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WATCH: Scandalous behaviour at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril is put on full display thanks to social media hashtag – including sex in broad daylight, staggering drunks and stripping festival goers

THE outrageous behaviour of some festival goers at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla is being laid bare on social media. Attendees to one of the biggest celebrations in Spain have been

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:18

Lead·Sevilla

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I went to the first weekend of the Feria de Abril in Sevilla – THESE are my top tips on surviving the chaos’

GOING to the Feria de Abril in Sevilla can be a daunting task. The week-long festival in the capital of Andalucia is part of a tradition that dates back to 1846. However

17 Apr, 2024 @ 14:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Travel chaos at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla: €150 for 11-minute Ubers, mammoth queues for buses and metro services overwhelmed as daily visitor numbers soar by 20,000

VISITORS to the Feria de Abril in Sevilla have vented their frustrations at this year’s travel chaos. Video footage shared online shows snaking queues for buses and overwhelmed metro stations, while taxi

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:12

Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Moment a dead horse is removed from the Feria de Abril in Sevilla: Animal suffered a heart attack during 28C heat – sparking outrage among activists

ANIMAL activists are outraged after a horse suffered a heart attack and died due to 28C heat at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla. The first day of Sevilla’s famous feria has

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:22

Animals·Lead·Sevilla

Sevilla to expand its metro: Junta praises start of €330million plan after ’14 years of delays’

SEVILLE is finally set to expand its metro after 14 years of delays and planning, it has been announced. The capital city of Andalucia will begin works on extending Line 3 of

5 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

WATCH: US expat reveals why Americans love living in Spain – where there’s ‘no fear of being shot’ or ‘losing their home to pay for health care’

A US expat has revealed why she and other Americans love living in Spain – and the reasons are aplenty. Emily Woerfel has been living in Seville for more than 14 years,

3 Apr, 2024 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Revealed: How Ukrainian fighter pilots were paid €150,000 per flight to carry millions of euros worth of drugs into Spain in low-flying helicopters in the dead of night

UKRAINIAN pilots who imported drugs from Morocco to Spain on helicopters have been busted by the Guardia Civil and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. READ MORE: Family clan who ‘sold drugs delivered by

2 Apr, 2024 @ 12:46

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Major crackdown on Airbnbs in southern Spain: Sevilla bans new tourist flat licences in 11 ‘saturated’ neighbourhoods

SEVILLA has become the first municipality in Andalucia to apply a new regional law to strictly control the amount of properties that can be used for tourist lets. The Junta’s decree is

29 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

How olive leaves could be key to treating diabetes and Alzheimer’s: Scientists in Spain launch exciting new research using oil that costs €1.5MILLION per kilo

SCIENTISTS in Spain believe olives may hold the key to treating diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Specifically, it is the leaves of olive trees which could prove vital thanks to their very high levels

27 Mar, 2024 @ 06:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

IN PICTURES: The English painter who captured the cities of pre-industrial Spain frozen in time in 1908 on a remarkable voyage through the country

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 Spain was the culmination of a months-long

23 Mar, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla·Valencia

Criminals operated helicopter ‘narco flights’ importing hashish into Spain

A CRIMINAL gang importing drugs from Morocco to Spain on two helicopters has been busted by the Guardia Civil and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. Nine people have been arrested in Andalucia including

22 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Horror crash: Six dead including two Guardia Civil officers after lorry loses control in Spain’s Andalucia

SIX people died in the early hours of Tuesday after a lorry ploughed into a group of stationary vehicles on the AP-4 motorway in Sevilla province, Andalucia region. Two of the victims

19 Mar, 2024 @ 09:25

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Tourist tax in Spain: Leaders of Malaga, Sevilla and Cordoba call for new levy on visitors

MALAGA’S mayor Francisco de la Torre has joined his counterparts in Cordoba and Sevilla in calling for a tourist tax to be levied in Andalucia. They feel it would be useful to

15 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Multiple flights to Sevilla are diverted to Malaga due to severe fog

