Andalusia’s rivers are being destroyed by tourism: ‘You don’t see anything, it’s all dead’
Tourist overcrowding is putting the fauna and flora of many river sites at risk, with channels destroyed and trash piling up
Spain’s secret luxury housing market: ‘Prices start at $1.75 million, with sales reaching up to $14 and $16 million’
Off-market transactions privately executed outside of traditional channels gain in popularity, powered by the elite’s desire for privacy
The many faces of Francisco de Borbón, the aristocrat accused of laundering drug money
Spanish police link the son of the Duke of Seville, who flaunted his royal lineage, to a criminal gang that smuggled the largest cocaine shipment ever seized in Spain
Leonie von Ungern-Sternberg, baroness and TikToker: ‘Belonging to the aristocracy means nothing. They can take everything from you, except what’s in your head’
The 29-year-old aristocrat shares the daily life of a ‘modern baroness’ and her family’s complex history with her thousands of TikTok followers
Swedish mafias settle their scores with gunfire on the Costa del Sol
Wars between drug gangs in the Nordic country are the origin of numerous shootings, bombings, and murders that have occurred around Marbella in recent years
Teenage hitmen on the Costa del Sol: ‘He ordered murderers like someone orders a pizza’
The arrest of a 17-year-old Belgian for killing a man in Fuengirola and two other Swedish minors for attempted murder has alarmed the Spanish police
Cheikh Kane: From survival at sea to runway glory
The Senegalese migrant risked his life to reach Marbella — a photographer who spotted his potential as a model changed it forever
Spain, the only major European country to extradite people to China despite the ‘generalized violence’ in its prisons
No other major European state has deported anyone wanted by Beijing since the Court of Human Rights banned Poland from handing over a Taiwanese man in 2022 due to the risk of violating his fundamental rights
Family holidays, Rolex and luxury yachts on company expenses: How the rich evade tax
The Spanish Treasury monitors more than 170,000 uber wealthy individuals to prevent them from charging undue expenses to their companies. The Tax Agency recovered more than $502 million in 2023 through almost 1,000 audits
The professionals working for the super-rich
From private tutor to lifestyle consultant, the people who work for the rich and powerful are usually highly specialized, flexible and eager to meet challenging demands
Dutch 24-year-old who swindled crime bosses with cryptocurrencies is arrested in Marbella
The suspect had amassed a fortune of more than €20 million and lived in luxury rental villas where he only spent two weeks at a time. ‘He is a wolf that attacks other wolves,’ said a source familiar with the investigation
Eva Longoria will not live in Donald Trump’s United States: ‘If he keeps his promises, it’s going to be a scary place’
The actress has decided to live in Spain and Mexico and is concerned about those who cannot leave ‘this dystopian country’: ‘The shocking part is not that he won. It’s that a convicted criminal who spews so much hate could hold the highest office’
The United States rediscovers Marbella
The popular town in Málaga province has seen a significant increase in North Americans arriving for tourism or with an interest in acquiring luxury properties
Wealthier than ever: Taxpayers who earn over €601,000 up by 25% in Spain
The latest data from the Tax Agency show that in 2022 there were 15,186 ultra-rich individuals. Still, this group accounted for only 0.07% of all taxpayers in the country
Spanish police dismantle international cocaine smuggling operation
The operation by a specialist unit reveals how a criminal network sought funding from the Albanian mafia to finance the entry of 100 kilos of the drug into Spain
Fishing and tourism sectors in southern Spain fight a common enemy: An invasive species of algae
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‘Rugulopteryx okamurae,’ native to Asia, has ravaged the seabed of much of the coast of Cádiz, reducing biodiversity, hitting commercial fishing, and causing problems for tourism
Young woman raised in isolation in a Swiss forest located in southern Spain
Switzerland was looking for the minor, who was found with her father standing next to a rundown vehicle in Coín
Don Carlos, the 78-year-old drug trafficker surprised by undercover agents
The ‘bon vivant’ was living in Marbella, on the Costa del Sol, where he was arrested for organizing a shipment of 60 kilos of cocaine from Colombia to Spain
Judicial mix-up allows Mocro Maffia capo to go to ground in Spain after posting bail
Karim Bouyakhrichan, the ‘most wanted and dangerous criminal in the Netherlands,’ was released by order of the Provincial Court of Málaga without the High Court activating an arrest warrant to extradite him
Marbella strengthens its leadership in luxury real estate with villas for up to €36 million: ‘The potential is incredible’
The luxury real estate sector in southern Spain is experiencing its best moment in history, with demand exceeding supply. Marbella and its surrounding areas are now home to the most exclusive properties in the country
Hitmen, organized crime and the successful police team solving cases on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A special unit created in 2019 to investigate drug wars in towns along the country’s southern coast — particularly Marbella — has arrested 50 people and solved 18 cases
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