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Popular Benidorm tourist hotels reopen this spring after €11 million revamp on Spain's Costa Blanca

Popular Benidorm tourist hotels reopen this spring after €11 million revamp on Spain’s Costa...

TWO major hotels will reopen in Benidorm this spring after spending €11 million on extensive refurbishments. The Azora European Hotel and Leisure group(AEHL) has finished work on the Hotel Riudor and the Hotel Flamingo Oasis. The Flamingo Oasis will reopen next month and the Riudor is...
Strangest Weirdest Tourist Attractions Spain 2022

Spain’s weird and wonderful tourist attractions – from food fights to smurf towns

TOURIST recommendations for Spain are so predictable. A dip in the Med, stunning food, even better wine, and all on a backdrop of some era-defining castle or other. You could spend a whole month like this – how boring. Whatever happened to pre-GPS days of getting lost,...
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TRAVEL SPAIN: Five really good reasons why Valencia deserves to be World Design Capital...

SPANISH architecture usually makes one think of a Gaudi building melting into itself. Either that or an intricate archway at the Alhambra, a honey-coloured farmhouse, or an ancient castle or two. In other words, the mind's eye does not jump to the 2022 World Design Capital...
Aceredo Drought

IN PICS: Ghost village becomes tourist hot spot as it remerges from drought-hit reservoir...

A VILLAGE that was flooded to make way for a reservoir 30 years ago in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region has reappeared thanks to receding waters caused by drought. The entire population of Aceredo was relocated in 1992 when a valley on the Spanish-Portuguese border was...
Gang robs 'expensive-looking' customers at up-market hotels and restaurants on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang robs ‘expensive-looking’ customers at up-market hotels and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang plundered guests at an upmarket Alicante hotel and also targeted customers at an expensive city restaurant. Three people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional who believe the trio, along with a fourth person, moved around Spain to commit similar crimes. Bags and suitcases...
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Almeria on a plate: Fruit farms, the best market and a Spanish family’s top...

I AM standing outside a jumble of small shops and apartments on a busy street in the centre of Almeria. My boyfriend, a Spanish native and something of a culinary whizz, is my guide for a foodie tour of the city.  We are to visit...
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Perfect Weekend Escape: A road trip through Axarquia in Spain’s Andalucia

The Axarquia region of Andalucia offers the perfect weekend road trip, writes Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke.
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HIP HOTELS: Six exciting new openings across Spain

IT’S been a busy time for the opening of hip new hotels around Spain. And it’s going to get a whole lot busier over the course of 2022. Some €2.85 billion is set to be invested into hotels around Spain this year, according to Colliers, a...
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Instant karma: Andalucia is home to more than Flamenco and sangria – it is...

MORE energy, greater flexibility, a clearer mind and a toned body - there are so many reasons so many of us are switching to yoga instead of pounding the pavements or powerlifting at the gym.  We are lucky enough to be living in an area...
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Celebrate spring: Six of the most beautiful places to see almond blossom in Spain

THE beginning of March welcomes the unique spectacle of almond blossom in Spain, ushering in spring and creating unmissable sights and smells. While you can enjoy blossom wherever you find an almond tree - and they grow across much of Spain - there are certain...
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ANALYSIS: What’s so special about the microclimate in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

IF you’ve ever browsed Javea’s official tourism website you might have come across an interesting fact.  “The climate in Javea is considered the second-best microclimate in the world,” it reads. But is it actually true? Many websites promoting houses or holidays in Javea parrot the claim, some...

FIT FOR A PRINCESS: Benahavis has hosted royalty, oligarchs, politicians and world famous actors...

‘SECRETIVE’, ‘exclusive’ and ‘elite’ – words that perfectly describe La Zagaleta, said to be Europe’s most expensive residential estate and country club. It is home to some of the world’s richest businessmen, oligarchs and celebrities, up in the hills above Benahavis and with all-encompassing views...
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MOUNTAIN ESCAPE: How Benahavis on Spain’s Costa del Sol became an exclusive paradise for...

