https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/andalucia/jaen/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:00:14 +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/andalucia/jaen/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/18/body-found-in-spain-belongs-to-missing-us-cyclist-matt-opperman-police-confirm/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/18/body-found-in-spain-belongs-to-missing-us-cyclist-matt-opperman-police-confirm/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:59:28 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=394947 THE body found next to a tree in Andalucia at the weekend belongs to missing US cyclist Matt Opperman, police have confirmed. The tragic news comes almost a month after]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/18/body-found-in-spain-belongs-to-missing-us-cyclist-matt-opperman-police-confirm/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/10/matt-opperman-latest-wife-of-missing-us-cyclist-is-searching-20-hours-a-day-after-he-vanished-from-spain-last-month/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/10/matt-opperman-latest-wife-of-missing-us-cyclist-is-searching-20-hours-a-day-after-he-vanished-from-spain-last-month/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:24:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=393111 THE wife of a missing US cyclist is spending 20 hours per day searching for him after he vanished from Andalucia over two weeks ago. Matt Opperman, 50, was last]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/10/matt-opperman-latest-wife-of-missing-us-cyclist-is-searching-20-hours-a-day-after-he-vanished-from-spain-last-month/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/07/watch-helicopter-searches-for-us-cyclist-and-father-of-two-in-spain-as-family-worried-beyond-belief/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/07/watch-helicopter-searches-for-us-cyclist-and-father-of-two-in-spain-as-family-worried-beyond-belief/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:31:33 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=392430 THE family of a missing US cyclist say they are ‘worried beyond belief’ after he vanished from Andalucia two weeks ago. Married father-of-two Matt Opperman, 50, is last thought to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/07/watch-helicopter-searches-for-us-cyclist-and-father-of-two-in-spain-as-family-worried-beyond-belief/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/07/mystery-as-body-of-half-naked-man-is-found-in-a-jaen-olive-grove-corpse-is-not-of-missing-us-cyclist/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/07/mystery-as-body-of-half-naked-man-is-found-in-a-jaen-olive-grove-corpse-is-not-of-missing-us-cyclist/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=392214 THE half-naked body of a man has been discovered in an olive grove in Andalucia. The grisly find was made shortly before 10am on Thursday by the owner of the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/07/mystery-as-body-of-half-naked-man-is-found-in-a-jaen-olive-grove-corpse-is-not-of-missing-us-cyclist/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/03/must-visit-the-oldest-castle-in-spain-thats-nestled-in-inland-andalucia-and-dubbed-the-fort-of-the-seven-kings/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/03/must-visit-the-oldest-castle-in-spain-thats-nestled-in-inland-andalucia-and-dubbed-the-fort-of-the-seven-kings/#respond Sun, 03 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=372148 SPAIN’S oldest castle is hidden in the heart of Andalucia, here’s why you should visit. Nestled in the rolling hills of Jaen’s Sierra Morena lies a gem of medieval architecture—the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/03/must-visit-the-oldest-castle-in-spain-thats-nestled-in-inland-andalucia-and-dubbed-the-fort-of-the-seven-kings/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/08/29/tiny-village-in-spains-andalucia-is-rocked-by-video-of-a-couple-romping-on-the-church-altar/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/08/29/tiny-village-in-spains-andalucia-is-rocked-by-video-of-a-couple-romping-on-the-church-altar/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=356694 A MINISCULE village in southern Spain has been rocked by a video of a couple having sex on the church altar. The man and woman recorded the sordid clip on]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/08/29/tiny-village-in-spains-andalucia-is-rocked-by-video-of-a-couple-romping-on-the-church-altar/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/08/08/tourist-in-spains-andalucia-douses-6000-year-old-cave-art-with-water-so-it-appears-brighter-in-his-photos/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/08/08/tourist-in-spains-andalucia-douses-6000-year-old-cave-art-with-water-so-it-appears-brighter-in-his-photos/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:55:30 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=350061 A TOURIST is being investigated for pouring water on ancient cave drawings so that they appear brighter in photos. The 39-year-old could face fines running into the thousands after damaging]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/08/08/tourist-in-spains-andalucia-douses-6000-year-old-cave-art-with-water-so-it-appears-brighter-in-his-photos/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/revealed-the-bullfighting-capitals-of-spains-andalucia-which-hosted-more-than-600-events-last-year/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/revealed-the-bullfighting-capitals-of-spains-andalucia-which-hosted-more-than-600-events-last-year/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 06:23:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/revealed-the-bullfighting-capitals-of-spains-andalucia-which-hosted-more-than-600-events-last-year/ STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia.  