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-
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
15 of the Best Ancient Ruins on the Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz
What are your favourite little known Moorish and Roman sites in Spain?
La Inglesa: The extraordinary love story behind a winery in the heart of Spain’s Andalucia and the Englishwoman that inspired it
NESTLED in the heart of Andalucia you can find the Sierra de Montilla (Cordoba), an unexpected paradise for wine lovers. Often eclipsed by the nearby
Zoo worker survives leopard attack in Spain’s Andalucia
A Cordoba Zoo keeper was attacked by a leopard on Monday just before he was going to feed the animal. The man only suffered what
TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain. Those detained were business
‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain
A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are
Patios of Cordoba: Where even the most reluctant gardener will find inspiration
It had been on my bucket list for years and yet somehow, I had never quite got round to it, but with foreign travel curbed
CLIMATE CHANGE: Average temperature in Malaga soars by 1.32ºC in 100 years —with Cordoba leading the ranks in temperature rise across Spain
TEMPERATURES in Spanish cities have not stopped rising in recent years. In fact, the average temperature in Malaga has increased 1.32ºC degrees between 1900 and
52 patios in Spain’s Cordoba to take part in the Patios de Cordoba Festival
THE Patios de Cordoba Festival returns after a two year hiatus due to Covid-19 with a total of 52 patios taking part in this 2022
Spain’s low cost high-speed train war hots up as new operator Iryo brings forward launch.
SPAIN’S low cost high-speed train war goes up an extra gear in November as Italian-Spanish owned firm Ilsa launches its service. The company, under the
Ancient Roman mosaic uncovered at olive grove in Spain’s Cordoba
A LARGE mosaic dating back to Roman times has been uncovered at an olive grove in Cordoba. A ‘fortuitous earth movement’ led to a farmer
Is Cordoba home to the oldest Arab baths in Spain?
THE Junta has launched an investigation to determine whether or not the Arab Baths of the Pescaderia de Cordoba are the oldest in Spain. The
Back in bloom: Cordoba patios reopen for special autumn festival
LOS Patios de Cordoba will reopen this October and will feature 16 venues over two weekends in a special autumn treat to mark 100 years
HEATWAVE: Spain swelters in hottest day ever as record temperature of 47.2ºC set in Andalucia
THE highest temperature ever recorded in Spain was set at 5.10pm on Saturday in the Andalucian town of Montoro, just outside Cordoba, as the heatwave