https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/galicia/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:27:51 +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/galicia/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/european-allies-fly-in-to-help-spain-battle-deadly-forest-fires-engulfing-the-country/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/european-allies-fly-in-to-help-spain-battle-deadly-forest-fires-engulfing-the-country/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:27:48 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429417 SPAIN has received two firefighting planes from France under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as authorities battle dozens of wildfires across the country. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/european-allies-fly-in-to-help-spain-battle-deadly-forest-fires-engulfing-the-country/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/francos-family-forced-to-open-18th-century-mansion-to-the-public-after-years-of-resistance/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/francos-family-forced-to-open-18th-century-mansion-to-the-public-after-years-of-resistance/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427776 THE 18th-century mansion of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco has finally opened to the public for the first time in six decades, despite the dictator’s heirs’ attempts to avoid it.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/francos-family-forced-to-open-18th-century-mansion-to-the-public-after-years-of-resistance/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/watch-wild-and-bloody-brawl-leaves-one-dead-after-two-notorious-family-clans-sit-down-for-lunch-in-northern-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/watch-wild-and-bloody-brawl-leaves-one-dead-after-two-notorious-family-clans-sit-down-for-lunch-in-northern-spain/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423149 Warning – this story contains distressing scenes of violence A SEEMINGLY innocuous family lunch in Galicia spiralled into a chaotic and deadly brawl, leaving one man dead and several others]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/watch-wild-and-bloody-brawl-leaves-one-dead-after-two-notorious-family-clans-sit-down-for-lunch-in-northern-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/27/breaking-eu-vote-to-recognise-catalan-basque-and-galician-postponed-in-blow-to-spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-at-least-10-countries-expressed-doubts/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/27/breaking-eu-vote-to-recognise-catalan-basque-and-galician-postponed-in-blow-to-spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-at-least-10-countries-expressed-doubts/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 12:10:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=415715 A VOTE on a proposal that would officially recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician as European Union languages has been postponed in a blow for Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez. According]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/27/breaking-eu-vote-to-recognise-catalan-basque-and-galician-postponed-in-blow-to-spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-at-least-10-countries-expressed-doubts/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/25/revealed-the-three-beaches-in-spain-with-the-best-photographic-wow-factor/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/25/revealed-the-three-beaches-in-spain-with-the-best-photographic-wow-factor/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=415124 THREE Spanish beaches have been proclaimed to have the ‘wow factor’ when photographs are posted online via social media or in travel blogs. The holiday portal eBooking.com says the biggest]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/25/revealed-the-three-beaches-in-spain-with-the-best-photographic-wow-factor/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/family-die-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-with-home-generator-likely-culprit-during-spains-blackout/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/family-die-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-with-home-generator-likely-culprit-during-spains-blackout/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409811 A FAMILY died from carbon monoxide poisoning at their Galicia region home in north-west Spain with suspicions revolving around an indoor electricity generator. It was switched on during the nationwide]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/family-die-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-with-home-generator-likely-culprit-during-spains-blackout/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/watch-when-manolino-is-here-you-dont-earn-a-penny-shellfish-divers-call-for-removal-of-famous-dolphin-in-spains-northern-coast/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/watch-when-manolino-is-here-you-dont-earn-a-penny-shellfish-divers-call-for-removal-of-famous-dolphin-in-spains-northern-coast/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:17:14 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408110 A BOTTLENOSE dolphin known locally as ‘Manoliño’ is causing increasing frustration among shellfish divers in Galicia, northern Spain, who say the animal’s playful behaviour is disrupting their ability to work]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/watch-when-manolino-is-here-you-dont-earn-a-penny-shellfish-divers-call-for-removal-of-famous-dolphin-in-spains-northern-coast/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/27/british-woman-is-evacuated-by-helicopter-from-cruise-ship-off-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/27/british-woman-is-evacuated-by-helicopter-from-cruise-ship-off-spain/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:10:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402534 SPAIN’S Maritime Rescue team came to the aid of a British passenger who fell ill on a cruise ship. The woman was on the Sky Princess liner which had left]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/27/british-woman-is-evacuated-by-helicopter-from-cruise-ship-off-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/28/high-speed-rail-link-between-spain-and-portugal-to-be-completed-by-2032/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/28/high-speed-rail-link-between-spain-and-portugal-to-be-completed-by-2032/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=397132 SPAIN and Portugal will be connected by a high-speed train by 2032, according to Portugal’s infrastructure minister.  