https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/catalunya/barcelona/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:29:51 +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/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:07:35 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429646 A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been jailed for 43 years. Jamie]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/us-citizens-are-seeking-refuge-in-free-and-safe-spain-to-escape-trumps-authoritarian-takeover/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/us-citizens-are-seeking-refuge-in-free-and-safe-spain-to-escape-trumps-authoritarian-takeover/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:08:14 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428977 SPAIN has become a refuge for some US citizens seeking to escape President Trump’s ‘authoritarian takeover.’ Many families who have now settled in Spain have no intention of returning to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/us-citizens-are-seeking-refuge-in-free-and-safe-spain-to-escape-trumps-authoritarian-takeover/feed/ 17 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/spains-barcelona-bans-organised-bar-crawls-in-latest-anti-tourism-drive/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/spains-barcelona-bans-organised-bar-crawls-in-latest-anti-tourism-drive/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:06:15 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428954 BARCELONA has voted to ban bar crawls across the city in the latest sign of the local council’s growing discontent with mass tourism. The new decree follows an extensive trial]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/spains-barcelona-bans-organised-bar-crawls-in-latest-anti-tourism-drive/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/stop-the-madness-outrage-in-spain-after-la-liga-agrees-to-play-league-match-in-us/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/stop-the-madness-outrage-in-spain-after-la-liga-agrees-to-play-league-match-in-us/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:19:33 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428913 FOOTBALL supporters in Spain have launched a scathing attack on La Liga after plans to host a league match in the United States were formally approved by the Royal Spanish]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/stop-the-madness-outrage-in-spain-after-la-liga-agrees-to-play-league-match-in-us/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/from-superman-to-snow-white-lamine-yamals-barcelona-mural-gets-a-fairytale-makeover-after-dwarf-party-drama/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/from-superman-to-snow-white-lamine-yamals-barcelona-mural-gets-a-fairytale-makeover-after-dwarf-party-drama/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:51:37 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427703 BARCELONA football sensation Lamine Yamal has gone from superhero to pantomime star after a cheeky street art prank turned his mural into a scene straight out of Snow White –]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/from-superman-to-snow-white-lamine-yamals-barcelona-mural-gets-a-fairytale-makeover-after-dwarf-party-drama/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/sagrada-familia-becomes-the-tallest-building-in-barcelona-surpassing-two-skyscrapers-but-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/sagrada-familia-becomes-the-tallest-building-in-barcelona-surpassing-two-skyscrapers-but-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-spain/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:14:27 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427030 CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts, both standing at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/sagrada-familia-becomes-the-tallest-building-in-barcelona-surpassing-two-skyscrapers-but-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/game-over-spains-multi-billion-euro-videogame-industry-is-in-crisis-amid-mass-layoffs-with-ai-taking-the-blame/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/game-over-spains-multi-billion-euro-videogame-industry-is-in-crisis-amid-mass-layoffs-with-ai-taking-the-blame/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:10:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427065 ACROSS the Spanish videogame industry, significant layoffs are taking place. This reflects a worldwide restructuring that many are attributing to the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Madrid-based videogame studios, Secret]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/game-over-spains-multi-billion-euro-videogame-industry-is-in-crisis-amid-mass-layoffs-with-ai-taking-the-blame/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-strike-a-e44m-shirt-deal-with-dr-congo-but-is-it-a-winner-or-own-goal/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-strike-a-e44m-shirt-deal-with-dr-congo-but-is-it-a-winner-or-own-goal/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:47:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426829 FC BARCELONA are about to wear their hearts on their backs – quite literally. From next season, the legendary La Liga giants will sport ‘DR Congo – Heart of Africa’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-strike-a-e44m-shirt-deal-with-dr-congo-but-is-it-a-winner-or-own-goal/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-lifeguards-to-launch-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-lifeguards-to-launch-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:31:05 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426767 LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona city have announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow (Friday, August 1) in response to unmet demands for improved working conditions and unfulfilled agreements from previous years. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/barcelona-lifeguards-to-launch-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/elderly-woman-loses-all-her-money-as-two-carers-steal-e524k-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/elderly-woman-loses-all-her-money-as-two-carers-steal-e524k-in-spain/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426466 TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000. Police said two sisters, aged 44 and 49, syphoned off]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/elderly-woman-loses-all-her-money-as-two-carers-steal-e524k-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:25:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426418 BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The incremental rises of €1 per]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/crime-drops-9-in-spains-barcelona-but-knife-attacks-and-sexual-violence-surge/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/crime-drops-9-in-spains-barcelona-but-knife-attacks-and-sexual-violence-surge/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:29:10 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425677 HEAD to Barcelona for a holiday and the advice is almost always the same – beware of the pickpockets, hide your valuables and keep your wits about you after dark.