THREE flights were forced to divert from Sevilla to Malaga this morning after a bank of severe fog enveloped the airport. Dangerously low visibility led to the trio of flights being told

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Top men’s tennis players coming to Valencia and Malaga for 2024 Davis Cup finals in Spain

VALENCIA will once again be a host city for the world’s premier men’s tennis team competition, the Davis Cup. The Fuente de San Luis arena will jointly stage the Group Stage of

14 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

Is charging a ‘premium’ for tables in the sun – or shade – legal in Spain? All you need to know as new trend sparks outrage in Sevilla

THE latest method for extracting another buck from residents and visitors to Sevilla alike has been to charge extra for tables in the sun – a practice some have labelled as ‘price

13 Mar, 2024 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Thugs in southern Spain set 90-year-old woman’s house ablaze with her inside ‘after she complained about noise coming from their pub’

A 90-year-old woman narrowly escaped death after her home was deliberately set on fire by thugs while she was still inside. It is believed that one of the suspects decided to burn

13 Mar, 2024 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Spain Surpasses 6,000 Confirmed Monkeypox Cases

Monkeypox virus is detected in two adults and a six-year-old child in Spain’s Andalucia

THREE members of the same Sevilla family have been diagnosed with ‘mild’ cases of the monkeypox virus. One of those affected is a child aged under six and measures are being taken

26 Feb, 2024 @ 09:03

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

‘This is absurd!’ Outrage in Sevilla over plans to close off a major tourist attraction and begin charging an entrance fee

PLANS to close off a major attraction in Sevilla and charge tourists a fee to enter have sparked a huge backlash among locals. The conservative (PP) mayor of the Andalucian capital Jose

26 Feb, 2024 @ 08:53

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

The official best burger in Spain arrives to the Costa del Sol – but have YOU tried it yet?

SPAIN’S best burger will come to the Costa del Sol this summer after Burger Food Porn announced they will open a restaurant in Malaga. The hamburger chain were victorious in the 2023

25 Feb, 2024 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

Huge ‘crystal lagoon’ is coming to this major city in Spain’s Andalucia – featuring artificial beaches and water sports

AN ARTIFICIAL inland beach lagoon conceived by US company Crystal Lagoons is to be set up in Sevilla. It has created a process that allows crystalline lagoons of ‘unlimited size’ to be

19 Feb, 2024 @ 12:50

Andalucia·Beaches·Cities·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

AC/DC are coming to Spain: Legendary rock group will perform in this major city in Andalucia this year

FANS of legendary Australian rock band AC/DC will be in for a treat later this year, when the group will pay a visit to Spain. As part of their ‘Power Up’ European

12 Feb, 2024 @ 15:02

Andalucia·Entertainment·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Revealed: How a narco gang sent marijuana from Marbella to the UK in frozen broccoli and cauliflower shipments

ALMOST two tonnes of hashish destined for the United Kingdom have been seized in a raid on a sophisticated smuggling gang operating out of the Costa del Sol. Police made five arrests

9 Feb, 2024 @ 21:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News·Sevilla

For sale: Adorable ‘Hobbit village’ in Spain which will make the perfect retreat for Lord Of The Rings fans

EVER dreamed of living in Hobbiton? Now you can with this adorable estate for sale just outside Spain’s Sevilla. READ MORE: Expat couple buy an entire abandoned ‘pueblo’ in Spain: These are

7 Feb, 2024 @ 12:13

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Property·Sevilla

Prayer-bnb: How nuns are turning their convent into a holiday rental in the tourism capital of Spain’s Andalucia

WITH their traditional pastry business scuppered by the cost of living crisis, a community of cloistered nuns in Sevilla have had to take drastic measures to survive. Described as the ‘perfect location

7 Feb, 2024 @ 10:59

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Revealed: The bullfighting capitals of Spain’s Andalucia – which hosted more than 600 events last year

STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events held in the community in 2023, up

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Sevilla

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