British tourists set for new landmark Costa Blanca record during bumper 2026
Forecast that 2026 will end with 3,050,000 UK visitors- more than previous 2019 record of 2.84 million arrivals.
Malaga overtakes Barcelona to become Spain’s third most expensive province to rent a home
Madrid capital remains the priciest city in Spain at €23.4 per square metre following a 4.5% annual hike.
Drivers whose cars were lost in Storm Adam floods can now claim cash from Valencia’s regional government
Residents in the Generalitat can apply for financial assistance if their vehicles were written off last month.
Dutch property buyers on verge of overtaking Brits in Spain after going neck-and-neck in 2026
The Costa Blanca, where almost half of all homes are sold to foreigners, is at the heart of the shift.
Spain’s transport minister Oscar Puente resigns over Toledo train disaster that killed 69 people
Puente announced his decision to step down during a heated appearance before the Congress standing committee on Tuesday.
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Heading to Barcelona or Madrid? Get 10GB of mobile data for under €5 with this Spain eSIM
Travellers visiting Barcelona and Madrid can use one Horizon Spain eSIM across both cities, with prepaid data plans valid for 30 days and free
Worth the trip from Gibraltar? Algeciras promises a 10-metre musical angel and walk-through Christmas tree to draw in visitors
The city hopes the giant attraction will boost spending during the holiday season.
Princess Leonor turns 21: how a Welsh castle gave Spain’s future queen her first taste of freedom
Spain's crown princess turned 21 this weekend, and says that it was her time at a Welsh boarding school that made her who she
Spanish cinema’s weight problem: Overweight characters are rarely seen on screen and often defined by food, illness or death
A new study finds overweight characters remain rare in Spanish films and TV series, often reduced to stereotypes, supporting roles or denied even a
At 77, legendary Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar writes his first novel – but are other people’s secrets his to tell?
Almodovar’s first novel follows a writer who uses other people’s ideas, exploring shared memories, creative ownership and the role of personal experience in telling
How the north-south divide fuels the myth of the lazy Andalucian – and why the siesta is really centuries of hard-won wisdom
Michael Coy examines Spain's north-south divide – and asks whether the Andalucian stereotype of bone-idleness is merited, or a stroke of genius.
Spooky! These are the 7 most haunted houses in Spain to give you the creeps this Halloween
From haunting wails to ghostly figures appearing in the mirror, these houses in Spain are sure to give you the creeps this Halloween.
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: All Saints’ Day, Cortes enters Mexico City and the mysterious death of newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell
Michael Coy combs through the major events to have taken place in Spanish history this week, including the mysterious death of Robert Maxwell.
Moroccans overtake Brits as biggest foreign home buyers in Spain – snapping up homes in Murcia and north east
Moroccan citizens have overtaken British nationals as Spain's biggest foreign property buyers
