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Cruel summer for home sales in Spain, writes Mark Stucklin, but the double-digit decline was probably just a blip

Year to date the picture is less negative, with sales down in just over half the selected regions led by the Canary islands, in particular

8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:21

Property

It’s the essentials you really miss when Spain closes for August, writes Giles Brown

When you have the sort of luck with cars that I have, that makes this month more than a little nervy

16 Aug, 2019 @ 14:25

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

Jellyfish alert on several beaches of Costa del Sol, particularly Spain’s Estepona

Lifeguard spots two-metre-long jellyfish swimming among tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The creature was then allowed to move freely, before it returned to deeper waters

14 Aug, 2019 @ 11:01

Lead·Malaga·Nature

Police seize bumbags, football shirts and Calvin Klein underpants in huge fake clothes bust in Spain’s Andalucia

“When summer arrives sales without licenses increase and that is when we are more attentive because of the fraud that can occur”

2 Aug, 2019 @ 11:33

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Specsavers Opticas have everything you need to stay safe in the sun and some super cool shades

Supersize your lenses, or choose wraparound styles so that less light will filter in through the sides

20 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Ask the Optician·Columnists·Health

REVEALED: Spain’s top five most unhealthy ice creams ranked just in time for summer

THE heatwave hitting Spain and the rest of Europe may have you desperately grabbing for something cold. If that cheeky caña or two doesn’t quite

30 Jun, 2019 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Costa del Sol to see 10% increase in employment this summer compared to 2018

Waiters, hotel workers, salespeople, customer service staff, telemarketers and shop assistants, are among the most popular summer jobs

24 Jun, 2019 @ 14:09

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

WARNING: Multi-day heatwaves and life threatening temperatures coming to Spain this summer

The high heat is forecast to arrive in June and will be much stronger than last year

22 May, 2019 @ 16:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Summer on the Costa del Sol may have to be spent indoors to avoid beach hut blazes and killer bacteria, writes Giles Brown

If you do own a beach club in Marbella, you are probably in the mood for celebrating that it is still standing

12 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

Belinda Beckett raises a toast to the sherry merry month of May in Spain, with its free-flowing booze and outdoor eating

With barrels of rebujito hitched to the back of the tractor-drawn wagons you can refresh yourself as you walk/dance/stagger along the route

11 May, 2019 @ 18:25

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Food & Drink

PORT OF CALL: These are the hottest holiday apartments in Estepona just in time for summer

ESTEPONA now has a whole range of holiday rentals available for the summer season, right by the port. Estepona Apartments, the successful rental firm behind

2 May, 2019 @ 16:17

Lead·Malaga·Property·Travel News

SPORTY SPICE: Mel C will DJ at Gibraltar Calling festival this summer alongside Take That

After shooting to fame with the Spice Girls’ 1996 hit Wannabe, which was number one in 37 countries, she moved on to solo performance, acting,

2 May, 2019 @ 12:48

Celebrity·Entertainment·Gibraltar·Lead

Summers in Spain are now FIVE WEEKS longer than in the eighties

Research claims that around 32 million people are affected by a warming climate

30 Mar, 2019 @ 16:58

Environment·Lead·Travel News

Hacienda Beach in Estepona makes the perfect summer getaway and here’s why

There is a playground and splash pool for little ones, a paddle court, and you can even bring the dog to one of the pet-friendly

15 Feb, 2019 @ 13:12

Malaga·Travel News

Heat warnings of up to 38C for Spain’s Andalucia TODAY as summer temperatures to continue this week

YELLOW alerts have been issued for parts of Andalucia today as summer temperatures are set to continue this week. Sevilla, Cadiz, Huelva, Jaen and Cadiz

24 Sep, 2018 @ 10:50

Environment·Lead

AUGUST ANGST: Summer in southern Spain presents some interesting challenges

Well, summer has finally arrived. By the time you have this article in your hot little hands – quite literally – it’ll be the beginning

4 Aug, 2018 @ 13:23

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Summer heat and an Ibiza-style property are the hot topics with Amanda Butler

IT’S amazing what a month can do, 30-35 degrees and still rising! Unusually there are similar temperatures in the UK, if not higher. Looking through

8 Jul, 2018 @ 12:16

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Night Markets are popping up all over Mallorca for the summer season

TWO night markets full of local foods, fashion and crafts have popped up around Mallorca for the summer season. Santa Catalina in Palma hosts the

7 Jul, 2018 @ 12:21

La Cultura·Mallorca·Travel News

Last summer’s Spain fires most damaging in recent history

WILDFIRES wreaked more devastation on the Iberian Peninsula last summer than at any time during its recent history, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In

30 Jun, 2018 @ 10:54

Environment·Lead

Spain set for coldest summer in years after wettest spring since 1965

Last summer was one of the hottest on record, with five heatwaves and temperatures soaring above 40C

22 Jun, 2018 @ 17:07

Lead·National News

FINALLY: Temperatures to pass 30C on Spain’s Costa del Sol THIS WEEK with a SIZZLING weekend forecast

Estepona and Manilva will both see the mercury hit 31C on Saturday and a blistering 34C on Sunday

11 Jun, 2018 @ 10:19

Environment·Lead·Malaga

How to chill your wine in just THREE minutes

It's much quicker than putting the wine into the freezer

11 May, 2018 @ 14:07

Food & Drink

Ryanair announces 29 new routes to Spain in time for the summer

The changes will see more flights coming from Valencia, Alicante and Sevilla as well as domestic flight paths from Sevilla to Alicante and the Canary

15 Feb, 2018 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla·Travel News

WAR IS COMING: Anti-tourism protestors in Spain vow to continue ‘war’ this summer

TOURISM haters in Spain have promised to continue their ‘war’ against holidaymakers this summer. Anti-tourism group Arran Paisos vowed to continue ‘fighting’ the affects of

9 Feb, 2018 @ 13:20

Lead·Mallorca

‘BEST SUMMER IN HISTORY’: Costa del Sol SMASHES tourism records as number of British visitors boom

THE number of tourists visiting the Costa del Sol this summer reached more than seven million for the first time ever. According to the Turismo

19 Oct, 2017 @ 15:43