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Semana Santa special: Where to go and what to see around Andalucia

Iona Napier - 3 Apr, 2015 @ 12:19

Easter celebrations are well underway in Andalucia

Food & Drink

Last supper with a twist at Mosaik in Marbella

Rob Horgan - 1 Apr, 2015 @ 11:23

Reporter Rob Horgan played disciple at a last supper with a twist

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Plummeting oil prices drive 2015 tourist boost for Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 30 Dec, 2014 @ 17:00

Some airfares already slashed by half

Granada

Teaching kids to ski: It’s snow joke!

Jacqueline Fanchini (Reporter) - 23 Dec, 2014 @ 16:36

Jon Clarke on the terrors of trying to teach your own children how to ski in Sierra Nevada

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Malaga’s massive Easter haul

Tom Powell - 27 Apr, 2014 @ 09:30

The city recorded its best Easter trading figures for years

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VIDEO: Virgin falls off float in Alicante Easter procession

Tom Powell - 23 Apr, 2014 @ 13:38

The shocking scenes were captured on film by spectators

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Forget Bunnies and Hot Cross buns

Giles Brown - 20 Apr, 2014 @ 12:00

Olive Press columnist Giles Brown on Easter and sunburn

Malaga

Antonio Banderas back in Malaga for Easter

Imogen Calderwood - 14 Apr, 2014 @ 13:25

The Spanish actor played a leading role in this weekend's Semana Santa processions

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Axarquia shop owners to dress windows as part Easter celerations

Kathryn Richardson (Reporter) - 7 Mar, 2013 @ 13:21

Business association launches competition for sixth time

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UFO claims surround military jet mystery on the Costa del Sol

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 14 Apr, 2012 @ 20:03

EXCLUSIVE: The sighting of a "long and thin" object with flashing lights came just days before a similar incident in the UK, and led to an apparent 5am military jet chase

Mums join in the Easter bonnet parade at BSM

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An Egg-cellent display

Wendy Williams - 8 Apr, 2012 @ 11:59

Children at BSM show off their Easter bonnets

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Brotherhood bother in La Linea

Eloise Horsfield - 5 Apr, 2012 @ 14:57

Heated protests as Easter parades are cancelled in La Linea due to lack of police

Food & Drink

Good news for choc scoffers this Easter

Eloise Horsfield - 4 Apr, 2012 @ 13:24

Regular eaters should stop feeling guilty, say researchers

La Cultura

What shall I do this Easter?

Eloise Horsfield - 1 Apr, 2012 @ 13:01

Wendy Andersen looks at your Semana Santa options

Malaga

Easter egg hunt at Arboretum Marbella

Eloise Horsfield - 29 Mar, 2012 @ 15:25

Families will be able to hunt for eggs in teams

Cordoba

Cordoba enjoys bumper Easter bookings

James Bryce - 6 May, 2011 @ 14:02

Hoteliers are the big winners as Holy Week celebrations prove worth waiting for

Calliope's Musings on Spain

The Michelin man in drag

Carolyn Emmett - 5 May, 2011 @ 11:44

I am wearing seven layers of clothing; I feel fat and uncomfortable; my hands are freezing

Max Bartie

Easter parade #2

Wendy Williams - 4 May, 2011 @ 11:05

Bartie admires the wealth of the Semana Santa procession

Hannah's España - An American in Spain

Semana Santa in Spain

Karl Smallman - 26 Apr, 2011 @ 22:15

Holy Week is experienced by Hannah - an American in Spain

Gualchos: Semana Santa

raddy - 24 Apr, 2011 @ 22:50

Opening my bedroom window, I come face to face with the figure of the Virgin held aloft by the penitent supporters

Please don’t rain on our parade!

Wendy Williams - 20 Apr, 2011 @ 11:20

Weather forecasters are predicting heavy rain across the region from Thursday onwards

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Atheist Easter procession banned in Spain

Wendy Williams - 19 Apr, 2011 @ 12:01

Atheist march banned as it sullies the good name of Semana Santa

Spanish airports traffic 10 per cent up for Easter

Wendy Williams - 19 Apr, 2011 @ 11:50

An estimated 8.5 million passengers will pass through Spanish airports this week while 14 million cars will be on the roads

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Drumming up a storm

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 1 Apr, 2010 @ 18:04

Baena is a town famous for its olive oil, but during Semana Santa its quiet streets take on an altogether different aspect as thousands of drummers pick up their sticks. By Helen Hartstein

Malaga

Costa del Sol cuts

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 29 Mar, 2010 @ 16:53

Hotels on the costa have cut jobs by almost one-fifth in the past year

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