Malaga - Costa del Sol

Traffic

Traffic disruptions on Marbella bypass of AP-7 motorway due to noise reduction work

José Carlos García

Exit 1043 of the dual carriageway in the Malaga direction will be closed every night until Friday 24 April

Crime

Four-year-long online romance scam: couple defrauds Chiclana resident of over 37,000 euros

Miren Landeta | Cadiz

The Guardia Civil's specialist cybercrime team, 'Equipo Arroba', followed the money sent by the victim in Cadiz province, subsequently identifying the suspects, who were living in another Andalusian province

Infrastructure

Malaga city council halts Plaza Mayor expansion project due to traffic concerns

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

The shopping centre owners have submitted a new study to defend the proposal, the environmental approval of which expires in Junes

Malaga's Plaza Mayor shopping centre seeks to unblock its expansion plan with park-and-ride car park for more than 1,000 vehicles

Image of the little boy's rescue in progress. Consorcio Provincial de Extinción de Incendios de Toledo.

112 incident

Three-year-old boy rescued alive from 15-metre-deep well in central Spain

J. M. L. | Toledo

The child had fallen into the cavity of an old waterwheel in Toledo, making his rescue an extremely difficult extraction

Quick links

Office of Malaga's municipal tax collection agency.

Taxes

New tax relief on inherited homes in Malaga city has come into force

Chus Heredia

112 report

Fire at Benalmádena holiday complex swiftly contained thanks to quick-thinking hotel staff

Tony Bryant

Couple checking the flight information display system at an airport.

Air travel

Airlines start to suspend flights due to rising fuel costs: what rights do passengers have?

Raquel Merino | Malaga

Do flights at Malaga Airport depart on time?

Weather

Andalucía faces week of contrasts: from summer heat to rainfall

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Crime

Head of Irish Kinahan cartel arrested in Dubai

Organised crime on the Costa del Sol

How the Kinahan banker’s not-so-secure chats toppled the Lyons clan: The €50m Costa del Sol bust explained

María José Díaz Alcalá

El Niño will raise temperatures in Spain as early as the start of summer. Efe

Weather

Summer in Spain and the 'Super Niño' effect: Aemet experts explain

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

Feeling hot, hot hot: Spain's state meteorological agency is warning that this coming summer could see very high or even record-breaking temperatures

Innovation

Malaga among fastest growing Spanish areas in terms of innovation

Cristina Vallejo

At the same time, however, Malaga gets half the score of Madrid and Barcelona

Malaga achieves unprecedented tech employment growth with almost 30,000 workers

Trish and Tony standing at their Kiwi bar.

Community

Charitable Kiwis in Malaga city centre

Erin Fisher

112 incident

Costa del Sol freak accident: car thief runs out of fuel and gets killed by lorry

Juan Cano | Malaga

Toni Morillas and Trinidad Salcedo talking in front of a Malaga municipal building.

Traffic

Malaga fines almost 12,000 drivers in first two months of the Low Emission Zone

Pilar R. Quirós | Malaga

State of the western circular tower of the Alcazaba of Ronda after its partial collapse earlier this month.

Heritage

Storm damage to Ronda's history: worrying deterioration of Alcazaba following partial collapse of tower

Julio J. Portabales | Ronda

Construction

Malaga province's housing construction sector records best quarter in last decade

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

Recent photo of Malaga Cathedral during the roof construction.

Infrastructure

Malaga Cathedral roof renovation reaches temple's apse

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

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Malaga Port tests Navy and police in terrorism and human-trafficking prevention exercise

Popular Nerja beauty spot to remain closed for fourth summer

Spain to reduce fuel and electricity taxes to alleviate Iran war impact

Artists head to the streets of Benalmádena for open-air painting contest

Back step taken on Puerto Marina pedestrianisation plan

Extra IberianTax

Own a Rental Property in Spain? The Rules Have Changed - and Most Non-Resident Landlords Don't Know About It

SUR in English | Málaga

Extra Verdecora

Verdecora Málaga celebrates its tenth anniversary by expanding its store by 3000 m2 dedicated to plants and flowers

SUR

Theatre

Antonio Banderas seeks to expand his Soho stage with a second theatre in Malaga

Paco Griñán | Málaga

Antonio Banderas completes Soho theatre's 'unfinished business' with the Tip Toe dance festival

Explore Andalucía

This trail runs through the foothills of Sierra Tejeda.

