Vejer de la Frontera – dining capital
Dining Secrets of Andalucia editor Jon Clarke traces the reasons Vejer has become a true frontier for cooking
Horsing around in the Axarquia
Eloise Horsfield is advised to go easy on the hip flask as she rides a trusty mare through the wilds near Periana
Whale watching in Tarifa
A fantastic place for a fun and environmentally friendly day out
Shedding light on the Costa de la Luz
We present a guided tour of the beautiful Coast of Light
Uncovering the hidden gems of Chiclana de la Frontera
Wendy Andersen on the hidden delights of her home town of Chiclana
Riding the wind: Kite-surfing on the Costa del Sol
The Costa de la Luz is one of Spain’s top spots for kitesurfing – and good for diving too
Sally Harrison takes a ride up to majestic Comares
Uncovering the Arabic past of one of the Axarquia's most popular towns
Tarifa: Where the wind blows
Wendy Williams is blown away by the magic of Tarifa, Europe’s southernmost point
Two Old Fools and a jellyfish
In the final extract from Victoria Twead’s Chicken, Mules and Two Old Fools she and husband Joe get to grips with the local wildlife…
Andalucians told to stay home this summer
Restrictions also loosened for Latin Americans to encourage more Andalucian holidays
New runway for Malaga airport tipped to create a tourism take-off
The new runway will double the capacity of the airport and accomodate state-of-the-art airplanes
A vote of confidence
Victoria Twead gets to grips with small town Spanish politics in the latest extract from her book Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools…
Blood Wedding, nudist beaches and Mojito Joe!
Cabo de Gata is Andalucia’s best place to chill out and relax, reckons Olive Press editor Jon Clarke
Mojacar the mystic mount
Lenox Napier offers a history of Mojacar and how the town got its name
Mojacar: The Corner of Enchantment
Long-time resident Lenox Napier recalls the good old days of Mojacar when his dad played checkers with Orson Welles and kicked a young Dennis Hopper up the backside
False alarm
Continuing in our series of extracts from Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools, Victoria Twead grabs her Great Aunt Elsa and prepares for an earthquake….
A herbal adventure in the Alpujarras
Eloise Horsfield spends the day with herb enthusiast Sue Rodgers, learning which plants combat pongy feet, what the Egyptians used to fight coughs and even making her own body scrub
Why I am still in love with Spain
Author Chris Stewart explains why he has no intentions of picking up sticks and going back to the UK - despite the current recession and tough times for expats
Green for Go in Andalucia
Take a trip along Andalucia’s best inland secret the Via Verde, writes Jon Clarke
Cliff-hanger drama
Continuing his series of walks for the Olive Press local author Guy Hunter-Watts takes us on a stunning coastal walk close to Almunecar along The Cantarrijan and El Canuelo Trail
Meet the neighbours
In the second in our series of extracts from Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools, British expat Victoria Twead gets to know her neighbours over a bottle (or three) of homemade wine…
An appetite for fun in Sevilla
Patrick Curry takes a look at Andalucia’s biggest fair, Sevilla’s Feria de Abril
Fancy a ‘Chris Stewart week’?
An opportunity to spend seven days of walking, talking, eating and drinking with the Driving Over Lemons author
Beware of the bull
Rough Guide author Geoff Garvey on the dangers of ignoring signs when hiking, and shares his pick of the Andalucian parks
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