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Galicia news from The Olive Press, reporting in English on Spain's rugged, Celtic-influenced north-west corner – home to Santiago de Compostela and the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. Coverage spans travel and tourism, narco-trafficking through its Atlantic ports, wildfires and wildlife, and regional politics. For wider context see Basque Country and Catalunya, or follow National News for Galicia's place in Spanish politics.

New budget airline to launch in Spain this year with €20 flights to the Costa Blanca and Andalucia

A NEW budget airline is set to bring super-cheap air fares to travellers in Spain later this year, including direct connections to the Costa Blanca

21 Aug, 2026 @ 10:55

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘The worst place I’ve ever been to’: Jeremy Clarkson stuns Spaniards with savage attack on city in northern Spain

THE Top Gear and Clarkson's Farm star didn't hold back in his criticism of the national treasure.

8 Aug, 2026 @ 17:25

Celebrity·Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

‘Fodechinchos’: The bizarre nickname locals in northern Spain give tourists from Madrid – but what does it mean?

As the anti-tourism movement grows, no one appears to be safe from ridicule – not even Spaniards themselves. Disgruntled locals in Galicia and northern Spain

18 Jul, 2026 @ 13:45

Galicia·Lead

‘The worst place I’ve ever been’: Jeremy Clarkson’s savage verdict on Spanish city sparks backlash – but do YOU agree?

FOR many visitors it is one of Spain’s best hidden gems, renowned for its medieval old town, the world’s oldest functioning Roman lighthouse and jaw-dropping

20 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

Celebrity·Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000

AN ALICANTE court has sentenced a Benidorm estate agent and his son to over three years each in jail after conning a vulnerable elderly man

19 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

Five of Spain’s most spectacular tourist train journeys — from Andalucia to the Pyrenees

EXTENDED rail trips offer visitors idealistic views of Spain’s expansive cultural scenery. The nag of airport queues and motorway traffic can be left behind with

8 Jun, 2026 @ 17:13

Andalucia·Basque Country·Catalunya·Cordoba·Galicia·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Outrage after drainage pipes are installed ‘coming out of the backsides’ of the famous gargoyles on Santiago de Compostela’s UNESCO cathedral

A MULTI-million euro facelift at one of Spain’s iconic landmarks has landed this Galician town as the butt of a joke. Tourists in Santiago de

28 May, 2026 @ 11:27

Galicia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Relief for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport set to reopen after month-long repair works

BRITS heading to northern Spain this half term will find travelling easier from tomorrow as a major airport reopens following a month of repair work.

26 May, 2026 @ 13:38

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Two-year-old girl dies in northern Spain after father ‘accidentally leaves her in hot car for six hours’

A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has died in northern Spain after her father allegedly forgot she was locked inside his car for over six hours on one

21 May, 2026 @ 12:20

Galicia·Lead

Warning for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport shuts for over a month from TODAY

BRITS travelling to northern Spain over the coming weeks are being urged to check over their travel plans after a major airport in the region

23 Apr, 2026 @ 12:20

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Travel warning issued with major Spanish airport set to close for over a month

BRITS travelling to northern Spain in the near future are being urged to double-check their travel plans as a major airport in the region prepares

18 Apr, 2026 @ 11:05

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Wildfire rages in northern Spain: Elderly resident evacuated and 1500 acres of forest scorched amid summer-like heat and high winds

THE year’s first major wildfire has ripped through northern Spain, torching 1,500 acres of woodland and forcing the evacuation of an elderly resident. Dramatic footage

7 Apr, 2026 @ 11:16

Environment·Galicia·Lead

Looking to escape the crowds? These seven Spanish towns are hidden gems, according to National Geographic

IF you are looking to escape the crowds of Barcelona, Mallorca and Madrid, National Geographic may have the perfect guide to Spain’s best-kept secrets. Nearly

6 Apr, 2026 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Revealed: The city in Spain where English is spoken best – and it’s not the obvious choice

SPAIN’s best English-speaking city isn’t Madrid or Barcelona, but a coastal hotspot topping the rankings thanks to its immersive approach to language learning. When it

31 Mar, 2026 @ 17:26

Barcelona·Galicia·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Franco’s family loses final court battle in Spain over ownership of dictator’s summer home

THE Supreme Court has ordered the relatives of the dictator General Francisco Franco to hand over his Galicia summer residence to the State. The ruling

12 Mar, 2026 @ 11:34

Galicia·La Cultura·Lead

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

A DEVASTATING discovery has been made along Spain’s northern coast after weeks of violent Atlantic storms left hundreds of rare seabirds exhausted, starving and washed

18 Feb, 2026 @ 15:47

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Northern Spain

WATCH: Chaotic scenes as Spain’s Guardia Civil struggle to subdue knife-wielding madman

