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Check out these 9 stunning seaside homes up for sale in Spain – including €20m Marbella mansion built for Franco’s daughter

SCATTERED along Spain’s 4964 kilometres of coastline, these beautiful properties are all available to buy this month.

29 Aug, 2026 @ 10:10

Stay-at-home order lifted for 12,000 residents near Costa Brava wildfire – as firefighters declare blaze that injured 10 and scorched 2,300 hectares ‘stable’

AROUND 12,000 residents living on the Costa Brava are now free to leave their homes after firefighters said they had ‘stabilised’ a devastating wildfire that

5 Jul, 2026 @ 15:19

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Huge wildfire erupts near Spanish tourist hotspot – more than 12,000 residents ordered indoors on Costa Brava with 30,000 hectares at ‘severe’ risk

MORE than 12,000 residents have been placed under stay-at-home orders as a huge wildfire threatens an idyllic stretch of coastline loved by Brits. Around 440

4 Jul, 2026 @ 17:59

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

The Dutch have now moved into the top five for property purchases in Spain – here is where they are snapping up homes

FOREIGN demand for Spanish property is booming, and the Dutch are now leading the charge, climbing into the top five nationalities buying homes in Spain.

25 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Revealed: The Spanish locations featured in the return of the BBC’s glamorous spy drama The Night Manager

STARRING British heartthrob Tom Hiddleston as former British soldier Jonathan Pine alongside an all-star cast including Hugh Laurie, Tom Hollander and Elizabeth Debicki, The Night

13 Jan, 2026 @ 08:20

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Winter Brings New Maintenance Concerns for Costa Brava Holiday Homes

As the tourist season winds down and many holiday homes along the Costa Brava are left unoccupied, a different set of challenges begins to emerge.

17 Dec, 2025 @ 16:10

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca

British teenager fighting for life after nearly drowning during school trip to northern Spain

A BRITISH teenager is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty while swimming at sea during a school trip to northern Spain. The 14-year-old

16 Nov, 2025 @ 18:18

Catalunya·Lead

Spain to host golf’s Ryder Cup for the second-time ever in 2031

SPAIN’S Costa Brava will host golf’s Ryder Cup team competition between Europe and the United States in 2031. The Camiral Resort Golf & Wellness course

18 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

British woman is hospitalised in Spain after being ‘stabbed by a masked robber’ at a major holiday resort

A BRITISH tourist was stabbed during a street robbery in Lloret de Mar on Monday. The female victim was with a group from France and

10 Oct, 2024 @ 12:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Police discover body of man surrounded by headless chickens in bay on Spain’s Costa Brava

THE Catalan regional police made a bizarre discovery on Sunday, when they found the body of a man in a small bay on the Costa

4 Aug, 2024 @ 15:47

Catalunya·Lead

This is the cheapest holiday destination in Spain, according to the Sun

BRITISH newspaper the Sun has named this seaside town Spain’s cheapest holiday destination. August is just around the corner and with it, a new flock

29 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Popular tourist town on the Costa Brava bans stag and hen dos from carrying inflatable penises and sex dolls

DRUNKEN stag and hen do parties carrying inflatable penises and massive sex dolls through the streets may become a thing of the past after a

30 May, 2024 @ 19:16

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: British pub and its workers ‘are attacked by Moroccan men’ on Spain’s Costa Brava

THIS is the moment a British pub and its workers were attacked by a group of men on the Costa Brava. Video footage shared online

30 May, 2024 @ 15:07

Crime & Law·Lead

Jellyfish warning in Spain: Potentially dangerous creatures are arriving earlier and in larger numbers this year, say sealife experts

UNUSUALLY warm weather last month on Spain’s Costa Brava attracted bathers to the sea, earlier than the norm for a dip. But to their surprise,

11 May, 2024 @ 13:04

Lead·Travel News

Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought

THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has

18 Apr, 2024 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spanish chef Dabiz Muñoz is crowned best in the WORLD for the third year running – here’s where you can enjoy his food in Spain

MADRID’S Dabiz Muñoz has been crowned the best chef in the world for the third time in a row. Muñoz once again triumphed at the

21 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Some of the most jaw-dropping properties on the Costa Brava market in Spain’s Catalunya

Aiguablava – €7.5mn Location: Nestled along the coast near Begur, this waterfront gem overlooks the picturesque bay of Aiguablava and the marina of Fornells. With

20 Jul, 2023 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Lead·Property

One Of The World's Best Restaurants To Reopen As Museum In Spain's Catalunya

One of the world’s best restaurants reopens as a museum in Spain’s Catalunya

EL BULLI, repeatedly voted the world’s best restaurant before it closed in July 2011 is reopening as a museum to tell the story of how

7 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Dog owner in Spain’s Catalunya drowns during sea rescue at Costa Brava beach on Lloret de Mar

