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FLUORESCENT kites accentuate its bright blue skies, Caribbean-style sweeping white sandy beaches, which seem wow factor, while the stiff beaches bring the million miles away from its easterly Costa a could easily pass for Chefchaouen hopefully not sweep you Atlantic breezes will Sol neighbour. del aouira. or EssWelcome to Tarifa, the off your feet. Handbags and hippy wind and kite surfers’ It’s no surprise that those-in-the-know scarves hang in the paradise that is unique from doorways around Spain flock pretty much Spain) for in Andalucia (and the summer seasonto the hotspot as soon as trendy barsof fashion boutiques while the its hip, international and quality restaurants begins. vibe and deep layers But there’s more to this will enancient Moorish town gage you for hours. The star of the Costaof history. than surfing and Having everything a town could want Light - that stretches de la Luz - or Coast of is truly a treat. beaches and its old quarter with glorious beaches, it’s no wonder paired technically all the wayfrom here to Cadiz (and Entering via a medieval Tarifa through Huelva to Porarchway, its cobbled has been constantly fought over. tugal), Tarifa is unrivalled for its kilometres of streets and whitewashed buildings are over- Romans first settled near the town (you can laid with a tangible north-African vibe that Continues on
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HE’S been keeping a low profile since he ended his eight-year term as US President, but keep your eyes peeled for Barack Obama this weekend. According to sources close to the Olive Press, the 56-year-old could be taking a well-earned break in Mallorca starting this Saturday. The 44th president of the United States is already in Spain to attend an economic conference in Madrid, before jetting off to Porto to speak at a climate change summit on Friday. “He’s in Madrid on Friday morning, then flies to Portugal, before returning to Madrid,” said
the high-level political source. “He then heads to Mallorca, after that, but I can’t tell you any more,” he added. We understand he will be joined by wife Michelle and his two daughters. It comes after Michelle promised to return with her husband and family, after a short break in Mallorca last summer. She has twice had holidays on the island as friends of the former US ambassador to Spain James Costos. Obama and wife Michelle are also believed to have been at the wedding of tech tycoon Elon Musk’s brother in Girona last weekend. See page 3.
Still at it EXCLUSIVE By Laurence Dollimore
A SERIAL expat fraudster exposed many times by the Olive Press is incredibly STILL making thousands from scamming holidaymakers in Spain. Paula Neale is apparently conning countless ourists a month from rental scams, despite being arrested in May, in an ongoing police investigation. The Olive Press can reveal the British mother-of-two is continuing to snare victims while out on bail, after her arrest in Burgos. As well as new victims coming forward, we have been contacted by an old friend of Neale, 44, in the UK, who unwittingly allowed her to use her email and her PayPal account.
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Press has a copy of, there is a total of at least €17,830 taken via PayPal. One of the victims Alex McIntyre, who is listed on the payments, said he was scheduled to stay at a villa arranged by Neale - who uses the aliases Paula Kari and Gabriel Goodman - this week in Malaga. McIntyre paid €700 for the villa near Mijas, where his aunt lives. But when he showed his aunt the pictures of the villa, she couldn’t recognise the area and when she went to look for it couldn’t find it. McIntyre tried to contact Paula - who was using her Gabriel alias - but she ignored him until he tried to cancel his PayPal payment. “She got very angry and demanded I close the PayPal dispute,” McIntyre told the
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POLICE are in pursuit of seasoned expat fraudster Paula Neale who has fled to France following an Olive Press probe. Detectives contacted us following a tip off that the mother-of-two was staying in a hotel in Catalunya and preparing to cross the border this week. She had been staying at Hotel Figueres, near Girona, and asked to pay for the room using her ‘husband’s’ credit card. It comes after four years of investigation by the Olive Press has uncovered more than 30 victims of her rental scams undertaken in various false names.
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THE alleged lynchpin in Spain’s biggest ever political fraud claims he made SIX previous confessions up. Former Junta employment boss Francisco Guerrero insists he did not personally gain from the ERE scandal, that saw up to a billion euros embezzled over a decade. He claims he only gave details of the so-called ‘reptile fund’ that he allegedly oversaw, after police put considerable pressure on him. Guerrero is facing eight years in prison for embezzling €65 million of money from the €647 million emergency public fund that he managed between 1999 and 2008.
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A SEASONED British fraudster has struck again. Paula Neale - exposed in the Olive Press four times in two years - has brought her dirty tricks to the Costa del Sol again. The rentals conwoman has snared a series of unsuspecting foreigners through her well oiled ruse of sub-letting properties. A number of victims have lost thousands in lost deposits, after she took over a two-bedroom apartment in Mijas. Using the alias ‘Sharon Tate’ she rented the Riviera apartment for three months, before
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VICTIMS are erty fraudster hunting an alleged propCosta del Sol who has vanished from owing tens euros. of thousandsthe EXCLUSIVE of The Guardia By Imogen days as a holiday Civil confirmed Calderwood rental, but is investigating me around she horse-owninglast night it posits becca Wells an 11-monthit and convinced me showed to rent properties expat Reto sign contract. cias against after receiving four claim “I want that she has denun- One to. no clared. her caught and punished,” Page 11 Briton Wells,her. victim, British 37, also known he deexpat Raymond accused of told the Olive Wells, a mother-of-two as Prior, duping people Press: “I Iost Paul, into paying is posit on renting a €1,000 de- hampton, appears from Wolverde- “She had a home to same trick actually only she didn’t own. at different have repeated the the rented it for properties around four A region over the last eight Facebook years. campaign launched by has now been ing to gather the group, aimas possible. as many victims In the case Yorkshire, of Paul, 60, from as a deposithe put down €500 first month’sand €500 for the erty in La rent at the propCala de Mijas August. in But after just asked Paul three days Wells clear out ‘so and his wife to certificate an urgent energy dealt with’. matter could be AN embattled “We were left two days, and in the dark for centre owner animal rescue upon returning the place has admitted discovered is ‘out of control’. staying there,another couple Kim Halliwell (above) our possessionswith many of now agreed to allow an has still inside,” 15 dogs he said. initial and “We still haven’t her Mijas many cats to leave kennels, following get some things managed to an Olive Press investigation. back, absolutely furious andwe are It comes after police filed a denuncia.” also inhave spected the site, following When Paul various denuncias set up an urgent mer from formeeting with Wells to dis- Afterstaff. cuss what BLAZE: F1 we told of had legend Gachot the ‘terrible failed to show. happened, she conditions’ (inset) loses at Kim’s Animal However another Rescue, friends yacht in fire and supportcouple in ers rallied their early 20s also turned around with aim of cutting up telling him the numberthe similar amountthey had lost a animals by of of money. The Olive half. “Lots of her Press attended victims are worse situation emergency meeting, in an than us, anda various who knows other centresspoke with are still to how many more found new and has woodwork,” come out of the We have volunteers. he added. Another victim appeal to now launched an is Stuart Hall, who lost out animals. find homes for the 44, and his Continues
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Deadly drowning A 4-year-old Dutch boy has drowned in the pool of the Stella Maris hotel in Ibiza. Despite lifeguards performing CPR for over 45 minutes, emergency services could not revive the boy.
Bonus bicycle A TOTAL of 166 abandoned bicycles have been donated by police to local social organisations to aid those who need transport. Head of Policia Local Josep Palouzie has expressed his pleasure in the initiative, which is now in its fifth year, as old bicycles can be reused instead of destroyed.
