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Medieval shipwreck discovered beneath Barcelona construction site stuns archaeologists in Spain

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

1 May, 2025 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Housing crisis latest: Spanish tenants are spending nearly half of their income on rent

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 11:13

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

New direct high-speed train line between Sevilla and Barcelona opens in Spain

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

24 Apr, 2025 @ 13:50

Barcelona·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

‘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

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

24 Apr, 2025 @ 11:39

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘I saw how Catalunya celebrates St George’s Day… I wish England would take a page out of their book!’

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

24 Apr, 2025 @ 11:08

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Barcelona planning designated ‘selfie spot’ to ease tourist congestion around the Sagrada Familia

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)

22 Apr, 2025 @ 13:29

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

From coal to culture: Barcelona’s forgotten power plant Tres Xemeneies to get epic makeover

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

19 Apr, 2025 @ 16:33

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

Migrants in Spain claim Barcelona is paying for their train tickets to Valencia as homelessness rises

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

16 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Valencia

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi one step closer to sainthood as Pope recognises his ‘heroic virtue’

ICONIC Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi – the man behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família cathedral – has moved a step closer to sainthood after Pope Francis officially

15 Apr, 2025 @ 11:16

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Property

New drug from the University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers

New drug from Spain’s University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers

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

6 Apr, 2025 @ 07:00

Barcelona·Health·Lead

Early morning counter-terrorism raid in Barcelona: ‘Several arrests’ of Hezbollah-linked cell in heart of the city

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

1 Apr, 2025 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona’s Montjuic will be transformed by these three major projects

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

1 Apr, 2025 @ 12:05

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Heavy demand leads to extra Lady Gaga concert being added in Spain

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

1 Apr, 2025 @ 11:36

Barcelona·Entertainment·Lead

Footballer Dani Alves is cleared of rape after winning court appeal in Spain

Appeal court sensationally CLEARS ex-Barca star Dani Alves of r*pe in Spain

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

28 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Lady Gaga is coming to Spain as part of ‘The Mayhem Ball’ tour

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’,

26 Mar, 2025 @ 15:47

Barcelona·Entertainment·Lead

These are the three ‘happiest’ beaches in Spain, according to bizarre ‘facial recognition’ study

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

18 Mar, 2025 @ 13:21

Barcelona·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Blow for squatters in Barcelona: Court rules cutting power and water to occupied homes is NOT a crime

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

17 Mar, 2025 @ 14:59

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Young woman wins ‘right to die’ case following first euthanasia law challenge in Spain

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

17 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spanish gems are named among the world’s top 100 travel destinations

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,

15 Mar, 2025 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Travel News

Pictured: The stunning hotel in Spain to be enjoyed by this year’s Oscar nominees

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

15 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Lead·Property·Travel News

Top court backs restrictions on tourist flat licences in popular holiday area of Spain so that 'locals' can get somewhere to live

Top court backs restrictions on tourist flat licences for popular holiday region of Spain

SPAIN’S Constitutional Court has rejected moves to scrap a proposed new law restricting tourist apartment licenses in Catalunya. The measure is now set to be

13 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

‘Expats go home!’: Michael Barrymore is taunted by anti-tourism activists in Spain after abandoning move to Barcelona

SPANISH anti-tourism activists are increasingly setting their sights on expats as their anger over rising rents and cost of living soars. Among the latest targets

11 Mar, 2025 @ 11:20

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead

Watch: Spain narrowly avoids ‘Charlie Hebdo 2.0’ as Islamist terror cell in Barcelona is caught plotting attack after ‘hunting victims on TikTok’

SPANISH and Italian police have arrested 11 terror suspects accused of plotting ‘violent’ attacks in Spain by hunting ‘blasphemous’ infidels on social media. The Policia

8 Mar, 2025 @ 15:06

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain reopens investigation into death of billionaire Mango founder in Barcelona

A CATALUNYA judge has reopened a probe into December’s death of Isak Andic- the billionaire founder of the Mango fashion store chain. The businessman, 71,

6 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead