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Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious title in 2024 but just five made

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Cantabria·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

This western region of Spain is mostly forgotten by British tourists but is WELL worth a visit – according to The Travel Association

TRAVEL experts have shared their top destinations for 2024 and this region in western Spain has made the cut. Brits have loved visiting Spain for decades, but few venture out of tourism

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

HIDDEN VALLEY: Late September in Spain is practically a season of its own

Late September: practically its own season. Bright, fresh days with the memory of water – the downpours of last week, which stopped summer dead in its tracks – still present in corners

23 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Celebrity·La Cultura·Other News·Travel: Extremadura

HIDDEN VALLEY: Figs, nectarines and pears are just a few of the stars of late-summer eating in Spain – and here’s how to eat them

In the latest serialisation of seasoned travel writer Paul Richardson’s new book, Hidden Valley, he reveals how he prepares his favourite late-summer treats with the help of an abundance of ripe fruit

18 Sep, 2023 @ 19:15

Celebrity·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel: Extremadura

HIDDEN VALLEY: The subtle and mysterious art of mushrooming in central Spain

Paul Richardson reveals how he spots the perfect wild mushroom in the forests by his idyllic home in Extremadura - and how to cook them

17 Sep, 2023 @ 12:47

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel: Extremadura

HIDDEN VALLEY: I sniffed the air – smoke!

SUMMER dragged on in its grim-faced way…And just as it seemed August’s annoyances couldn’t get any worse, suddenly and dramatically, they did. It can never happen to you: that’s a certainty you

3 Sep, 2023 @ 12:50

Celebrity·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

HIDDEN VALLEY: BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES

IT is over three decades since journalist Paul Richardson, 60, swapped London for Extremadura, via Ibiza. The well-known travel and food writer, who has penned for everyone from the Financial Times to

2 Sep, 2023 @ 14:23

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

Hidden thoughts: How Old Etonian journalist and author Paul Richardson came to run a farm in Spain’s Extremadura

IT was on a long drive back from Portugal to Denia to catch the ferry to Ibiza that Paul Richardson stumbled across the little known region that would eventually become his home.

2 Sep, 2023 @ 14:07

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

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Ten very good reasons to visit Extremadura on your 2023 trip to Spain

WHEN it comes to tourism, Extremadura is off the beaten track. Few of the 80 million foreign visitors who visited Spain annually in pre-Covid times would venture to the region, for the

26 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Regions·Travel: Extremadura

All roads lead to Rome in Merida, one of Spain’s best kept travel secrets

THE city of Merida boasts the best-preserved Roman ruins outside Italy, and without the crowds. Founded in 25BC, Augusta Emerita as the city was then known, served as the capital of Rome’s

12 Nov, 2022 @ 16:15

Cities·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura·What to do·What to see

WATCH: Drought reveals Spain’s own Stonehenge hidden below water level in Extremadura reservoir

A SOUTHERN European severe summer drought has allowed the Spanish Stonehenge to reappear from a dried up reservoir in the western province of Caceres. The 5,000-year-old Dolmen de Guadalperal is made up

21 Aug, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel: Extremadura

The Cat’s Whiskers: Is Sierra de Gata Spain’s most delightful region?

As the tiny village of Robledillo de Gata is singled out alongside Carmona and Vejer as Spain’s best rural retreat, Jon Clarke extols the delights of a week in the little-known Sierra

16 May, 2022 @ 10:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

Happy geese: Farmer produces ethical foie gras in Spain’s Extremadura

For many this buttery, rich delicacy is one of the most desired luxury food items in the culinary world, for others its method of manufacture represents the ultimate in cruelty. Traditionally, foie

12 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

Hotel Monasterio Rocamador in Spain’s Extremadura is back and better than ever

Surrounded by rolling oak forests and choked with nature, few places give you such a good sense of space. And Hotel Monasterio de Rocamador also takes some beating for history, dating back

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura·Where to stay

Spanish King Felipe Vi And Queen Letizia Ortiz During Inauguration Helga De Alvear Contemporary Art Museum In Caceres On Thursday, 25 February 2021.

New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura

If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum raises the stakes of a long-overlooked gem

29 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·For Foodies·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

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