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A Summer of Stars and Science: Live Planetarium Shows and a Leonardo da Vinci Immersive Exhibit at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences

VALENCIA’S Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències is offering an extraordinary summer lineup that blends science, art, and family fun. Visitors can enjoy live

3 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10

La Cultura·Lead·Sponsored·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

THIS MONTH IN SPAIN: When Nelson lost his arm during the failed British invasion of Tenerife

HORATIO Nelson was arguably Britain’s greatest-ever sailor, and possibly the most accomplished fighting seaman the world has ever seen. Given the era (he was born

2 Jul, 2025 @ 15:13

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead

Churrigueresque: How Spain’s most over-the-top architecture took the world (briefly) by storm

FROM the palaces of Spain to the cathedrals of colonial Mexico and the revivalist flair of early 20th-century California, the Churrigueresque style dazzled with theatrical

2 Jul, 2025 @ 12:29

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

Oh, Mary! Worshippers in tears after botched restoration of iconic Semana Santa statue

THE restoration of an iconic statue of the Virgin Mary has provoked a backlash amongst Catholics in Sevilla. Venerated in the Basilica de Santa Maria

30 Jun, 2025 @ 15:10

Andalucia·La Cultura·Sevilla

Blas Infante: The stoic visionary in Spain who dreamt of an independent Andalucia

BLAS Infante Perez de Vargas had just turned 51 when he was executed on the dusty road to Carmona, a casualty of Spain’s descent into

29 Jun, 2025 @ 16:10

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Forgotten no more: The bittersweet legacy of Cinuras and Cadiz’s lost Roman necropolis

SOMETIME around the reign of Emperor Nero, in the Roman city of Gades (now Cadiz), a man named Cinuras was laid to rest beneath a

29 Jun, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Historic Roman temple in Spain’s Cordoba finally reopens after €750K restoration

IF you know central Córdoba, you’ll likely recognise the soaring Corinthian columns that stretch nearly 40 feet into the deep Andalusian sky. These dramatic remains

28 Jun, 2025 @ 15:51

Andalucia·Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

Row erupts in Spain over plans to build huge Jesus statue outside Madrid – seven metres taller than Rio’s Christ the Redeemer

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ have split a small town outside Madrid after the local council approved plans for

26 Jun, 2025 @ 17:01

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

‘Who was El Cid?’ The real story behind Spain’s legendary warrior and medieval mercenary”

As Cambridge University professor Nora Berend releases her Spanish language biography of El Cid, Michael Coy takes a delve into the life of the legendary

24 Jun, 2025 @ 12:50

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: What is behind Spain’s big San Juan celebrations

SPAIN’S San Juan festival has its roots in a pagan celebration that takes place every year to mark the start of summer. Fire and water,

22 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s flamingo paradise: Discover Fuente de Piedra’s art & nature in Malaga

DO you like flamingos? If so, there’s a town in Malaga you need to visit! Only 35 miles north of Malaga city, the town of

15 Jun, 2025 @ 11:58

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Granada’s 1001 Musicas-CaixaBank Festival Returns with a Stellar Line-up, Headlined by Robert Plant

GRANADA is gearing up to host the fifth edition of the 1001 Musicas-CaixaBank festival. And this year promises to be the most ambitious yet, with

13 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sponsored

Ancient Rome’s fast food revealed: Dig in Spain uncovers songbird snacks

JUST as we may grab a hamburger, hotdog or kebab, ancient Romans reached for thrushes when they fancied a quick snack. A recent study reveals

11 Jun, 2025 @ 16:46

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

New evidence confirms identity of the San Jose – Spain’s €17bn treasure ship off coast of Colombia

THE world’s richest shipwreck – rumoured to be loaded with €17 BILLION in gold and jewels – is finally starting to give up its secrets.

11 Jun, 2025 @ 16:12

La Cultura·Lead

Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house

A JOB lot of 41 fake or unattributable paintings and prints including works ascribed to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have been seized by Valencian

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint in Spanish cave stuns archaeologists

IT’S the ultimate cold case: forensic tech has just uncovered a 43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint in a Spanish cave. In a find that’s blowing the dusty

1 Jun, 2025 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

LIFE IN SPAIN: Remembering Julio Romero de Torres – Cordoba’s emblematic painter

A GREAT Andalucian artist died 95 years ago this month. Julio Romero de Torres was a pure cordobes, and his art has come to symbolise

31 May, 2025 @ 11:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Granada launches Degusta Fest – a festival of flavour, rhythm in Spain

GRANADA is preparing to experience something truly unique with the launch of Degusta Fest – a brand-new festival that brings together two of life’s greatest

26 May, 2025 @ 16:49

Andalucia·Entertainment·Food & Drink·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Sponsored·Travel News

MYSTERY SOLVED: Arcos de la Frontera council in Spain has got its painting back

HOW can a painting, three feet by two feet, simply disappear? The answer is, when someone decides – let’s put this delicately – “That picture

26 May, 2025 @ 14:44

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

YOU SPEAKY ENGLISH?: UK demands fluent English from immigrants as expats abroad still butcher basic Spanish

IN a dazzling display of irony, the UK has announced that all immigrants must now speak English to B2 standard – a level so advanced

23 May, 2025 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

SPANISH STYLES: The ornate Plateresque style flourished during Spain’s Golden Age, leaving a legacy of intricate facades

SILVERWORK is delicate and it’s all about detail, so when an exclusively Spanish style of architecture flourished in the time of Cervantes and Philip II,

23 May, 2025 @ 14:06

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez demands Israel be kicked out of Eurovision ‘like Russia was’

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez weighed in on the debate over Israel’s controversial participation in Eurovision on Monday, calling for the country to be kicked

19 May, 2025 @ 17:43

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Spain’s queen enjoys ‘white privilege’ fashion rule at Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Vatican mass

THE king and queen of Spain attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass at the Vatican on Sunday as the new pontiff declared that he wanted

19 May, 2025 @ 13:56

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·National News

WATCH: British popstar Dua Lipa wows fans singing in Spanish at Madrid shows

DUA Lipa has wowed fans after singing in Spanish during a Madrid show, on May 11. She sang a fully Spanish rendition of Enrique Iglesias’

15 May, 2025 @ 16:37

La Cultura·Madrid·Video

Is Bullfighting Undergoing a Revival? Over a million tune in as Morante de la Puebla rekindles Spain’s passion for the toros

BULLFIGHTING may have been written off as a relic of the past — a cultural tradition in slow decline — but a recent spectacle in

15 May, 2025 @ 14:33

La Cultura·Lead

UK Eurovision entry sparks controversy in Spain for appearing to endorse ‘balconing’

SPANISH locals are outraged after the UK Eurovision entry appears to endorse ‘balconing’ in their song. Just days from the final showdown, the Eurovision song

15 May, 2025 @ 12:21

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead