Tag: bandits
SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the...
In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee
Robin Hood or robbing hoodlum?: Andalucia’s last bandit built up a legendary reputation
Shannon Chaffers follows the trail of Pasos Largos
LET’S EXPLORE SPAIN: How Malaga’s colourful Axarquia region awakened from its slumber
David Baird on why, having lived all around the world, he settled in this quiet corner of Malaga, known as a land of rebellion, resistance and renaissance
Watch out for the one-eyed bandit in the Axarquia!
David Baird follows in the footsteps of the bandoleros, who made the Axarquia infamous
Stand and deliver!
Grazalema was the setting for the annual meet of bandoleros – or bandits – from around the region
A land of rebellion, resistance and renaissance
After spending a year living in the region, the Olive Press editor Jon Clarke explains why he identified with the Axarquia
Smugglers’ train back on the run
It was once used by bandits and drug smugglers. Now, after a six-month upgrade, the Algeciras to Ronda line is about to reopen, reawakening memories of its turbulent past, writes Tessa Norman
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Tensions run high in Spain’s North African city of Melilla, after calls circulate for boycott of Jewish businesses
TENSIONS are reportedly running high in one of Spain’s North African exclave cities, Melilla, after calls for a boycott of Jewish businesses there began...
