Convicted rapist in hiding since 2016 jailed after being found in Cordoba
A FUGITIVE Rapist sentenced to 17 years of prison in 2016 has been found in Cordoba. The man had been hiding since he was convicted for holding a Cordoba woman against her
Drought forces earliest grape harvest in continental Europe to be even earlier
THE harvest season in Montilla-Moriles, Cordoba, is one of the first to commence in the whole of Europe and this year it will start even earlier than normal. In fact, according to
Fresh heatwave set to hit Spain from Monday, with a chance of a new record temperature
THE SECOND heatwave of the summer is expected to hit Spain from Monday, with temperatures as high as 44ºC expected in the Guadalquivir Valley in Cordoba. According to meteorologist Roberto Granda, from
Nine top Andalucian wineries take part in a major wine conference in Japan
LEADING Andalucian wineries took part in a major wine conference in Japan last month. Nine wineries from Malaga, Cadiz, Huelva and Cordoba attended the event organised by Andalucia TRADE. Held in the
Priceless illegally-kept archaeological relics dating back to Roman times discovered in Spain’s Andalucia
A COUPLE from Baena, Cordoba province have been arrested for illegally hoarding 119 pieces of great archaeological value in a store room. The man and woman who had a background in historical
Air Europa and Iryo to launch first ever combined plane and train ticket in Spain
AIR Europa and Iryo have announced the launch of combined plane and train tickets in Spain from September. The agreement will include flights connecting Spain with 33 destinations in Europe, Latin America
Summer heat arrives in Spain after a month of storms and showers
AFTER A MONTH of storms and showers across Spain, the summer heat has finally arrived, with temperatures due to hit as high as 35ºC today in cities such as Cordoba. In the
PP obtains over 26% more councillors across all Andalucia while PSOE collapsed on May 28 elections
ANDALUCIA’S political arena has taken a right turn as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has obtained almost 900 councillors more than in the 2019 elections. The right-wing party has seen its overall
Major Spanish writer Antonio Gala dies in Cordoba at the age of 92
BRILLIANT writer Antonio Gala has died at the age of 92 in Cordoba today (Sunday 28 May). Gala, born in Ciudad Real in October 1930, was a worldwide famous novelist, playwright, poet
Spain’s Cordoba Patios closes with record number of visitors—but with homework pending in generational handover
THE Cordoba Patios closes another successful edition which has seen thousands of visitors left mesmerised by their dizzying floral displays. The Fiesta de los Patios is booming and blooming thanks to the
New exhibition tells the lives of Roman gladiators, with help from their tombstones
SLAVES, prisoners of war, condemned criminals or even free men who voluntarily chose the job… There was no one route to becoming a gladiator in Roman times, but once in the profession,
Why the city of Cordoba should be top of your travel list right now
SPAIN is not short of beautiful cities oozing history from between the cracks of their ancient iconic buildings, such as Granada’s Alhambra and Sevilla’s Alcazar. But one comes above the rest, according
FLOWER POWER: How to get around Cordoba’s spectacular Festival of Patios this May
A PRESIDENT of the Amigos de los Patios association once said, ‘the Festival of the Patios is to Cordoba what San Fermin is to Pamplona’. Cordoba’s annual festival sees property owners and
Woman arrested after husband hears phone chat to kill him with rat poison in Spain’s Andalucia
A WOMAN from Lucena in Cordoba province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for plotting to kill her husband with rat poison The couple- of undisclosed ages and nationality- had problems
Queen of Spain gets compliments and colourful language from wellwisher in Cordoba
THE ELDERLY Spanish woman may have been talking to Queen Letizia, but that didn’t stop her from using some colourful language when she got a chance to meet her in the southern
Bogus Verdejo wine sold nationwide by scammer operating from Spain’s Andalucia
AN ANDULACIAN wine and alcohol distributor has been arrested for bottling and selling 2,250 bottles of counterfeit Verdejo wine. The detained man operated from three warehouses in Cordoba where production and storage
Olive Press takes a look at Spain’s Suicide Triangle: Alcalá la Real, in Jaen, is trying to stop the cycle
THE attractive mountain town of Alcalá la Real is topped by a Crusader castle and cascades down a steep hillside, connecting the Guadalquivir Valley with the Granada plains. Known for its world
Teacher in Spain’s Cordoba province slammed for using blackface and exaggerated accent in video about Africa
A TEACHER at a school in the Andalusian province of Cordoba has been widely criticised online after a video circulated in which she appeared in blackface and using an exaggerated accent to
Woman tries to extort money from her mother in bogus kidnap plot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested along with two men after trying to extort money out of her Alicante mother by lying about a fake kidnapping. The criminal plot involved demanding €3,000
The highest castle in Spain is in Cordoba
THE province of Cordoba has a multitude of tourist attractions, including its many medieval castles. Some 70 large, fortified buildings, which together make up an important cultural heritage in the area, can
Have a fino day out in Spain’s Cordoba
WHILE I’m here in Spain, I’m eager to make the most of the three day weekends that I have and do a bit of travelling. I have ambitiously pinned a map of Andalucia
Granada’s Alhambra Palace is boring, Sevilla’s Giralda is pointless and the Caminito del Rey isn’t dangerous enough… It must be true, we read it on TripAdvisor
From the confused to the disillusioned to the just plain bored, check out our ‘dirty dozen’ of the daftest TripAdvisor reviews given to some of Andalucia’s most noted tourist attractions
REVIEW: Living amongst Roman remains in Andalucia’s Cordoba
WHEN the owners of Cordoba’s most charming boutique hotel decided to expand a few years ago they knew there would be something below the building next door. But what the Hospes Palacio
Spain’s high-speed train war intensifies this week as Iryo joins fight for passengers
A third train operator joins Spain’s big battle for customers on Friday with the launch of Iryo’s low-cost service between Madrid and Barcelona. Iryo joins French-owned Ouigo and Renfe’s Avlo in offering
Stag-do party pay penalty for drunken mayhem on high-speed Madrid-Malaga train in Spain
A Madrid court has fined 11 people nearly €700 each after a rowdy stag-do forced a delay to a high-speed train service between Madrid and Malaga in July 2018. It now can
5 bedroom Flat for sale in Cabra with garage – € 225,000
Flat Cabra, Córdoba 5 beds 3 baths € 225,000 Floor 3rd, flat total surface area 216 m², usable floor area 216 m², single bedrooms: 3, double bedrooms: 2, 3 bathrooms,