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Pictured: ‘Sunbed wars’ heat up in Spain as police crackdown on ‘beach hoggers’ on the Costa del Sol

SPANISH police are cracking down on ‘beach hoggers’ on the Costa del Sol. Photos shared online this week showed a team of local officers removing

14 Aug, 2024 @ 20:27

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Review: Candle lit classical concert makes movie magic in Marbella

CANDLE lit classical concerts have brought movie magic to Marbella as part of their nationwide tour. Hundreds of candles surround a string quartet and as

14 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

British expats in Spain reveal the best and worst times to land at the airport if you want to avoid chaos at passport control

BRITISH expats have warned tourists from the UK of the best and worst times to arrive at the airport. It comes as multiple people have

12 Aug, 2024 @ 17:07

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Must-visit: The white-washed village dubbed the ‘cradle of Andalucian pride’ – after being named one of Spain’s most beautiful 100 towns

IT’S often dubbed the ‘cradle of Andalucianism’ thanks to Blas Infante, the ‘father’ of Spain’s southernmost region, having been born there in 1885. And almost

11 Aug, 2024 @ 17:09

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Versace to build eight luxury villas in Spain’s Marbella – this is how much they will cost

VERSACE has been revealed as the latest fashion brand to join the booming luxury real estate market in Spain. The Italian fashion house has signed

10 Aug, 2024 @ 14:14

Lead·Marbella·Property

Plague of invasive hornets threaten bees and honey production across Spain’s Malaga

AN INVASION of oriental hornets is threatening bee hives and honey production in Malaga province. There are over 30,000 hives in the area and the

10 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Marbella suffers a drop in international tourists in first half of 2024 – after series of PR disasters

MARBELLA saw the number of foreign tourists fall in the first half of 2024, latest hotel figures show. According to the National Institute of Statistics,

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:13

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

These are the Malaga towns most overwhelmed by tourists – and they’re not Marbella or Estepona

A STUDY by a website specialising in vacation rentals has identified the municipalities in Spain that are most at risk from overcrowding by tourists, and

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:51

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Drugs crackdown in Marbella: Five houses dedicated to selling different narcotics including cocaine and hashish are raided by police – as family clan is jailed

POLICE have broken up a network of drug houses in the centre of Marbella that each catered to a different drug and user. While one

6 Aug, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British tourists are told to ‘dress properly’ and ‘show respect’ by government of major resort in Spain – as locals blast topless visitors

BRITISH tourists have been told to ‘dress properly’ while walking through the streets of the Costa del Sol. A new campaign by the City Council

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:10

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

US tourists are flocking to Malaga: Americans accounted for most number of foreign visitors in June after the Brits

THE number of US tourists visiting Malaga city has reached new highs, figures suggest. According to the Hotel Occupancy Survey by the National Institute of

3 Aug, 2024 @ 07:44

Lead·Malaga

This town in Malaga was the hottest in Spain during Thursday’s heatwave after surpassing 44C

ALORA in Malaga province clocked the highest temperature in Spain on Thursday with the Aemet weather station there recording 44.3 degrees. The figure was recorded

2 Aug, 2024 @ 12:04

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Heat warning for Spain’s Costa del Sol: Experts activate orange alert as mercury to exceed 40C today

MUCH of Malaga province is on an orange alert for extreme heat today. According to official weather agency Aemet, temperatures will reach highs of 39C

2 Aug, 2024 @ 08:06

Lead·Malaga·Weather

New speed cameras will be installed on ‘death road’ between Marbella and Coin

NEW speed cameras are going to be installed between Marbella and Coin on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road, in a bid to bring down

1 Aug, 2024 @ 16:14

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Italian fugitive who killed his uncle and threw his corpse into a furnace hid in Marbella before being found under a bed clutching €50k in cash

AN Italian fugitive wanted for the horrific murder of his uncle has been captured after hiding out in Marbella. The 39-year-old was staying at a

1 Aug, 2024 @ 15:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

‘I’m a British expat and just bought a house in Spain – here’s what I wish I knew beforehand’

A BRITISH expat and TikToker has shared her journey to house ownership in Spain-here’s what she wished she knew before taking the plunge. The Spanish

1 Aug, 2024 @ 12:31

Lead·Malaga·Property

Malaga airport pushed to its limit this summer with a flight arriving or leaving every three minutes

THIS summer Malaga airport has been pushed to its limit with flights arriving or leaving every three minutes from the Costa del Sol. Malaga airport

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:18

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Nine of the 10 most expensive homes in Spain are on the Costa del Sol, study reveals

Revealed: The cheapest towns to buy property in Spain’s Malaga

HOUSE prices in Malaga province reached a record high in June with an average square metre price coming in at €3,282, but there are big

30 Jul, 2024 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Property

Malaga weighs up €324million tunnel to move ever-increasing amount of traffic underground

ESTIMATES for a tunnel in Malaga to slash traffic along the Paseo de los Curas and Muelle Heredia have been calculated at €324 million. A

29 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads

Toll road may soon be discounted for certain drivers in bid to reduce traffic chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TOLL charges on the AP-7 motorway on the Costa del Sol could be discounted for workers and students in a bid to reduce traffic jams

26 Jul, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Lamine Yamal visits Marbella: Fans swarm 17-year-old as he enjoys holiday with teammate Nico Williams following Spain’s Euro 2024 victory

17-YEAR-old footballer Lamine Yamal has prompted chaos in Marbella as he holidays with teammate Nico Williams following Spain’s Euro 2024 victory. It’s no secret that

26 Jul, 2024 @ 11:44

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Ex-Prime Minister of Spain visits popular restaurant in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

A FORMER prime minister of Spain has been spotted dining at one of San Pedro’s most emblematic restaurants. Jose Aznar, 71, and his wife of

25 Jul, 2024 @ 17:08

Food & Drink·Lead·Marbella

Rolex-snatching gangs arrested in Spain: Huge Italian mafia network terrorised the Costa del Sol and Barcelona

SPANISH police have dismantled a Rolex-snatching crime network from Naples that has been terrorising Spain – with a little help from the Italian police. As

25 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Brits report passport chaos in Spain as huge queue snakes through departure area of major airport

BRITISH travellers have reported passport chaos in Malaga, Spain as huge queue snakes through departures. Many tourists got a nasty shock when leaving security at

24 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Malaga·Travel News

Anti-tourism activists in Spain are branded ‘pathetic’ for sharing photos of holidaymakers online and mocking them – as new graffiti emerges in Malaga after huge protests in Mallorca

ANTI-tourism protesters in Spain have been branded ‘pathetic’ for taking pictures of tourists and shaming them online. Many activist groups on X and Instagram have

23 Jul, 2024 @ 13:01

Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Forest fire in Marbella is stabilised after 100 firefighters work through the night to tackle inferno

A FOREST fire in Marbella has been stabilised following a long night of work by dedicated firefighters. More than 100 men and women were roped

23 Jul, 2024 @ 11:05

Lead·Marbella

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