Sandy shuttle A SHUTTLE between Sa Rápita and the stunning beach of Es Trenc has opened, running until the end of August. The shuttle will run 11 times a day, from 10am until 7pm.
Long time most wanted conman exposed by the Olive Press snared at last THE UK’s most wanted conman has been arrested in a dramatic raid after being on the run for two years. Mark Acklom, 45, was busted at his hideout in an apartment in Switzerland which he was sharing with his Spanish wife and two children. Acklom is wanted for allegedly defrauding a British woman of £850,000 after posing as an MI6 agent and promising to marry her. Detectives thought he might have still been hiding out in Spain – where he had many links, including a Marbella resident he had conned. An Olive Press investigation revealed he also had several ties to the Murcia region. Following a tip-off that he was still involved with his Spanish wife Maria Yolanda Ros Rodriguez, we linked her to a new real estate company
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EVIDENCE: Guns
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in the centre of Murcia last year. Registered under the name of Yolanda Ros – adopting her hubby’s trick of mixing up her name – Ross Luxury Estate Agents was set up in April 2017.
Vanishing
Witnesses said they were staying at a rented property in the La Manga around September of last year before vanishing. Acklom was arrested in the lakeside Swiss town of Wadenswil, a 20-minute drive from Zurich. Reports say he tried to jump off the balcony as police stormed in. He had changed his look again, opting for a beard and long hair.
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FOUR policemen have been convicted after stealing more than 97.6 kilos of hashish. The Guardia Civil officers received between seven and 10 years each for planning to sell the €600,000 haul in Marbella. With the help of three others, the group had arranged to buy the load from Moroccan dealers, but nabbed the drug haul in an armed raid.
CAGED: Acklom with wife Maria at the races The European Arrest Warrant does not apply in nonEU Switzerland so Acklom will be dealt with under an
existing extradition treaty. He is expected in court this week where he can fight a return to the UK.
Mega-robbery POLICE have been called in to investigate how €200,000 was allegedly stolen from a cash register after thousands of Germans watched the World Cup game with Sweden at Mega Park. Initial reports suggest it
was an inside job with the Arenal bar being owned by the embattled nightclub mogul Tolo Cursach, who is currently facing trial on numerous charges, including fraud, bribery and manslaughter.
A GERMAN has been arrested after attempting to post a handgun from Palma to Austria. The package also contained 50 bottles of an unknown liquid that has been sent off for testing. The Guardia Civil were called in when the post office spotted the weapon while scanning the package. The 56-year-old had claimed the box contained two cell phones and natural oils.
Hammer slammer A THIEF has been arrested in Manacor for attempted homicide after he hit an elderly woman over the head with a hammer during a robbery. The 24-year-old, from Manacor, hit the 82-year-old as she came to her husband’s aid, during the 3pm raid. Police located the local man, who had only been out of prison a month, within hours.
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BIG MEAL: But where are Chelsea’s mates? At Ca’s Patro March
SHE insisted she was buying a house in Mallorca in case Donald Trump became president. That was back in 2015, when American comedian Chelsea Handler snapped up a bargain in the heart of Soller. Now, it looks like her vows could be coming true as she spends an extended summer trip on the island. The famous funny woman - who had her own NBC sitcom and a recent
show on Netflix called Chelsea Does - has been luxuriating at various spots in the north of the island. This includes meals at Deia's famous Ca's Patro March restaurant, where the BBC drama Night Manager was filmed. The New Yorker also went on a cycling trip and shared a comical video of herself, exhausted and exasperated at the top of the Tramuntana range.
Rocketing in Host of Hollywood stars attend wedding of space tech giant Elon Musk’s brother in Spain HOLLYWOOD legends Will Smith, Salma Hayek and former US president Barack Obama were rumoured to be attending Spain’s celebrity wedding of the year. The trio were on the guest list to the nuptials of US tech giant Elon Musk’s brother in Catalunya. The top secret wedding in Girona was attended by 300 friends and family of Kimbal, who runs a string of green
Pretty Little Ibiza HOLLYWOOD actress Shay Mitchell, best known for her role in US hit Pretty Little Liars, has been enjoying the summer heat in Ibiza. The Canadian has spent a week in the old town, hunting for the best paella, and shopping around the local shops.
Mallorca Files CASTING has begun on a new BBC crime drama inspired by Starsky and Hutch – and set in Mallorca. The show, provisionally titled The Mallorca Files is written by Dan Sefton, who created and wrote The Good Karma Hospital, and aims to capture the style of 70s and 80s hits, including The Professionals and Starsky and Hutch. The ten-episode series will be set around two detectives who clash, one being a brash Briton and the other a funloving German.
HAPPY COUPLE: Kimbal and Christiana
Catch of the day HE’S known for his hard tackle in the centre of the park. But Man City midfielder Phil Foden used a different sort of tackle to hook this beast on a fishing trip to Spain. The 18-year-old ace took to Instagram to show off pictures of the huge catfish he snared during a pre-season break in Aragon.
businesses in America. Salma Hayek, 51, in particular stole the show in a full length white dress and was pictured with her billionaire French husband FrancoisHenri Pinault, 56. The lavish wedding, held in the village of Sant Marti d’Empuries, saw Kimbal marry his sweetheart Christiana Wyly. His brother Elon, the founder of Tesla and Space X, is understood to be spending a week holidaying around the nearby Costa Brava. One of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, South African-born Musk founded X.com - which later became PayPal - before selling it for €1.3 billion in 2002. His brother Kimbal - who is an avid supporter of Catalan
ELEGANT: Salma and hubby independence - was a major investor in the company. Access to the Greco-Roman ruins in Sant Marti were controversially closed off for the reception, which was held in the historical centre. Locals protested that the ruins being rented out, but town hall officials said it had been done before, adding that the money raised would be invested back into the area. Local restaurant El Moli de l'Escala prepared the dinner, while several nearby luxury hotels were filled with attending celebs. Former president Barack Obama arrived in Spain with his wife Michelle. He is set to attend an economic forum in Madrid this week, before heading to Porto, where he will be a keynote speaker at the Climate Change Leadership summit organised by Marbella expat Pancho Campo.
Fighting fit GARBINE Muguruza was full of fighting talk ahead of her first Wimbledon match against Briton Naomi Broady. The Spaniard - who won the Grand Slam last year posed for pics in a white power suit during an interview. “You know she is a very good tennis player but I’m a very good player, too,” she said of Broady ahead of their meeting on centre court. “I understand the noises and the intimidation, but the racket has to speak. The intimidation is a part of it, every player knows, but you have to perform yourself and you have to believe in your talent.”
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TOXIC BAD AIR: Spaniards in danger mentera and Mallorca’s Tramuntana region. A staggering 97% of the population and 88% of territories were exposed to unacceptable levels of pollution in one way or another during 2017, according to the report. Prepared for Spain’s Ecologistas en Accion group, data was collected from analysis stations all over the country. In Andalucia, almost all the 111 stations
where air quality was monitored surpassed acceptable contamination levels. Worst offenders were the industrial zones of Carboneras (Almeria), Algeciras Bay (Cadiz), Puente Nuevo (Cordoba) and Huelva, along with the city centres of Cordoba, Granada, Malaga and Sevilla. The high pollution count was due to the presence of carbon factories in industrial zones and traffic fumes in cities.
