July 2023

THOUSANDS of people flocked to the centre of Madrid on Saturday night to enjoy an exhibition by Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez in two Red Bull cars.  The streets from the Atocha area all the way to Colon were closed off to give the 33-year-old Mexican star a 1.5-kilometre makeshift circuit where he could show […]

WOULD you leave your holiday plans to AI? Online travel sites already use it to help with customer service but the new generative AI bots like ChatGPT can handle every aspect of your journey – and decide where you should be going. When asked to name the most beautiful place in Spain by Viajar, ChatGPT

Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga   3 beds   2 baths € 259,950 Spacious and bright corner apartment located in Alhaurin de la Torre. The 123m2 apartment is distributed in three bedrooms, two bathrooms (one with a shower and the other with a bathtub), an independent kitchen with an outdoor utility room, a living-dining room

WHILE driving through rural Granada, you’ll see placards on some municipal boundaries saying ‘Magicos de Espana’ or ‘Bonitas de Espana’. It’s obvious what ‘bonita’ (beautiful) means – but what makes a town ‘magical’? According to this national accreditation scheme, magical towns should be ‘alive’ and ‘unique’ because of their gastronomy, traditions, festivals, views, architecture, and

FIRE CREWS were battling on Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze that broke out the day before on the Canary Island of La Palma. Around 100 firefighters worked through Saturday night to try to bring the fire under control, after it had already spread across around 4,675 hectares of land.  A total of 11 air

THE new Dolmens Site Museum, which was inaugurated last year, will exhibit two temporary exhibitions this summer. The Temporary Exhibition Hall ‘Muñoz Rojas’, located on the basement floor, now displays the exhibitions ‘Carmen Laffón. Espuertas’ and ‘El Megalitismo en tierras de Granada’ (Megalithism in the Lands of Granada). The first of the exhibitions shows a

AN Irishman accused of killing his girlfriend while on holiday in Spain has insisted his total innocence. The former British soldier – who once guarded the Queen – told the Olive Press how he had found Kirsty Ward’s body lying prone with a ligature around her neck. COPYRIGHT OLIVE PRESS SPAIN Speaking from a facility

IT’S hard to think of a better way of spending a summer night than by eating food prepared by the internationally renowned chef and food writer Yotam Ottolenghi among the picture perfect vegetable garden of Atzaró Agroturismo Hotel, Ibiza. The three-hectare organic gardens at Atzaró Agriturismo Hotel, Ibiza The hotel is one of three laidback

On July 11th, the Junta approved the authorisation of a €107 million contract for ambulance service in the Malaga province.  It will take effect in Malaga Regional Hospital, Clinico hospital, Malaga Primary Care District, Costa del Sol Primary Care District, North Health Management Area, East Health Management Area, and the Serranía Health Management Area. The

La Cala de Mijas, Málaga   2 beds   2 baths € 629,000 Beautiful modern contemporary large ground floor apartment with sea views and own private plunge pool, Just 100 meters from the Calanova golf club house with an excellent bar and restaurant. Only 7 minutes drive to the fantastic village of la cala de