June 2024

TRAVELLER magazine has named these three streets the most beautiful in Andalucia.  Every year, the southern region of Andalucia attracts more and more visitors thanks to its picturesque white washed streets laced with flowers.  But which are the most beautiful? Respected publication, Traveller magazine has now revealed their top three picks.  READ MORE: ‘I visited […]

THE discovery of the remains of a Neanderthal girl dubbed ‘Tina’, in the Cova Negra site in Xativa, in Spain’s Valencia, has allowed scientists to conclude that she had Down syndrome and was looked after by her prehistoric community. The conclusions of the research team, which have been published in the magazine Science Advances, are

THE venomous violin spider has bitten its first recorded victim in Spain – and not once, but a total of three times. A 42-year-old resident of the northern Pais Vasco region was the unlucky recipient, being bitten at least three times between May and September in his own home.  The man was later diagnosed with

TRIBUTES have poured in for a young Colombian sportsman who suffered a fatal stab wound to the neck in Spain’s Barcelona, reportedly when he was trying to protect his sister from being robbed.  The incident happened earlier this week during the traditional San Juan celebrations in the Catalan capital, at around 4am on Monday morning. 

THE Costa del Sol train is set to be approved by Malaga as it also promises to remove toll roads within 12 months.  The Junta has announced they are set to approve the Costa del Sol Ordnance Plan within a year.  This will mean the removal of AP-7 toll roads and the beginning of the

THE hugely popular Spanish property portal Idealista has been purchased by British fund Cinven for €2.9 billion. The platform is the leading real estate site in not just Spain, but also Italy and Portugal.  The deal, which is still subject to approval by market regulators, will see Cinven Fund buy 70% of the company.  Its

A MAN has been shot in the buttocks and thigh in Mijas in the latest Costa del Sol shooting.  The Guardia Civil are investigating an incident involving a firearm in Mijas, Malaga after a man has been shot.  He recieved two shots, one to the buttocks and another to the thigh.  The victim, a man

THIS is the shocking moment two US tourists allegedly received death threats after refusing to pay for ‘dodgy’ calamari on the Costa del Sol.  Gregory and Marta Venable, from New Hampshire, were eating at El Patio del Macarena in Estepona last month, where they ordered a variety of dishes.  However they let staff know that

THE Mayor of Malaga has sparked fury after telling a homeless local: ‘if you have a job, it’s not that difficult to rent a home’- on eve of ‘historic’ anti-tourism protest Francisco de la Torre, the Mayor of Malaga, made the controversial comments as the council unveiled an ‘ambitious’ new housing plan.  After criticism from

THE body of a tourist who disappeared while hiking in mountainous terrain has today been found. The unnamed 74-year-old vanished while walking in the area of Cala Egos in Andratx, Mallorca, at around 6pm on Thursday. Described only as ‘foreign’ in Spanish reports, the man had been staying in a nearby hotel with his wife.