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Revealed: The eye-watering prices Spain’s drivers are paying on country’s toll roads in 2026

DRIVERS using Spain’s toll motorways are feeling the real impact of January’s price rises, with some of the country’s busiest routes among the most expensive

21 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Bilbao·Costa del Sol·Lead·Madrid·Málaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘These are my top sight-seeing tips for Bilbao – including the wonderful Guggenheim Museum’

BILBAO is the Basque Country’s biggest city and with much to explore, we have prepared a guide for the ultimate visit. Culture filled cities, stunning

8 Dec, 2025 @ 15:05

Basque Country·Bilbao·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Legendary American architect behind Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum dies aged 96: Here’s how to best enjoy his masterpiece

THE legendary architect who designed Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum has died aged 96 following a brief respiratory illness, his chief of staff confirmed on Friday.

8 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Basque Country·Bilbao·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Winner of Spain’s ‘top coastal destination 2024’ to clean up its beaches by banning smoking and music

Spain’s best seaside destination is set to implement new beach regulations to create quieter and more environmentally friendly spaces. San Sebastian – the city that

22 Oct, 2025 @ 12:00

Basque Country·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Jennifer Lawrence, 35, picks up lifetime achievement award at Spain’s prestigious San Sebastian film festival

OSCAR-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has been given a life-time achievement award at the age of just 35 at the San Sebastian Film Festival. She called

30 Sep, 2025 @ 10:54

Basque Country·Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

Angelina Jolie breaks silence on US Politics at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival

ANGELINA Jolie has made her mark at the San Sebastian Film Festival, not just for her role in Couture, but for offering a rare, candid

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead·National News·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Spain’s famous Vuelta a España cycling race once again targeted by pro-Palestine protests 3km from finishing line in Bilbao

THE Vuelta a España 2025 has become one of the most turbulent editions of the race in recent memory, as pro-Palestinian protests continue to target

5 Sep, 2025 @ 15:23

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead·National News·Other News

Michael Douglas, 80, announces retirement from acting and escapes to the Basque Country after holidaying with his daughter in Menorca

HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas has announced his retirement from acting at the age of 80 as he battles throat cancer. The Wall Street star revealed

7 Jul, 2025 @ 17:00

Basque Country·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Where to find the best waves for surfing in Spain’s Basque Country

SUMMER in Spain may stir up images of gentle waves lapping on the shore as you sunbathe on the beach, but if you head north,

6 Jul, 2025 @ 16:30

Basque Country·Lead·Olive Press Travel

New engine designed in Spain hoping to compete with Chinese EV titans

SPANISH engineers are designing a prototype for a new engine that hopes to herald a change in the future of the European electric vehicle industry.

21 Jun, 2025 @ 09:30

Basque Country·Lead·Technology

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

‘Gay Killer’ gets 25 years in jail with four other murders still to be resolved in Spain

A MAN branded as the ‘Gay Killer’ who is suspected of killing five men in Bilbao following dating app hook-ups, has been jailed for 25-and-a-half

4 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead

Humans in Spain revealed to have been making tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago

HUMANS were crafting tools out of whale bones as far back as 20,000 years ago, a new study by Spanish and French researchers has found.

31 May, 2025 @ 16:10

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

A VOTE on a proposal that would officially recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician as European Union languages has been postponed in a blow for Spain’s

27 May, 2025 @ 14:10

Basque Country·Catalunya·Galicia·Lead·Politics

My night of bedlam in Bilbao: Richarlison, friendly locals and a slick police operation that kept 80,000 English fans from harm – but couldn’t keep the buses and trains running

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao AT 5am on Thursday morning when the heavens opened at the taxi rank at Plaza Moyua in central Bilbao, I

23 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead·Sport·Video

WATCH: British football fans cause chaos at Europa League final- sparking outrage from locals

SPANIARDS are outraged after British football fans destroyed terraces, ripped down traffic lights and urinated in the street while celebrating the Europa League final. Tottenham

22 May, 2025 @ 16:21

Bilbao·Lead·Video

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,

22 May, 2025 @ 11:51

Bilbao·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

‘If they speak English, charge them double’: Bars in Bilbao accused of ripping off British football fans

BARS in Bilbao have been accused of ripping off British football fans after ‘charging English speakers double.’ The owner of a popular Bilbao bar has

22 May, 2025 @ 10:53

Bilbao·Lead

WATCH: Moment older man is sucker punched by football yob in Spain ahead of all-English European final

THIS is the moment an older man is punched to the ground by a younger man in San Sebastian last night as fans of Manchester

21 May, 2025 @ 16:56

Basque Country·Lead·Sport·Video

WATCH: Thousands of English football fans live it up in Bilbao for the Europa League final

THOUSANDS of British football supporters were seen in Bilbao, ahead of the Europa League final between tottenham and Manchester United. Supporters were standing in the

21 May, 2025 @ 16:48

Basque Country·Lead·Sport·Video

PARTY LIKE IT’S 2008: Tottenham vow to ‘take revenge’ for Bilbao in Euro final tonight

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao TOTTENHAM fans promised to take revenge for the residents of Bilbao after their native team were knocked out of the

21 May, 2025 @ 11:52

Bilbao·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Manchester United and Spurs hooligans clash in Spain ahead of Europa League final

DOZENS of British football hooligans were involved in ugly skirmishes on the streets of San Sebastian on Tuesday night. Videos posted on social media showed

21 May, 2025 @ 07:50

Basque Country·Lead·Sport

An architect’s eye of Bilbao – ‘Spain’s industrial capital is much more than just the Guggenheim’

SINCE creating a cultural masterpiece with the Guggenheim, Bilbao has been busy transforming the rest of the city for the post industrial era, writes Guy

20 May, 2025 @ 13:22

Bilbao·Lead

BREAKING: Network outage leaves swathes of Spain without landline coverage

A NETWORK outage has left vast areas of Spain without landline coverage just weeks after the nationwide blackout. This morning, popular telecommunications company Telefonica announced

20 May, 2025 @ 10:36

Basque Country·Lead·Valencian Community

Europa League Final build-up: The madcap rush to get to Spain for Spurs v Manchester United in Bilbao – and avoid the price gouging

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao ENGLISH football fans were flying into all parts of Spain, as well as Portugal and France, in order to make

19 May, 2025 @ 18:45

Bilbao·Lead·Sport

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year

How to enjoy one one of Europe’s best gems in 72 hours

19 May, 2025 @ 12:10

Bilbao·Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Twelve random things Manchester United and Spurs fans can do in Bilbao this week

By Alfredo Clarke STARTING from Monday tens of thousands of English football fans will start descending on the Spanish city of Bilbao for the Europa

18 May, 2025 @ 12:43

Bilbao·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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