Tag: southern Spain
Plan to relocate outdoor-only school from Ireland to sunny southern Spain
The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of clean, fresh air. Yet our children continue to spend seven hours a day indoors...
SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the...
In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee
How to survive a heatwave in Spain: Top tips from the Andalucian town where you can fry an egg...
With temperatures hotting up to 46 degrees we made an egg-cellent trip to the ‘frying pan of Spain’
CASTING CALL: Hit Channel 4 show Sun, Sea and Selling Houses needs British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca and...
“Whether their budget is €50,000 or €5 million, or the house is a holiday home or a permanent one, we would love to hear from them"
Arrest in southern Spain after body of missing British expat OAP discovered
A search had been launched for the pensioner last Wednesday after she failed to return her rental car
Becoming auntie to a herd of stray cats in southern Spain is harder than you think, writes Belinda Beckett
But the whole idea of being a colony auntie or uncle is that you have gained the cats’ trust, probably by feeding them
Digging miners face more setbacks in Malaga with just METRES left to reach little Julen
With just metres left to dig the miners are facing yet more delays in the rescue mission that has the world waiting with baited breath
British expat pensioners from southern Spain caged AGAIN after allegedly trying to smuggle €2 million cocaine haul on cruise...
The pair were arrested in Norway 10 years ago when they were found to be hiding drugs again
Man with 54 balls of cocaine in belly arrested trying to enter Spain at Malaga airport
The man was carrying 725 grams of cocaine in his stomach
MISSING: Fears for British expat who disappeared from Spain’s Costa del Sol two days ago
His wife has launched an urgent social media appeal after he did not come home after going to the bank in La Cala
Susana Diaz will NOT resign after historic losses to far-right Vox party in Andalucia
The local leader said she would take her seat, even if the opposition parties formed a coalition
Brit suspected of gunning down victim in double murder released on bail after Spain arrest
Shaw was gunned down in Tile Hill on 25 March, while Robbins has never been found and is presumed dead
Mother arrested after 18-month-old baby found dead in apartment in Malaga
It is believed the baby had been dead for days
British mountaineer dies after abseiling down mountain in Spain’s Costa Blanca
The man, who has not yet been identified, was with a woman who was airlifted to hospital with a broken leg
Learn how to cook like a true Andalucian with new expat recipe book
In the third part of our exclusive serialisation, Fiona Dunlop shares two tasty fish recipes from her book Andaluz – a Food Journey through Southern Spain, available on amazon.es at the end of November
WATCH: Violent fight breaks out between PARENTS at children’s football match while kids watch on sobbing in southern Spain
The shocking video shows sobbing children getting caught in the middle
Why Sotogrande’s La Gran Reserva is one of Andalucia’s most exciting new developments
Olive Press editor Jon Clarke takes a ride into the lush La Reserva hills to have a look at one of Spain’s most exclusive real estate projects
WINTER WONDERLAND: Andalucia’s top ski resort opens for festive season
Granada's Sierra Nevada resort is set to open for Christmas on Saturday November 24.
THANK YOU: Irish expat left without home receives dozens of donations as more than €1,500 raised in Olive Press...
But Trish McGough still needs your help to restore her home and buy clothes and furniture
Volunteers clear up almost half a TONNE of waste from Costa del Sol beach
Since starting the foundation, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide have cleared a total of 3,400 kilos in 10 beach clean ups
WINTER WONDERLAND: Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada gears up for ski season amid sub-zero temperatures
THE Sierra Nevada ski resort has officially started preparing for the festive season as temperatures drop to -6 degrees.
More than 100 cannons were used...
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century
OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Irish expat needs your help after home completely destroyed and ‘everything lost’ in Malaga floods
Trish only has the clothes on her back after her home, which is opposite the banos arabes in Ronda, completely flooded on Sunday
APPEAL: Animal shelter makes desperate plea after sanctuary destroyed and 9 cats killed in Costa del Sol floods
The Estepona-based shelter needs urgent help
IN VIDEOS: British expats and tourists describe ‘terrifying’ floods on Spain’s Costa del Sol as areas continue to be...
TOURISTS and expats have described the 'biblical' floods ravaging the Costa del Sol today as they took refuge for hours in cafes and bars.
Overflowing...