

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Other News·Property

Southern Spain’s most evocative coastline is bright, breezy and brilliant for walking, eating and watersports

WHILE it’s blowing a hoolie outside and well over 35 degrees in the sun, I’m sitting in deep shade and wondering what amazing culinary creation

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

WATCH: World’s largest cruise ship docks in Spain TODAY – equipped with 2,800 rooms, 327-ton glass dome and ‘greatest waterpark at sea’

THE world’s largest cruise ship is set to dock in Spain today ahead of its maiden voyage later next month. Royal Caribbean will put the

24 Jul, 2025 @ 15:27

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Police seize 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on Malaga-bound ship as stowaway narcos attempted to offload it

SPANISH police have found over a tonne of cocaine from a cargo ship sailing to Malaga, after intelligence revealed that drug traffickers had stowed away

17 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

This surfer’s paradise is the only town in Andalucia’s top 10 most expensive outside of Malaga

NINE out of ten Andalucian towns with the most expensive housing are in Malaga province, with a typical 80-square-meter apartment costing an average €320,000. Tarifa

1 Jul, 2025 @ 14:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Property

Forgotten no more: The bittersweet legacy of Cinuras and Cadiz’s lost Roman necropolis

SOMETIME around the reign of Emperor Nero, in the Roman city of Gades (now Cadiz), a man named Cinuras was laid to rest beneath a

29 Jun, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

The Spanish city hailed as the ‘Cuba of Europe’

CÁDIZ has been nicknamed ‘Little Havana’, for its narrow streets and architecture that reflect the Cuban capital. The Andalusian city, on Spain’s southern coast, has

22 Jun, 2025 @ 10:31

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Tarifa and Malaga among 10 Andalucian beaches slapped with Black Flags in this year’s report

TARIFA and Malaga have been named and shamed among ten Andalucian beaches and coastal zones awarded a ‘Black Flag’ in this year’s damning report by

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Arms traffickers supplied AK-47s, shotguns and high-powered tactical rifles to narco gangs in Spain

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal organisation that supplied firearms to drug traffickers. Eighteen people were arrested, six have been charged and several firearms

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Small town with a big appetite: La Linea’s tuna route did Spain’s bluefin tuna territory proud

By Betty Dalary in La Linea de la Concepcion DUSTY border town La Línea de la Concepción might not be the first place that comes

10 Jun, 2025 @ 08:00

Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

How has Gibraltar come out of nowhere to break cruise ship records – and unnerve the Spanish competition?

GIBRALTAR has been celebrating a record April for cruise ship calls that has put the wind up its Spanish neighbours. As the Olive Press reported

4 Jun, 2025 @ 09:40

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Huge 5,500-passenger British cruise ship docks in historical Spanish city

The MS Arvia, one of the biggest British-owned cruise ships, arrived at the port of Cadiz on Thursday. The Arvia belongs to the British shipping

22 May, 2025 @ 14:45

Cadiz·Lead

Orca ‘interactions’ with on vessels in Gibraltar Strait down by 40% on last year

ORCA attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar reduced 40% last summer when compared to 2023. According to the Ministry for Ecological Transition, the area between

15 May, 2025 @ 15:27

Animals·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Cruise ship diverts to Cadiz as Brit, 83, dies after choking on food at sea

A BRITISH pensioner has died in southern Spain after choking on food aboard a cruise ship that was sailing near the Cadiz coastline. Kenneth Edward

13 May, 2025 @ 11:05

Cadiz·Lead