Andalusian escapade

Alcaucín-Canillas de Aceituno: At the foot of the Maroma mountain range

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Flights usually begin at dawn from one of the launch points.

Andalusian escape

Soaring over the marvels of Andalucía

Tony Bryant

MS La Belle de Cadix combines river and sea itineraries.

Andalusian escapade

A leisurely experience along the Guadalquivir

Tony Bryant

Villaluenga del Rosario, the highest village in Cadiz.

Explore Andalucía

A village with a view on the European cheese route

Tony Bryant

Hiking in Malaga

Spectacular springs and waterfalls worth visiting in Malaga after the recent rains

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The village of Almócita is located at an altitude of 834 metres above sea level.

Andalusian escapade

An idyllic mountain enclave for art and poetry lovers

TONY BRYANT

Top 50

Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Kiss and tell

The Bottom Line

Manuel Vilas

The moon

Comment

Cristina Vallejo

Banning the burka in Spain: is it fuelling the far right?

The Euro Zone

Mark Nayler

Guilty as charged?

A look at La Liga

Rob Palmer

Where's the coach capable of taking on Real Madrid?

Food and Drink

Andrew J. Linn

The pub beats the gym

Culture

Georgina Oliver

Post-conceptual couple

Costa del Sol / Malaga province

The audience listens to Costa Pop Choir directed by Georgie Cullum J. Rhodes

Community Spirit

Hundreds attend Nerja residents' day

Jennie Rhodes

Residents and visitors alike donned their sunhats as the eastern Costa del Sol town's Plaza España hosted the annual community event in glorious sunshine, which showcases local organisations, clubs and services

Arroyo del Saltillo, on the border of the two towns.

Environment

Torremolinos and Benalmádena towns agree to take it in turns to clear streambeds of reeds on their boundaries

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos.

The colouful umbrellas have returned to Torrox Pueblo

Urban planning

Colourful umbrellas return to Torrox

Eugenio Cabezas

Housing

One third of Malaga province's properties were built during housing bubble years

Cristina Vallejo

The main event of the celebrations is the procession of San Isidro.

Cártama will celebrate the traditional pilgrimage in honour of San Isidro on 17 May

Tony Bryant

The heavily-decorated façade of Casa Montañez.

Art and culture

Museum opening in Torremolinos: the Gaudí of the Axarquía finalises his new artistic space

José Rodríguez Cámara | Torremolinos

Air travel

Malaga Airport second in Spain in number of 'low-cost' international passengers

Pilar Martínez

Only Barcelona is ahead of the Costa del Sol, which received 1.5 million foreign visitors aboard low-cost airlines in the first quarter of 2026

Panoramic view of Nerja town centre from the Capistrano residential area

Urban development

Residential land in Nerja forms part of Andalusian-wide public auction

Health

Costa del Sol hospital investigates death of patient in A&E waiting room

José Antonio Sau

Town hall launches ‘greener Fuengirola’ training and employment programme

Tony Bryant

Crime

Mocked robber arrested and linked to hotel raid

A. Trujillo

Health

Seven in ten Malaga residents ignore life-saving colon cancer screening invitations

José Antonio Sau

Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at an event hosted by his party (PSOE) in Huelva. EP

Politics

Spain's PM to formally ask the EU to cut ties with Israel

Paula De las Heras | Madrid

On Friday, Pedro Sánchez, alongside the leaders of Ireland and Slovenia, signed a letter requesting that the EU adopt this measure against Netanyahu's government for violating human rights and international law

Photos of protesters mourning the victims of the Adamuz train crash (left) and those of the floods in Valencia (right).

Society

Protest at Spain's lower house headquarters denounces neglect over Adamuz and Valencia 'dana' tragedies

Almudena Santos

Surya, the mother, with her fourth infant, a male weighing 1.5 kilos, who has not yet been named.