Pollution kills thousands POLLUTION has prematurely killed 93,000 people in Spain over the last decade, shocking new figures reveal. It is much higher than the number of people killed on the roads in car accidents. the from Researchers National School of Health in Madrid have now called for traffic restrictions to cut down air pollution. Biologist Cristina said: Linares “There has been a trend toward
diesel in Spanish vehicles, and diesel motors are the largest source of nitrogen dioxide.” It comes as a recent study by Environment International revealed nitrogen dioxide is the cause of some 6,085 deaths every year. According to the World Health Organisation the common chemical serious poses health risks and is released every day by engines and heating machines.
Solar solutions A TOTAL of 12 new solar parks, nine in Mallorca, will add another 37 megawatts of power to the Balearic grid. Currently there are 38 parks throughout the islands.
Anchors up
SAILORS are facing heavy fines of up to €450,000 for anchoring over Mallorca’s posidonia seagrass areas this summer. A new decree set to come in this month aims to protect the ‘olives of the sea’, which are a vital ecosystem for fish. Thousands of residents and green groups have been involved in the planning of the new law, which will protect such areas as Caleta, off Portals.
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"At Caleta and at sa Foradada the situation is uncontrolled,” claimed a spokesman from green group GOB. “It’s a disaster.” When boats of any size anchor on the underwater grasslands they disturb and commonly kill the posidonia by uprooting it. Fines will start from as little as €100 euro for a first and minor offence. The Consell has put aside €2m to create inspection trips to monitor the areas.
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Pirate taxi warning Illegal cabs are costing three times the price
PIRATE taxis are charging unsuspecting customers triple the official rate at Palma Airport, an expert has warned. According to Hector Prego, who runs a magazine for taxi drivers in Spain, the fraudsters tend to operate between 4pm and 11pm, mostly on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. He said: "This type of illegal vehicle is creating tension at Palma Airport which can lead to confrontational situations." Some taxi drivers are claiming the root of the problem is a European Court of Justice decision to scrap a rule which said a company must have at least five taxis to operate. He added: "Now, you only need one vehicle to be able to provide this service which provides the opportunity for people to operate illegally by themselves with their own car." Approved vehicles should have a sticker displaying the area of Palma from which they have been granted permission to work from. Prego explained that illegal, unvetted vehicles would not have been given one of these stickers, usually found on the vehicles bonnet or front window.
Right to die
SPANISH Congress has agreed to consider a draft bill that could legalise euthanasia. The proposal, put forward by the PSOE, aims to make euthanasia a right available through both public and private clinics in Spain. 208 MPs voted in favour, 133 against and one abstention.
The PP was the only party to oppose the bill, which is the second proposal of its kind to be considered in just over a month. If the proposal is passed as a law, adults with terminal illnesses and chronic, severe disabilities could seek help for assisted death if they are a Spanish national or legal resident.
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We will be free CATALAN leader Quim Torra has further reiterated his desire for the region to be a free nation. During a visit to the US, the hard-line separatist said: “The Catalan people have the right and the will to create an independent state. “The Catalan government is fighting against the sinister effects of the state of emergency and condemning the injustice suffered by our leader Puigdemont, who now lives in forced exile.”
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Gag law on the ropes NEW Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, is to start work on repealing Spain's controversial Citizen Safety Law also known as the ‘gag law.’ The law, which came into effect in 2015, prohibited demonstrating near congress and the Senate, taking photographs of police officers, stopping home evictions, peaceful re-
sistance and sit-ins. Cross party talks have been taking place on repealing the law with two options currently on the table. Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) proposes pulling the law altogether and the Basque National Party (PNV) recommending that the law should be tweaked pulling its most controversial aspects.
No way Jose SPAIN will ignore Donald Trump’s threat to scale back US military support if European countries refuse to increase their military budgets. During a meeting with NATO this week, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he will not increase spending from the current level of 0.92% of GDP. He added his country’s contribution to global security cannot be measured by a percentage, but instead by the ‘availability of military capacity’ and ‘the willingness to use it.’ In a letter penned personally to Sanchez and other European leaders, Trump warned his NATO allies they must increase their military spending to 2% of GDP if they want to continue to rely on US support.
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Shopped! The latest Melania Trump outrage is not the first time Spanish brand Zara has courted controversy, writes Laurence Dollimore
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WHAT was she thinking?’ That was the universal reaction to America’s First Lady turning up at a migrant holding centre wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words, ‘I don’t really care, do you?’ Considering she comes from the fashion world, it looked like a conscious choice that delivered a slap in the face to the thousands of migrant children separated from their families thanks to her husband’s cruel ‘zero tolerance’ policy. The jacket by Spanish brand Zara caused a news firestorm, with the Slovenian underwear model branded as ‘ignorant’ and ‘heartless’. And it’s not the first time Zara, one of Spain’s most successful exports, has been at the centre of controversy. Below we have rounded up the company’s most notorious fashion faux pas.
When will it end? HOW is it that even under police watch, expat scammer Paula Neale, is managing to get up to her usual tricks and brazenly con innocent holidaymakers? After closely following her movements for the last four years, the Olive Press remain astounded at how the fraudster gets away with it time and time again. Neale has managed to evade police custody a number of times but was finally snared in Burgos in May. One would think Neale’s criminal days would surely be over but the expert fraudster continues to defy all odds by conning yet more people out of holiday rentals despite being under investigation. If anything, the Spanish authorities should reimburse victims as she is still committing a crime while on bail. Let’s hope for everyone’s sakes that officials finally crack her obvious, yet foolproof business plan, before more innocent people are conned out of thousands.
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Swastika handbag Zara was forced to pull handbags from its stores in 2007 after shoppers realised they were emblazoned with the symbol of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. The company claimed the swastika logo wasn’t featured in the original design and had been added at a factory in India.
Celiac crisis
Sufferers of celiac disease were so offended by a T-shirt printed with the slogan ‘Are you gluten free?’ that an online petition to have it pulled garnered more than 50,000 signatures. Zara bowed to the pressure and parent company Inditex even issued an apology, stating: “We sincerely regret that this case might be interpreted as a trivialisation of coeliac disease, the absolute opposite of our intentions”.
What curves? The ‘Body Curve Jeans’ line hit a bump in the road when an ad campaign featured models with ... well ... no bumps at all. The image of two size zero models with the words ‘Love Your Curves’ written across them went viral for all the wrong reasons. The campaign triggered a tidal backlash against the brand for choosing to feature body positivity as skinny rather than curvy.
Holocaust T-shirt
What the frog? Zara was yet again forced to pull a product in 2017 after its denim mini skirt featured versions of Pepe the Frog memes which had become a symbol of the alt-right movement in the US and were also linked to anti-Semitism and racism. Pepe was designated as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League. The skirt was on sale as part of Zara’s ‘oil on denim’ spring artist partnership.
The multi billion-euro company found itself fighting off more anti-semitism claims in 2014 after its ‘striped sheriff’ T-shirt for kids seemed to resemble the yellow star-studded uniforms jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. Zara pulled the product but maintained western films had inspired the design.
