guiri

Starter pack for ‘guiris’ in Spain: Spanish make lighthearted fun of tourists – but is it accurate?

A SPANISH social media outlet has made fun of tourists in Spain through a satirical ‘Guiri en España Starter Pack’. Spainsays is an Instagram account

10 Apr, 2025 @ 15:06

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

The two nicknames locals call Brits in Spain’s Andalucia that you’ve likely never heard of – and neither of them are ‘guiri’

ANY Brit visiting or living in Spain will have likely heard of the term ‘guiri’. The affectionate nickname – or pejorative, depending on the person’s

6 Sep, 2024 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Huelva·La Cultura·Lead

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

BRITISH expats have vented their anger after an activist group called on the local council of a popular Spanish city to create ‘a list of

17 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

What does ‘guiri’ mean in Spanish and is it offensive?

IF you’ve spent any significant chunk of time in Spain, particularly in Andalucia or large cities like Madrid and Barcelona, chances are you’ve heard the

25 Mar, 2024 @ 07:29

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

From ‘guiri’ to ‘gilipollas’: These 20 Spanish insults will have you speaking like a local – but how many do YOU know?

One of the hardest parts of moving to a new country is not being able to express yourself – particularly if you find yourself in

7 Dec, 2023 @ 17:32

Lead

Don’t be a groaning guiri!

Olive Press columnist Martina Willis of The Source Of Wellbeing spa in Malaga dishes out tough love for ‘typical expats’

16 Nov, 2015 @ 09:46

Gushing smile, flash of cleavage – action!

In her eye-opening new blog series 'A Spanish guiri', Madrileña Mirian Moreno finds there’s nothing like flagrant flirtation for getting the job done

15 Oct, 2015 @ 18:45

Meet the expats standing in the upcoming local elections

THE expat vote could have X-Factor repercussions in town halls up and down Spain, raising foreigners themselves to the hot seats of power. With the

17 May, 2015 @ 09:00

Politics

Going into battle with the Guiri Army

As the Spanish football season approaches its endgame, Tom Powell tagged along to see how Europe’s most famous expat football fanclub do battle

4 Apr, 2014 @ 13:30

Malaga·Sport

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

Ben and Joan, Monty Jack and Big Ron

Three of the loveliest pueblos blancos of the Guadiaro valley in our part of Secret Andalucía are Montejaque, its neighbour Benaoján and the stunning jewel

6 Nov, 2010 @ 13:07

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

The two nicknames locals call Brits in Spain’s Andalucia that you’ve likely never heard of – and neither of them are ‘guiri’

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

What does ‘guiri’ mean in Spanish and is it offensive?

From ‘guiri’ to ‘gilipollas’: These 20 Spanish insults will have you speaking like a local – but how many do YOU know?

Don’t be a groaning guiri!

Gushing smile, flash of cleavage – action!

Meet the expats standing in the upcoming local elections

Going into battle with the Guiri Army

What’s your story? Flamenco glory

To be or not to be a Guiri, that is the question

What is a guiri?

Ben and Joan, Monty Jack and Big Ron

The McGrail Report – Josef K: Between dystopia, depression and redemption in Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

Vox mayor in small Andalucia town comes under fire after distributing 2026 calendar adorned with pictures of fascist dictator Franco

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