Cheerful Chilches
Sally Harrison takes us on a tour of a mainly Spanish village
Graceless ending for Marbella spa
Hotel that counted Grace Kelly, the King of Saudi Arabia and Osama Bin Laden as guests finally shuts
Aracena’s wonderful Grutas de las Maravillas
These incredible caves have been open to the public for 100 years
Dreamtime in the Aracena
Aracena counts some of the best quality and most peaceful hotels in southern Spain, reckons Jon Clarke
A landscape you’ll never forget
Guy Hunter-Watts, author of Walking in Andalucia, takes a look at the Sierra de la Aracena
Under the bridge at Benamargosa
Sally Harrison takes a tour of Benamargosa on the route of sun and avocadoes
A walk through Hardy’s Wessex
One of his favourite areas for walking, author Guy Hunter-Watts praises Aracena and, continuing his series of walks for The Olive Press, describes a delightfully
Up Marbella’s magic mountain
Continuing our serialisation of new book Coastal Walks of Andalucia, Guy Hunter-Watts takes you on an exciting trip up La Concha, the Costa del Sol’s
Best job in the world
There are three types of dolphin swimming around the Bay of Gibraltar, discovers Wendy Williams
Bravo Baviera
Andy Chapell enjoys a romantic Valentine’s Day outing to the Axarquia... with his chef!
The ape escape!
Wendy Williams has a tug of war with a monkey on a tour around the Rock
Heading for the heights!
A new walking book Coastal Walks of AndalucÃa charts 50 great walks along the Costa del Sol, the Costa de la Luz and Gibraltar. Here,
The only way is up for Santander airport
The airport is fast-growing - and it's all thanks to one airline
At the peak of good living in Spain
Continuing the series on the villages of the Axarquia, local estate agent Sally Harrison guides us around Alcaucin…
Thousands left stranded after Spanair goes bust
Spanish airline now faces nine million euro fine after government launches legal action
A cleaner drive in Spain
Car hire giant Europcar is introducing electric cars to its Spanish fleet
Vueling introduce flights from Cardiff to Spain
Three weekly services will run between Cardiff and Alicante, and Cardiff and Mallorca
From AndalucÃa to the Antarctic
Expat Tiki Kyte joins a BBC crew retracing the steps of explorer Frank Wild who a century ago conquered the Frozen Planet
Iberia Airlines pilots strike once more
A total of 266 flights will be cancelled on January 9 and 11
No half measure for Sierra Nevada snowboarders
The Sierra Nevada is fast becoming one of Europe’s top resorts for snowboarding
Super stylee skiing in Spain
Olive Press editor Jon Clarke hangs out in southern Europe’s top skiing resort
Bee-ing there!
Buzz along to Colmenar, the true hive of the Axarquia, writes Wendy Williams
Racing along the raisin route
A great way to see the Axarquia is to take a tour by car around the so called ‘raisin route’ or Ruta de la Pasa,
Sweet dreams
Jon Clarke discovers that the Axarquia has a long and rich history of winemaking
A chilling experience in the Axarquia
John Keogh takes a trip up the celebrated Chillar Gorge
Axarquia: A land of rebellion and renaissance
Why I fell in love with the confusing ham-shaped wedge of rutted hills and dry river valleys known as the Axarquia