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Is bar-hopping in San Sebastian as good as its three Michelin star restaurants?

THE idea was as intriguing as it was exciting: To compare one of San Sebastian’s famous three Michelin-starred restaurants with its world-famous tapas district. A

2 Sep, 2023 @ 17:30

Cities·For Foodies·Olive Press Travel·Travel in the Basque Country

FREE TAPAS HUNTING: History, rules and how to find top tapas in Spain’s Granada

A GIFT traditionally offered by bars in Granada Province, the ‘tapa’ has a long history. Exactly how it was invented depends on the source you

3 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·For Foodies·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel: Granada

FOOD: The 10 cities in Spain with the best free tapas

The tradition of free tapas are not only a long-standing tradition in Granada—find out where else with the Olive Press’ Tapas guide

29 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Food & Drink·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Granada·Where to eat

Erotic tapas tour offering ‘sensual’ snacks returns to Fuengirola

Nearly 50 tapas bars will participate in an ‘erotic’ tapas tour of Fuengirola. Starting on February 24, participating restaurants and tapas bars will offer a

20 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·National News

How the coronavirus pandemic took some of the chaos out of Madrid’s tapas bars

IT’S A FAMILIAR experience for lovers of Madrid’s tapas bars. There’s barely room to move, let alone find a space to set down your drink

19 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

All you need to know about where to eat in San Pedro Alcantara

When it comes to wining and dining there is plenty of pedigree in San Pedro Alcantara. At over three decades old, the glass of Oloroso

15 Oct, 2022 @ 12:00

Andalucia·For Foodies·Olive Press Travel·Travel Malaga

Ten of the most desirable (and expensive) delicacies produced in Spain

WE ALL know Spain has good food. But look beyond the paella and tapas and you can discover some of the most expensive culinary delicacies

18 Aug, 2022 @ 08:15

Featured·Food & Drink·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Where to eat

World Tapas Day: The legend of the tapa and what to try in different cities in Spain

By Livia Cockerell

17 Jun, 2022 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Premium

RANKED: Spain’s 10 most popular tapas dishes

To mark World Tapas Day on June 16, here's one from the Olive Press archive celebrating Spain's favourite dishes.

16 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Where to eat

British bars make up HALF the participants in town’s “amazing” tapas trail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA staged its long-awaited Tapas Trail after a Covid-induced three year absence. Bars and restaurants throughout the village all joined in to celebrate

24 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Tapas festival brings post-Covid joy as familiar faces meet up again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TAPAS FESTIVALS are one of many reasons why people love Spain – and the Olive Press always promotes the positivity that they bring to towns

17 Apr, 2022 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Madrid’s Neotavern of Santerra licks rivals to score top prize at Spain’s ‘Sandwich Oscars’

MADRID is officially home to the best sandwich in Spain. Neotavern of Santerra was crowned cream of the crop at Spain’s ‘Sandwich Oscars’, when its

2 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Scotch eggs, paella and a dubious looking ‘sea of vegetables’: Tapas Trail is back on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NOTHING shows a return to a much-needed normality in Spain than a well-organised Tapas Trail. Over Hallowe’en weekend, the Vega Baja municipality of San Fulgencio

2 Nov, 2021 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Tapas Trails continue with four-day festival at popular expat urb’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, which includes the popular expat La Marina Urbanisation, is continuing Costa Blanca’s bounce back to a ‘new normal’ with a three-day Tapas festival.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Tapas festivals get underway after Covid restrictions lifted on Spain’s Costa Blanca – mixed reviews

BENIJOFAR was one of the first towns in the south of Costa Blanca to start up the “normal” festivities following the Covd pandemic, with their

3 Oct, 2021 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Spanish chef conquers London art scene with two new restaurants opening at the Royal Academy

ACCLAIMED Spanish chef Jose Pizarro will open not one but two new restaurants in the hallowed grounds within London’s Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.

21 Jul, 2021 @ 19:58

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends. The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees

13 Apr, 2021 @ 21:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Gastro tasting events return after absence of 10 months on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CIUDAD QUESADA and Rojales have announced two weekends of gastro delight in November, marking a return of such events after nearly eight months of Covid-19

24 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

RECIPE: Two rustic Spanish tapas you can easily make at home

FOR the last few months they have been holed up in Granada following a coronavirus travel nightmare (see Olive Press Issue 340, pg 4). But

5 Jul, 2020 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Hit the Tapas Trail in Torrevieja this weekend, 36 bars involved – download map here!

IF YOU missed out on the Tapas Trail in San Fulgencio at the weekend, you still have time to prepare for Torrevieja’s celebration of the

21 Nov, 2019 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Vega Baja bounces back after recent floods with top tapas trail

ONLY two months after devastating floods wrecked hundreds of lives and even killed a local man, the Vega Baja town of San Fulgencio bounced back

21 Nov, 2019 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Torrevieja turning on the tapas as Brits enjoy International Tapas Day

TORREVIEJA celebrated International Tapas Day in style this weekend with nearly 30 bars and restaurants showing off their culinary kudos. Like many other food festivals,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 16:33

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year

How to enjoy one one of Europe’s best gems in 72 hours

20 Oct, 2018 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Pintxo hopping in Spain’s San Sebastian may be ‘World’s Best Culinary Experience’ but don’t bail on Bilbao

THE world’s best culinary experience has officially been awarded to an old Spanish tradition. Well, Basque that is. Choosing from 500 different food experiences from

15 Sep, 2018 @ 11:30

Food & Drink·Lead