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CONVICTED: The Wolf Pack, accused of rape, were sent down on a lesser charge of ‘sexual abuse’
T was the trial that became a flashpoint for Spain’s gender-violence crisis. Five men, including a police officer, stood accused of raping an 18-year-old girl at the Pamplona bull running festival. But despite what many saw as solid evidence, the men, all from Sevilla, were convicted on a lesser charge of sexual abuse. The verdict in the case dubbed ‘la Manada’ (or wolf pack in English) sent shockwaves through feminist groups in a country where gender violence has increased at alarming rates - with last year being the most violent on record. A total of 158,217 women were subjected to violence by men in 2017, an alarming 17.7% rise on the year before, albeit much of this due to an increase of reporting of such crimes. More worryingly, the number of minors brought before the courts for violence against women also increased from 179, in 2016, to 266, in 2017. Just last week, a boy was among a group of five males arrested for assaulting an underage girl in Gran HAD ENOUGH: Women marched across the country throughout the trial and after Canaria. Dubbed ‘the new wolf pack’ - the The trial itself was heavily criticised state of shock.” name they gave themselves in a entrance. Whatsapp group - they were re- The group, Jose Prenda, Alfonso after the judge allowed the defence She said the men only talked to each leased on bail last week, to much Cabezuelo, Antonio Guerrero, Je- to introduce photos taken by the vic- other while they took turns raping sus Escudero and Angel Boza were tim in the days after the attack. her. uproar. What shocked most is how much sentenced to nine years’ imprison- The snaps - taken by a private de- “I could not even look at their faces, the original wolf pack case seemed ment, five years’ probation and or- tective - showed her laughing and I only remember seeing their tattoos. to inspire the latest assault, with at dered to pay €10,000 each to the smiling with friends, suggesting she “I remember them laughing and one shouldn’t have been in a ‘happy of them saying, ‘hey man, it’s my least one of the alleged abusers re- victim. Guerrero, a Guardia Civil officer, mood’ after such an attack. turn!’” cording the attack on their phone. The original wolf pack were also re- was also given a €900 fine for Women’s groups blasted the trial She has suffered nightmares and stealing the wom- for being a cross-examination of the insomnia and had periods of deep leased on bail last an’s phone after victim and kickstarted Spain’s very depression ever since and this week month in a shock - for the first time - wrote to a Spanish decision by Navarra Women’s groups the brutal attack own Me Too movement. at the Pamplona Thousands of women shared their TV network pouring out her heart. judges. blasted the trial festival. heartbreaking personal experienc- “Tell a friend, a relative, the police, in They defended the move by saying the for being a cross After the verdict es by using the hashtag #Cuéntalo a tweet, do it as you wish, but tell it,” was known, protest- (Tell it) showing solidarity with the she said. risk of them trying “Do not stay silent, because if you do, examination of ers in Pamplona young victim. to flee would be limshouted: “This jus- The victim, 18 at the time, had will- you are letting them win. ited by several conthe victim tice is bullshit!”, ingly kissed one of the defendants “Nobody has to go through this. No ditions, including “It’s not abuse, it’s and was walking towards his car one has to regret drinking, talking to reporting to police rape!” and “If they when the other four men joined people at a party, going home alone three times a week touch one of us, they touch all of them and took her to the secluded or wearing a miniskirt.” and relinquishing their passports. spot. It is a heart-wrenching appeal to a But Guerrero, the police officer us!”. among the accused, was sent back Her lawyer and the Navarra govern- “When we arrived to the building society that needs to listen. to prison last week after attempting ment have now appealed, while entrance I became so scared,” she What the trial, verdict and heated dedemonstrations took place across told the court. “They took off my bra bate has made painfully clear, is that to get a new passport. It came after he and his friends were the country, forcing a fierce debate and started unbuttoning my top, the fight for women’s rights in Spain is far from over. found guilty of ‘sexual abuse’ of a about gender inequality in a coun- then they grabbed my jaw.” teenage girl on April 26, despite the try where 17 women were mur- She said she became frozen with A spokeswoman for the Navarra revictim insisting the men took turns dered in the first two months of last fear and didn’t know what else to do gional government said it would also appeal after not agreeing with the to rape her in a secluded building year alone, and where women are but submit. still paid 16% less than men. “I just closed my eyes, I was in a verdict.
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PLAYA de Palma celebrates their summer festival with Festes de Sant Cristofol in Arenal until July 12. The festival has numerous events, including evening performances of Flamenco and Rumba dancing, food tastings and special menus, sporting events and yoga meditations, and plenty of live music and DJ's.
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VIVA Broadway, the musical, will be performing 25 of the most popular Broadway numbers at the Trui Theatre on July 7 and 8. Singers, dancers, actors and acrobats join together for an unmissable show that includes tunes from over 18 musicals including Chicago, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Greece. Cats and The Phantom of the Opera.
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ONE of the World's most celebrated dance festivals, Creamfields Mallorca, is back on July 19 in Magaluf. Headliners Rudimental and Dimitri Vegas take the stage at the BH Mallorca hotel 21 years after the original festival started in the UK.
SWEDISH artist Maria 'Moja' Adlersson is back at Palma's Rialto Living home store for her sixth exhibition. This time Adlersson presents her series titled Rendez-vous focusing on materials and experiences from bars in the Mediterranean. The bold artwork is created on large canvases, with a multitude of mediums, from oils and acrylics to paper and charcoal. The exhibit runs from July 5 until August 7, with an opening party on July 5 at 7:30pm.
CHANGE: For Pamplona
Catch this year’s blockbusters at Mallorca’s outdoor cinema, writes Gillian Keller
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A STRING of hit movies are to be shown with English subtitles at the annual outdoor cinema season this summer. Cinema a la Fresca begins in Palma’s Parc de la Mar by the cathedral on July 14 with a lineup of 34 films, including Hidden Figures, La La Land, and A Monster Calls. Many of the films will also be shown in their original version - more this summer than last year. On July 17, Their Finest
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starring Bill Nighy kicks off the English movies, followed by 1953 film Kiss Me Kate in English on July 24. Woody Allen's Cafe Society is set for July 31, along with a 50-year anniversary special of the Stanley Kubrick classic 2001: A Space Odyssey on August 8. Maudie starring Sally Hawkins airs in English on August 21, Hell or High Water with Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine on August 28, and finally 2016 Oscar winner Moonlight wraps up the original version films on September 4.
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THE Mayor of Pamplona has called for a radical overhaul of bullfighting at the city’s legendary summer festival. Joseba Arison suggested the famous Running of the Bulls could take place without the bullfights that traditionally follow. He said ‘nobody can imagine a form of entertainment based on animal cruelty’ when pressured over the future of the San Fermin festival. But his words have met with strong opposition from bullfighters and breeders. One said: “The possibility of celebrating the Running of the Bulls without the subsequent fight could simply not exist in Pamplona.” The mayor called the breeders’ opinion ‘very respectable’ but stated that the times are changing with regard to the sport. Other similar festivals in the Navarra region have now adopted bull-running with no bullfighting.
