Ecologists in Action named 48 beaches, many of which are in popular holiday hotspots, as having low water quality due to a ...

around the cities of Murcia and Valencia. Unlike Marbella, not all cities in affected areas can afford to clean up their beaches. One of these is Tarifa at Spain's southernmost point. It's also ...

Environmental campaign group Ecologists in Action has given the beaches the title not due to hazards like rocks or riptides but raw sewage. Ongoing ecological issues have impacted Spain’s ...

Other locations that have been impacted include Murcia, Valencia and Tarifa, where the town hall has said it is unable to pay for the removal of the algae from its beaches. Read more: Spain's new ...

Just weeks before Spain’s summer season begins, beaches in Marbella have lost 20% of their sand during the latest storms. The storms have also dumped an array of invasive algae on the resort’s ...