There were 682 bullfighting events held in the community in]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/revealed-the-bullfighting-capitals-of-spains-andalucia-which-hosted-more-than-600-events-last-year/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/05/dog-owner-who-left-their-pet-to-die-in-a-car-during-42c-heat-is-jailed-in-spains-andalucia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/05/dog-owner-who-left-their-pet-to-die-in-a-car-during-42c-heat-is-jailed-in-spains-andalucia/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:46:28 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/05/dog-owner-who-left-their-pet-to-die-in-a-car-during-42c-heat-is-jailed-in-spains-andalucia/ A 64 YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for leaving his dog locked in a car in Andalucia, resulting in the animal’s death by heat stroke.  Temperatures had surpassed 40C when]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/05/dog-owner-who-left-their-pet-to-die-in-a-car-during-42c-heat-is-jailed-in-spains-andalucia/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/19/two-cities-in-andalucia-are-among-the-best-food-destinations-in-spain-according-to-national-geographic/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/19/two-cities-in-andalucia-are-among-the-best-food-destinations-in-spain-according-to-national-geographic/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:33:41 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/19/two-cities-in-andalucia-are-among-the-best-food-destinations-in-spain-according-to-national-geographic/ NATIONAL Geographic has named two Andalucian cities some of Spain’s best ‘food destinations’.  The prestigious travel magazine celebrated the second edition of its ‘Readers Prize Awards’ yesterday, January 18.  The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/19/two-cities-in-andalucia-are-among-the-best-food-destinations-in-spain-according-to-national-geographic/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/18/drought-latest-the-biggest-cities-in-spains-andalucia-will-bring-in-water-cuts-within-weeks-unless-there-is-rain-for-30-days-straight/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/18/drought-latest-the-biggest-cities-in-spains-andalucia-will-bring-in-water-cuts-within-weeks-unless-there-is-rain-for-30-days-straight/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:32:12 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/18/drought-latest-the-biggest-cities-in-spains-andalucia-will-bring-in-water-cuts-within-weeks-unless-there-is-rain-for-30-days-straight/ ANDALUCIA president Juanma Moreno announced in a press conference Thursday that the region’s largest cities will face water cuts in the coming weeks — unless it rains for 30 days]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/18/drought-latest-the-biggest-cities-in-spains-andalucia-will-bring-in-water-cuts-within-weeks-unless-there-is-rain-for-30-days-straight/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/17/pawlowski-3/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/17/pawlowski-3/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:02:17 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/18/9a22ce1f-e17b-4b0f-a478-7b3108c63aee/ A CHRISTMAS lottery in Andalucia has been thrown into disrepute after eagle-eyed onlookers suspected a local councillor of rigging its outcome. Jose Luis Madueño, a Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) councillor]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/17/pawlowski-3/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/13/west-nile-virus-is-found-in-50000-mosquitoes-in-spains-andalucia-these-are-the-most-at-risk-areas/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/13/west-nile-virus-is-found-in-50000-mosquitoes-in-spains-andalucia-these-are-the-most-at-risk-areas/#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=312260 THE potentially fatal West Nile Virus is surging among mosquito populations in southern Spain, it has emerged. In its annual surveillance campaign, the Andalucian government detected a total of 49,629]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/13/west-nile-virus-is-found-in-50000-mosquitoes-in-spains-andalucia-these-are-the-most-at-risk-areas/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/08/bizarre-twist-in-kidnap-case-in-spains-jaen-as-victim-is-arrested-by-police-after-they-found-a-marijuana-plantation-in-her-house/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/08/bizarre-twist-in-kidnap-case-in-spains-jaen-as-victim-is-arrested-by-police-after-they-found-a-marijuana-plantation-in-her-house/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:23:02 