I’ve visited loads of castles in Spain and this is my favourite
With so many castles found atop hillsides across Spain it's hard to have a favourite. But this one overlooking the olive groves of Jaen is
‘She was happy and never bullied’: Father calls ‘suicides’ of two teens found hanging from trees in Andalucia ‘the perfect murder’
THE father of one of two teenage girls found dead in a suspected double suicide in Andalucia has cast doubt over the official hypothesis, instead
Two teenage girls found dead in a park in southern Spain ‘took their own lives after a campaign of bullying’
TWO teenage girls who were found dead in an Andalucia park over the weekend took their own lives after suffering bullying at school, heartbroken friends
How Spain’s reintroduced bison are helping regrow the land amid the country’s wildfire crisis
AS SPAIN struggles in a deadly spate of wildfires, a remarkable success story in Andalucia is giving hope for the country’s scorched countryside – and
Noche en Blanco 2025: Jaen’s White Night returns with over 60 free cultural events
YOU probably don’t spend much time thinking about Jaen, the olive-rich city tucked away in the northeastern corner of Andalucia. For many, the name conjures
Revealed: The three cheapest cities in Spain to live in – including Andalucia gem
JAEN and Huelva- both in Andalucia- along with Caceres in Extremadura have been rated as the cheapest Spanish provincial capitals to live in according to
Body found in Spain belongs to missing US cyclist Matt Opperman, police confirm
THE body found next to a tree in Andalucia at the weekend belongs to missing US cyclist Matt Opperman, police have confirmed. The tragic news
Matt Opperman latest: Wife of missing US cyclist ‘is searching 20 hours a day’ after he vanished from Spain last month
THE wife of a missing US cyclist is spending 20 hours per day searching for him after he vanished from Andalucia over two weeks ago.
Mystery as body of ‘half-naked man’ is found in a Jaen olive grove: Corpse is not of missing US cyclist
THE half-naked body of a man has been discovered in an olive grove in Andalucia. The grisly find was made shortly before 10am on Thursday
Earthquake off the coast of Portugal is felt in Spain and Morocco
A BIG offshore earthquake in Portugal with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale was felt in southern Spain and Morocco on Monday morning.
Tourist in Spain’s Andalucia douses 6,000-year-old cave art with water so it appears brighter in his photos
A TOURIST is being investigated for pouring water on ancient cave drawings so that they appear brighter in photos. The 39-year-old could face fines running
Life expectancy reaches new heights in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why
SPAIN’S average life expectancy is famously high, consistently coming in above neighbouring France or the United States, for example. But in the southern region of
Revealed: The bullfighting capitals of Spain’s Andalucia – which hosted more than 600 events last year
STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events
Bizarre twist in ‘kidnap’ case in Spain’s Jaen, as victim is arrested by police after they found a marijuana plantation in her house
THE APPARENT kidnapping of a woman and her seven-year-old daughter in Jaen, Andalusia took a bizarre twist after she ended up being arrested by the
Five ‘overlooked’ destinations in Spain that are worth a visit in 2024 – according to the Telegraph
THE Telegraph has revealed five ‘overlooked’ destinations in Spain to visit in 2024. Spain has long been a favourite holiday destination for Brits, with spots
Exposed: How a gang paid Spanish women to marry foreign expats in bid to gain them residency
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 32 people in Andalucia for their involvement in a ‘marriage of convenience’ scam that enabled foreigners to get Spanish residency.
Christmas in Andalucia: When will the major cities of Spain’s biggest region turn on their impressive light displays?
THE festive season will kick off in Andalucia this weekend as cities across the region switch on their Christmas lights. The smell of chestnuts in
Reservoir levels in Andalucia continue to fall despite the latest rains as the region approaches the end of the hottest summer since 1961
RESERVOIR levels in Andalucia are continuing to fall despite the heavy rains brought by the DANA storm two weeks ago and last week’s showers in
Travelling robbers used threads of glue stuck on front doors to work out if homes were empty across different parts of Spain
A TRAVELLING gang of home robbers has been arrested after a joint operation between Policia Nacional units in Alicante and Antequera(Malaga). Three men- all of
Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living
MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living. According to a study carried out by savings
Arabic Baths Cultural Center in Spain’s Jaen welcomes surge in visitors
SITUATED in the historic city center of Jaen, the Centro Cultural Baños Árabes Palacio de Villardompardo has observed a notable rise in visitor numbers, reflecting
Single bullet caused the deaths of a policeman and an assailant in Spain’s Jaen on Sunday
A SINGLE bullet caused the deaths of a policeman and an assailant in the municipality of Andujar on Sunday, according to autopsies carried out on
National Police officer in Jaen may have received fatal bullet wound from colleague’s firearm
A NATIONAL POLICE officer who died in Jaen on Sunday while attending a disagreement between neighbours was accidentally shot by a colleague and not stabbed
Police officer killed in Andalusia after quarrel between neighbours turns violent
A NATIONAL POLICE officer died on Sunday in the Jaen municipality of Andujar, Andalusia region, after he was stabbed by a man involved in a
PP obtains over 26% more councillors across all Andalucia while PSOE collapsed on May 28 elections
ANDALUCIA’S political arena has taken a right turn as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has obtained almost 900 councillors more than in the 2019 elections.
Olive Press takes a look at Spain’s Suicide Triangle: Alcalá la Real, in Jaen, is trying to stop the cycle
THE attractive mountain town of Alcalá la Real is topped by a Crusader castle and cascades down a steep hillside, connecting the Guadalquivir Valley with