Travel warning for Spain: Restaurants are now charging tourists an extra ‘premium’ for tables in the sun

RESTAURANTS in southern Spain are charging tourists extra for tables in the sun, it has emerged. A furious local customer left a review for a

12 Mar, 2024 @ 17:55

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

New move to stop dangerous farmland pollution that's been devastating Spain's Mar Menor lagoon

Companies which dumped brine into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon are fined €2.3million

SIX companies and farmers have been stung with €2.3 million of fines for polluting the Mar Menor lagoon in the Murcia region. The Ministry of

12 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Other News

Spain's reservoir levels fall but no drought worries compared to a year ago

Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know

OVERNIGHT water pressure levels have been cut in Alicante City to conserve reduced supplies due to the ongoing drought. The Jucar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), which

12 Mar, 2024 @ 15:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Travel update for Spain: There will be a need for a tourist tax in Andalucia ‘in the near future’, says mayor of major city – including popular resorts like the Costa del Sol

THE mayor of a major tourist city in southern Spain has suggested it is only a matter of time before a tourism tax is introduced

12 Mar, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain's biggest supermarket chain Mercadona hands out an early Xmas present to all its workers

Mercadona breaks all-time record as profits soar past €1 BILLION following expansions in Spain, Portugal and online

SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain, Mercadona, recorded a record net profit of just over €1 billion last year- up 40% on the 2022 total. Sales grew

12 Mar, 2024 @ 14:46

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s most famous opera singer returns after being accused of sexual assaults and harassment against 27 women: Placido Domingo will perform on the Costa del Sol this summer

SPAIN’S most popular opera singer will perform on the Costa del Sol this summer, despite a string of allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Placido

12 Mar, 2024 @ 13:23

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Costa Blanca airport scoops 'Best in Europe' award yet again after a record-breaking year for passengers

Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British

A NEW February passenger record has been set by Alicante-Elche airport which welcomed just over one million travellers last month. Over a third of the

12 Mar, 2024 @ 13:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Love eating olives in Spain? This is how the little green appetiser can be great for your health

OLIVES, scientifically known as Olea europaea, are virtually synonymous with Spain. On the sun-soaked terraces of the country’s ancient cities, the fat green fruit is

12 Mar, 2024 @ 13:01

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Incredible shots of the spring snowfall that has blanketed Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski slopes in over a metre of fresh snow ahead of the Easter break

THE Sierra Nevada ski resort experienced its most significant snowfall in recent seasons over the weekend, with more than one metre of fresh snow carpeting

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:35

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Court rejects appeal to reopen criminal probe into Valencia apartment fire that killed 10 people

Experts call for new building safety measures in Spain following deadly Valencia fire

EXPERTS are calling on Spanish authorities to modernise the country’s building regulations following the deadly apartment block blaze in Valencia that left 10 dead. An

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British woman 'went our of her mind due to abuse' and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord

Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:22

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Low cost train operator Ouigo to start Murcia to Madrid services with €9 fares from 2024 High-speed journey to capital will take 2 hours and 45 minutes

Train sale in Spain: Travel across the country for just €9 as high-speed rail firm Ouigo announces ‘low cost’ bonanza

A HIGH-speed rail company in Spain is set to launch a huge sale this month with cross-country tickets from as low as €9. Ouigo will

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:39

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel

British expat, 23, ‘kills baby and seriously injures others’ after ‘driving onto the pavement while high on drugs and booze’ at popular resort in Spain

A BRITISH expat is under investigation after allegedly mowing down a baby and five other people while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso

PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador is

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Irish ‘crime lord’ Daniel Kinahan recommended to be charged with murder of brother of Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch in gang war that started on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Irish police have recommended that notorious Irish mafia boss Daniel Kinahan be charged with the 2016 gangland murder of the brother of rival crime

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:06

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

‘Biological remains’ were found in Madrid flat of missing US expat Ana Maria Knezevich, as sixth week of disappearance approaches

SOURCES close to the investigation into the disappearance on February 2 of US expat Ana Maria Knezevich say that they found ‘biological remains’ in her

12 Mar, 2024 @ 09:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

No dishes no baby: Spain’s shocking fertility rate linked to men’s reluctance to help out around the house – but what’s behind the demographic time bomb?

THE refusal by men in Spain to chip in with the housework has been linked to the country’s shockingly low birth rate – the second

11 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

Lead·National News·Other News

Angry patient throws computer at female doctor who would not sign him off work in latest medical assault in Spain's Murcia

Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring

DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC). The worrying

11 Mar, 2024 @ 17:01

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

‘We were paid to run the only bar in a tiny town in Spain – and are loving our new life’

A SPANISH family has moved to a tiny village in Toledo after being offered free accommodation in exchange for running the only bar in town.

