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Granada news from The Olive Press, reporting in English on the Andalucian province built around its historic capital and the Alhambra – reaching from the Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada mountains down to the Costa Tropical coast around Almuñecar and Motril. Coverage spans heritage and tourism, crime and the courts, property, and severe weather. For wider regional context see Andalucia, or follow neighbouring Sevilla and Cordoba, plus La Cultura for the region's arts and heritage stories.

Huge explosion at Granada munitions factory sends shockwaves across the city after routine burn gets out of control

The blast happened at around 8.58am at the site in El Fargue on the northern edge of the city, according to Andalucia’s emergency services.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 10:59

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Granada shaken again as two earthquakes strike in three minutes

The tremors were felt in a dozen towns, two months after a magnitude 5 quake damaged homes and churches across the area.

18 Oct, 2026 @ 12:09

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We are being robbed’ – inside the Granada tent city where housing protesters inspired by Maricarmen vow to stay until rents fall

Hundreds of pro-housing protesters inspired by the plight of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal are camping out in central Granada.

17 Oct, 2026 @ 18:00

EXCLUSIVE·Granada·Lead·Property

Spain’s ‘Walter White’ arrested after cops seize 16 kilos of cocaine in a Granada drug laboratory

The chemist allegedly supplied criminal gangs with chemicals used to bulk out cocaine, allowing dealers to potentially triple their profits.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 14:28

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

WATCH: Brutal Granada ‘fight club’ that paid homeless people €20 to battle is exposed after man is killed by uppercut

SHOCKING video shows the victim exchanging blows with an opponent before a punch knocks him out last Saturday.

16 Sep, 2026 @ 15:14

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Horror in Mexico after Granada university exchange student is stabbed to death

A SPANISH university student has been stabbed to death in Mexico barely a month into an exchange programme.

14 Sep, 2026 @ 16:44

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Green rolling hills and farmland in the Spanish countryside

Top 8 best Spanish getaways for autumn: from Rioja’s grape harvest to a medieval hilltop town where mushroom hunting is a competitive sport

AS crowds thin out, and temperatures drop, inland Spain finally gets its moment in the sun. We take a look at the best escapes on

3 Sep, 2026 @ 16:44

Granada·Lead·Murcia·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel

Outrage in Granada after teenager causes €12,000 of damage to Alhambra during parkour stunt gone wrong

POLICE in Granada have launched an investigation after a teenager destroyed an archaeological pillar at the Alhambra, causing €12,000 of damage.

2 Sep, 2026 @ 12:48

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Damage detected at iconic Alhambra palace after Granada rocked by earthquake swarm

THE world-renowned Alhambra palace has suffered minor damage following a string of earthquakes in Granada, it has emerged. Local authorities have cordoned off areas of

31 Aug, 2026 @ 14:53

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

‘Paintings swung wildly and furniture shifted across the room’: How Granada’s terrifying 4.8 earthquake shattered an otherwise ordinary day

REPORTER Alessio Ghirlanda recalls how the 4.8-magnitude tremor 'rudely' intruded on an Olive Press editorial meeting.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 18:00

Environment·Granada·Lead

Why Granada’s earthquakes keep coming as separate tremor strikes Cadiz — geologists warn swarm could rumble on for months

GRANADA has seen a recent earthquake swarm that has produced two magnitude-4.8 quakes and dozens of smaller, still-felt aftershocks since August 13. While no one

25 Aug, 2026 @ 12:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Granada·Lead

Coming To Alpujarra Jo Intro Capileira In Autumn 2

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nowhere to Lorca, everything to me: A personal journey through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain’s Granada

JO Chipchase takes a personal journey through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Granada, a place described by Federico Garcia Lorca as the 'land of nowhere'

23 Aug, 2026 @ 14:40

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Granada earthquake swarm forces 600 people from their homes

AUTHORITIES ordered residents to leave six apartment blocks in Las Gabias after walls cracked following dozens of tremors throughout the day.

19 Aug, 2026 @ 10:46

Environment·Granada·Lead

Granada earthquake: Residents tell of terror as second powerful quake rocks city in four days

RESIDENTS have recalled moments of terror after a powerful earthquake shook Granada on Tuesday.

18 Aug, 2026 @ 17:40

Environment·Granada·Lead

9 facts about Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death by firing squad in the Spanish Civil War

THE playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of right-wing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks

18 Aug, 2026 @ 17:11

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

A car hit by a tree after the Granada earthquake

WATCH: Granada earthquake leaves three injured and forces evacuation of iconic Alhambra palace

TUESDAY'S 4.8-magnitude earthquake was the second powerful tremor to hit Granada in just three days.

18 Aug, 2026 @ 13:07

Andalucia·Environment·Granada·Lead

Granada rocked by second earthquake in three days as 4.6-magnitude tremor felt across Andalucia

RESIDENTS in Granada have been rocked by a second powerful earthquake in less than a week after a fresh tremor shook the city on Tuesday

18 Aug, 2026 @ 11:05

Andalucia·Environment·Granada·Lead

EXPLAINER: Why does Andalucia get so many earthquakes – and should residents be worried after magnitude-5 tremor rocks Granada?

