Inside Altea – the whitewashed Costa Blanca town that kept its 1960s bohemian charm with quirky bars and late-night art studios

Explore Altea old town, where whitewashed lanes, working art studios, pebble beaches, mountain walks and tucked-away restaurants preserve the Costa Blanca town’s bohemian charm for

24 Oct, 2026 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ryanair adds four new winter flights to Costa Blanca airport schedule but also cancels four routes

Ryanair adds four new winter flights to Costa Blanca airport but axes four routes as well

The airline says it will connect to 79 airports during the low season with new routes to Sicily and Venice in Italy plus Friedrichshafen and

23 Oct, 2026 @ 12:34

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Expat hotspots named at risk of ‘severe’ earthquake shaking in new Spanish government plan – these are the affected areas

Spain’s official state gazette lists 34 impacted municipalities in Malaga province, including Malaga city, Nerja, Frigiliana, Torrox and Velez-Malaga.

22 Oct, 2026 @ 13:38

Environment·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca man arrested after breaking into 39 cars in evening crime spree

Costa Blanca man, 20, arrested after breaking into 39 cars during one-night crime spree

The thief, 20, was identified after trying to force the front door of a restaurant which had a security system that captured an image of

22 Oct, 2026 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Pedro Sanchez to visit Valencia village left ‘upside down’ by deadly Storm Adam as 280 were rescued by helicopter and 2,100 evacuated

The storm killed at least five people after triggering catastrophic flooding across south-eastern Spain over the weekend.

20 Oct, 2026 @ 12:57

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Thirteen drivers rescued from Costa Blanca motorway tunnel amid rising floodwaters after deadly Storm Adam dumps 50mm of rain in less than an hour

Drivers rescued from rising floodwaters in Costa Blanca motorway tunnel after deadly Storm Adam dumps 700mm of rain in less than an hour

The Guardia Civil and Pilar de la Horadada Policia Local took the uninjured victims to a municipal shelter where they spent the night.

20 Oct, 2026 @ 12:39

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Storm Adam wreaks havoc in Spain, leaving four dead

Four dead as Storm Adam wreaks havoc across Spain – with DANA alerts still in force along Mediterranean coast from Barcelona to Murcia

Historic rainfall totals were recorded along the Costa Blanca and Valencia coastlines as Storm Adam wreaked havoc across Spain.

19 Oct, 2026 @ 19:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Storm Adam is set to lash Valencia and the Costa Blanca with torrential rainfall

Valencia braces for up to 700mm of ‘catastrophic’ rainfall as red alert issued for Storm Adam – two years on from horror DANA that killed 242

The latest weather models suggest up to 700mm of rain could fall in Valencia and the wider Costa Blanca region across Saturday and Sunday.

17 Oct, 2026 @ 18:54

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Dutch cyclist collapses and dies while climbing demanding Sa Creueta mountain pass on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Dutch cyclist died on Wednesday while he was on a testing six-kilometre climb in Alicante province.

16 Oct, 2026 @ 13:29

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cannabis clubs in upmarket Costa Blanca towns are shut down for illegally selling drugs to tourists

Two cannabis clubs that sold drugs to holidaymakers in Alfaz del Pi and Denia have been closed down by authorities.

15 Oct, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Unusual storm’ threatens Costa Blanca with sudden cold snap and October wash out

Early projections suggest torrential rain coming in on Saturday afternoon and lasting as long as Tuesday- coupled with lower temperatures.

14 Oct, 2026 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Costa Blanca airport on course to smash passenger record with a month to spare thanks to British tourists

2.1 million people used Alicante-Elche airport in September with nearly a third coming from the United Kingdom.

14 Oct, 2026 @ 08:58

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Supporters of the Orihuela Costa Independence Party with a background view of Orihuela Costa

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Orihuela Costa independence movement led by expats bidding to break away from Costa Blanca town

Hundreds of expats in a sun-kissed Costa Blanca town are leading a bid to gain independence from a town hall that has looked down on

12 Oct, 2026 @ 19:20

Costa Blanca·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Politics

Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint Punta Margalla built on public land without permission

Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint built on public land without permission

Torrevieja City Council has started to demolish an illegal viewpoint built on the city's Punta Margalla promenade seven years ago.

7 Oct, 2026 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca beach tragedy as young couple drown due to strong currents

A Ukrainian couple- both aged 25- drowned at a Guardamar del Segura beach on Saturday.

5 Oct, 2026 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Flash floods in Spain with weather warnings still in place

WATCH: Biblical rainstorms unleash flash floods across Spain – elderly woman, 102, found dead after becoming trapped in home

The victim, aged 102, was found dead in her home in Madrigueras, Albacete, after the property was swallowed up by more than a metre of

3 Oct, 2026 @ 12:37

Lead·National News·Weather

Benidorm dishes out over 1,100 fines to law-breaking electric scooter riders

Over 1,100 fines have been issued against electric scooter riders so far this year for flouting rules in Benidorm.

1 Oct, 2026 @ 13:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Cover up’ investigated in fatal Benidorm parasailing accident that claimed life of British tourist

A boat captain faces a reckless homicide charge and a colleague is accused of a cover up after a British tourist died in a Benidorm

1 Oct, 2026 @ 11:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm apartment destroyed by fire with four people inhaling deadly fumes

WATCH: Benidorm flat destroyed by fire with four people inhaling deadly fumes

A fire destroyed a ninth-floor Benidorm flat on Wednesday morning with four people needing treatment for smoke inhalation.

