graffiti

Vandals caught graffitiing trains in Catalunya to face mega fines of up to €900,000 under tough new crackdown

VANDALS caught spraying graffiti on trains will face massive financial penalties under a strict new law in Catalunya. Offenders now face fines of up to

22 May, 2026 @ 16:20

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Hunt is on to unmask and catch mystery Marbella graffiti vandal ‘Kabro’ – after town hall spent €20k to clean up damage

AUTHORITIES in Marbella have intensified efforts to track down a graffiti vandal, after damage has already exceeded €20,000. The town hall has said it is

24 Apr, 2026 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spaniards abroad: Four Spanish graffiti artists are locked up in Poland for vandalising metro

FOUR Spanish tourists were arrested in Poland and are now facing two months of pre-trial detention after getting caught vandalising a local metro. A group

18 Mar, 2026 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

‘Arrest him!’: Outrage after video shows a German tourist daubing natural areas with grafitti on Spain’s Canary Islands – risking himself a €200,000 fine

LOCALS on the Canary Islands are fuming after a German graffiti artist proudly left his mark at beauty spots across the holiday destination. An Instagram

28 Mar, 2024 @ 15:50

Lead

New mayor of Valencia in Spain announces big plan to improve street cleaning

New mayor of Valencia in Spain announces big overhaul of street and park cleaning service

VALENCIA’S new Partido Popular mayor Maria Jose Catala has announced that street and green area cleaning is being doubled in the city. One of Maria

24 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s national railway company, Renfe, spends more than €400,000 to remove graffiti from Andalucian trains

EVERY year, thousands of trains are vandalized and last year’s graffiti cleaning costs tallied €413,000 in Andalucia alone. In addition to the cost, there are

28 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Travel News

How Spain’s street artists are changing the public perception of graffiti

URBAN art has often been associated with vandalism. Graffiti, as a main example, is interpreted by many as a deterioration of communities, an eyesore or

27 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca Graffiti Vandal In Spain Is Caught After Year Long Investigation

Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation

POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in

18 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Art & freedom of expression ‘united’ in war against graffiti on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ARTISTS and a local council have worked together to produce a stunning piece of art to refurbish the wall of a sports field in Orihuela.

7 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Vandals Scrawl Graffiti On Covid 19 Memorial In Costa Blanca City In Spain

Disrespectful vandals scrawl graffiti on Costa Blanca COVID-19 victims memorial in Spain

A Denia sculpture paying tribute to victims of the COVID-19 pandemic has been vandalised. The heart-shaped ‘Corozones’ by local sculptor, Modesto Mari, was unveiled in

26 Aug, 2021 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The Name Game As Graffiti Artist Signature Identifies Historic Monument Vandals On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

€22 MILLION train vandals arrested in Spain

NEARLY 100 graffiti vandals who caused €22 MILLION worth of damage to trains in just three years have been arrested in Spain. The 99 detained

14 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Vandalised Malaga cultural centre has CCTV installed in police crackdown on graffiti

Police training was put to use as officers in Rincon caught three graffiti artists red-handed

21 Feb, 2019 @ 11:41

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Banksy gets ‘Banksied’ as gallery in Spain exhibits art without his permission

THE work of one of the world’s most controversial graffiti artists is being exhibited without his permission in Spain. But the guerilla artist, who is

15 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead

Mallorca Olive Press asks readers to identify cool dog graffiti artist

Talented graffiti artist spray-painting pooches around Palma

12 May, 2017 @ 08:23

Lead·Mallorca

Local by name, international in style

The new cafe, cocktail bar and lounge is an excellent addition in Nueva Andalucia

16 Jun, 2016 @ 08:55

Food & Drink·Malaga

Romantic Madrid street graffiti celebrates first birthday

A group of five artists decided to etch 22 verses on the ground overnight one year ago

8 Oct, 2015 @ 11:30

La Cultura·Lead

Surf ‘n’ turf in Valdevaqueros, Andalucia’s little slice of Ibiza

No other place better epitomises the hip Tarifa scene than Valdevaqueros, writes Jon Clarke

15 Jul, 2015 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Food & Drink·Travel News

Could this be a Banksy in Andalucia?

Spotted by Olive Press reader and multimedia artist Jane Jewson on the road from Casares to Gaucin, two lifelike soldiers in battle dress square up

20 Apr, 2015 @ 09:00

La Cultura

Art attack

San Pedro hostel holds open day to show off graffiti art

11 Dec, 2013 @ 16:41

La Cultura

Graffiti artists encouraged in Nerja

The youth department is organising a local competition

4 Oct, 2013 @ 11:12

Malaga

God’s own Banksy in Barcelona

Spain’s very own Michelangelo tarts up Barcelona church - but it’s not graffiti, he claims

21 May, 2012 @ 09:35

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Maximilian Bartie

Disgruntled of Andalucia (Formerly Royal Tunbridge Wells) puts the world to rights

12 Mar, 2012 @ 10:02

Max Bartie

Graffiti: Art or vandalism?

No other form of art has ever divided people so strongly

13 Feb, 2012 @ 16:54

Education

Caught with his pants down

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE by Jon Clarke: Ancient-monument defacing vandal gets humiliating comeuppance

11 Apr, 2010 @ 01:00

Cadiz