Tag: review
EXTRACT: A Chancer’s Guide to Rural Spain by Andy Bailey
BRIT Andy Baily, an ex-farm manager, rugby player and inseminator, moves his family from Somerset to a remote mountainous region in Andalucía. In his book,...
Spain in review: The biggest and most important stories covered by the Olive Press during 2021
IT has been a year marked yet again by the coronavirus pandemic, with much of our daily coverage focusing on the ever changing rules,...
Don’t look back: A year of ‘thank heavens we live in Spain and not the UK’
Jo Chipchase, a Brit living in Spain, looks back on 2021, a year marked by the continued pandemic and the fallout from Brexit.
REVIEW: Madrid’s born-again Gran Hotel Ingles is the lap of Belle Epoque luxury
Many original features have been saved, from time-faded photos of guests to vintage postcards and an ancient typewriter by the lifts
BOOK REVIEW: Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Labyrinth of the Spirits
In the second part of our new book review section, Alicia Duggan immerses herself in the long-awaited final instalment of the Zafon quartet that began with The Shadow of the Wind
2014 round up: Oh what a year it was!
With Christmas now a distant memory, the Olive Press takes a trip down memory lane to pick out the top stories of 2014
Restaurant review: Peperoncino, Vejer de la Frontera
You will be hard pressed to find a better Italian meal in Andalucia
La Sala by the Sea: A Thai with a twist
Tom Powell reviews the latest offering from La Sala group, a beautiful beach-side Thai restaurant near Puerto Banus