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Estepona set to expand beach cove much loved by tourists and expats with new ‘green leisure space and more parking’

THE council of Estepona has begun the process of reclaiming land next to the popular El Cristo beach, with the goal of turning it into

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:11

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Older men on the beach most at risk as drownings in Spain reach a 10-year peak

DROWNINGS in Spain have hit their highest level in a decade, with 303 deaths in the first seven months of 2025 – the most since

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:07

Health·Lead

Beach regeneration project almost finished but without promised walkway on Spain's Costa Blanca

Marbella will finally get its breakwaters to save its iconic beaches

GREEN light for the breakwater project in Marbella as the central government approves the environmental works. The coastal project is expected to stabilise the coastline

4 Jun, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Marbella

Is this the end for Spain’s beloved beach showers?

ARE we going to lose the beach showers that are currently installed on many beaches in Spain to wash off salt and sand after a

13 May, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·National News

Irish father ‘drowns in front of his son’ during Spain’s blackout on the Costa del Sol ‘six weeks after mother died’

AN Irish father has tragically died after being pulled from the sea off the Costa del Sol during Spain’s massive blackout – in front of

30 Apr, 2025 @ 15:39

Costa del Sol·Lead

They’re back: Spain’s ‘chiringuitos’ are reopening in Andalucia this week to mark the start of the tourist season

THE iconic chiringuitos of Andalucia are making their return this week as Semana Santa heralds the official start of the region’s beach bar season. The

9 Apr, 2025 @ 15:31

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

‘Take a dip with your pooch?’ This Costa del Sol town is the latest set to get its own ‘doggy beach’

MANILVA will soon open its first ‘doggy beach’. By Easter, you will be able to enjoy what the many beaches on the Costa del Sol

8 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Two beaches on shores of Spain's Mar Menor get much-needed boost of extra sand

British tourists keep fingers crossed as Spanish authorities race to clear up beaches ahead of the Easter holidays in the Costa del Sol

AS Easter approaches, British tourists are hoping for pristine beaches as Spanish authorities race to clean up the coastline ahead of the holiday season. The

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

These are the three ‘happiest’ beaches in Spain, according to bizarre ‘facial recognition’ study

A NEW study analysing 100 beaches worldwide suggests that Spain is home to the happiest beach on the planet. London-based travel agency CV Villas used

18 Mar, 2025 @ 13:21

Barcelona·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Jellyfish alert in Spain as a second Portuguese Man o’ War washes up on the Costa del Sol

ANOTHER Portuguese Man o’ War has been spotted on the beaches of the Costa del Sol. A specimen of the deadly jellyfish washed up on

10 Mar, 2025 @ 17:06

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Nature

Hellish traffic jams in southern Spain as heatwave forces mass exodus to the beach

LOCALS racing to the beach during the fourth heatwave of the year have caused 15km traffic jams in southern Spain today. The tailbacks were seen

10 Aug, 2024 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Lead

Cost of rent in Alicante surges by 10% in a year: British tourist hotspots are the most affected

Tragedy in Benidorm: 85-year-old man dies on shore of popular tourist beach

AN 85-year-old man died on Tuesday on the Levante beach in the popular tourist city of Benidorm, on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast. According to sources

24 Jul, 2024 @ 10:18

Benidorm·Lead

The swordfish that washed up on a beach in Tarragona

Huge swordfish forces beach closure in eastern Spain

A HUGE swordfish measuring some two metres in length forced the closure of a beach last Thursday in Tarragona province, Catalunya region, eastern Spain. Beachgoers

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:58

Catalunya

Bizarre and enormous squid that was ‘still alive’ washes up near Spain’s Costa del Sol: Marine experts take rare ‘diamondback squid’ away

AN ENORMOUS giant squid has been found this week on the Poniente beach in La Linea by beach maintenance staff, with the bizarre-looking creature measuring

22 May, 2024 @ 15:24

Costa del Sol·Lead·Nature

Hordes of transparent organisms are washing up on Spain’s Costa del Sol: How ‘salps’ can cause a nasty smell and slimy sea water

A HARMLESS jellyfish-like creature called a salp has been washing up on Andalucian beaches in vast quantities, bringing the risk of a sticky, foul-smelling mess.

31 Jan, 2024 @ 16:22

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Bomb squad is called to popular beach in southern Spain after tourists finds unexploded missile

AN unexploded missile was successfully detonated by Cadiz’s bomb squad after a tourist found the explosive on a local beach. A rusting, old 105mm calibre

18 Jan, 2024 @ 13:37

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Popular Gran Canaria beach closed due to contamination from ‘poo bacteria’

A POPULAR beach has been temporarily closed by the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council after faecal bacteria was found to have contaminated the

30 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Canary Islands·Health·Other News

‘Shark’ sighting off Spain’s Valencia coast forces beach to close – before experts discover it was just a big fish

A BEACH in the Valencia region was closed on Monday after a shark was thought to have been spotted in the waters. The decision was

21 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

Spain’s Marbella initiates construction of new stretch of promenade

MARBELLA City Council has initiated the construction of a new section of seaside promenade in the Las Chapas region, located adjacent to the prestigious Don

19 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Beachgoers are warned their parasols and other belongings used to reserve a space WILL be removed: Resort in southern Spain popular with British expats adopts ‘drastic’ measures to battle ‘umbrella wars’

Since yesterday, workers from the City Council have been placing warning stickers on parasols and other items left on the sand as a way to

15 Aug, 2023 @ 12:21

Granada·Lead

Beach shower services suspended in capital of Spain’s Costa del Sol

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es BEACHGOERS in Malaga’s capital are set to experience a shift in their seaside routines as the familiar beach

9 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Drones complete 2,500 missions patrolling beaches in Spain’s Fuengirola this Summer

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE Fuengirola City Council has once again bolstered beach security by implementing a coastal aerial surveillance service using

3 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

Malaga’s ‘Espeto War’: Unraveling the cheapest delights by the sea

MALAGA’S culinary battleground comes alive every summer among beachfront restaurants, all vying to serve the best and most affordable sardines skewered, the famed ‘espeto.’ This

30 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

COSTA DEL SOL beach goes smoke-free to promote healthy lifestyles

ESTEPONA has introduced an exciting addition to its beach offerings – a smoke-free beach. The designated smoke-free area can be found on La Rada beach,

29 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Lifeguards Covering Six Palma Beaches To Go On Strike In Spain's Mallorca

Eight people drown in Spain in the space of just 24 hours

EIGHT people drowned in Spain this week in the space of just 24 hours, raising alarms that this year could be a particularly black one

27 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead

Lifeguard injured after watchtower crumbles in Spain’s Malaga

A YOUNG 18-year-old male lifeguard from the Torrox beach lifeguard service has been injured after suffering a three-metre fall when a watchtower on the beach

20 Jul, 2023 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News