https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/catalunya/barcelona/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:33:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/catalunya/barcelona/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/medieval-shipwreck-discovered-beneath-barcelona-construction-site-stuns-archaeologists-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/medieval-shipwreck-discovered-beneath-barcelona-construction-site-stuns-archaeologists-in-spain/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 09:30:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409654 BUILDERS digging up an old fish market in Barcelona have stumbled upon a giant medieval shipwreck buried five metres beneath their feet. An archaeological excavation has now uncovered a 10-metre-long]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/medieval-shipwreck-discovered-beneath-barcelona-construction-site-stuns-archaeologists-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:13:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409387 SPAIN’S housing crisis shows no signs of easing, with new figures revealing that tenants are now spending nearly half of their income just to keep a roof over their heads.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/new-direct-high-speed-train-line-between-sevilla-and-barcelona-opens-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/new-direct-high-speed-train-line-between-sevilla-and-barcelona-opens-in-spain/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:50:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408733 A NEW high-speed rail network has been launched, linking Sevilla and Barcelona – two of the country’s most iconic cities – without requiring a change in Madrid. The new AVE]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/new-direct-high-speed-train-line-between-sevilla-and-barcelona-opens-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/she-would-never-leave-her-boy-mum-of-kirsty-ward-breaks-down-in-tears-in-court-as-soldier-ex-stands-trial-for-murder-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/she-would-never-leave-her-boy-mum-of-kirsty-ward-breaks-down-in-tears-in-court-as-soldier-ex-stands-trial-for-murder-in-spain/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:39:18 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408675 TEARS, tension and trauma rocked a Spanish courtroom this week as the heartbroken mother of Kirsty Ward, the Irish woman allegedly murdered by her boyfriend on a make-or-break holiday to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/she-would-never-leave-her-boy-mum-of-kirsty-ward-breaks-down-in-tears-in-court-as-soldier-ex-stands-trial-for-murder-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/exclusive-i-saw-first-hand-how-wonderfully-catalunya-celebrates-st-georges-day-i-wish-england-would-take-a-page-out-of-their-book/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/exclusive-i-saw-first-hand-how-wonderfully-catalunya-celebrates-st-georges-day-i-wish-england-would-take-a-page-out-of-their-book/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:08:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=327438 ALTHOUGH England and Catalunya have the same patron saint, attitudes towards celebrating the historic tale of St George could not be more different. For many proud Catalans, Dia de Sant]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/exclusive-i-saw-first-hand-how-wonderfully-catalunya-celebrates-st-georges-day-i-wish-england-would-take-a-page-out-of-their-book/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/22/barcelona-planning-designated-selfie-spot-to-ease-tourist-congestion-around-the-sagrada-familia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/22/barcelona-planning-designated-selfie-spot-to-ease-tourist-congestion-around-the-sagrada-familia/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:29:41 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408246 THE Sagrada Familia is one of Spain’s most famous tourist destinations. Tickets must be booked in advance, with spots to walk through the largest (unfinished) Catholic church in the world]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/22/barcelona-planning-designated-selfie-spot-to-ease-tourist-congestion-around-the-sagrada-familia/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:33:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406900 ONCE a towering titan of industry, the iconic Tres Xemeneies power plant is set to become the beating heart of Barcelona’s cultural future. The 1970s relic, named after its three]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/migrants-in-spain-claim-barcelona-is-paying-for-their-train-tickets-to-valencia-as-homelessness-rises/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/migrants-in-spain-claim-barcelona-is-paying-for-their-train-tickets-to-valencia-as-homelessness-rises/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406791 MIGRANTS have been found sleeping rough in Valencia after arriving from Barcelona with their bus and train fares paid by the Catalan capital’s council. Valencia council social workers speaking to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/migrants-in-spain-claim-barcelona-is-paying-for-their-train-tickets-to-valencia-as-homelessness-rises/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/spanish-architect-antoni-gaudi-one-step-closer-to-sainthood-as-pope-recognises-his-heroic-virtue/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/spanish-architect-antoni-gaudi-one-step-closer-to-sainthood-as-pope-recognises-his-heroic-virtue/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:16:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406390 ICONIC Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi – the man behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família cathedral – has moved a step closer to sainthood after Pope Francis officially recognised his ‘heroic virtue’. Known]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/spanish-architect-antoni-gaudi-one-step-closer-to-sainthood-as-pope-recognises-his-heroic-virtue/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/06/new-drug-from-the-university-of-barcelona-offers-hope-for-alzheimers-sufferers/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/06/new-drug-from-the-university-of-barcelona-offers-hope-for-alzheimers-sufferers/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=404066 RESEARCHERS from the University of Barcelona have made a breakthrough in producing a drug for Alzheimer’s disease sufferers after testing it on mice. Though the disease is incurable, most