OPEN-AIR CINEMA: Spain’s summer best
SPAIN'S open-air cinemas are perfect for summer nights, whether in the city or on the beach. Here's the best from Ibiza and Madrid to Seville and Barcelona.
Happy Hat Trick: Vida, Tree House and Leo’s bring a vibrant new feel to...
LIKE London buses, as the saying goes, you wait ages for one to arrive then three turn up at the same time.
That’s the case with a hat trick of new restaurants opening in Mallorca over the last month.
The first is Leo’s Grill, in Portals,...
HOTELS: Israeli chain Leonardo opens three new properties in Ibiza
THEY’VE already opened four hotels in Mallorca this year… now the Leonardo group has opened a trio of new joints on the white isle.
The hotels in San Antonio and two in Santa Eulalia means in just seven years the Israeli group has opened 17...
This stunning beach in Spain is ‘one of the most magical places in the...
BUSINESS magnate Richard Branson has named this Spanish beach ‘one of the most magical places in the world’.
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The billionaire, who owns his own airline and private island,...
EYE ON IBIZA: Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke discovers why it’s more than all...
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 plate of prawns as a starter and ice-creams for the kids for postre, the bill comes to just €58 and...
EYE ON IBIZA 2022: Where to stay and where to eat on the Spanish...
MINIMUM spend lunches at €250-a-head, €700-a-week hire cars, Michael Gove on the dancefloor. Yikes! Is it any wonder Ibiza’s been a little quieter this summer.
Ask any regular visitors or business owners and they’ll tell you the same thing; the White Island is anything but...
TOP SPOT: Hotels in Madrid and Ibiza lead the way in a global luxury...
WHEN it comes to the world’s best luxury hotels, Spain ticks many boxes.
Now, a new hot list puts an exciting launch and two long-awaited relaunches of hotels over the last year at the top of the pile.
Ibiza’s new Six Senses hotel and Madrid’s recently...
IBIZA: Cocktails in the House of WOW
SPEND the days on Ibiza's famous beaches and the nights with everyone else at this restaurant in Santa Eulalia del Rio for exciting cocktails and food.
IBIZA: where to find that quiet beach
WE can't promise total isolation, but here are our favourite less visited island coves for peace, clear water, and stunning views and dreamy days.
Iberian conquest: A little-known Israeli hotel chain has acquired eight new hotels in Spain...
IT has been something of a silent takeover.
But in just seven years an ambitious Israeli group has acquired 17 hotels in Spain.
In the last year alone, the Leonardo chain has bought eight hotels in the country, with six in the Balearic Islands and one...
Why these pueblos in Spain should be on your travel bucket list this summer
EVERY cloud has a silver lining and for some villages you may never have heard of in Spain, the COVID-19 crisis has been an opportunity to shine and show off their uncrowded, idyllic spaces.
Traditional tourist hotspots like Marbs and Palma de Mallorca have been...
Mallorca tops list of best travel destinations for 2022 and here’s why
MALLORCA has been named as the world’s top destination of 2022 by travel review website TripAdvisor.
The biggest of the Balearic Islands tops the ranking of ‘trending destinations’ in the 2022 Travellers’ Choice Awards beating other island hotspots such as Tulum in Mexico and the...
Fed up hoteliers in Spain’s Mallorca get police training for staff in a bid...
HOTELIERS in Mallorca have decided to take the law into their own hands as they struggle to deal with unruly alcohol-fuelled holidaymakers.
They are pleading for action against drunkenness, saying recent measures designed to tackle the issue have failed.
They claim that chronic underfunding of police...
Street parties and colourful costumes flood the streets of Mallorca
2023 welcomed back the Sa Rua carnival for the first time without restrictions since the pandemic.
This year’s festivities were set to be extremely popular and they did not disappoint. Carnivals took place across the island with various municipalities dishing out a range of...
DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s On in Spain
Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Malaga to Madrid via Barcelona and Cordoba.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Ronda Romantica (May 11-13). Ronda (Malaga) wholeheartedly returns to the heady days of bandoliers, horsemen, wine and song with performances, markets and processions.
Cordoba Patio...
Mallorca’s Natural Charms Inspire Latest Novel by Author Diana Janney
From raindrops dripping from terracotta rooftops, people and pine forests, to a glimpses of distant sea and wild grandeur, Mallorca inspires author Diana Janney. Here she explains why Mallorca was the ideal island muse for her new novel, A Man of Understanding
FOR me, inspiration...
SubliMotion: Ibiza restaurant crowned most expensive dining experience in the world
DINERS with exceptionally deep pockets should head to SubliMotion in Ibiza which has been recognised as the most expensive tasting menu in the world.
The restaurant located at the Hard Rock Hotel on Playa d’en Bossa is only open during the summer season from June...
The best Ibiza restaurants to eat at whatever your budget
Editor Jon Clarke serves up the ultimate insider guide for eating around the island
Insider tips to the ultimate Ibiza getaway
Here are some other great money-saving ideas for doing Ibiza on a budget without missing out on a thing
ISLAND ESCAPE: There has never been a better time to visit the normally packed...
IT’S approaching high Spring and the beaches of Ibiza would normally be filling up and the hip boutiques of Ibiza town inundated with English, American and German accents.
Instead there is merely a gentle trickle of European tourists circling the White Isle and you’re more...
Cas Gasi: Welcome to the hippest boutique hotel in rural Ibiza
THE first decision to make as you stroll down the drive from the car park at Agroturismo Cas Gasi is which path to take to reception: the first follows a perfumed bank of roses, planted four rows deep; the other meanders beneath a floral...
Ocean Drive Port Portals: the perfect hotel for your holidays in Mallorca
GIVEN OD Hotels’ commitment to being present in fabulous spots, there was only one suitable place for Ocean Drive Port Portals: the most exclusive yacht harbour on the island.
Located in Portal Nous, Ocean Drive Port Portals opens onto the marina with breathtaking views, a...
A luxury hotel in Mallorca has been named one of the best new hotels...
THE hotel Can Ferrereta de Santanyí, located in the historic centre of Santanyí, has been listed as the best boutique hotel for its "exquisite style and excellent service" by National Geographic Magazine.
Also listed on Small Luxury Hotels of the World it describes Can Ferrereta...
Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at...
MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a messy free for all, and it’s a lot more fun than you’d think!
Not a lot of fiestas have taken...
From Somerset to Menorca: Extraordinary art centre opens in Spain’s Balearic Islands
The 40,000 square metre island is only a short boat ride from Mahon and now home to an extraordinary art centre featuring works by acclaimed artist Mark Bradford
NICE ONE SON: Valldemossa’s Son Viscos is the perfect B&B for a weekend escape
IT is the perfect place to hole up for a weekend escape.
And at just 20 minutes from Palma, it couldn’t be easier to get to.
Yet, despite its proximity to Mallorca’s capital, Son Viscos, in Valldemossa, is surrounded by some of the island’s most stunning...