A man drowned after trying to save his dog at a Costa Brava beach in Catalunya. The owner, 46, responded fatally on Sunday while walking

21 Mar, 2022 @ 18:07

Catalunya·Lead

New twist in decade-old case of Scottish holidaymaker murdered on Spain’s Costa Brava

A NEW lead in the case of a Scot murdered while on holiday on Spain’s Costa Brava a decade ago has brought new hope that

7 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Family of British man killed with one punch on stag do in Spain appeal for justice 10 years on

THE family of a British man who was murdered during a stag weekend in Spain have appealed for new information ten years on from their

18 Jan, 2022 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Shakira appears untroubled amid legal woes as she relaxes with family on yacht vacation in Spain

SHE’S one of the biggest pop stars in the world, with a legion of loyal fans and a happy marriage to football sensation Gerard Pique.

2 Sep, 2021 @ 17:37

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Other News

VIDEO: Wildfire blamed on tossed cigarette on Spain’s Costa Brava ravages natural park and forces 300 from their homes

FIREFIGHTERS in Catalunya have battled a wildfire that destroyed 400 hectares of forest and forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes. The blaze

18 Jul, 2021 @ 11:21

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Expat drowns after becoming trapped in garage as it filled up with water in heavy rainfall in Spain

The victim was 30-years-old and was described as 'foreign'

23 Sep, 2019 @ 07:04

Lead·National News

Spain’s costas are still attracting wealthy overseas buyers as the second home market grows

Increasing numbers of international buyers are coming to Spain’s coasts, according to Lucas Fox

24 Mar, 2019 @ 16:18

Lead·Property

Concerns for last unspoiled Mediterranean cove in Spain as building ‘frenzy’ resumes

ONE of Spain’s last unspoiled Mediterranean coves is under threat from a new building frenzy. Environmentalists are growing concerned for the Costa Brava after several projects

6 Oct, 2018 @ 15:54

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Costa Brava

Check out these 9 stunning seaside homes up for sale in Spain – including €20m Marbella mansion built for Franco’s daughter

Stay-at-home order lifted for 12,000 residents near Costa Brava wildfire – as firefighters declare blaze that injured 10 and scorched 2,300 hectares ‘stable’

WATCH: Huge wildfire erupts near Spanish tourist hotspot – more than 12,000 residents ordered indoors on Costa Brava with 30,000 hectares at ‘severe’ risk

The Dutch have now moved into the top five for property purchases in Spain – here is where they are snapping up homes

Revealed: The Spanish locations featured in the return of the BBC’s glamorous spy drama The Night Manager

Winter Brings New Maintenance Concerns for Costa Brava Holiday Homes

British teenager fighting for life after nearly drowning during school trip to northern Spain

Spain to host golf’s Ryder Cup for the second-time ever in 2031

British woman is hospitalised in Spain after being ‘stabbed by a masked robber’ at a major holiday resort

Police discover body of man surrounded by headless chickens in bay on Spain’s Costa Brava

This is the cheapest holiday destination in Spain, according to the Sun

Popular tourist town on the Costa Brava bans stag and hen dos from carrying inflatable penises and sex dolls

WATCH: British pub and its workers ‘are attacked by Moroccan men’ on Spain’s Costa Brava

Jellyfish warning in Spain: Potentially dangerous creatures are arriving earlier and in larger numbers this year, say sealife experts

Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought

Spanish chef Dabiz Muñoz is crowned best in the WORLD for the third year running – here’s where you can enjoy his food in Spain

Some of the most jaw-dropping properties on the Costa Brava market in Spain’s Catalunya

One of the world’s best restaurants reopens as a museum in Spain’s Catalunya

Dog owner in Spain’s Catalunya drowns during sea rescue at Costa Brava beach on Lloret de Mar

New twist in decade-old case of Scottish holidaymaker murdered on Spain’s Costa Brava

Family of British man killed with one punch on stag do in Spain appeal for justice 10 years on

Shakira appears untroubled amid legal woes as she relaxes with family on yacht vacation in Spain

VIDEO: Wildfire blamed on tossed cigarette on Spain’s Costa Brava ravages natural park and forces 300 from their homes

Expat drowns after becoming trapped in garage as it filled up with water in heavy rainfall in Spain

Spain’s costas are still attracting wealthy overseas buyers as the second home market grows

Concerns for last unspoiled Mediterranean cove in Spain as building ‘frenzy’ resumes

Latest Marbella shooting sees man hit in the leg and three Dutchmen arrested after gunman opens fire on Golden Mile

Spain’s school results hit rock bottom as pupils fall more than TWO YEARS behind British children in reading

Dubai-based ‘narcobank’ financing cocaine into Spain is exposed with five top global drug lords at the helm

Spain’s green northern coast becomes ‘cool-cation’ refuge as tourists flee scorching southern summers

WATCH: Teachers block roads and high-speed rail lines in Barcelona as new school year begins with strikes

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