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Transition to luxury: A five-star stay steeped in history at the former home of Adolfo Suarez in Avila

WHAT was once the home of former Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first elected leader after the Franco dictatorship, is now a five-star boutique hotel.

24 Feb, 2026 @ 10:10

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

36 Hours in Avila: Discover Spain’s medieval walled masterpiece on the plains of Castilla y Leon

PERFECTLY preserved and completely encircled by stone ramparts, Avila feels like a city carved from honey-coloured rock and suspended in time.

24 Feb, 2026 @ 09:10

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Forest fires in Spain: Growing blaze claims firefighter’s life in Avila

FOREST fires in Ávila and Las Hurdes remain highly active today, following several days of burning and the tragic death of a firefighter. The fires

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:05

Environment

Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

A NETWORK of unlicensed slaughterhouses has been busted by the Guardia Civil in the Avila, Madrid, and Toledo areas. Meat from mistreated animals was supplied

26 May, 2025 @ 12:50

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Snow chaos in Spain as two hikers are rescued from blizzard and cars are trapped

SNOWY conditions are wreaking havoc in central and northern Spain as temperatures plummet across the country. In Madrid, a total of 29 roads have been

3 Mar, 2025 @ 12:36

Lead·National News·Video·Weather

Civil Guard busts gang stealing footballers' phones

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole from football players while they were training

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested four people on suspicion of stealing at least 123 cellphones for a value of €60,000 from an unusual target: football

27 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Man, 86, battered hospital room-mate, 80, to death with mobile phone in central Spain

AN octogenarian has been charged with battering a man, 80, to death with a mobile phone in a shared hospital room. The 86-year-old aggressor has

12 May, 2022 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Narrow escape for Money Heist star Miguel Herra as fire destroys home in Avila

A FIRE ravaged the home of Miguel Herran, the star of popular Netflix show Money Heist, forcing the actor to jump out of his bedroom

11 Apr, 2022 @ 19:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

Down syndrome girl from southern Spain makes history by walking at New York Fashion Week

A SPANISH Down syndrome model from Spain has made history by catwalking during New York Fashion week. Marian Avila, 21, rocked a red dress and

11 Sep, 2018 @ 11:56

La Cultura·Lead

Missing two-year-old girl in Spain found asleep under protective pet dog in mountains

A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has been found in the mountains with her pet dog after going missing. Guardia Civil officers found the toddler hidden under a

18 Oct, 2017 @ 10:38

Lead·National News

Robots take over Spanish classrooms

Robots may be the new frontier for programming education

14 Jul, 2015 @ 12:26

Education·Featured·National News

Police seizes jihadi cell in raids across Spain

Barcelona, Girona, Avila and Ciudad Real have all been harbouring alleged Islamic militants

13 Mar, 2015 @ 14:12

Lead·National News

Spain’s top five stargazing hotels

The best spots in Spain for dazzling night sky views

24 Aug, 2014 @ 10:20

Other News·Travel News

Nine dead and 21 injured in worst crash in five years in Spain

The deadly bus crash occurred on Monday morning in the province of Avila

8 Jul, 2013 @ 15:38

Lead·National News

The ultimate insult for Brit relative of Spanish Civil War victim

Grave of woman raped and murdered during Civil War has been 'smashed to buggery' by right wing mayor

20 Sep, 2011 @ 13:07

National News

Fires claim a further two lives

Arson thought to be the cause of further forest fires

30 Jul, 2009 @ 16:44

Transition to luxury: A five-star stay steeped in history at the former home of Adolfo Suarez in Avila

36 Hours in Avila: Discover Spain’s medieval walled masterpiece on the plains of Castilla y Leon

Forest fires in Spain: Growing blaze claims firefighter’s life in Avila

Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

Watch: Snow chaos in Spain as two hikers are rescued from blizzard and cars are trapped

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole from football players while they were training

Man, 86, battered hospital room-mate, 80, to death with mobile phone in central Spain

Narrow escape for Money Heist star Miguel Herra as fire destroys home in Avila

Down syndrome girl from southern Spain makes history by walking at New York Fashion Week

Missing two-year-old girl in Spain found asleep under protective pet dog in mountains

Robots take over Spanish classrooms

Police seizes jihadi cell in raids across Spain

Spain’s top five stargazing hotels

Nine dead and 21 injured in worst crash in five years in Spain

The ultimate insult for Brit relative of Spanish Civil War victim

Fires claim a further two lives

Court blocks jury trial for Begoña Gomez- wife of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez- who is accused of embezzling public money

Malaga ‘set to lose one-fifth of its GDP by 2050 thanks to extreme weather driven by climate change’, alarming study finds

Saharan dust cloud connecting Madrid to Marrakech to blanket parts of Spain with fabled ‘blood rain’ as temperatures hit 25C

Transition to luxury: A five-star stay steeped in history at the former home of Adolfo Suarez in Avila

36 Hours in Avila: Discover Spain’s medieval walled masterpiece on the plains of Castilla y Leon