Andalucía

Food and drink

Tapas bar in south of Spain introduces tough new minimum spend per customer per hour rule

La Madre que me Parió in Granada said the measure was introduced because some people would occupy a table for over an hour with just one drink, which was detrimental to the small business with limited space

Tourism

National Geographic lists Andalucía's prettiest medieval towns

The provinces of Cadiz, Cardoba, Granada and Huelva are home to these four unmissable destinations

Energy

Andalucía calls on central government to invest 544 million euros to extend electricity grid network and drive economic growth

The Junta claims the density of the power transmission grid in the region is 40% below the average for mainland Spain

Head of Junta: 'It is foreseeable that community swimming pools will be allowed to be filled but maybe not single home ones'

Juanma Moreno has said that local town halls across the Costa del Sol and the wider Malaga province must make the final ruling on the hot topic of whether or not private swimming pools will be allowed to be filled or refilled this summer

Drought crisis

Easter rain puts an end to water restrictions in 40 municipalities in Granada province

La Costa, Valle de Lecrín and La Alpujarra are back to normal after reducing their consumption by 5 per cent, although Salobreña will keep their measures in place

Weather

Meet the weathermen in the south of Spain who have gone down a storm on social media

The three hobbyists, with their extensive local knowledge, have accumulated thousands of loyal followers who consult them to know exactly what the weather is doing

Travel

Cruise season kicks off on Spain's Costa Tropical with a ship that boasts 17 restaurants and carries 3,000 passengers

More than 60,000 passengers are expected to arrive in Motril on board 39 ships this season representing a growth of 74.4% in the number of cruise passengers and 56% in the number of stopovers

Spain Happy Index

This is the city in Andalucía voted the happiest in Spain

Access to housing, climate and proximity to communication infrastructures are some of the factors taken into account in the Spain Happy Index

Rail travel

How much did it cost Spain's train operator Renfe to remove graffiti from rolling stock in Andalucía in 2023?

Last year such vandalism throughout the country cost the state company

Dress code

This is the town in Spain that forbids its residents from entering the town hall in pyjamas or dressing gowns

"We are not asking them to come in suits, but we are asking them to respect the dress code," the mayor of Marchal in Andalucía's Granada province said