June 2024

It says it on the tin!: Reviewing the German university study centre that has won the EU Mies architecture award

By Jon Clarke in Braunschweig IT’S rare to come across a building that feels so completely right. In terms of functionality and form, the Study House, at Braunschweig’s Technical University, ticked so many boxes for me. Set alongside the city’s river, it emerges suddenly from a copse of trees, which almost mask its ingenious intentions. […]

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MUST VISIT: This charming town once dubbed the ‘rural capital’ of Spain remains one of Andalucia’s hidden gems

I VISITED Spain’s former ‘rural capital’ near Ronda and was surprised to see it was still as charming as ever. In 2021, Olvera was awarded the prestigious title of Spain’s ‘rural capital’.  Just a twenty minute drive over the valley from the famous Setenil de las Bodegas, it is a wonder that this destination is

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EXCLUSIVE: British woman, 72, is ‘waiting to die’ from ‘football-sized hernias’ in Spain after hospital staff ‘ignored her symptoms for years’ and branded her a ‘bored expat who just wanted company’

A BRITISH expat ‘waiting to die’ from ‘football-sized hernias’ has accused a hospital in Spain of ignoring her symptoms for years. Maria Coomber, 72, told the Olive Press staff at the hospital in Valencia had cruelly branded her a ‘hypochondriac’.  She revealed how she was repeatedly turned away by Torrevieja Hospital, despite ‘screaming in agony’

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The character of Spain’s Costa del Sol has seen a HUGE transformation over the past couple of decades, writes property expert ADAM NEALE

SINCE development began in the 1950s, the Costa del Sol has been defined by spectacular growth in high-end tourism. This growth vaulted Malaga province into Spain’s top destination for travellers and second-home buyers worldwide, fuelling its economic and cultural renaissance. That enviable growth continues, largely thanks to the Costa del Sol. However, its character has

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited a little-known town near Spain’s Ronda and fell in love with the scenery, food and hiking’

THIS little-known town near Ronda is enchanting, with stunning scenery, food and walks.  Everytime I visited Ronda I stood on the Tajo bridge looking out at the miles of rolling green and longed to explore.  Finally, last weekend I dipped into this vast expanse of countryside on a spring camping trip with my sister.  Setting

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Spain’s property market latest: 2024 has gotten off to a ‘good start’, explains expert MARK STUCKLIN

By property expert Mark Stucklin THE Spanish housing market returned to growth in the first quarter of the year (Q1) and delivered the second-best level of sales in more than 15 years, according to the latest data from the Spanish notaries’ association. The numbers show there were 159,324 home sales witnessed by notaries in Q1,

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OPINION: ‘Guiris’ should NOT go home… in fact most of us AGREE with the activists’ tourism and housing concerns

AS Spain enters the summer months, a wave of anti-tourism protests are popping up across the country. Some 10,000 locals took to the streets of Palma holding up signs reading ‘guiris go home’ last weekend. Their gripe, essentially, is that too many tourists are visiting the Balearic Islands, placing a strain on local resources and

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