30 Sep, 2026 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

An image of Playa de las Higuericas, on the Costa Calida.

These are the scenic spots in Spain where your money goes furthest, according to The Telegraph

Away from the tourist crowds, these value-for-many gems are perfect for expats looking to buy a property in Spain at a snip.

29 Sep, 2026 @ 12:55

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

Benidorm woman stabbed to death with police arresting her partner

Man arrested in Benidorm after female partner is stabbed to death in horror late-night attack

A man has been arrested in Benidorm after allegedly stabbing his female partner to death with a knife.

28 Sep, 2026 @ 10:46

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Orihuela Costa in Alicante on the Costa Blanca

Three Brits arrested in Costa Blanca town over ‘gangland shooting’ of Lithuanian man 300 miles away in Estepona

The victim, from Lithuania, survived multiple wounds to his chest and legs after being shot behind a car park near an Estepona chiringuito.

26 Sep, 2026 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

New documentary to expose Tommy Robinson’s murky finances – including how he funds luxury stays in Spain and Portugal

A DOCUMENTARY is set to expose the dodgy finances of British far-right rabble-rouser Tommy Robinson – including how he funds stays at luxurious hideaways across

8 Sep, 2026 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

Costa Blanca airport gets rated as the ‘best’ in Spain according to new study

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has kept its spot as Spain's best airport according to European rankings compiled by holiday rental portal Holidu.

4 Sep, 2026 @ 11:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca woman lost €74k as fraudsters used her phone number to access online banking and get debit cards

TWO people stole over €76,000 from a bank account belonging to a Costa Blanca woman by simply using her phone number.

3 Sep, 2026 @ 09:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-British TV soap turned criminal on 'Most Wanted List' flees Costa Blanca home

Ex-British TV soap star turned criminal on ‘Most Wanted List’ flees after hiding out on Costa Blanca

AN ex-British TV soap actor on a recent UK Most Wanted list of fugitives in Spain has been living on Costa Blanca but fled in

2 Sep, 2026 @ 10:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca

Inside Altea – the whitewashed Costa Blanca town that kept its 1960s bohemian charm with quirky bars and late-night art studios

Ryanair adds four new winter flights to Costa Blanca airport but axes four routes as well

Expat hotspots named at risk of ‘severe’ earthquake shaking in new Spanish government plan – these are the affected areas

Costa Blanca man, 20, arrested after breaking into 39 cars during one-night crime spree

Pedro Sanchez to visit Valencia village left ‘upside down’ by deadly Storm Adam as 280 were rescued by helicopter and 2,100 evacuated

Drivers rescued from rising floodwaters in Costa Blanca motorway tunnel after deadly Storm Adam dumps 700mm of rain in less than an hour

Four dead as Storm Adam wreaks havoc across Spain – with DANA alerts still in force along Mediterranean coast from Barcelona to Murcia

Valencia braces for up to 700mm of ‘catastrophic’ rainfall as red alert issued for Storm Adam – two years on from horror DANA that killed 242

Dutch cyclist collapses and dies while climbing demanding Sa Creueta mountain pass on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cannabis clubs in upmarket Costa Blanca towns are shut down for illegally selling drugs to tourists

‘Unusual storm’ threatens Costa Blanca with sudden cold snap and October wash out

Costa Blanca airport on course to smash passenger record with a month to spare thanks to British tourists

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Orihuela Costa independence movement led by expats bidding to break away from Costa Blanca town

Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint built on public land without permission

Costa Blanca beach tragedy as young couple drown due to strong currents

WATCH: Biblical rainstorms unleash flash floods across Spain – elderly woman, 102, found dead after becoming trapped in home

Benidorm dishes out over 1,100 fines to law-breaking electric scooter riders

‘Cover up’ investigated in fatal Benidorm parasailing accident that claimed life of British tourist

WATCH: Benidorm flat destroyed by fire with four people inhaling deadly fumes

These are the scenic spots in Spain where your money goes furthest, according to The Telegraph

Man arrested in Benidorm after female partner is stabbed to death in horror late-night attack

Three Brits arrested in Costa Blanca town over ‘gangland shooting’ of Lithuanian man 300 miles away in Estepona

New documentary to expose Tommy Robinson’s murky finances – including how he funds luxury stays in Spain and Portugal

Costa Blanca airport gets rated as the ‘best’ in Spain according to new study

Costa Blanca woman lost €74k as fraudsters used her phone number to access online banking and get debit cards

Ex-British TV soap star turned criminal on ‘Most Wanted List’ flees after hiding out on Costa Blanca

OPINION: Why we had a moral and journalistic duty to investigate 50 women’s claims against ‘Buttman’ surgeon gunned down in his Marbella clinic

20 years on, The Olive Press revisits the October front pages that made our name – from Los Merinos to Franco’s stolen babies

Clocks go back in Spain tonight – but do YOU know why we change the time twice a year?

Inside Altea – the whitewashed Costa Blanca town that kept its 1960s bohemian charm with quirky bars and late-night art studios

Why is Ignatius Loyola’s name everywhere in Spain? The swaggering Basque swordsman who shaped the Counter-Reformation

Costa Blanca

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