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Ronda: Chasing American literary titan Ernest Hemingway in the hills of Andalucia

MORE than a century after Ernest Hemingway’s much-written-about tour of Spain, which included a stop in the idyllic mountain town of Ronda, this Andalusian pueblo

14 Aug, 2025 @ 12:13

Day Trips·Lead·Malaga·Málaga·Olive Press Travel

Malaga ICU pushed to breaking point amid critical nurse shortage, unions warn

MALAGA’S Regional Hospital is facing a severe crisis in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a critical shortage of nursing staff, according to local

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can stay if we don’t cause trouble’: Malaga Airport far removed from the problems of Madrid

BLACKPOOL-BORN John sits outside Malaga-Costa del Sol airport reading No Time to Cry, a thriller novel by James Oswald. On his airport trolley turned make-shift

8 Jul, 2025 @ 15:53

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain

Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol

A FATHER and son have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly belonging to an Italian mafia gang. A 47-year-old man born in the Milan area

21 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Giant sailing yacht stuns onlookers as it docks in Malaga

MALAGA has been home of the Eos sailing yacht, one of the biggest in the world, since last Sunday. The 93-metre-long schooner is owned by

13 May, 2025 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga

Vitur Summit 2025 will bring Europe’s top hotel leaders to Malaga

MALAGA is set to host the Vitur Summit 2025 on 7 and 8 May, bringing together over 700 professionals and 100 leading figures from the

4 May, 2025 @ 13:24

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Seaside town named Spain’s happiest in new ranking thanks to its ‘philosophy of life’

THE small coastal town of Chipiona in the province of Cadiz has been crowned the ‘happiest town in Spain’ for 2025, according to a new

4 May, 2025 @ 12:04

Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Tragedy in Ronda: Body of cyclist found in ravine is third death on Malaga’s roads in a single day

A CYCLIST was found dead in a ravine in the municipality of Montejaque, close to Ronda on Tuesday. The body was discovered in a hard-to-reach

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Malaga

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mystery of body discovered face down on a Spanish beach next to Gibraltar is solved

THE body of a man was found on the beach of San Bernardo, in La Linea, right next to Gibraltar. The body was lying face

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

The drought in Spain’s Costa del Sol is officially over with the rest of Malaga is expected to follow

THE Costa del Sol’s long-standing drought has officially come to an end, with reservoir levels now comfortably above emergency thresholds and water restrictions being lifted.

15 Apr, 2025 @ 11:01

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Two thirds of Costa del Sol residents would ditch their car if they could in indictment of Malaga’s lack of public transport

NEARLY 70% of respondents in Malaga province said that they would ditch their cars and use public transport if they could, according this year’s edition

9 Apr, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple threw themselves from building in 'suicide pact'

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple in their 60s ‘threw themselves from building in suicide pact’

A UKRAINIAN couple who fell to their deaths from the eighth-floor of a Malaga City apartment block on Tuesday may have done so as a

1 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

How 2023 was the hottest and driest year on-record for Malaga province – as expert warns it MUST rain in the coming weeks

SPANISH weather authority AEMET has reported record-high average temperatures and minimal rainfall in Malaga throughout 2023, confirming it as one of the hottest and driest

4 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga port forecasts 200,000 cruise passengers in next two months

ACTIVITY is resuming at the Port of Malaga, marking the onset of the highly anticipated cruise tourism season in the capital city. Following the summer

15 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga airport achieves record-breaking August with over 2.4 million passengers

MALAGA Airport continues its trend of record-breaking passenger numbers in 2023, with August seeing a significant surge in tourism and travellers. According to Aena, the

13 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s Malaga aims to triple its nearly 1,000 five-star hotel rooms in four years

MALAGA city has set its sights on tripling its high-end tourism offerings within the next four years. The capital of the Costa del Sol currently

12 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia

Malaga hospitality workers take to the streets in demand for better pay

A PROTEST demanding better pay for hospitality workers will take place in Malaga city centre today. Spain’s two main working unions CCOO and UGT are

11 Aug, 2023 @ 09:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Malaga among 15 Spanish cities that offer best quality of life

MALAGA has been included as one of the 15 Spanish cities with the best quality of life. Malaga has optimal air quality, is the fourth

7 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

These are the ultimate zip-line locations around Spain’s Costa del Sol

DAREDEVILS can now enjoy up to six different and thrilling zip-lines in Malaga province. Once disco-themed skating rinks were all the rage, now it’s defying

1 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British fintech guru calls for Spaniards in the UK to have licences immediately revoked until driving fiasco fixed

A BRITISH fintech entrepreneur insists it is time to play hardball in negotiations with the Spanish government on driving licences. With Brits who have lived

4 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·National News

Monkeypox reaches Spain’s Costa del Sol with case in Marbella

SPAIN’S Costa del Sol has confirmed its first suspected case of monkeypox infection. The infected individual, a foreign national, is currently at home in isolation

20 May, 2022 @ 14:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Demostration against gender violence malaga

Malaga province tops list for gender violence within Spain’s Andalucia

THE province of Malaga has recorded the highest incidence of gender violence reports across the region of Andalucia, new data reveals. During 2021, police within

28 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez announces expansion of Ukrainian refugee centre in Malaga to provide more temporary accommodation

THE Centre for Reception, Care and Referral (CREADE) for Ukrainian refugees in Malaga will be expanded with an additional module. Following a visit to the

23 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Set Jetters – The best holiday destinations in Spain for movie lovers

A MAN with an open shirt, glistening six-pack and pair of binoculars may not be the first image most places would use to attract tourists.

8 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada makes Alhambra day trips easy from Spain’s Costa del Sol

A NEW high-speed rail route has opened between Malaga and Granada taking under one hour and 10 minutes. New high-speed train launched between Malaga and

5 Apr, 2022 @ 20:00

Andalucia·Getting Around·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: British couple lose legal battle as bulldozers flatten retirement home in southern Spain

FOR two decades it had been the dream retirement home of British couple David and Janet Hartshorn. The four-bedroom villa in the hills above the

5 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

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