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IN PICTURES: Beach clear up after San Juan revellers leave behind heaps of rubbish on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE big clear up got underway on Friday morning to clean beaches left littered with rubbish after the San Juan celebrations of the night before.

24 Jun, 2022 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike over Spain’s San Juan bank holiday

LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca have announced they will go on strike. The Lifeguards Union of Mallorca will coordinate a strike between 50 lifeguards in the capital

17 Jun, 2022 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Spain’s Malaga kicks off the 2022 beach season

THE capital of the Costa del Sol has all its summer beach services fully operational. As of yesterday, June 15, until September 30, the 13

16 Jun, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Humpback whale rescued from illegal fish nets in Mallorca dies six days later off Valencia coast of Spain

A humpback whale who made international headlines after being freed from illegal netting off Mallorca on May 20, has died off the Valencia coast. The

27 May, 2022 @ 19:25

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain unveils plans for largest artificial beach in Europe just 30 mins drive from Madrid

PLANS have been unveiled for the largest artificial beach in Europe which will be located just a half an hour drive from the capital. Permission

24 May, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

MAPPED: Spain breaks record with most blue flag beaches in the world

SPAIN has once again kept its position at the top as the nation with the highest number of blue flag beaches in the world. Valencia

11 May, 2022 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Andalucia is home to the longest beach in Spain

SPAIN has about 7,500 km of coastline and more than 3,000 beaches, beaches which come in all shapes and sizes, from rocky coves and jagged

7 May, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Huelva·Lead

Beach nourishment: Spain’s Malaga to receive 300,000 m3 of sand in effort to restore sand loss due to recent storms

MORE than 30,000 cubic metres of sand will be pumped into Malaga’s beaches in efforts to restore the coastline. Work is already underway to restore

5 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Benidorm bans smoking on two of its most popular beaches - and plans to create 'smoke-free' zones in other areas of the resort 'soon'

Benidorm bounces back: British visitors outnumber Spaniards for the first time since pandemic

IN a sure sign that things are returning to normal, industry insiders report that British holidaymakers again outnumber Spanish visitors to Benidorm for the first

9 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Spain puts on extra trains during Easter week to cope with surge in bookings

SPAIN’S state rail operator Renfe has announced it will put on extra trains to cope with the surge in bookings over Easter week. Between Friday,

7 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Free surfing and canoeing lessons start at beaches popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MILD out of season climate on Orihuela Costa means the region popular with expats and Spanish alike can enjoy a ‘Winter Beach’ programme. Starting

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

This beach in Andalucia has been chosen as the best playa in the whole of Spain

LIFESTYLE travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, has named Valdevaqueros (Cadiz), the best beach in Spain 2021 More than 8,000 km of coastline, the longest coastline

26 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia

The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely

24 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca 360 (left Tim Galgey, Right Pete Langan)

Making a splash: British pair snorkel around Spanish island of Mallorca in just 33 days

TWO Brits have snorkelled round the entire coast of Mallorca in just 33 days. Team Mallorca 360 set off on their sea adventure on June

14 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

SPANISH BEACH?: You can keep it

SUMMER is here and like the much maligned and misunderstood lemmings of popular folklore most of Spain flocks to the shoreline every summer August is

13 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

These are the ‘black flag’ beaches to avoid in Andalucia

Spain boasts some of the best beaches in Europe with the cleanest playas awarded blue flags for their clear waters and pristine stretches of sand.

16 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead

Estepona has the only smoke-free beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FOR the third year running, Estepona has once again been declared the only place on the Costa del Sol with a smoke-free beach. The 1,000

14 Jul, 2021 @ 09:50

Lead

Spain’s Marbella approves its Safety and Rescue Plan for summer 2021

COSTA DEL SOL’S tourist hotspot town, Marbella, has approved its summer Safety and Rescue Plan. The plan, which includes a contingency strategy against COVID-19 on

20 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Surf’s Up! Beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca South to be made an official surfing zone

ORIHUELA COSTA councillors approved the modification of one of its local beaches yesterday, meaning that surfing will be allowed under certain weather conditions. Luisa Boné,

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Masks now mandatory on beaches and at swimming pools throughout Spain

A NEW law establishes stricter face mask rules in Spain, making coverings mandatory in all public spaces regardless of distance. The Government of Spain, led

31 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain’s Malaga City kicks off its beach season this Saturday

MALAGA City kicks off the beach season to coincide with the first weekend of the Easter school holidays. With more than 15 beaches in the

26 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

This beach in Spain has been named one of the best in Europe by Lonely Planet

A LONG winding golden beach on the Trucador Peninsula has been named fifth in a list of the top 20 to visit in Europe, by

20 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Travel News

Promenade repairs to start after delays at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is seeing long-awaited repair work start today(January 11) at the Paseo de La Glea in Campoamur. Officials from the council oversaw the first

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead