HOW TO WATCH: Spain decides Eurovision song in three-day Benidorm Fest this week
BENIDORM this week hosts a three-day competition to decide which of 14 artists will represent Spain at Eurovision 2022. It’s the first year Benidorm gets
Oliva in Valencia region becomes first town in Spain to pay hunters €3,000 to shoot wild boar
THE Valencian town of Oliva has become the first in Spain to subsidise hunters up to €3,000 to shoot wild boar. Hunters can justify subsidies
Travel Spain: Valencia breathes new life into dying villages with Camino de Santiago style tourism route
THE Valencian Community has announced its very own ‘Camino de Santiago’ where travellers win stamps of recognition through 24 villages. But rather than leading towards
Organic waste bins installed across Valencia city
VALENCIA has finished the rollout of organic waste bins across the city. The fourth and final phase concluded in January with the installation of 1,468
What is the ‘moon landing’ method used to rob highstreet shops in Valencia?
ROBBERS smashed a black people-carrier into the front window of a Vodafone shop in Xativa before stealing handsets and burning the car in a nearby
36 years in prison and €17,700 fines for ‘forcibly’ evicting squatters in middle of night in Valencia
FOUR people in Valencia are facing charges including illegal occupation, coercion and assault after kicking squatters out of two apartments in the middle of the
TRAVEL UPDATE: Day 2 COVID tests scrapped in England and Scotland for fully vaccinated travellers
TRAVELLERS arriving in England and Scotland from Spain will no longer need to buy day-two COVID tests, if they are fully vaccinated. The rules will
Portugal’s ‘last remaining’ circus tigers rescued by wildlife sanctuary in Spain’s Alicante
ONE overweight lion and two suffering tigers have arrived in Alicante after escaping a life in a Portuguese travelling circus. They are some of Portugal’s
Prefabricated craze hits Spain with homes for as little as just €5,000
HOME and garden giant Leroy Merlin are the latest to jump onto a new craze for prefabricated houses in Spain. The perks are clear: for
18 stunning murals in Spain nominated for world’s Best Street Art awards
SPAIN has produced some of the world’s finest visual artists with the likes of Picasso and Dali household names. These artists not only changed the
Eight reasons that make Spain the best place in the world
IF you’re smugly thinking that Spain will have the most Spanish speakers in the world, you’re wrong. That’s Mexico. If you’re thinking perhaps Spain had
Actors, TV channels and 30,000 social media users join search for man’s lost scarf in Spain’s Albacete
HAVE you seen an orange scarf with holes at each end in Albacete? You will have made thousands of people’s day after social media joined
Spain is European country with most species at risk of extinction
SPAIN is the European country with the most plants and animals at risk of extinction, according to a new analysis. Data from the IUCN Red
Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February
SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates
Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021
WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were
Half of Spain braced for weekend ‘big freeze’ – including Balearic Islands
HALF of Spain will feel the chill this Saturday (January 15) as AEMET issues yellow weather warnings for ‘low temperatures’. Swathes of regions in Castilla
NEW LAWS IN 2022: non-lucrative visas, tax hikes, pricier new cars and why you might buy a second-hand one in Spain
JANUARY is a key time for businesses, self-employed workers and consumers in Spain. This is for two reasons: the tax year in Spain starts on
‘Jack’ ‘Audrey’ ‘Max’ – Why are English words so popular as dog names in Spain?
TO ENGLISH ears the names ‘Jack’ or ‘Audrey’ or ‘Max’ do not typically sound like names we’d call our dogs. They sound more like name
First Correos cashpoints (ATMs) arrive in Valencia – why Correos accounts are perfect for expats
CORREOS might be an odd hero to take on the banking world, but as it rolls out 1500 new cashpoints (ATMs) across Spain you might
PICS: Why the UN named tiny Valencian town one of 44 top tourism destinations in the world
SHOULD you really trust the beer-soaked recommendations of your neighbour’s sister’s man-friend about where to visit in Spain? The answer is simple: No. But when
WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante
GUARDIA Civil are tracking down the kamikaze driver of a car that drove more than 35km in the WRONG direction on Alicante’s AP-7 motorway. Shocked
“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town
A TOURIST has been fined after a foreign-plated car got trapped on a tight staircase in Alicante city centre. Unable to reverse out, the car
First freeze of 2022 to hit Alicante and Valencia this Thursday (Jan 13)
THE first freeze of 2022 is predicted to hit Alicante and the wider Valencian Community this Thursday (January 13). Towns in the mountainous interior of
¿Que? Eight of the strangest laws in Spain
SPANISH law says new rules affecting business can only come into effect in January or July – which makes a lot of sense, right? But
SHOPPING: What you need to know about January sales across Spain in 2022
JANUARY and July are the two most exciting times of the year for clothes shoppers in Spain. As soon as the Three Kings festivities are
Big freeze hits north and central Spain yet temperatures will soar to 20°C in east and south of Spain on Sunday
COLD weather hit the Spanish mainland over the Three Kings’ festive period as we entered the coldest two months of the year – but it’s
