Between a rock and a hard place
Why everyone should take a butchers inside the privileged world of the Bishop’s Avenue of Andalucia, where the average house price is 1.5m euros, writes
Day Trip from Malaga: Go Bananas in the Axarquia
The land of rebellion, resistance and renaissance - where bananas, mangoes and just about anything else grows
‘Get out of my village!’
Rough Guide to Andalucia author Geoff Garvey tells of the highs and lows of travelling around the region
A day out in the nude
Hot tips for those who don't mind losing all their clothes
Mesmerised by the light
Take a trip round the other side of the Rock of Gibraltar
Take a ‘tripple’ to Jerez
Looking for a fabulous family day out? Why not try Jerez?
Boris gets on his bike
As London embarks on its first ever bike scheme, the Olive Press looks at the reasons behind the scheme's success in Sevilla
We found Eldorado in Coin
Best known for the defunct BBC soap the truth is most foreigners who live in Coín have really coined it in, says Jon Clarke
The Artist’s Way
Robberies, heroin overdoses and Spain’s best beer. John Colley has experienced a lot while sketching his way along the little-known branches of the Camino (or
Vejer de las Fashionistas
It was only a matter of time before a Cabinet Minister got in on the Costa de la Luz’s best kept secret, all expenses paid
Oh I do like to be beside the lakeside
Fancy somewhere different to lay down your towel this weekend? Is the Costa del Sol just too busy and the Costa de la Luz too
If you are fat, don’t fly Ryanair
Not one to miss out on a big opportunity, Ryanair is thinking of charging obese passengers more to use their flights
Africa en famille
Is it possible to cart your wife and kids across the Straits for a long weekend in Morocco? Luke Stewart gave it a go
‘Best bargain hotel in the World’ near Ronda
Hotel Molino del Santo, in Benaojan, has also been voted ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe’ by the millions of customers who use the Trip Advisor
Andalucia hotels with the mostest
The Olive Press asked seasoned travel writer Guy Hunter Watts to pick out his eight favourite hotels in Andalucia.... one for each province
Not so Lanzagrotty
On a recent trip to the most northern of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote, I was amazed at the breathtaking landscape and sheer diversity of food.
The wolfman of Antequera
Historic Antequera is just a wolf howl away from a fascinating wilderness park in Malaga’s mountainous interior.
Under Extremeño Skies
The reputations of Pizarro and other conquistadores left a legacy for the mother of an extremeño to worry about
Horsing around in the hills
Pale rider Jason Heppenstall does his best Clint Eastwood impression and convinces his family that he is not in fact a cowboy
Journey to the Imperial City
Jason Heppenstall travels to Toledo – the “Rome of Spain” – and ends up in a Brit bar like no other
Alhambra rambled
The secret walks led by the superb Alhambra Rambler are nothing to be scared of - as Lisa Tilley finds out
Málaga dreaming
Bob Maddox stops off in the capital of the Costa del Sol and strolls arounds the city’s peculiar – yet spectacular – cathedral
Deia dreaming in Mallorca
Jason Heppenstall spends an idyllic few days on the island of Mallorca – and comes home without his hubcaps
Naked Spain
The Olive Press guides you around some of Spain’s best naturist resorts. Factor 30 sun cream a must!
Gibraltar rocks!
Forget sunburned ex-pats and cheap booze, Jon Clarke discovers the Med’s little Britain has had a makeover
Room with a view – Murcia
The Olive Press sends Vernon Grant to stylish Murcia where he finds a city bucking recent trends across Spain