Nature

New arrival at Madrid Zoo Aquarium: birth of a Bornean orangutan

Claudia Kittsteiner Simón

'I am not a monster': man on trial for locking his partner and daughter in their Linares home for a week

Enara López de la Peña | Jaén

Aerial view of the oldest and deepest well on the Iberian Peninsula, located at the archaeological site of Motilla del Azuer.

History

Water reappears in the oldest, deepest well on the Iberian Peninsula

J. M. L. | Ciudad Real

Sport

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Football

Late derby blow sinks Malaga CF as stoppage-time curse strikes again

Daryl Finch

The race for promotion has now further tightened after Juan Francisco Funes's side dropped their 11th point in added time this season

Diego Murillo's powerful header broke the deadlock at La Rosaleda on Saturday.

Two stunning strikes help Malaga CF turn back time and see off promotion rivals

Daryl Finch

Wind and calima dust didn't stop the young talent on show.

Skateboarding showcase thrills as 12-year-old from Malaga shines on home stage

Marina Rivas

Víctor Sánchez opens the scoring for Marbella on Sunday.

Marbella FC's relegation delayed as Juventud de Torremolinos fall into the drop zone

Antonio Góngora

Rising stars Rafa Jódar and Daniel Mérida shine in a good week for Spanish tennis

Enric Gardiner | Madrid

New Juventud de Torremolinos head coach Carlos Alós gets off to a losing start

Jorge Garrido / Pedro Luis Alonso

Andalucía

Archaeology

Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar

Dilip Kuner | Malaga

Researchers identify wrecks at the bottom of the sea from as far back as the fifth century BC, from Europe and beyond

Andalucia.com founder and director Chris Chaplow and photographer Michelle Chaplow.

Andalucía.com

Three decades sharing online the magic of Andalusian life

Tony Bryant

Gender-based violence

Cordoba police arrest man suspected of stabbing his ex-partner to death

CPS

Israel

Mayor of Malaga village defends burning of Netanyahu effigy amid diplomatic row with Israel

Alberto Gómez | Malaga

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity experts warn of fake job portals that perfectly impersonate well-known brands

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Cybersecurity

The Andalusian cybersecurity centre records 17 per cent more attacks in 2025

José Luis Piedra | Seville

Costa Tropical

The counter-espionage of the narco-boat network. IDEAL

Drug-trafficking

GPS hunting and police surveillance: how Costa Tropical drug-trafficking gangs avoided arrest

Nerea Escámez | Almería

The leader gave strict instructions on beaches to avoid, encrypted his messages and used vulnerable people to safeguard anonymity

One of the works of art in the exhibition

What To Do

New exhibition in Torre del Mar explores the art of calligraphy

Jennie Rhodes

Agriculture

Axarquía subtropical fruit sector to launch European-wide marketing campaign

Eugenio Cabezas

Health

Salobreña health centre to open in time for summer

MJ Arrebola | Granada

Archive photo of firefighters extinguishing a burning car.

112 incident

Malaga 112: seven vehicles burn in early morning fire

EP | Malaga

Tourism

Almuñécar and La Herradura launch tourism offensive in Nantes to attract more French visitors

Ideal

Gibraltar

Heritage

Gibraltar celebrated World Heritage Day as visitor experience transformation continues

SUR in English

Ongoing restoration at the Northern Defences and Moorish Castle bridges the Rock's military history with modern, accessible storytelling

Scientists involved in the documentary and the production team at the premier on 15 April, 2026

Heritage

Tracing the ancestors: Gibraltar National Museum team stars in major new documentary

SUR in English | Huelva

EU Treaty

Gibraltar unveils extensive high-tech security shield ahead of EU Treaty implementation

SUR in English

Gibraltar

Gibraltar launches electric shuttle for Upper Rock access

SUR in English

Gibraltar

Gibraltar Parliament unveils AI tool to open up 55 years of parliamentary records

SUR in English

Economy

Gibraltar slashes fuel duty by 50 per cent in response to rising global prices

SUR in English

Lifestyle

Andalusian escape

Spring plans that you can't miss in Malaga: routes, villages and places to eat

Javier Almellones | Malaga

From the Axarquia to the Serrania, perfect one-day combinations to hike spectacular trails, discover charming villages and sit at the table in good value for money restaurants