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FLUORESCENT kites accentuate its bright blue skies, Caribbean-style beaches bring the wow factor, while the stiff Atlantic breezes will hopefully not sweep you off your feet. Welcome to Tarifa, the wind and kite surfers’ paradise that is unique in Andalucia (and pretty much Spain) for its hip, international vibe and deep layers of history. The star of the Costa de la Luz - or Coast of Light - that stretches from here to Cadiz (and technically all the way through Huelva to Portugal), Tarifa is unrivalled for its kilometres of
sweeping white sandy beaches, which seem a million miles away from its easterly Costa del Sol neighbour. It’s no surprise that those-in-the-know from around Spain flock to the hotspot as soon as the summer season begins. But there’s more to this ancient Moorish town than surfing and beaches and its old quarter is truly a treat. Entering via a medieval archway, its cobbled streets and whitewashed buildings are overlaid with a tangible north-African vibe that
could easily pass for Chefchaouen or Essaouira. Handbags and hippy scarves hang in the doorways of fashion boutiques while the trendy bars and quality restaurants will engage you for hours. Having everything a town could want paired with glorious beaches, it’s no wonder Tarifa has been constantly fought over. Romans first settled near the town (you can Continues on Page 20
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still visit the Roman ruins in nearby Bolonia) before it was taken over in an attack by the Moors, led by Berber military commander Tarif ibn Malik in 710. After the Islamic conquest of Spain, the city became increasingly more fortified before becoming part of the Kingdom of Granada. In 1292 it was conquered back by the Christians in the shape and form of Sancho IV of Castile before resisting several sieges and invasion attempts over the centuries. The Peninsular War saw Tar-
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ifa besieged again, this time Three Kings night (January by French troops in 1810, and 5) the French realised their again in Depowder was cember 1811 wet and their when General guns were Laval demandbogged down A wonderfully ed surrender in mud, and atmospheric after bomretreated. barding it over Since then, location which Christmas. the town has Both the Brit- comes into its own managed to ish and Spanhold onto its after dark ish commandArabic and ers refused Spanish oriand their degins to create fiance was rewarded by tor- a wonderfully atmospheric rential rain the next day. By location which really comes
into its own after dark. We were there for this year’s San Juan celebrations and Tarifa’s can rival rival any on Spain’s southern coast, not to mention somewhere like Ibiza. In the black of night, dancers celebrated around huge beach bonfires and ferocious fireworks lit up the sky. The cobbled old town was heaving with revellers making the most of drink prices that wouldn’t have been out of place in Magaluf or Benidorm, although here, every-
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one was a lot better behaved, as two German tourists observed. “It’s my favourite place in Spain,” marketing expert Dominic told me. “It’s superchilled and everyone is really friendly, it’s a genuine place where you can relax and you don’t feel overrun by tourists.” ‘Chilled’ is probably the word that perfectly sums up the Costa de la Luz, which takes in some of Andalucia’s most beautiful towns. Take Vejer de la Frontera, a traditional white hilltop village a half an hour drive from Tarifa. Don’t let the sleepy exterior
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fool you, it’s packed full of surprises. Not only does it ooze history and views to die for, it also has an amazing mix of stylish boutique hotels and, probably, the highest concentration of top restaurants per capita of anywhere in Andalucia. It is a true foodie capital with hip restaurants like the Hotel Califa’s Moorish walled garden gem to the amazing bistros lining Calle de la Corredera, a balcony jutting out over the countryside with jaw-dropping views to the coast and inland. Its hilltop location made it a popular enclave for Europe's oldest civilisations, with the Romans founding the town of Besipo here, with evidence today seen in the columns of the parish church, the nearby Santa Lucia aqueduct and other archaeological remains scattered about. In later centuries, it became an observation point crucial to the defence of the fishing fleets in nearby El Palmar and Conil. Until almost the middle of the 19th century, all land near the
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BEACH LIFE: Canos de Meca coast was at the mercy of pillaging raids by Berber pirates who constantly attacked the town. Its shores also witnessed the famous Battle of Trafalgar, where the Franco-Spanish fleet was defeated by the British. Nowadays it still sees plenty of action - not military but culinary. Vejer’s setting within
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the orchard of Andalucia, near the Jerez sherry triangle and the four big almadraba tuna towns who fish for these ocean giants the old ecological way - has inspired an explosion of gastronomic creativity that’s attracting a world-wide audience. Barbate exports its unrivalled tuna as far-wide as Japan, with the choicest cuts selling for up to €90 per kilo (SEE PAGE 28. From Vejer you can follow the sherry trail to its capital, Jerez, via the manzanilla seaside pueblos of Puerto de Santa Maria and Sanlucar; an entrance point to the famous Donana National Park, Andalucia’s green lung; or head down the coast to Cadiz to experience the sophistications of the provincial capital. In between, closer by, are a series of stunning white 'cubist' towns bequeathed by the Moors who ruled this land for nearly 800 years, from
DREAMY: Stunning light in the backstreets of Vejer the historic fishing village of Sancti Petri, near Chiclana, to bustling Conil de la Frontera and to quirky Caños de Meca, named for its freshwater springs and Islam’s holy city. On top of that you have El Palmar, famous for its surf breaks and party atmosphere, Zahara de los Atunes, easily one of Spain’s most exclusive resorts, full of superb restaurants and amazing beaches and Bolonia, known for its sand dunes and amazing Roman ruins. If you need to escape the hustle and heat of a sticky Spanish summer, do yourself a favour and switch to the breezy Coast of Light. It’s a breath of chilled fresh air!
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S dawn breaks over a horizon of crashing waves, distant twinkling lights and gigantic fishing nets strewn across the docks, fishermen huddle in groups anxiously awaiting their captain. These are not your ordinary fishermen. They are divers who plunge into the ocean to spear eight-foot tuna head-on in a 3,000-year-old Phoenician trap-fishing technique called La Almadraba. Welcome to Barbate, the gritty Andalucian town which has put the delicacy of wild bluefin tuna on the global culinary map. While surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in Spain, this old fishing port won’t win many awards for its appearance. That said, you can’t help but fall for the charm of the locals and the tastiest fish you will ever tuck into. The town isn’t only famous for its tuna. Until FISHERMEN: Jose and (right) Gonzalo the late 90s it was called ‘Barbate de Franco’ after the dictator, who spent many summer Morillo, the top of the head, is almost imposholidays there, adding his name in the 1950s sible to get in Spain, as almost all of it gets in a bid to industrialise the town and create hoovered up by the Japanese. industry and jobs for the area. That said, if you want to try it and just about It only lost its controversial suffix in 1998 af- every cut of the world’s best tuna, head for ter a decree was passed by the Junta. El Campero restaurant, in the town, which is But back to fish. The meat of possibly Spain’s best fish resthe bluefin is known as atun taurant. rojo (red tuna) due to the deep Barbate truly comes alive in The Almadraba crimson-coloured flesh which May as the almadraba season is tender and sweet, but dense system - meaning begins, when the locals spend like steak and melts in your to strike in Arabic the full month paying homage mouth. to their blue-finned fish with Locals usually eat it raw, pre- - is praised for its Barbate Tuna Gastronomy pared as a tartare, as its Week one of the highlights. sustainability unique texture and full flavour Its three sister towns which is best appreciated without also operate Almadraba trap heat. nets - Tarifa, Zahara de los The Japanese, the world’s largest buyers of Atunes and Conil - do likewise. tuna, also go nuts for it. Up to 90% is exported After the first full moon in May, the fishermen to the land of the rising sun - filleted, frozen set up a complicated labyrinth of nets which and air-dried within hours of being caught, catch the tuna as they migrate from the Atlanready to turn into sushi and sashimi. tic to warmer Mediterranean waters to spawn. The most expensive part (the barriga or belly), Their fat reserves keeping them warm through will sell for at least €40 per kilo. Other cuts, the winter mean the fish are succulent and once manufactured, can go for up to €90. full-flavoured.