of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/06/new-drug-from-the-university-of-barcelona-offers-hope-for-alzheimers-sufferers/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/early-morning-counter-terrorism-raid-in-barcelona-several-arrests-of-hezbollah-linked-cell-in-heart-of-the-cityanti-terrorist-operation-underway-in-barcelona-several-arrested/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/early-morning-counter-terrorism-raid-in-barcelona-several-arrests-of-hezbollah-linked-cell-in-heart-of-the-cityanti-terrorist-operation-underway-in-barcelona-several-arrested/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403413 AN anti-terrorist operation in Barcelona’s Eixample district was launched on Tuesday morning. The Guardia Civil was targeting members of a Hezbollah-linked organisation occupying an apartment on Calle Valencia at 5am]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/early-morning-counter-terrorism-raid-in-barcelona-several-arrests-of-hezbollah-linked-cell-in-heart-of-the-cityanti-terrorist-operation-underway-in-barcelona-several-arrested/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/barcelonas-montjuic-will-be-transformed-by-these-three-major-projects/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/barcelonas-montjuic-will-be-transformed-by-these-three-major-projects/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:05:08 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403253 FOR the centenary commemoration of the 1929 International Exposition on the Montjuic, plans for three monumental halls have been presented. These proposals offer a glimpse into the first phase of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/barcelonas-montjuic-will-be-transformed-by-these-three-major-projects/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/heavy-demand-leads-to-extra-lady-gaga-concert-being-added-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/heavy-demand-leads-to-extra-lady-gaga-concert-being-added-in-spain/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:36:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403386 STRONG demand from Lady Gaga’s Spanish fans has led to an extra date being added to her ‘Mayhem Ball’ tour. The performer declared two dates at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/heavy-demand-leads-to-extra-lady-gaga-concert-being-added-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/footballer-dani-alves-is-cleared-of-rape-after-court-quashes-original-verdict-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/footballer-dani-alves-is-cleared-of-rape-after-court-quashes-original-verdict-in-spain/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402682 EX-BARCELONA footballer Dani Alves has won an appeal against his February 2024 sexual assault conviction. The Brazilian international was found guilty of raping a 23-year-old woman at the Sutton nightclub]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/footballer-dani-alves-is-cleared-of-rape-after-court-quashes-original-verdict-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/26/lady-gaga-is-coming-to-spain-as-part-of-the-mayhem-ball-tour/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/26/lady-gaga-is-coming-to-spain-as-part-of-the-mayhem-ball-tour/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:47:28 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402369 POP superstar Lady Gaga is bringing her ‘Mayhem Ball’ tour to Spain this autumn. The tour follows the release of her sixth studio album, ‘Mayhem’, which debuted at No. 1]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/26/lady-gaga-is-coming-to-spain-as-part-of-the-mayhem-ball-tour/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/18/these-are-the-three-happiest-beaches-in-spain-according-to-bizarre-facial-recognition-study/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/18/these-are-the-three-happiest-beaches-in-spain-according-to-bizarre-facial-recognition-study/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:21:21 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399497 A NEW study analysing 100 beaches worldwide suggests that Spain is home to the happiest beach on the planet. London-based travel agency CV Villas used AWS facial recognition technology to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/18/these-are-the-three-happiest-beaches-in-spain-according-to-bizarre-facial-recognition-study/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/17/blow-for-squatters-in-barcelona-court-rules-cutting-power-and-water-to-occupied-homes-is-not-a-crime/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/17/blow-for-squatters-in-barcelona-court-rules-cutting-power-and-water-to-occupied-homes-is-not-a-crime/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:59:06 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=400465 PROPERTY owners in Barcelona who stop paying utility bills for squatted homes will no longer be committing a criminal offense. Barcelona’s Provincial Court made the ruling during a meeting held]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/17/blow-for-squatters-in-barcelona-court-rules-cutting-power-and-water-to-occupied-homes-is-not-a-crime/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/17/young-woman-wins-right-to-die-case-following-first-euthanasia-law-challenge-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/17/young-woman-wins-right-to-die-case-following-first-euthanasia-law-challenge-in-spain/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=400444 A BARCELONA court says a 24-year-old paraplegic woman can end her life following a legal challenge by her father and the Christian Lawyers group. The matter though is not at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/17/young-woman-wins-right-to-die-case-following-first-euthanasia-law-challenge-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/spanish-gems-are-named-among-the-worlds-top-100-travel-destinations/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/spanish-gems-are-named-among-the-worlds-top-100-travel-destinations/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399589 SPAIN has three of the top 100 cities in the world for travel, according to a new ranking.  Madrid claimed second place in the list, made by data analytics company]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/spanish-gems-are-named-among-the-worlds-top-100-travel-destinations/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/pictured-the-stunning-hotel-in-spain-to-be-enjoyed-by-this-years-oscar-nominees/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/pictured-the-stunning-hotel-in-spain-to-be-enjoyed-by-this-years-oscar-nominees/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399371 THIS is the elegant hotel in Spain chosen to be part of this year’s Oscar nominees prize pack.  Barcelona is the cosmopolitan capital of luxury in Spain, so it’s no]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/pictured-the-stunning-hotel-in-spain-to-be-enjoyed-by-this-years-oscar-nominees/feed/ 0