IMAGINE that you’re driving to Cadiz for a holiday from Madrid or Marbella, and you’ve decided to leave the main road, in order to take in some of the province’s delightful little villages. Midway between the evocatively named Alcala de…
IT’S one of the coldest, darkest weekends around Spain, where traditionally not much happens and nobody has any money or energy left. With the festivities finally behind us and Reyes, January 6, marking the official end of Spanish Christmas, most…
By Joy E. Glenn JANUARY in Spain is magical for children. The Cabalgata de Reyes is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Candy flying through the air, music filling the streets, children’s faces lit with excitement as…
RUSSIAN activity has been ratcheting up in the Strait of Gibraltar as the Kremlin comes under increasing pressure to keep the oil flowing. Data shared with the Olive Press reveals a 50% spike in Russian vessels traversing the strategic choke…
PROPERTY prices across Andalucia have once again shattered historic records, surging by 18.9% in 2025 to reach an all-time high of €2,755 per square metre (sqm). The massive increase means the average two-bedroom apartment in the region (based on an…
THE Junta president should have been the most popular man in Sevilla when he turned up to the Pearl of Andalucia for the city’s traditional Three Kings parade. After all, Juanma Moreno was there to play Baltazar, one of the…
INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s African swine fever outbreak say the variant detected in wild boars in Catalunya is different to that used at a nearby high-security laboratory. Previously, officials speculated that the disease may have leaked from one…
A RARE red weather warning has been issued for the Costa del Sol with Storm Francis forecast to dump up to 120mm of rain on the region in just 12 hours. The Sol y Guadalhorce area of Malaga has been…
SPAIN has offered to mediate between the US and Venezuela after President Maduro was ‘captured’ and flown out of the country by US forces on Saturday. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign affairs said in a statement it was available to…
MALAGA’S Monday Reyes Magos parade will hopefully go ahead despite threats of rain from the weather forecast but things could still change – here’s all you need to know. While neighbouring towns are rearranging their street parades due to similar…
