Record number of nesting sea turtles in Spain and Italy
A ONCE exceptional occurrence of nesting sea turtles in Spain is becoming more and more common, and climate change is believed to be the reason.
Spain’s Malaga reactivates ambitions plans to have largest urban forest in Mediterranean Europe
PLANS to turn a former toxic wasteland in Malaga into giant urban forest have been reactivated. The platform Bosque Urbano Málaga has presented a project
Link between Mediterranean diet and improved cardiovascular health study finds
Nutrients and phytochemicals in the Mediterranean diet drastically improves cardiovascular health, according to a new study. The Food Research International study looked at elderly Mediterraneans
Malaga is third province in Spain with most centenarians
MALAGA is among the Spanish provinces with the most centenarians—with a total of 744 people in the province over 100 years old. There are currently
The Mediterranean has experienced record sea temperatures this summer: this could devastate marine life
While official data is yet to be released, this year’s Mediterranean marine heatwave will likely have devastating ecological consequences.
HEATWAVE: How sea temperatures around Spain are rising and threatening marine life
THE heatwaves of the summer aren’t only taking their toll on land where wildfires have ravaged more than 230,000 hectares already across Spain. Temperatures are
Weatherman warns of possible torrential rains in Spain’s Andalucia this September
MARIO Picazo, meteorologist at Weathernetwork and ElTiempo.es has forecast a final stretch of summer and the beginning of autumn with floods and heavy rainfall. Over
Aromatiq Lounge: Treat yourself to goodness!
Aromatiq Lounge has fresh local food and premium signature cocktails
The coast of Spain’s Almeria, Granada, Malaga and Melilla on alert for coastal phenomena
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has activated the alert for ‘meteotsunami’ or ‘rissaga’ in some areas of the Mediterranean over the next few hours. The calima
ANALYSIS: How 2021 became the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing from west Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands
A RECORD number of people have died whilst trying to cross from West Africa to the Canary Islands during 2021. Data suggests that the route
Ten tasty regional specialities to discover in Spain’s Murcia
TYPICALLY overshadowed by its more touristy neighbours Valencia and Andalucia, visitors to Murcia may be surprised to discover the wealth of regional gastronomic delights that
Temperatures forecast to drop in Andalucia from Monday
SPAIN’S state weather agency, AEMET, has forecast a drop in temperature of a few degrees for the region of Andalucia starting Monday, November 15. AEMET
Spain’s Mediterranean diet can help protect brain function, study finds
SPAIN’S Mediterranen diet can help keep your brain in gear, as well as your waistline in the clear, scientists have found. Frequently lauded by health
Spain’s Mediterranean diet crowned healthiest nutritional plan IN THE WORLD
Eating a Mediterranean diet could also help preserve kidney function in thousands of patients who have already had transplants
Experience the magical Mediterranean in just 12 days on a luxury cruiseliner through Costa Blanca travel agent Falken Tours – find prices here
THE Mediterranean is the world’s most stunning open-air museum. From 16th century terracotta houses clinging to Genoese coasts, to the naturalist architecture of Gaudi in
TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average
If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gases, the temperature increase by 2040 will stand at 2.2C, before climbing to as high as 3.8C by
300 mainly African migrants dock in Spain after a week at sea saw them refused entry by Italy and Malta
A BOAT carrying 300 migrants docked in Spain this morning after being refused entry twice into Europe. Operated by Spanish charity NGO Proactiva Open Arms,
EXCLUSIVE: How Spain’s high fashion designers are turning recycled plastic into runway collections
As Spanish designers weave recycled plastic into their collections, PET-a-porter could become the new planet-friendly fashion trend
Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park
MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has submitted a proposal to the national
Did you spot one of world’s largest cruise ships docking in Andalucia this week?
Able to take 5,119 passengers, the MSC Seaview is build for luxury and the warm waters of the Mediterranean, and made its maiden voyage in
‘Sun, sea and sass’: New reality show sees party-goers hit the Med for boozed-up cruise in Spain
The new Channel 4 series promises drunken debauchery on the high seas
REVEALED: The most watched BBC show in Spain last year
THE UK’s BBC has revealed its most popular shows in foreign countries. In Spain, it isn’t Blue Planet or the Great British Bake Off that
New whale corridor between Balearics and Catalunya will help preserve species
Known as the Corridor of the Mediterranean, the area will also help protect sperm whales, bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins and the loggerhead turtle as well
Brits drastically boosting population of struggling yet award-winning Frigiliana village
FOREIGNERS are drastically boosting the population of a struggling yet award-winning pueblo blanco. Brits, Morrocans, Germans and French are among the extranjeros who make up
Travel association ABTA predict massive 2016 for Spanish holidays
A SUMMER holiday bookings bonanza is on the cards for Spain this year according to the UK’s leading travel trade association. ABTA’S Travel Trends 2016
Greece is the word
As predicted five years ago, Greece is still a country to watch when it comes to the euro’s future, writes Ian Le Breton, Managing Director