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*these last 2 points are in no way related to each other ANCIENT: Technique from the Phoenicians T h e fish swim through different compartments of the nets until they reach the final area, locked in by the fisherman’s boats which form a ring around the net. Next comes the most dramatic and breathtaking part of the process, ‘la levanta’, in which the burly fishermen hoist up the net and select the biggest fish, with some weighing more than 500 kilos. The almadraba system - meaning ‘to strike’ in Arabic - has been praised for its sustainability as there is no overfishing with a strict quota that the fishermen cannot exceed. “There are boats which trap them and fatten them up and don’t care for the fish as much. We fish for a month and whatever we don’t catch is allowed to carry on the migration,” says Jose Maria, a Barbate-born diver and fisherman. The 33-year-old explains it is a more humane way of killing the tuna. “They die quickly from the spear so the fish are not tense or stressed, they don’t swallow water or choke. “They say this is w h a t makes it such a high-quality prod- u c t . It’s regarded as t h e jamon iberico pata negra of the sea,” he tells me as we stand shivering by the port in the cold and clammy 6am darkness. Jose knows a thing or two about the tuna business, as his parents own one of the most well-known fishing companies in the town, Almadraba Cabo Plata. It’s all hands on deck from a young age for the almadraba fishermen as the skills of the ancient tradition are handed down from generation to generation of families, with the boys beginning their training at the age of 14 and starting work at 17. “The majority of the men here have been trained by their fathers and their fathers before them. They have spent all their life at sea, explains Jose. “It’s beautiful work and above all it’s a very respectful type of fishing. It’s a way of life more than a job,” he adds.
However, the job comes with a dangerous price, we learn, as Jose explains how he was once left struggling to swim to the surface after a swing from a tuna tale left him with broken ribs. Later, as we tuck into a lunch of grilled tuna and manteca (melted pig fat) sandwiches - a typical dish in Barbate - Jose’s cousin Gonzalo regales us with the tale of his first tuna dive, aged 17. “I was just thrown into the water and left to find my own way,” he laughs. “I was terrified because you have so many gigantic fish coming towards you and you don’t know which way is up, down, left or right. “But if you show passion and courage the fishermen will give you a chance and give you the job,” he adds. The job is certainly considered an honour in Barbate and it is clear as the fishermen walk through the bustling town that they have earnt the respect of every local who comes to chat to them. Their faces beam as we make our way to the tuna festival, where a huge outdoor screen shows videos of their cousins fishing, as locals dance around it to upbeat reggaeton and salsa music. If you don’t want to fork out a few hundred to get on the tuna boat and watch the fishing in action, it’s worth going to Barbate just for the gastronomy fair to follow the ‘tuna route’, in which each food tent offers a unique tuna tapa and a drink for just €3.50. I never thought I would say this about a tuna festival, but with welcoming locals, a vibrant energy and some of the best food you will ever taste, it is truly an event not to be missed.
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TUNA? No way… it’s the last thing I’m going to serve in a town with 120 restaurants serving it,” barks Ali Palmiero. “I only ever put it on the menu if my girlfriend Marina really insists on it.” It’s a brave statement for a restaurateur in Zahara de los Atunes that sets up its stall on having not only the best tuna in the world… but is even named after it. But Ali is anything but your normal chef on the Costa de la Luz. For starters he’s an Aussie, and secondly he produces a menu that would be much more at home in San Sebastian or, indeed, Barcelona, where he worked for many years. One of the genuine up-and-coming stars of the coast, Ali and his girlfriend Marina, a photographer/designer from Madrid, set up their restaurant three years ago, after meeting and falling in
COSY: Inside cool 21 love in London. Combining Marina’s exquisite eye for style with Ali’s skills in the kitchen has created one of the hippest restaurants around. There are few places in Andalucia that have so much panache, combined with delicious and creative food. Full of antique Andalucian furniture, much donated by their families, alongside some bold Jackson Pollock-style paintings, the sense of place is challenged by
creativity. It is perhaps a metaphor for Ali’s cooking skills that were picked up around the world in Australia, London, Spain and Italy, where he studied for four years at cookery school in Modena (he is actually half Italian and his family own a mortadella company there). “I started baking bread at the age of 12 to make some pocket money and my first real job was shucking oysters at the Sydney Opera House,” he tells me, before profering a long list of
places he has worked. But forget the CV, I was literally blown away by the quality of ingredients that Ali puts in his dishes, that are heavy on vegetables and light on calories. The menu gave little away being incredibly simple and short, but soon came out some delicious home-baked bread with salted garlic butter and an amuse bouche of ‘sausage roll on carrot earth’ served on a beach pebble. Now, I was excited. There was little that disappointed over the next hour, from the
chargrilled scallop, served with a wakame salad and trout caviar with diced apple and chilli strips to the signature dish of fresh foie served on a brioche with violet potatoes. And NOTE WELL, this was not your ordinary foie gras, but carefully selected crueltyfree foie from world famous Pateria de Sousa, in Extremadura, where former President Barrack Obama and UK cooking wizard Gordon Ramsay source it. (Want to know more? Visit the Olive Press website, where you will find a feature from four years ago).
DELICIOUS: (Left) cod dish and (right) Ali and Marina I also loved his fish dishes including a smoked sardine creation that was as off the wall as it was delicious, basically slices of the fish, with cherry tomatoes, ‘smoked’ yogurt and radish, all installed into a poppadom, no less. Seeing was believing. And then came out his surf-andturf-style French cod dish, which was like no other fish dish I have ever eaten in Andalucia, served with pork neck on a bed of spinach, artichokes and quinoa. Think north Spain and you get the idea. By the time the panna cotta pudding came out I was in heaven. As happy, in fact, as on my 21st birthday!
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Havana’s famous Malecon. For over 200 years, the city has been known as La Tacita de Plata (The Silver Teacup), as it was once the third most wealthy city in Spain, following Madrid and Barcelona. Meanwhile others say Cadiz’s beauty is enhanced by the glistening sun’s beams bouncing off the water, casting a ‘silver’ reflection on its ancient walls.
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in the air, the city is famous for its fresh seafood and there are plenty of places to try it in the Barrio de la Vina. Another way to experience Ca-
diz’s history is with a free trip to the remains of a Roman amphitheatre, followed by an intimate flamenco show in the city which helped invent flamenco.
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THE number of millionaires inDownload Spain has our more app nowthan and doubled since the start of begin enjoying the best Spanish the economic crisis, startling new figures reveal. news on the go. In fact the recession has been astonishingly beneficial to the most financially privileged sector of society, with Spain’s rich list growing by 76% since 2008. MALLORCA has hit record numbers for employment. Shot up half a million workers According consultancy Theto Olive PressOver firm Capgemini, the figures paid into the social security system in June, the highest have shot 127,100 TOPup forfrom news in Spain! high net worth individu- number in history. als to 224,200 in 2017 with Meanwhile, there are less the largest increase - 10.8% than 37,000 registered peoor 22,100 people - last year ple on the dole. alone. The figures surpass The unemployment rate is not only the European aver- lower than before the crash age of 7.3% growth but also in 2008, something no oththe worldwide average of er region in Spain has yet achieved. 10.6%. Spain is now listed 14th The 568,689 people who are country in the world for mil- registered as working is exlionaires, but with an ever- pected to grow this month. widening wealth divide. In Island employment minstrong contrast, 14.9% of ister Iago Negueruela also Spain’s citizens still live be- highlighted that for the past low the poverty line, accord- two months, the number of ing to the OECD (Organisa- full-time and permanent tion for Economic Coopera- contracts have grown, while part-time and temporary tion and Development). contracts have fallen.
