Ronda: The Andalucian city that stole Hemingway’s heart — and might just steal yours
BUILT high above a yawning gorge in the sunbaked mountains of Málaga province, Ronda doesn’t so much sit in the landscape as command it. Hemmed
Granada launches Degusta Fest – a festival of flavour, rhythm in Spain
GRANADA is preparing to experience something truly unique with the launch of Degusta Fest – a brand-new festival that brings together two of life’s greatest
Irish tourists in golf buggy survive seven-metre ravine plunge on Costa del Sol course
TWO Irish tourists playing golf at a Marbella course had an abrupt end to their round when their buggy plunged seven metres into a ravine.
MYSTERY SOLVED: Arcos de la Frontera council in Spain has got its painting back
HOW can a painting, three feet by two feet, simply disappear? The answer is, when someone decides – let’s put this delicately – “That picture
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: The Andalucian hotspot with ancient traditions, natural beauty, and the endangered Iberian Lynx
YOU may occasionally come across a botijo in an antiques shop. These are traditional clay water jars which ‘sweat’. For many centuries, Spanish people have
LIFE IN SPAIN: A Village festival in the Cadiz mountains that reaches into the very soul of Andalucia
THE big festivals are fantastic. Of course they are. Sevilla on the first night of the April Fair, when the Portada is lit up for
Malaga man arrested for shaking baby daughter and throwing her to the floor
A MAN has been arrested after allegedly shaking and throwing his 14-month-old daughter to the floor during a violent altercation with his partner. Emergency services
How a Syrian dictator’s uncle and his Marbella-based family allegedly laundered a fortune through Spain and Gibraltar
AS Spain’s National Court gears up for one of the most high-profile money laundering trials in its recent history, the spotlight has turned to the
The most enchanting city in Spain? Get ready – Ronda Romántica is about to happen!
FROM Friday May 30 to Sunday June1, the city of Ronda is going to erupt with artistic and musical events, live drama and children’s activities
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: The Malaga village with a Scottish connection
THIS has to be one of the strangest Spanish stories of them all. In the third week of August each year, beautiful little town of
SPANISH RECIPE: Andalucian Fish Casserole (Cazuela de Pescado)
FISH casserole is quick and easy to do, and it will help you to get used to asking for metric quantities in the fishmonger’s (pescadería),
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: Palma del Río is the perfect stop on the way from Cordoba to Sevilla
POETS write about two Andalucian rivers, and it just so happens that Palma del Río is surrounded by both of them. The Guadalquivir (mentioned by
Don’t miss the Sanlucar Wine Festival 2025 if you like Andalucia and love sherry
The annual Manzanilla Fair will be held in Andalucia’s Sanlúcar de Barrameda from Tuesday May 27 to Sunday June 1, 2025. So now the twin
Homeless people in Malaga airport ‘mostly foreign and refuse paid flights home’
LATEST figures show that nearly a quarter of Malaga’s homeless population are sleeping in the city’s airport, with claims emerging that many of them are
Lucky person in Malaga wins more than €58 million in Spanish lottery
A LUCKY person in Malaga has just won the Spanish Primitiva state lottery, taking home more than €58 million.It’s literally raining money in Malaga for
Kids Stay Healthy: Over 1,200 Teenagers in Marbella take part in health and wellness workshops led by Quirónsalud
MORE than 1,200 secondary school students in Marbella have taken part in a series of educational workshops aimed at encouraging healthier lifestyles, thanks to an
Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears
A POLICIA Nacional inspector has accused the stepson and late husband of Marbella’s mayor of laundering more than €7 million of suspected drug money, as
MULLINS IT OVER: From delayed footpaths to Brexit border queues, life in the sun runs on its own clock, writes Charlie Mullins
SPAIN as a nation, is famously inefficient – where getting anything done feels like a miracle, and when it does happen, it takes 10 times
Stunned Marbella police help with street birth after ‘head was already beginning to appear’
AGENTS of the Policia Nacional helped a woman give birth in the middle of the road in Marbella early Wednesday morning. Three officers were travelling
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
Millionaire alert: Luxury villa on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’ on sale for a cool €25m
A LUXURY villa on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’ is up for sale for €25 million. The Altos Reales property on a 2,000 m2 plot was renovated
Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol
A FATHER and son have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly belonging to an Italian mafia gang. A 47-year-old man born in the Milan area
Spain plans new €600m mega hospital for the Costa del Sol
A NEW mega hospital in Malaga, set to cost more than €600 million, has opened its tender process for construction. The build is estimated to
Outrage in Malaga as 84-year-old tenant and family are evicted from home despite ‘always paying rent’
AN 84-year-old man, his daughter and grandson have been evicted from their Málaga home, which he had been renting for more than 50 years. The
Is Madrid airport’s homeless problem coming to Malaga? Calls to protect workers while bedbug outbreak denied
MALAGA Airport has denied reports of a bedbug infestation after a viral video showed insects crawling over pillars and walls inside the terminal. The footage,
Marbella FC scores €114 million 10,000-seater stadium deal
MARBELLA City Council has officially awarded a 75-year land concession to the Marbella FC Foundation to develop an ambitious new football stadium complex. The €114