ON THIS DAY IN SPAIN: Flamenco legend Antonio Gades died
Spain lost a treasure on July 20, 2004, when Antonio Gades died of lung cancer. Gades was a flamenco dancer and choreographer. A native of
ON THIS DAY: Two murders in Spain that changed the country
IN recent Spanish history, there have been a lot of assassinations. The date July 13 is associated with two of the most egregious of them.The
LIFE IN SPAIN: Timeless wisdom with a Spanish twist -10 everyday proverbs to know
EVERY culture has its tradition of proverbs. Spain is no exception. Here are ten examples of proverbs that you are likely to hear every day.
SCIENTISTS WARN: THE OCEAN’S ‘LUNG’ IS UNDER THREAT
Have you heard of Posidonia?It’s something we all need to know about. Posidonia oceanica is a type of seagrass that lives in the Mediterranean. Sometimes
THIS MONTH IN SPAIN: How Spain and Morocco (almost) came to blows over an uninhabited rock
WE sometimes say “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.” What we mean is, the thing that happened might have had serious consequences, but
LEARN THE LINGO: A brief A to Z of the Spanish language that a text book won’t tell you
AccentUnlike French, which has four or five squiggles that drastically change pronunciation, Spanish has just one – the tilde (~). It simply tells you to
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
LIFE IN SPAIN: What is a toddler’s life worth? The tragedy that shook a Spanish village
THE village of Pizarra, 20 miles inland from Malaga, is a place where time moves slowly. Whitewashed houses cling to the hillside, and summer evenings
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
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
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
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
‘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
Elderly man dies in tractor accident in remote area south of Ronda
A 72-year-old man lost his life on Saturday afternoon in a tragic accident involving a tractor in the Arroyo de la Sijuela, a remote area
‘Thieves live here!’: PSOE offices targeted in wave of anti-govt graffiti in Spain
GRAFFITI vandals have launched a wave of attacks on Socialist Party offices across Spain – branding leaders as ‘corrupt’, ‘traitors’ and worse – in an
Spain’s infamous summer colds – and how to avoid catching them
EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness we know so well – blocked up
Beware the dangers of ‘cooling off’ in Spain’s many rivers and pools
THEY are tempting, when temperatures are in the forties centigrade. Clean cold water in mountain streams, and tranquil water in pools, seem ready-made for our
What exactly is gastroenteritis, the illness that has struck down footballer Kylian Mbappe?
KYLIAN Mbappe, considered by many to be the best – and most valuable – footballer in the world, has been hospitalised in the USA with
LIFE IN SPAIN: the Running of the Bulls in Spain’s Pamplona
“Toros de lidia” (fighting bulls) are famously aggressive, but they are also herd animals. When they are in a group, together with castrated bulls (steers),
LIFE IN SPAIN: Why are expats called ‘guiris’? It seems a Spanish Queen liked Scottish soldiers
HAVE you ever heard the term, ‘guiris’? It’s a slang term, and it means us. Foreigners. Specifically, the anglo-saxon type of foreigner. Spanish people know
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
ON THIS DAY: Democracy made a comeback in Spain after Franco’s fascist dictatorship
ON June 15, 1977, the people of Spain went to the polls. In Britain, Jim Callaghan was Prime Minister and Lucille by Kenny Rogers was
Spanish Doctors to stage nationwide strike over working conditions tomorrow
DOCTORS across Spain are set to walk out tomorrow, Friday, June 13, in a one-day national strike demanding legislative reform to improve their working conditions.
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: Santa Fe is just 8kms outside Granada but has its own history
FOR most people, Santa Fe is a place in the USA, vaguely recalled from 1950s Western movies. The original Santa Fe is Andalucian, and much
LIFE (AND DEATH) IN SPAIN: Michael Coy examines how funerary rites differ from those in the UK
DID you know that Spain’s constant good weather is attributable to an Atlantic Ocean patch of high air pressure? It’s true. We fall within the
Marbella Gears Up for a Week of Festivities at the San Bernabé Fair
MARBELLA is set to burst into colour and celebration next week as the annual San Bernabé Fair gets under way from Monday 9 to Sunday