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‘Exploring Andalucia’: Journey through southern Spain with glossy new book by British couple who fell in love with the region

BRITISH couple Calum Chace and Julia Begbie have penned a glossy book on Andalucia encapsulating their love for the region. Hailing from Sussex, the couple

30 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Misty Dawn, Medina Sidonia, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Day Trip from Cadiz and Sevilla: Medina Sidonia, Bridge to Inland Cadiz Province

Medina Sidonia – like its nearby neighbours of Benalup and Alcala de los Gazules - is full of history

28 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa de la Luz·Day Trips·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel Andalucia·Travel Cadiz·Travel News

Baños de la Encina: Postcard from the oldest castle in Spain

SPAIN is littered with castles. It has such a glut – 10,257 to be exact – that I’d believe it if there were more castles

19 Apr, 2022 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Jaen·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·What to see

Where bandits once trod: A riding adventure through the stunning Sierra Morena in Spain’s Andalucia

Jon Clarke heads on a riding adventure into the Andalucian outback of the Sierra Morena near Sevilla

17 Jan, 2022 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla Travel·Travel Andalucia·What to do·What to see·Where to eat·Where to stay

Discover one of Spain’s best kept secrets: The Guadalhorce Valley, Andalucia’s answer to the Lake District

There’s a secret world of lakes, white villages and rocky mountain highs in the Guadalhorce hills behind the Costa del Sol, writes Jon Clarke

2 Dec, 2021 @ 13:36

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·What to do·What to see·Where to eat

Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain

IT is known as ‘El Sarten’, the frying pan of Spain because it’s location in a dip surrounded by the olive groves of La Campina

5 Sep, 2021 @ 09:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla Travel·Short Breaks·Travel Andalucia·What to see

Five lesser known towns worth a visit on Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer

Spain’s sunniest coast has a varied and unique collection of towns and resorts

23 Jul, 2021 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Beaches·Exploring Spain·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

Hemingway, my dad and running the bulls of Pamplona

In a moving tribute to her legendary father, American Deirdre Carney explains why she sorely misses running the bulls at July’s postponed San Fermin festival.

15 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

WELCOME TO CASTELLON: Why you should visit the northern province of Spain’s Valencia region this summer

CASTELLON is considered by many to be the hidden jewel in the Valencia region. While Alicante and Valencia are widely hailed as top tourist destinations

4 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Castellon·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Valencia Region·Valencian Community

Discovering a Secret Paradise in the Serrania de Ronda, inland Malaga in southern Spain

There is a secret paradise deep in the hills above the Costa del Sol, as writer Jason Luban discovers.

13 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

MOUNTAIN ESCAPE: As the Sierra de las Nieves becomes a National Park, we pick our Top 10 best secret spots in the Serrania de Ronda

From bandit hideouts to Roman wine cellars, there is so much to see and so many great walks close to Ronda, writes Jon Clarke

9 Jun, 2021 @ 10:25

Day Trips·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel Malaga

How an epic bicycle journey across southern Spain revealed some surprising delights

When British traveller Chris Atkin set out to cross southern Spain making a 1,300 km route between Valencia to Gibraltar by bicycle, he didn’t know

16 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Alicante·Almeria·Exploring Spain·Gibraltar·Granada·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel News·Travel: Costa del Sol·Travel: Granada·Valencia·Valencian Community·What to do

EXPLORING ANDALUCIA: Forget the Caminito del Rey… how about El Chorro’s challenging Two Peaks and a Paddle trail

Forget the Caminito; that's kids stuff. Jon Clarke climbed two of Malaga’s tallest mountains and rowed across its lake district all in one back-breaking breathtaking

12 May, 2021 @ 10:20

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel Malaga

Top of TripAdvisor, Michelin stars and more: How Ronda’s restaurant scene has grown and grown

THERE are few places that get to be Number One. So, it was all the more surprising to find that an intimate, little-known restaurant in

19 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Day Trips·Exploring Spain·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

Excursions into the unremembered past of Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA province is steeped in history — both ancient and modern — and autumn the perfect season to plan excursions and discover its historical treasures.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Don't Miss·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

EYE ON IBIZA: Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke discovers why it’s more than all white on the party isle

WE’RE eating €8 sausage sandwiches with thinly-sliced Toro tomatoes, washed down with ice cold Estrella Damm lagers and a couple of fizzy drinks. With a

18 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Ibiza·What to do·What to see·Where to eat

A walk through 8 of Andalucia’s stunning nature trails from the comfort of your sofa

Discover eight exceptional natural spaces through attractive virtual tours

16 May, 2020 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Environment·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

Five Picture-Perfect Destinations in Spain off the Tourist Track

As the countdown to breakout from the coronavirus lockdown begins, here’s some inspiration for your next outdoor adventure

5 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Short Breaks

Two Andalucia villages make it onto list of Spain’s seven rural wonders

TWO Andalucian villages have made Homeaway’s Seven Rural Wonders of Spain list. Voted for by the travel website’s clients, in fourth place the Moorish hilltop

30 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel Cadiz

Short Break from Malaga: the White Towns of Guadalhorce

I SPEND 15 minutes gawping at the rugged Alhaurin el Grande mountain range from our balcony before I realise I am late for breakfast. We’re

8 Dec, 2018 @ 16:21

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Short Breaks

My long road to Ronda – mostly on foot, reveals walking guru

WHEN I first came to Andalucía in the ‘80s Alastair Boyd’s travelogues The Road from Ronda and In The Sierras of the South were essential

11 Nov, 2018 @ 09:54

Andalucia·Cities·Exploring Spain·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Spain announces its latest ‘most beautiful villages’ – and four of them are in Andalucia

SPAIN has added 11 new villages to its official ‘Los Pueblos mas Bonitos de España’ list. The picturesque additions will become part of the government

11 Dec, 2017 @ 17:18

Andalucia·Cadiz·Exploring Spain·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Read the TripAdvisor reviews of 12 tourists who were not impressed by Andalucia

“It’s as though some of the museums have just been put there to give tourists something to do”

4 Mar, 2017 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Cordoba·Exploring Spain·Granada·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Gorge-ous Ronda

Take a hike beneath one of Andalucia’s most dramatic landmarks with local expert Guy Hunter-Watts, author of Walking in Andalucia

1 Nov, 2016 @ 10:44

Day Trips·Exploring Spain·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain to Portugal and Extremadura to Porto

Port, olive oil and ham… Jon Clarke heads on a romantic trip to Porto taking in the best of the western part of Spain en

14 Feb, 2016 @ 08:37

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Short Breaks

Walks in Spain: Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada

Inveterate walker-cum-author Guy Hunter Watts takes up the story

11 Jan, 2016 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

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