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AMERICA’S new import tax hikes could hit Andalucia’s growers and manufacturers where it hurts. The food and drink sector, especially olive and olive oil manufacturers, as well as the aluminium and watchmaking industry have all expressed grave concerns. Donald Trump’s protectionist reforms will impose higher duties on foreign products to benefit American industries and workers. It means that products like olives will have a tougher task reaching the US market. “We’re not just worried about olives, there’s also the olive oil”, said a concerned Paz Hurtado, who heads Malaga’s Chamber of Commerce’s Committee on Ex-
JOBS BOOST: For the Balearics While good the figures don’t compare to Gibraltar, which has just announced a record of only 45 people on the dole. Across Spain, the highest number of people on the dole is in Linares, in Jaén, and Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in Cádiz, with 44.5% and 37.9% of people on the dole.
The areas with the highest employment are Pozuelo de Alarcón, in Madrid, and Sant Cugat del Vallès, in Barcelona, with the amount of people on the dole sitting at just 8% and 8.9% respectively.
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ternal Trade. Local suppliers have good reason to be alarmed as America is the sixth largest importer of Malaga products in the world. The
province earned €144 million from exports to the US alone last year. Other enterprises like the Malaga food and wine cooperative Dcoop, do not hide their fear: “We have to know how to adapt. The United States is not our principal exporter … but the situation is worrying.”
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Another sector at risk from the tax reforms is Malaga’s aluminium industry. According to Hurtado, many new production contracts for America’s car industry have yet to be signed, pending stabilisation of the situation. Mayoral Malaga, one of the biggest textile firms in Spain, claims that although it has not been affected yet, it is keeping vigilant. The US is Andalucia’s top non-European market with exports of local products totalling €517 million last year.
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Huge surge in Brits buying Mallorca homes as Brexit looms THE number of Brits buying their dream home in Mallorca has soared in the run-up to Brexit. Some estate agencies have reported up to a 100% yearon-year increase in purchases by UK buyers over the past 12 months. It comes after a BBVA bank forecast that Spanish property prices will rise 5% this year. "We've seen a sustained increase in British buyers on the Costa del Sol and the Balearics over the past year,” said Marc Pritchard, Sales Director of Taylor Wimpey Espana.
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“The exchange rate has a huge influence over such matters. We've also seen a 15% increase in the number of property reservations across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands as a whole, with reservations now at their highest level for seven years." According to xe.com, the past 90 days have seen just 0.32% volatility in the GBP/EUR exchange rate, from a low of 1.12014 to a high of 1.15801. The result is an increase in British buyer confidence. In areas like Sóller, prices have
Buy, buy, baby grown 21% in just one year. In Palma, prices grew 14.7% and in Llucmajor, 13.8%. Meanwhile in Ibiza and Formentera, the increase was 17.8%. "A number of factors are at
play here,” added Pritchard, “On the one hand, we've seen a relatively stable GBP/EUR exchange rate over the last several months. At the same time, interest in Spain in general is rising.
Cash market AN amazing 60% of homes were bought without a mortgage in the Balearics last year The figure is due to the large numbers of foreign buyers and 5% above the national average. The so-called cash market has almost tripled in the last ten years, growing steadily from around 25% to 62% on the islands.
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Download our app now and begin enjoying the best Spanish news on the go. IT is a custom that goes back decades… but it still seems a waste. A record 12,000 revellers sprayed and doused each other with tens of thousands of bottles of red wine at the annual Haro festival this weekend. The so-called Batalla de Vino - Wine Battle - is held in the Rioja town on the feast of St Peter every year. TheThousands Olive Press climbed the nearby Riscos de Bilibio before utilising a range pistols, pesticide TOP for newsofinwater Spain! sprayers, bottles and even buckets to douse each other in 70,000 litres SAINT Carmen of wine.
Sant Carme fiestas is set to be celebrated around the island on her feast day, July 16. Towns including Cala Ratjada, Puerto Pollensa and Porto Cristo will have various concerts, markets and street parades around the island.
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The historical origin of this war is linked to a territorial dispute between the townsfolk of Haro and Miranda de Ebro over the ownership of the cliffs of Bilibio. This was the spot on which a medieval castle stood upon a pre-Roman bulwark. It is also claimed to be the exact spot where the six decade Reconquest of Spain from Islamic occupation began. At least 500 foreigners from as far away as Australia took part in the fun.
A SERIES of foodtrucks are driving into the castle of San Carlos in Palma, creating the 'Colors Market' every Sunday with an open food and craft market at the historic site. The market focuses on 'the joy of living in the essence of the Mediterranean' with stalls of products created in Mallorca, many with local materials. The main attraction though will be the foodtrucks, offering mouthwatering dishes and known for their creativity.
A side of jazz
Cheers!
BRAZILIAN jazz group Trio Corrente will be performing a one-off show accompanied by a four-course dinner at Santa Maria's Bistro 19. Diners will be treated to a feast of music and food at the night in the Livingdreams lifestyle store in the charming inland town.
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Bistro19 is located inside the Livingdreams lifestyle store, where top quality home goods are available, from pillows and candles to tables and sofas. Limited space is available for the special dinner and concert on July 10. Book tickets through the restaurant's website before they run out.
MALAGA’S homebrewed Victoria beer is rolling out the barrel to mark its 90th anniversary with new-look bottles. The makeover combines vintage appeal with a modern twist to evoke the city’s history of brewing. The label makes reference to the beer’s founder, Luis Franquelo, and its first birthday on September 8, 1928. It also coincides with Malaga’s annual Virgen de la Victoria public holiday marking the victorious reconquest of Spain from the Moors.
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Tuna probe ONE of Spain’s leading tuna companies is being investigated for breaking fishing laws. It comes after police raided the facilities of Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos, in La Palma, Murcia, as part of a national operation against the illegal fishing of Bluefin Tuna. Sources say the company has been keeping baby tuna corralled in offshore farms while fattening them up until the legal weight to catch them. It has also been allegedly exceeding annual quotas set by the EU. The limit is 4,000 tons per year but those close to the Guardia Civil investigation say this is being widely exceeded by fisheries across Spain. Several people have been arrested in Madrid as part of the nationwide probe, but investigators say dozens more could be picked up in Valencia, Vigo and Cadiz.
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THE lobster season has begun with a booming market for the local sea creatures. Around 100 small fishing boats can be seen cruising around Mallorca every morning trolling for the luscious lobsters. As the number of tourists have sharply grown over the last month, so has the demand for the fresh, local delicacy. The crustaceans can be found hiding in rocks and crevices.
The claws are out
“During an average fishing trip, four to 14 kilos of lobster can be landed,” said Antoni Garau Coll, head of the Balearic Fisheries Association. Around 100 years ago fishermen could literally simply reach into shallow waters and grab a lobster. Today, professionals have to search in deep waters, from 80 to 200 metres deep. They can only be fished from April until October.
Out of the frying pan
SPAIN’S most influential chef will never open a restaurant again. Ferran Adria confirmed his vow as he launched a new 15-part documentary about his record-breaking seminal restaurant El Bulli ElBulli: Story of a Dream, follows the incredible story of Adria, 56, who worked his way up from dishwasher to culinary icon. The restaurant was named the best restaurant in the world a record five times but shockingly closed seven years ago - with 3,000 people still on
Spain’s most famous chef will never go back in the kitchen, he tells a new documentary
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the waiting list for a table. But speaking about the new film, the Spaniard said he will never open a restaurant again. “It makes no sense for me to open a restaurant,” he said, “Why would I do that? “Almost all the greatest chefs in the world - with a few exceptions - no longer actually cook. “They taste, direct and conceive.”