RESIDENTS in Granada were abruptly awoken in the early hours of Saturday after a powerful earthquake shook the city, sending terrified locals fleeing into the

16 Aug, 2026 @ 15:45

Environment·EXPLAINER·Granada·Lead

Panic in Granada as magnitude-5 earthquake shakes city, damages homes and sends residents fleeing

A powerful earthquake shook Granada on Saturday morning, prompting authorities to declare an emergency as terrified residents fled their homes.

15 Aug, 2026 @ 12:18

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Outrage in Granada after tourist defaces historic 16th-century building with bright-pink graffiti

A TOURIST has been charged after allegedly damaging a 16th-century building in the heart of Granada. Officers from the Policia Local used nearby CCTV footage

2 Aug, 2026 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Fury as Booking.com refunds guests accused of trashing expat’s Granada holiday home

AN angry expat has threatened to sue rental giant Booking.com after it refunded guests who trashed her holiday rental and stole her TV. Marjanne Meijer,

24 Jul, 2026 @ 18:20

Granada·Lead·Property

Spain’s bid to build the world’s first octopus farm is scrapped over fears it would stink out busy passenger terminal

A BID to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in the Canary Islands has been scrapped over fears it would pollute a nearby passenger

24 Jul, 2026 @ 15:08

Animals·Environment·Granada·Lead

Granada’s Alhambra ordered to pay €2m after foreign tourist, 18, was paralysed by falling tree at Spain’s iconic monument

GRANADA’s Alhambra monument has been ordered to pay nearly €2m in compensation after a Polish teenager was left paralysed by a falling tree branch during

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:55

Granada·Health·Lead

Sting, Johnny Marr, Teenage Fanclub, and Ryan Adams headline in July in Granada – and you could win tickets!

GRANADA is set to welcome four of the most influential artists in contemporary music For four months, the city transforms into a living stage with

30 Jun, 2026 @ 11:34

Entertainment·Granada·Lead

The quiet corner of Andalucia where the last of Spain’s nomad shepherds still roam

IF you’ve ever lived or taken a holiday in the province of Granada, you’ll know the enchanting sound of the sheep’s bells. There are still

27 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Police raid family-run narco empire that controlled drug trade in beautiful Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

Photo: Guardia Civil

26 Jun, 2026 @ 14:53

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

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Granada

Huge explosion at Granada munitions factory sends shockwaves across the city after routine burn gets out of control

Granada shaken again as two earthquakes strike in three minutes

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We are being robbed’ – inside the Granada tent city where housing protesters inspired by Maricarmen vow to stay until rents fall

Spain’s ‘Walter White’ arrested after cops seize 16 kilos of cocaine in a Granada drug laboratory

WATCH: Brutal Granada ‘fight club’ that paid homeless people €20 to battle is exposed after man is killed by uppercut

Horror in Mexico after Granada university exchange student is stabbed to death

Top 8 best Spanish getaways for autumn: from Rioja’s grape harvest to a medieval hilltop town where mushroom hunting is a competitive sport

Outrage in Granada after teenager causes €12,000 of damage to Alhambra during parkour stunt gone wrong

Damage detected at iconic Alhambra palace after Granada rocked by earthquake swarm

‘Paintings swung wildly and furniture shifted across the room’: How Granada’s terrifying 4.8 earthquake shattered an otherwise ordinary day

Why Granada’s earthquakes keep coming as separate tremor strikes Cadiz — geologists warn swarm could rumble on for months

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nowhere to Lorca, everything to me: A personal journey through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain’s Granada

Granada earthquake swarm forces 600 people from their homes

Granada earthquake: Residents tell of terror as second powerful quake rocks city in four days

9 facts about Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death by firing squad in the Spanish Civil War

WATCH: Granada earthquake leaves three injured and forces evacuation of iconic Alhambra palace

Granada rocked by second earthquake in three days as 4.6-magnitude tremor felt across Andalucia

EXPLAINER: Why does Andalucia get so many earthquakes – and should residents be worried after magnitude-5 tremor rocks Granada?

Panic in Granada as magnitude-5 earthquake shakes city, damages homes and sends residents fleeing

Outrage in Granada after tourist defaces historic 16th-century building with bright-pink graffiti

EXCLUSIVE: Fury as Booking.com refunds guests accused of trashing expat’s Granada holiday home

Spain’s bid to build the world’s first octopus farm is scrapped over fears it would stink out busy passenger terminal

Granada’s Alhambra ordered to pay €2m after foreign tourist, 18, was paralysed by falling tree at Spain’s iconic monument

Sting, Johnny Marr, Teenage Fanclub, and Ryan Adams headline in July in Granada – and you could win tickets!

The quiet corner of Andalucia where the last of Spain’s nomad shepherds still roam

Police raid family-run narco empire that controlled drug trade in beautiful Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

Thousands of castles are on sale across Europe – here’s how to pick one up for just €700,000

Remarkable tale of passenger who walked away unhurt from both Adamuz and Toledo train disasters

Spain’s transport minister refuses to resign over Toledo train crash as elections loom

Barcelona’s Joan Miro museum is loaned 37 works from master Catalan artist from private Japanese collector

Luxury shops board up windows as Spain braces for French-style ‘Blocus’ protests over Halloween weekend

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