Cordoba

Cordoba’s famous Flora festival returns as teams duke it out to transform courtyards into dazzling displays of colour

CORDOBA’S streets have exploded into colour as the Flora festival returns to the city, bringing with it over 20,000 flower stems and 5,000 plants. The

14 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45

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Spain’s iconic Great Mosque of Cordoba narrowly escaped Notre Dame-style catastrophe – but why is it a World Heritage site?

A FIRE broke out at Cordoba’s historic mosque-turned-cathedral at 9pm on Friday, 8 August, but it was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Mayor of Cordoba, Jose

12 Aug, 2025 @ 17:54

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IN PICS: Heartbreaking scenes as fire breaks out at Spain’s iconic Mezquita de Cordoba

A LARGE fire broke out at Cordoba’s iconic mosque-turned-cathedral on Friday evening in harrowing scenes reminiscent of the blaze that tore through Notre Dame in

9 Aug, 2025 @ 19:16

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in La Carlota with pool garage – € 155,000

Detached villa in the area of Las Pinedas, La Carlota (Córdoba), has 46 areas that are 4600 m2 of plot with drip planting of olive

7 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

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Weather warning in Spain: Orange alert for extreme heat as temperatures soar to 41C across Andalucia

AN orange weather alert for excessive heat has been issued for Andalucia as the region braces for the return of sky-high temperatures. Cordoba is set

28 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Mother who had her six children taken away is arrested after selling baby for €2k in Spain

Mother who had six children taken away is arrested after ‘selling baby for €2k’ in Spain

A WOMAN who sold her newborn baby for €2,000 has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. A Cordoba couple undergoing fertility treatment who bought the

25 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

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‘Beverly Hills’ style tourist flats to be built in historic Andalucian gem – and they’re MUCH cheaper than they look

THE ‘most sought-after area’ in Cordoba will continue to build on its luxury status after the announcement of a new ‘exclusive’ apartment complex. Brillante, a

27 Feb, 2025 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Property

Violent Albanian gang stole more than €10m by robbing luxury homes across southern Spain

A VIOLENT Albanian gang has been arrested in connection with at least 16 robberies from luxury homes in southern Spain that netted items worth at

31 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

4 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Rute with pool – € 395,000

Finca/Country House Rute, Córdoba 4 beds 3 baths € 395,000 Large farmhouse with attached huge games/entertainment room with bar, large private pool, great

8 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

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Man suffers brain damage after brutal assault by 'up to 20 mad men' outside Alicante nightclub

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been

27 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law

Amber Heard visits popular restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia as she takes a break from Madrid life

ACTRESS Amber Heard surprised the team at Cordoba’s La Taberna de Almodovar by dropping in for lunch and posing for a photo with owner, Angel

8 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead

Spain extends pensionable retirement age

Life expectancy reaches new heights in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

SPAIN’S average life expectancy is famously high, consistently coming in above neighbouring France or the United States, for example. But in the southern region of

22 Jul, 2024 @ 16:55

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Waters in southern Spain are found to contain sewage and potentially toxic bacteria

THE latest report from Andalucia’s regional government has found that the waters off the Zahara de los Atunes beach in Barbate, Cadiz province, contain potentially

1 Jul, 2024 @ 17:27

Environment·Lead

Spain’s Malaga recieves 1.2 million tourists in first quarter of 2022—four times more than last year

Revealed: The provinces with the fastest growing economies in Spain’s Andalucia – partly thanks to tourism

NEW figures from Andalucia’s Institute of Statistics and Cartography show that three of the region’s provinces have been growing faster than the average, thanks in

4 Jun, 2024 @ 12:18

Andalucia·Lead

Warning: Dozens of new cameras than can detect people not wearing seatbelts are installed on THESE roads across Spain's Andalucia

Warning: Dozens of new cameras that can detect people not wearing seatbelts are installed on THESE roads across Spain’s Andalucia

SPAIN’S General Directorate of Traffic(DGT) has recently installed 59 surveillance cameras in Andalucia to monitor the use of seat belts- yielding some dramatic results. According

1 May, 2024 @ 16:45

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Tourist tax in Spain: Leaders of Malaga, Sevilla and Cordoba call for new levy on visitors

MALAGA’S mayor Francisco de la Torre has joined his counterparts in Cordoba and Sevilla in calling for a tourist tax to be levied in Andalucia.

15 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Travel update for Spain: There will be a need for a tourist tax in Andalucia ‘in the near future’, says mayor of major city – including popular resorts like the Costa del Sol

THE mayor of a major tourist city in southern Spain has suggested it is only a matter of time before a tourism tax is introduced

12 Mar, 2024 @ 15:00

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These five cities in Andalucia have been named among the 10 ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals in Spain – with one taking first place

ANDALUCIA has five of Spain’s ten ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals- including the first place winner. A study by ElectoPanel surveyed some 4,000 Spaniards to reveal

15 Jan, 2024 @ 13:27

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Orange alert for heavy rain and storms for parts of Costa Blanca and Valencia

Weather warnings for rain, storms and hail across Spain’s Andalucia TODAY

THE INCLEMENT weather that has seen in the New Year in Spain is set to continue today, with weather warnings issued for rain, storms and

4 Jan, 2024 @ 10:57

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

AROUND a thousand people have lost deposits of up to €55,000 for homes in Andalucia and Murcia that are unlikely to ever be built. The

27 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Army captain who ordered Cordoba soldiers to go into a near-frozen pool of mud is suspended after two died

THE CAPTAIN of a Cordoba-based army unit that saw two men die during an exercise on Thursday has been relieved of his command while a

22 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Fears for two soldiers who disappeared while performing a drill in a near-frozen lake in Spain's Andalucia - just days before Christmas

Two soldiers die while performing a drill in a near-frozen reservoir in Spain’s Andalucia – just days before Christmas

TWO SOLDIERS were found dead on Thursday after an extensive search following an exercise by a near-frozen reservoir in Andalucia. The Guardia Civil, Policia Local,

21 Dec, 2023 @ 18:45

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Cancer doctor gives verdict on ‘olive oil fasting’ trend pushed by Gwyneth Paltrow and the Kardashians

Warning: If you have bought THESE brands of olive oil in Spain’s Andalucia then they may be tampered with and need throwing away

ANDALUCIA’S Ministry of Health has warned people not to use 12 branded olive oils that have been exposed as fake with nearly all of them

8 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

Exposed: How a gang paid Spanish women to marry foreign expats in bid to gain them residency

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 32 people in Andalucia for their involvement in a ‘marriage of convenience’ scam that enabled foreigners to get Spanish residency.

7 Dec, 2023 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Malaga

Spain now has 15 restaurants with an incredible 3 Michelin stars – but how many are near YOU?

THE Spanish Michelin Guide for 2024 has been revealed, bringing the country’s roster of three Michelin star restaurants to an impressive 15. Noor in Córdoba

29 Nov, 2023 @ 13:19

Andalucia·Cordoba·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Christmas in Andalucia: When will the major cities of Spain’s biggest region turn on their impressive light displays?

THE festive season will kick off in Andalucia this weekend as cities across the region switch on their Christmas lights. The smell of chestnuts in

23 Nov, 2023 @ 15:15

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