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/crime-drops-9-in-spains-barcelona-but-knife-attacks-and-sexual-violence-surge/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/brit-exodus-to-spain-continues-as-barcelona-sign-manchester-united-and-england-star-marcus-rashford/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/brit-exodus-to-spain-continues-as-barcelona-sign-manchester-united-and-england-star-marcus-rashford/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:43:51 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425664 MARCUS Rashford has become the latest British football star to move to Spain after the 27-year-old completed a season-long loan move to Catalan giants Barcelona. The winger follows in the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/brit-exodus-to-spain-continues-as-barcelona-sign-manchester-united-and-england-star-marcus-rashford/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/spanish-police-recover-rare-modernist-artwork-stolen-from-barcelona-museum-16-years-ago/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/spanish-police-recover-rare-modernist-artwork-stolen-from-barcelona-museum-16-years-ago/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:49:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425440 SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have successfully recovered a rare artwork from a leading Catalan artist – sixteen years since the painting was snatched from a Barcelona art gallery. Valued at €21,000,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/spanish-police-recover-rare-modernist-artwork-stolen-from-barcelona-museum-16-years-ago/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/19/barcelona-delay-return-to-camp-nou-again-just-three-weeks-after-announcing-homecoming-date/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/19/barcelona-delay-return-to-camp-nou-again-just-three-weeks-after-announcing-homecoming-date/#respond Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:58:49 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424961 SUPPORTERS of FC Barcelona will have to wait even longer to roar on their side at the Camp Nou after the club suspended its return just three weeks after announcing]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/19/barcelona-delay-return-to-camp-nou-again-just-three-weeks-after-announcing-homecoming-date/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/prehistoric-murder-mystery-arrowhead-found-in-human-remains-reveals-violent-conflict-in-ancient-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/prehistoric-murder-mystery-arrowhead-found-in-human-remains-reveals-violent-conflict-in-ancient-spain/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:39:36 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424749 A GRISLY discovery in the Catalan Pyrenees has unveiled the shocking reality of prehistoric violence – with a flint arrowhead embedded in a human rib more than 4,000 years old.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/prehistoric-murder-mystery-arrowhead-found-in-human-remains-reveals-violent-conflict-in-ancient-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/barcelona-is-spains-most-expensive-city-to-buy-a-home-new-data-reveals/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/barcelona-is-spains-most-expensive-city-to-buy-a-home-new-data-reveals/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:22:50 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424563 BARCELONA is Spain’s most expensive city for existing home prices, reaching almost €3,900 per square metre during the first half of the year. The latest report by estate agents Tecnocasa]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/barcelona-is-spains-most-expensive-city-to-buy-a-home-new-data-reveals/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/spains-housing-crisis-surge-in-11-month-rentals-sees-estate-agents-profit-at-tenants-expense/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/spains-housing-crisis-surge-in-11-month-rentals-sees-estate-agents-profit-at-tenants-expense/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:06:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424355 SPAIN’S rental market is seeing a huge shift towards seasonal lets of just 11 months as landlords shy away from offering long-term contracts – and the estate agents profit. ‘Seasonal’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/spains-housing-crisis-surge-in-11-month-rentals-sees-estate-agents-profit-at-tenants-expense/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/two-missing-after-red-alert-storms-cause-flooding-in-catalunya-and-shut-down-barcelona/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/two-missing-after-red-alert-storms-cause-flooding-in-catalunya-and-shut-down-barcelona/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:12:17 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424096 SEVERAL Spanish tourist hotspots battled severe floods and thunderstorms over the weekend, with roads turning into rivers. The military deployed a disaster relief unit to the northeastern city of Zaragoza]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/two-missing-after-red-alert-storms-cause-flooding-in-catalunya-and-shut-down-barcelona/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/lamine-yamal-shocks-at-his-gangster-themed-18th-birthday-in-barcelona-by-hiring-dwarf-entertainers/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/lamine-yamal-shocks-at-his-gangster-themed-18th-birthday-in-barcelona-by-hiring-dwarf-entertainers/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:38:34 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424082 FC BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal has been slammed for hiring people with dwarfism for his 18th birthday ‘gangster’ theme party over the weekend. The Association of People with Achondroplasia and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/lamine-yamal-shocks-at-his-gangster-themed-18th-birthday-in-barcelona-by-hiring-dwarf-entertainers/feed/ 0