Hillside views, top tucker and a stone’s throw to the bright lights of the Costa del Sol… is it any wonder the British Prime Minister recently chose Benahavis for his hols
Spain’s Malaga recieves 1.2 million tourists in first quarter of 2022—four times more than last year

Travel in summer 2022 – will it be boom or bust for Spain?

SINCE the Covid pandemic started in early 2020, international travel has been dogged by uncertainty. EU-wide vaccine certificates, Covid tests and passenger locator forms have dampened consumer demand and now, sanctions over the Ukraine war are increasing the cost of jet fuel and worrying...
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Travel Spain: These are the villages you should visit in the Alpujarra south of...

LYING on the south face of the Sierra Nevada, and spanning the provinces of Granada and Almeria, Las Alpujarras or La Alpujarra, is a mountainous area full of picturesque white villages built in a Moorish style, irrigation systems dating back to the Berbers, and...
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TRAVEL: Which two cities are the most popular tourist destinations in Spain?

TWO Spanish cities have made the top-ten list for holiday destinations in continental Europe, according to one recent survey. And neither of them were Madrid. Travel company Holidu published the 10 most searched destinations on its platform, with Barcelona the second-most searched city in Europe,...
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Explore Spain: Walking the Mirador Challenge around Javea on Costa Blanca

The Mirador challenge may be gruelling at 30kms long, but the views more than make up for it, writes Joshua Parfitt.
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FOCUS: Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca is the gem of the Mediterranean

Home to the most expensive streets in eastern Spain, Javea’s rugged beauty holds enough hidden jewels to share all round, writes Joshua Parfitt
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SLEEP EASY: Where to stay in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOR a town that has had a Parador for five decades, Javea has a surprisingly small amount of good places to stay. It was back in 1969 that Javea built its celebrated state-run parador, something of a badge for any self-respecting special place to take...
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TRAVEL LATEST: Iberia and Renfe team up to expand Train&Fly deals to 14 cities...

TRAVELLERS will now be able to take advantage of a combined ticket that includes both air and rail journeys to reach 14 destinations across Spain  The scheme is a partnership between Spain’s flagship airline Iberia and state rail operator Renfe which is being upgraded and...

MOUNTAIN VILLAGES: Escape to northern Spain

SPAIN’s northern mountains are never more beautiful than at the end of summer. And these mountain villages make a great base for drives, hikes and cycling.
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REVIEW: Creative, evolving BonAmb is the place to eat well on the Costa Blanca

THEIR ladders were carefully pinned to the vertical cliff walls of the Marina Alta area or hung down using ropes. An ancient, thousand-year-old fishing method, the locals clambered down risking their lives particularly on days when it was too rough to go out on boats. Then...
airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

ESSENTIALS: What you need to know about Covid travel rules between Spain and the...

EASTER is expected to see a return of the sort of numbers that flocked to Spain before the pandemic but for British holidaymakers there are still restrictions in place. Spain has extended Covid-19 restrictions for those entering its territory from the United Kingdom until the...
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New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada makes Alhambra day trips easy from...

A NEW high-speed rail route has opened between Malaga and Granada taking under one hour and 10 minutes.  New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada  THE new high-speed route between Malaga and Granada launched on Monday becoming the first ever direct train journey between the...
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The Best Cities for Enjoying Easter in Spain

TAKE advantage of the long weekend. We have everything you need to plan your perfect escape... Sevilla  The capital of Andalucia and the largest city in southern Spain, Sevilla is held in such high regard that people speak of it in awed tones, from the Plaza de Espana...
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Weekend in Estepona, hidden gem of Spain’s Costa del Sol

I WAS sitting in the sunshine, squinting at the Mediterranean and wondering if I would be brave enough to take a dip. I had the beach to myself, save from some dogs splashing their owners along the seafront and athletic locals playing beach volleyball...

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