Dicks, balls, c*nts… Spain’s Andalucia has some great everyday swearwords, but its other vocabularly is even more curious
In a new monthly column, Charlie Smith explores the trials and tribulations of learning Spanish
Farmers in Spain’s Andalucia cut off roads with tractors and light fires in huge protest at rock bottom olive oil prices
Since 2017 the price of extra virgin olive oil at source has plunged by 43% from €3.60 to around €1.90 per kilo
Suffering farmers in Spain’s Andalucia to block busy highway with tractors in Valentine’s Day protest at Trump’s olive tariffs
During 2019, Spain’s olive export rate to America was slashed by almost 15,000 tonnes after the US imposed a 25% levy on the product
Body of a man believed to be from the missing fishing boat recovered in Andalucia
THE body of a man has been recovered from the waters of Tarifa.
‘BAD NEWS’: Andalucia minister reacts to Boris Johnson victory after experts warn Spain’s southernmost region could lose €1.1 BILLION thanks to hard Brexit
The region is particularly vulnerable to the economic shock of a disorderly UK exit as Britain accounts for €4.5 billion worth of investments annually
Spain shutting the border would be like ‘cutting off its nose to spite its face’, slams Gibraltar’s deputy commander
Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said that tightening frontier controls would hurt the Spanish as much as the Rock.
Could this be Spain’s most romantic place to stay? Jon Clarke takes a trip to DDG Retreat on the Costa del Sol
I’M wallowing in my private outdoor bath having played three sets of tennis at probably Spain’s most exclusive court. With a glass of cava in
Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED
It comes after cops found fake permits for at least 14 animals at facilities in Villafranca de los Barros in February
Three incredible secret beaches in Spain’s Andalucia to visit this weekend
They’re public beaches just begging to be enjoyed in June when you can almost have them to yourself
DID YOU FEEL IT? 3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Spain’s Andalucia early this morning
Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN) provided the data on the tremor
Politics aside, Andalucia’s new right-wing coalition is good news for taxpayers, writes Adam Neale
The change in direction is designed to make Andalucia more attractive to investors, both national and international
ORANGE and YELLOW weather alerts for Costa del Sol as 80km/h winds and four metre waves expected
PARTS of Andalucia are on orange and yellow alert today as Spain’s weather agency AEMET predict strong weather across the coast. AEMET have forecast 80km/h
Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists
AN Andalucian city has pledged to banish 5,000 pigeons amid complaints from restaurant and hotel owners that they are driving away tourists. Cadiz is set
ORANGE ALERT: Balearics and Andalucia on standby for strong winds and rain tomorrow while snow predicted across Spain
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET have warned that the Balearics and parts of Andalucia will be on orange alert tomorrow, meaning ‘important risk’. An AEMET spokesperson
Guests got more than they bargained for at Gibraltar’s Fawlty Towers dinner
As a Fawlty Towers dinner event comes to the Rock, Giles Brown recalls other not-so savoury meals
ROCKY ROAD: Drivers in Spain’s Andalucia narrowly escape falling five-tonne boulder
With a history of rock falls in the area the mayor took no chances in sealing off the highway ahead of heavy rain forecasts
EXCLUSIVE : the Olive Press has Breakfast with Berkoff
Giles Brown meets his theatre hero and comes over all starstruck
SNOW: Tornado smashes Menorca leaving 38,000 residents without power, while two people missing in northern Spain
Over 50 trees and poles collapsed in Menorca, leaving most people without power, while two hikers are still missing in northern Spain
When it rains…
It’s been another quiet week for our man in Marbella
Why you shouldn’t write off Algeciras just yet
If Lonely Planet authors had been passing through during Algeciras Entremares earlier this month, they’d be in a flurry to update
We’ve survived another mad Marbella summer
CONGRATULATIONS! You survived another summer season on the Coast. While it seemed to be a little less frenzied and frantic than previous summers, there was
Pintxo hopping in Spain’s San Sebastian may be ‘World’s Best Culinary Experience’ but don’t bail on Bilbao
THE world’s best culinary experience has officially been awarded to an old Spanish tradition. Well, Basque that is. Choosing from 500 different food experiences from
Five books based in or near Spain’s Andalucia that are a MUST read this summer
Grab a garden chair and dive into some ‘non-escapist’ literature set in exotic locations down the road A Vineyard in Andalucia (2017), Maria Duenas
Hooked on Barbate the world’s tuna capital
In an unsuspecting little town in Andalucia a Phoenician fishing technique is keeping the Japanese sushi market afloat
Property market in Spain still a safe bet
House prices are rising in double digits
Give war a chance – a Spanish village at war with France
How a 100-year ‘war’ between an Andalucian village and France forged lifelong friendships