The high-speed line will link the popular Portuguese destination of Porto and the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/28/high-speed-rail-link-between-spain-and-portugal-to-be-completed-by-2032/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/25/spanish-city-honours-two-heroic-illegal-migrants-who-stopped-brutal-beating-of-gay-man-that-sparked-widespread-protests/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/25/spanish-city-honours-two-heroic-illegal-migrants-who-stopped-brutal-beating-of-gay-man-that-sparked-widespread-protests/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=396429 A GALICIA city has given a top honour to two illegal migrants who risked deportation to stop a vicious homophobic assault that made national headlines. A Coruña City Council made]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/25/spanish-city-honours-two-heroic-illegal-migrants-who-stopped-brutal-beating-of-gay-man-that-sparked-widespread-protests/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/20/the-little-known-seaside-gem-in-northern-spain-where-richard-gere-has-been-house-hunting/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/20/the-little-known-seaside-gem-in-northern-spain-where-richard-gere-has-been-house-hunting/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=395529 HOLLYWOOD legend Richard Gere is looking to put down roots in northern Spain’s picturesque Galician coast. The ‘Pretty Woman’ star, 75, and his Galician wife Alejandra Silva, 41, have been]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/20/the-little-known-seaside-gem-in-northern-spain-where-richard-gere-has-been-house-hunting/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/23/abandoned-narco-sub-breaks-into-two-as-fishing-boat-tries-to-tow-it-to-port-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/23/abandoned-narco-sub-breaks-into-two-as-fishing-boat-tries-to-tow-it-to-port-in-spain/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=389246 THE Guardia Civil says a suspected narco-submarine capable of smuggling drugs broke in two as a fishing boat was towing it to a port in north-western Spain. The Maria Cristina]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/23/abandoned-narco-sub-breaks-into-two-as-fishing-boat-tries-to-tow-it-to-port-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/14/revealed-the-spanish-regions-with-best-levels-of-english/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/14/revealed-the-spanish-regions-with-best-levels-of-english/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:11:51 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=387374 THESE are the areas of Spain who speak the best English, according to a new study.  While learning English is an important part of the Spanish school curriculum, some regions]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/14/revealed-the-spanish-regions-with-best-levels-of-english/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/11/exclusive-chronic-pollution-warning-in-northern-spain-one-year-after-25-tonnes-of-plastic-pellets-were-dropped-into-the-sea/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/11/exclusive-chronic-pollution-warning-in-northern-spain-one-year-after-25-tonnes-of-plastic-pellets-were-dropped-into-the-sea/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=386652 A YEAR after millions of tiny plastic pellets were spilled off the coast of Galicia, how has the environmental disaster impacted Spain?  On December 8 2023, the Liberian cargo ship]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/11/exclusive-chronic-pollution-warning-in-northern-spain-one-year-after-25-tonnes-of-plastic-pellets-were-dropped-into-the-sea/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/13/watch-giant-jellyfish-is-filmed-swimming-in-popular-tourist-port-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/13/watch-giant-jellyfish-is-filmed-swimming-in-popular-tourist-port-in-spain/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=380966 A GIANT jellyfish was spotted in the fishing port of Cangas in Spain’s northern Galicia region last Friday. Eyewitnesses said it was around two metres long and about 80 cms]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/13/watch-giant-jellyfish-is-filmed-swimming-in-popular-tourist-port-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/09/buy-your-own-island-in-spain-for-less-than-the-price-of-a-2-bed-flat-in-marbella-but-there-is-a-catch/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/09/buy-your-own-island-in-spain-for-less-than-the-price-of-a-2-bed-flat-in-marbella-but-there-is-a-catch/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:56:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=379919 WOULD you like to follow in the footsteps of musicians Shakira and Ricky Martin, actors Mel Gibson, Johnny Depp and Leonardo de Caprio, and own your island? Well you now]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/09/buy-your-own-island-in-spain-for-less-than-the-price-of-a-2-bed-flat-in-marbella-but-there-is-a-catch/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/25/spain-convicts-four-men-over-homophobic-murder-of-24-year-old-samuel-luiz-horrific-case-sparked-protests-across-the-country/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/25/spain-convicts-four-men-over-homophobic-murder-of-24-year-old-samuel-luiz-horrific-case-sparked-protests-across-the-country/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:27:18 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=377448 THE CONVICTION of four men over the homophobic murder of 24-year-old Samuel Luiz has sparked outrage across Spain.  This Sunday, four men were convicted in connection with the homophobic murder]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/25/spain-convicts-four-men-over-homophobic-murder-of-24-year-old-samuel-luiz-horrific-case-sparked-protests-across-the-country/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/24/spanish-tourists-are-flocking-to-this-little-known-city-in-galicia-set-to-become-the-next-big-thing/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/24/spanish-tourists-are-flocking-to-this-little-known-city-in-galicia-set-to-become-the-next-big-thing/#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=377037 THIS little known city in Galicia is attracting more and more Spanish tourists as the north surges in popularity. Galicia, one of Spain’s most enchanting regions, offers an unrivalled blend]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/24/spanish-tourists-are-flocking-to-this-little-known-city-in-galicia-set-to-become-the-next-big-thing/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/29/this-spooky-halloween-destination-in-spain-could-give-salem-and-sleepy-hollow-a-run-for-their-money/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/29/this-spooky-halloween-destination-in-spain-could-give-salem-and-sleepy-hollow-a-run-for-their-money/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:57:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=370950 HALLOWEEN lover? This spine chilling Spanish destination makes Salem look like child’s play.  ALTHOUGH Halloween didn’t take off in Spain until the 90s, the country has welcomed the tradition with]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/29/this-spooky-halloween-destination-in-spain-could-give-salem-and-sleepy-hollow-a-run-for-their-money/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/26/the-curious-history-of-halloween-in-spain-how-todays-traditions-come-from-ancient-celtic-rituals/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/26/the-curious-history-of-halloween-in-spain-how-todays-traditions-come-from-ancient-celtic-rituals/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=369778 Did you know the curious history of spooky Spain? Learn all about the origins of Halloween’s Celtic origins. Though most souls associate Halloween with glowing jack o’ lanterns and slasher]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/26/the-curious-history-of-halloween-in-spain-how-todays-traditions-come-from-ancient-celtic-rituals/feed/ 0