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SEAFOOD is the main focus at Porto Cristo's annual evening seafood festival, Monstra Cuina Marinera. On July 9, the town showcases local fish and shellfish dishes with local wines at the event hosted in the harbour.
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Adria has, however, helped his brother Albert open six establishments in Barcelona, of which one, Enigma, he described as a ‘baby elBulli’. It came 95th in the latest 50 Best world restaurants list. He also teaches at Harvard university in the US and runs the elBulli foundation, funded by €12 million euros of private capital from the Spanish giants Telefonica and CaixaBank and the Italian coffee company Lavazza. The eye-opening series is now available on streaming service Amazon Prime.
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EVERY Tuesday in Palma's Sa Gerreria district is the 'Tapas Tour' hosted by local bars with special deals on drinks with a tapa. Known as La Ruta Martiana, the tour offers a popular tapa with a small beer for less than €3 at bars all within a short walk of each.
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The trip home to Blighty was started out so well… writes Lesley Keith
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HAVE just got back after popping home to Blighty for a few days. And well we all know the score there, as the news kept smugly announcing, it was actually hotter in Glasgow than in Nairobi with Shetland having its hottest day on record. It all started so well, my partner offered and dropped me off at Palma airport, (maybe a tad too enthusiastically, I thought) even though my flight was well before dawn. No queue at the security check, the flight was on time, my case was waiting at the other end and it was a mere stroll to pick up my pre-arranged hire car. This was going to be a great trip. Maybe not. I ignored the troubled look from the car hire lady, they always look at you like that don’t they? She asked my name again, requested my license then shrugged and confirmed she had no booking for me. ‘Oh yes you do!’ I declared, slapping my prepaid voucher triumphantly down in front of her with a confidant and winning smile. She looked at it for a very long time and then in a voice that held all the woes of the world she said ‘Ah yes, but this is for 2019’. Our eyes locked and we both
held our breaths for what seemed an eternity because the first one to speak in these situations is the loser. Well, that’d be me then, so I had to take a large gulp of humble pie as visions of pound notes flying out of the window appeared before my eyes. Luckily, for an extra tenner I could change the dates to that day… but there was just one hitch, they didn’t have any vehicles at all, except for a large highway maintenance van complete with rooftop flashing light, luminous chevrons on the back and a go faster stripe down the side! Just hand me that high viz vest, I’m good to go! Actually it was great fun to drive so I may ask for that next time.
RENTAL: Lesley’s motor
The real reason for my visit home was to see my daughter’s new house in leafy Dorset. We had a lovely time, albeit too short but when it was time to go she informed me that sadly there was no space for my best coat that I’d asked her to keep for my winter visits. Really, there’s just two of them and the cat in a four bedroom house. Well there was nothing else for it, I had to bring it back here to Mallorca. No way would it fit in my pitiful luggage allowance so I had to wear it home in 32C heat. Then of course my journey home was not nearly as efficient. The airport had a fire alarm in the middle of my breakfast, the plane was two hours late, passport control once I got here was rammed and the luggage took 45 minutes to arrive. My partner wasn’t nearly as keen to collect me as he had been to see me off, something about golf apparently, so some poor friend got the short straw and had to hang around all that time to bring me home. Still on the plus side it was much cooler here and I was actually cooked a sausage sandwich for my dinner. Who needs bunting? lesley.kmallorca@gmail.com
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HE was set loose from his job at Real Madrid despite three times winning the Champions League. But at least the multi millionaire football manager Zinedine Zidane was able to make up for it by heading for a yachting trip around the Balearics with his family, before heading to Morocco.
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ANDRES Iniesta has retired from international duty following Spain’s early exit from the World Cup. Iniesta, who has had a glittering career for both club and country, has hung-up his international boots after 12 years of service. He has represented Spain at youth level since the age of 16, working his way up the ranks to become one the most decorated Spanish footballers of all time. His international highlights include winning the European Championships in both 2008 and 2012 as well as winning the World Cup in 2010. Speaking after the defeat, he said: “Sometimes the endings are not as one dreams.”
nobody should doubt that we’ll be back to try again and again. Some will go and others will come along but we’ll all defend this shirt with passion and respect. In defeat I feel even more proud of being Spanish.” Spain’s world cup campaign did not get off to best of starts: former boss, Julen Lopetegui, was sacked days before preparations started, with some saying it was a contributing factor to Spain’s early exit. Former Barcelona midfielder, Andres Iniesta, announced his retirement immediately after their defeat. Russia will now go on to play Croatia in the quarter finals.
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Get out of the water! Great white shark is spotted off Mallorca for first time in 30 years
A TERRIFYING Great White Shark has been pictured off the Mallorca coast. The 16.5ft beast was photographed by scientists near the island of Cabrera. Biologist Ricardo Sagarminaga van Buiten shared this chilling photo, while leading an expedition in the area. He revealed that his Alnitak group had followed the shark for over an hour and believes it
CUTE: Hero Poncho is the first scientific evidence of a Great White in Spanish waters for more than 30 years. The team said: “In recent years there were unconfirmed sightings and rumours, but this is the first scientific observation. “The historic sighting was wit-
nessed by a crew of 10 people from five countries.” There are believed to be around 47 different species of shark in the Mediterranean. With this, it has led many to question whether the sighting may have in fact been a Shortfin Mako Shark - of which the Great White Shark strikes a similar resemblance. In a similar incident earlier this month, an unconfirmed sighting of a Great White Shark was spotted off Arenal d’en Castell in Menorca. Between 1920 and 1976 fisherman in the Balearics caught 27 great white but since then the species have all but vanished, making this sighting extremely rare.
Iberian boot puts England through AN England player brought up in Portugal has put England through to the world cup quarter finals. Spurs player Eric Dier scored the final penalty to send the team into the last eight. Dier played most of his youth career with Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
CUTE: Hero Poncho
CP-Aww A VIDEO of an adorable Spanish police dog performing CPR on an officer has captured hearts around the world. The footage shows Poncho the service puppy, with a blue police light strapped to his back, running to the rescue as an officer pretends to collapse. Little Poncho repeatedly springs on his chest and nestles his head against the officer’s neck to check his pulse, as the audience erupts into a round of applause. The video, Tweeted by the Policia Municipal in Madrid, has been shared over 17,000 times.
Lady in red
QUEEN Letizia was forced to whip out a huge umbrella as she arrived to a glitzy award ceremony in Girona. The royal didn’t let the rain ruin her parade, stunning in a a red gown by her favourite designer Carolina Herrera.
Who likes short shorts? EVER noticed Cristiano Ronaldo pulling his shorts up? During the World Cup Ronaldo has been heavily mocked on social media by eagleeyed viewers. Just before set-pieces, Ronaldo makes this unfamiliar adjustment - maybe a superstitious gesture or merely an
egotistical PR stunt: “He understands the marketing side of it. The way he struts up and places it; the world is watching him.” Many fans during the World Cup have taken to social media, with one viewer saying he strikes a resemblance similar to TV’s Alan Partridge.
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