THIS is the moment that Spain’s Guardia Civil struggled to subdue a knife-wielding man who charged at them on a deserted Galicia beach. Video footage

16 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

Vaping overtakes tobacco smoking for teenagers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Crackdown on vaping AND energy drinks for under 18s in radical new rules in northern Spain

A STRICT new law banning vapes and energy drinks for teens will come into force in Galicia in March. Youngsters caught vaping or consuming energy

16 Jan, 2026 @ 17:15

Galicia·Health·Lead

Flights diverted from airport in northern Spain after wild boars rush onto runway

FLIGHTS carrying holidaymakers to northern Spain on Saturday morning were forced to divert after a sounder of wild boars ran onto the runway. A Coruña

29 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

THREE men have lost their lives to ‘murder hornets’ in Galicia in under two weeks – prompting fears that Spain is losing its long-running battle

29 Oct, 2025 @ 11:00

Environment·Galicia·Lead

WATCH: Spanish special forces board Vigo-bound cargo ship and seize 6.5 tonnes of cocaine after tip-off from American DEA

SPANISH special forces have made a major drugs seizure near the Canary Islands from a cargo ship bound for Galicia. Authorities discovered 6.5 tonnes of

27 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

One arrested after police ‘discover 250 dead animals in illegal breeding centre’ in northern Spain

A MAN has been arrested after Spanish police made the horrifying discovery of 250 dead animals in an illegal breeding centre. Officers from the Guardia

12 Oct, 2025 @ 18:02

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

WATCH: Luxury British cruise ship loaded up with thousands of high-paying passengers pulls into port in northern Spain

THIS is the moment the cruise liner Silver Dawn manoeuvres into Vigo port loaded up with thousands of well-heeled British visitors yesterday. The Silver Dawn

7 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Narco submarines, spider-men and a wave of arrests rock Spain’s cocaine underworld

SPAIN’S war on drug trafficking has exploded in dramatic fashion, as police smash two major cocaine-smuggling rings operating on opposite ends of the country. One

1 Oct, 2025 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

GALICIA: Not such a cool Spanish destination (at least not in a heatwave!)

By Brandon Cheevers IS it time to reconsider spending my summer holidays in Spain? This is the question I found myself asking during our family

29 Sep, 2025 @ 11:15

Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Petrol bomb attack on migrant children’s centre in Spain’s Galicia

THUGS hurled a petrol bomb at a future care home for migrant children in north-west Spain – just days after officials announced plans to open

21 Sep, 2025 @ 09:37

Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

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New budget airline to launch in Spain this year with €20 flights to the Costa Blanca and Andalucia

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘The worst place I’ve ever been to’: Jeremy Clarkson stuns Spaniards with savage attack on city in northern Spain

‘Fodechinchos’: The bizarre nickname locals in northern Spain give tourists from Madrid – but what does it mean?

‘The worst place I’ve ever been’: Jeremy Clarkson’s savage verdict on Spanish city sparks backlash – but do YOU agree?

Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000

Five of Spain’s most spectacular tourist train journeys — from Andalucia to the Pyrenees

Outrage after drainage pipes are installed ‘coming out of the backsides’ of the famous gargoyles on Santiago de Compostela’s UNESCO cathedral

Relief for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport set to reopen after month-long repair works

Two-year-old girl dies in northern Spain after father ‘accidentally leaves her in hot car for six hours’

Warning for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport shuts for over a month from TODAY

Travel warning issued with major Spanish airport set to close for over a month

Wildfire rages in northern Spain: Elderly resident evacuated and 1500 acres of forest scorched amid summer-like heat and high winds

Looking to escape the crowds? These seven Spanish towns are hidden gems, according to National Geographic

Revealed: The city in Spain where English is spoken best – and it’s not the obvious choice

Franco’s family loses final court battle in Spain over ownership of dictator’s summer home

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

WATCH: Chaotic scenes as Spain’s Guardia Civil struggle to subdue knife-wielding madman

Crackdown on vaping AND energy drinks for under 18s in radical new rules in northern Spain

Flights diverted from airport in northern Spain after wild boars rush onto runway

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

WATCH: Spanish special forces board Vigo-bound cargo ship and seize 6.5 tonnes of cocaine after tip-off from American DEA

One arrested after police ‘discover 250 dead animals in illegal breeding centre’ in northern Spain

WATCH: Luxury British cruise ship loaded up with thousands of high-paying passengers pulls into port in northern Spain

Narco submarines, spider-men and a wave of arrests rock Spain’s cocaine underworld

GALICIA: Not such a cool Spanish destination (at least not in a heatwave!)

Petrol bomb attack on migrant children’s centre in Spain’s Galicia

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz to make long-awaited return from injury at US Open

New budget airline to launch in Spain this year with €20 flights to the Costa Blanca and Andalucia

Man stabbed ‘near the heart’ by his flatmate in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation dies in hospital

Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up

Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015

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