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:29

Lead·Other News·Property

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

‘I’m an EU citizen travelling to Spain for more than 90 days – can my British or US spouse stay with me?’

THE 90 in 180 day rule has had travellers scratching their heads since it began being properly enforced against Brits after Brexit. It basically states

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:26

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

SPRING SALE: Enjoy 50% off all Olive Press subscription packages for a YEAR

THE Olive Press is launching a huge spring sale with an incredible 50% off all of our subscription packages. The huge discount is availble through

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:10

Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Costa Blanca Airport In Spain Welcomes New Look Tourist Information Desk

This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again been recognised as the best airport in Europe that serves 15 to 25 million passengers. The prestigious award for 2023

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:09

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be

11 Mar, 2024 @ 15:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Annual Fallas In Spain's Valencia Come To A Spectacular And Noisy End

This is the most popular festival in Spain according to Google searches – so have YOU been yet?

VALENCIA’S Fallas celebrations were the most-searched Spanish fiesta on Google worldwide last year, with 1.3 million searches. It’s the second successive year that the March

11 Mar, 2024 @ 14:10

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Must-visit: These 5 ‘low-cost’ escapes all within an hour from Madrid – according to a leading Spanish newspaper

TRAVELLING on a budget? Try these ‘low cost’ escapes all within an hour of the Spanish capital. Puebla de la Sierra A pretty town found

11 Mar, 2024 @ 13:04

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting in Marbella sees gangsters ‘fire up to 10 shots’ from a motorbike in dramatic daytime drive-by

TWO gangsters were today seen firing multiple shots from a speeding motorbike in the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus. Nobody was hurt in the shooting,

11 Mar, 2024 @ 12:36

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

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Travel warning for Spain: Restaurants are now charging tourists an extra ‘premium’ for tables in the sun

Companies which dumped brine into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon are fined €2.3million

Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know

Travel update for Spain: There will be a need for a tourist tax in Andalucia ‘in the near future’, says mayor of major city – including popular resorts like the Costa del Sol

Mercadona breaks all-time record as profits soar past €1 BILLION following expansions in Spain, Portugal and online

Spain’s most famous opera singer returns after being accused of sexual assaults and harassment against 27 women: Placido Domingo will perform on the Costa del Sol this summer

Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British

Love eating olives in Spain? This is how the little green appetiser can be great for your health

WATCH: Incredible shots of the spring snowfall that has blanketed Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski slopes in over a metre of fresh snow ahead of the Easter break

Experts call for new building safety measures in Spain following deadly Valencia fire

Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

Train sale in Spain: Travel across the country for just €9 as high-speed rail firm Ouigo announces ‘low cost’ bonanza

British expat, 23, ‘kills baby and seriously injures others’ after ‘driving onto the pavement while high on drugs and booze’ at popular resort in Spain

Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso

Irish ‘crime lord’ Daniel Kinahan recommended to be charged with murder of brother of Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch in gang war that started on Spain’s Costa del Sol

‘Biological remains’ were found in Madrid flat of missing US expat Ana Maria Knezevich, as sixth week of disappearance approaches

No dishes no baby: Spain’s shocking fertility rate linked to men’s reluctance to help out around the house – but what’s behind the demographic time bomb?

Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring

‘We were paid to run the only bar in a tiny town in Spain – and are loving our new life’

‘I’m an EU citizen travelling to Spain for more than 90 days – can my British or US spouse stay with me?’

SPRING SALE: Enjoy 50% off all Olive Press subscription packages for a YEAR

This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

This is the most popular festival in Spain according to Google searches – so have YOU been yet?

Must-visit: These 5 ‘low-cost’ escapes all within an hour from Madrid – according to a leading Spanish newspaper

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting in Marbella sees gangsters ‘fire up to 10 shots’ from a motorbike in dramatic daytime drive-by

Spain could ‘pull out of 2030 World Cup’ if final given to Morocco

EU investigates Spanish rail safety bodies for ‘safety fund fraud’ after Toledo train crash

Remigration’ guru banned from the UK plans to open Spanish base to push for the mass deportation of ‘millions of migrants’

Spain’s largest warship docks in Malaga this weekend – and is opening its doors to the public

EXCLUSIVE: Forged signatures, unwanted procedures and trainee surgeons: Unravelling the medical practices of ‘Dr Frankenstein’ – aka ‘the Buttman’ – Marbella’s world renowned plastic surgeon

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