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EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’re young expats from the USA and this is why we moved to Spain… and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon!’

FLEEING increasingly unaffordable housing and political fatigue, a growing number of Americans are starting anew in Spain, where they’re drawn to abundant culture and access to

26 Feb, 2024 @ 12:13

Featured·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Valencia

Keep warm and save money in Spain this winter

TO the surprise of newcomers to “sunny” Spain, most houses aren’t designed for winter. Old properties lack insulation and have stone floors, single-glazed windows, and

4 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

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Halloween: These are the ten most haunted houses around Spain

From haunting wails to ghostly figures appearing in the mirror, those on the hunt for paranormal activity this Halloween have plenty of options across Spain

30 Oct, 2022 @ 19:15

Featured·Lead·National News

THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA

WITH the UK in a state of turmoil over politics and its cost-of-living crisis – amongst other issues, like the consequences of Brexit – the

10 Sep, 2022 @ 12:30

Featured·Lead·Opinion·Other News

HEART-WARMING TAILS OF LA ALPUJARRA…

THE Alpujarra is a region known for its fantastic range of fauna and flora. Its cultivated slopes play home to everything from roaming Ibex (mountain

8 Sep, 2022 @ 20:16

Featured·Granada·Nature

Ten of the most desirable (and expensive) delicacies produced in Spain

WE ALL know Spain has good food. But look beyond the paella and tapas and you can discover some of the most expensive culinary delicacies

18 Aug, 2022 @ 08:15

Featured·Food & Drink·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Where to eat

Robin Hood or robbing hoodlum?: Andalucia’s last bandit built up a legendary reputation

Shannon Chaffers follows the trail of Pasos Largos

12 Aug, 2022 @ 10:45

Featured·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Premium

Ten celebrities who died in Spain

SPAIN has long been a destination for those looking to spend their twilight years in the sun. And, for decades, it has been the escape

10 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Celebrity·Featured·Lead·National News

A walking guide around the Costa del Sol’s Estepona

WHILE the cities of Marbella and Malaga are held up as the cities to visit on the Costa del Sol, Estepona offers sights and sounds

7 May, 2022 @ 12:00

Featured·Lead·Travel Andalucia

CHOOSING THE RIGHT INVESTMENT/PENSION ADVISER IN SPAIN

There are many Financial Advisers operating in Spain and a multitude of options when it comes to making potentially life-changing financial decisions. However, a large

2 May, 2022 @ 14:27

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Despite the bright lights of Malaga, searching for that ‘Christmassy feeling’ in Spain seems harder than ever this year

IT’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The tell tale signs are all here- cosy coats, the kitsch jumpers, lots of lights, bows, Santa

25 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Featured·Lead·Malaga·Opinion·Other News

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Scaremongering! Spanish Wealth Tax – your Pensions & Investments.

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Without fail, every time there’s a new piece of legislation or an update that

20 Sep, 2021 @ 16:27

Should you move your pensions into one pot?

By Tracy Storer, Senior Partner, Chorus Financial. If you’ve had more than one job since your career begun, it’s likely you’ve got pensions with different

30 Jul, 2021 @ 17:48

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

Living in Spain but still have a UK based financial adviser?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Chorus Financial are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those of you living

18 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Brexit·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Featured·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

When did King Felipe and Queen Letizia get married? Remembering Spain’s royal wedding on the couple’s 17th anniversary

ON 22 May 2004, Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano became Queen of Spain when she tied the knot with the King, Felipe V1. The couple celebrate their

22 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Entertainment·Featured·Other News

Talking bull: How bullfighter Jairo Miguel Sánchez is modernising Spain’s most traditional and controversial past time

JAIRO Miguel Sánchez is only 27 but already he has two decades of bullfighting under his cape. People have had their eyes on him since

2 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Featured·Lead·Other News

‘Don’t worry about it sweetheart’ From unfair wages to creepy jokes here’s the reality for women in the workplace in 2021

A WOMAN’S place is in the home. And the boardroom. In fact, it is anywhere she likes. But as another old adage goes, a woman’s

8 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Featured·Lead·Opinion·Other News

Why househunters in the know are moving to inland Spain

THE south of Spain has long been a magnet for British househunters. With its laid-back lifestyle, tapas on tap and sunshine nearly all year round,

8 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

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Queen of the high street! How you can get Letizia’s look for less

QUEEN Letizia has shown her support for the Spanish high street during the pandemic by donning a pair of €20 trousers from Mango. Across the world people

7 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

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Dental discovery in Granada shows textile work was done exclusively by women 4000 years ago

A NEW discovery from Bronze Age Spain reveals that women have never been afraid to sink their teeth into hard work. Evavations of a 4,000-year-old

6 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Featured·Granada·Lead·Other News

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From Spain’s King Felipe VI to Queen Liz – here’s how much Europe’s royalty are worth

WHO wouldn’t like to live like a princess? Or a king for that matter? The jewels, the butlers, the palaces – it might sound like

6 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

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WATCH: Cocaine submarines, corruption and translation calamity – Olive Press TV news roundup November 24-30

This week, Costa Blanca reporter Joshua James Parfitt looks at the key stories covered by the Olive Press over the past week. Featuring: Spain’s first-ever

30 Nov, 2019 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Featured·Lead·Other News

With atheism on the rise in Spain, Maya Eashwaran checks out why the masses are deserting the church

Church marriages have also declined steeply; in a 27 year-long period, the percentage of religious marriages in Spain declined from 79% to 19.8%, a huge

29 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

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Spain shutting the border would be like ‘cutting off its nose to spite its face’, slams Gibraltar’s deputy commander

Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said that tightening frontier controls would hurt the Spanish as much as the Rock.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Featured·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

PART 1: How we set up the Olive Press from a derelict apartment in the Granada mountains

Whoever had kicked in the door and smashed the place up probably didn’t look wet behind the ears.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

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