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=311879 THE APPARENT kidnapping of a woman and her seven-year-old daughter in Jaen, Andalusia took a bizarre twist after she ended up being arrested by the police after they discovered a]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/08/bizarre-twist-in-kidnap-case-in-spains-jaen-as-victim-is-arrested-by-police-after-they-found-a-marijuana-plantation-in-her-house/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/07/exposed-how-a-gang-paid-spanish-women-to-marry-foreign-expats-in-bid-to-gain-them-residency/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/07/exposed-how-a-gang-paid-spanish-women-to-marry-foreign-expats-in-bid-to-gain-them-residency/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=309513 THE Policia Nacional have arrested 32 people in Andalucia for their involvement in a ‘marriage of convenience’ scam that enabled foreigners to get Spanish residency. Spaniards, North Africans and Moroccans]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/07/exposed-how-a-gang-paid-spanish-women-to-marry-foreign-expats-in-bid-to-gain-them-residency/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/04/olive-oil-mafia-which-sold-fake-extra-virgin-shipments-abroad-is-exposed-following-raids-in-spain-and-italy/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/04/olive-oil-mafia-which-sold-fake-extra-virgin-shipments-abroad-is-exposed-following-raids-in-spain-and-italy/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:24:08 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=309262 THE Guardia Civil has arrested 11 people in Spain and Italy for belonging to a gang trading tampered olive oil.  Authorities have seized 16 containers with over 5,200 litres of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/04/olive-oil-mafia-which-sold-fake-extra-virgin-shipments-abroad-is-exposed-following-raids-in-spain-and-italy/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/11/23/christmas-in-andalucia-when-will-the-major-cities-of-spains-biggest-region-turn-on-their-impressive-light-displays/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/11/23/christmas-in-andalucia-when-will-the-major-cities-of-spains-biggest-region-turn-on-their-impressive-light-displays/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:15:20 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=308319 THE festive season will kick off in Andalucia this weekend as cities across the region switch on their Christmas lights.  The smell of chestnuts in the streets, advent calendars on]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/11/23/christmas-in-andalucia-when-will-the-major-cities-of-spains-biggest-region-turn-on-their-impressive-light-displays/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/23/man-is-killed-when-car-overturns-amid-100km-hr-winds-in-spains-andalucia-six-others-are-injured-after-emergency-services-received-2000-incident-reports/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/23/man-is-killed-when-car-overturns-amid-100km-hr-winds-in-spains-andalucia-six-others-are-injured-after-emergency-services-received-2000-incident-reports/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=298348 SEVERE storms killed two people in Cordoba and Huelva provinces amidst around two thousand reported incidents in Andalusia- 500 of which were logged since 10.00pm on Sunday, according to the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/23/man-is-killed-when-car-overturns-amid-100km-hr-winds-in-spains-andalucia-six-others-are-injured-after-emergency-services-received-2000-incident-reports/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/22/secret-escape-the-little-known-inland-gem-in-spains-andalucia-that-oozes-medieval-charm-is-well-worth-the-visit/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/22/secret-escape-the-little-known-inland-gem-in-spains-andalucia-that-oozes-medieval-charm-is-well-worth-the-visit/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:15:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=298128 ONE of the delights of Spain is visiting its unspoilt interior where historic buildings are often set in a landscape virtually unchanged for centuries. While the coastal regions of Andalucia]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/10/22/secret-escape-the-little-known-inland-gem-in-spains-andalucia-that-oozes-medieval-charm-is-well-worth-the-visit/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/08/23/travelling-robbers-used-threads-of-glue-stuck-on-front-doors-to-work-out-if-homes-were-empty-across-different-parts-of-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/08/23/travelling-robbers-used-threads-of-glue-stuck-on-front-doors-to-work-out-if-homes-were-empty-across-different-parts-of-spain/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:36:39 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=294152 A TRAVELLING gang of home robbers has been arrested after a joint operation between Policia Nacional units in Alicante and Antequera(Malaga). Three men- all of Georgian nationality- have been jailed]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/08/23/travelling-robbers-used-threads-of-glue-stuck-on-front-doors-to-work-out-if-homes-were-empty-across-different-parts-of-spain/feed/ 0