LIFE IN SPAIN: How Spain’s Christopher Columbus, the world’s greatest explorer, was clapped in chains 525 years ago this week

EVERYONE knows the story of Christopher Columbus – the man who sailed west and opened the door to the New World. But fewer know the

4 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

AN EXPAT IN SPAIN: Jackie Trent, the British singing star who made Menorca her home

WHAT connects Menorca, Stoke City Football Club, Swinging London, and the theme song from the soap opera Neighbours? The two-word answer is Jackie Trent, the

4 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

LOOK BACK IN TIME: Handsome Spanish matador Paquirri torn down by bull Avispero in 1984

MAYBE you find bullfighting offensive. Perhaps you’re intrigued by its pomp and colour. Most likely of all, you’re utterly indifferent to it. If so, you’re

3 Oct, 2025 @ 09:26

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Last of a dying breed – Spanish youngsters hate bullfighting but Morante de la Puebla is a great matador

IN some ways, he’s ridiculous. He’s short, overweight and far too old to be practising such an athletic profession. He has odd traits that belong

2 Oct, 2025 @ 08:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

LIFE IN SPAIN: The story of Ferdinand Magellan, the true hero of the Spanish age of exploration

WHEN we think of sixteenth-century explorers, Christopher Columbus typically comes to mind. The media love to celebrate the businessman from Genoa, who, in his day,

21 Sep, 2025 @ 13:04

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

No 'Daddy Issues' for Julio Iglesias as Spain's Supreme Court rules against man claiming to be his illegitimate son

Spain’s Julio Iglesias turns 81: from football dreams to global stardom and a surprising family twist

THIS week (Tuesday to be exact), Julio Iglesias will celebrate his 81st birthday. With over half a century of fame, countless albums, awards, and sellout

21 Sep, 2025 @ 08:32

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

CERVANTES: One of Spain’s greatest writers, he led a life as dramatic as his novels. Michael Coy takes a look at the man behind Don Quijote

EVERYONE knows Don Quijote, the world’s most famous novel. Most can even name its author – Miguel de Cervantes. But did you know that September

20 Sep, 2025 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Victoria Kent and Pastor Soler: Two remarkable women from Spain’s Andalucia

IT’S late September, and we’re reminded of two remarkable women from Andalucía whose anniversaries fall close together. First, we celebrate the life of Victoria Kent

20 Sep, 2025 @ 09:43

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Three Key Dates in Spanish History You Should Know

If you’re a history enthusiast and curious about Spain’s rich and complex past, three significant anniversaries are just around the corner. Here’s a closer look

14 Sep, 2025 @ 13:29

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

LIFE IN SPAIN: I Finally Got My Spanish Pension – But What a Long, Sad Tale…

September 2025 marks a personal landmark: after literally years of chasing it, I’ve finally secured my Spanish retirement pension. If you’re hoping your journey will

13 Sep, 2025 @ 13:42

National News

The Strange Afterlife of Eva Peron: A Love Story Like No Other

IN September 1971, just before his 76th birthday, a man stood on the tarmac at Madrid Airport watching a coffin being unloaded from an Argentinian

10 Sep, 2025 @ 14:45

Lead

During this month in Spain: Indians revolt in Argentina, volcano erupts in the Canaries and much more

September 1529 – Destruction of ‘Spiritu Santo’ The native Indians who inhabited what is now Argentina destroyed the Spanish settlement named Spiritu Santo. In other

10 Sep, 2025 @ 13:49

La Cultura·Lead

Happy birthday for Monday, Letizia, Queen of Spain

On Monday, September 15, a woman from Oviedo in the north of Spain will celebrate her 53rd birthday. Her name is Letizia Ortiz. Why should

7 Sep, 2025 @ 14:51

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

The matador and the movie king: How Orson Welles swapped Beverly Hills for bullrings – and chose Ronda as his eternal home

WHEN Cayetano Ordoñez (‘El Niño de la Palma’) hit the big time as a bullfighter, he bought himself a finca. Cayetano was a gypsy, and

24 Aug, 2025 @ 15:31

National News

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

20 Jul, 2025 @ 15:41

La Cultura·Lead

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

13 Jul, 2025 @ 16:33

Lead

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.

6 Jul, 2025 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

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

5 Jul, 2025 @ 16:43

Environment·Lead

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

5 Jul, 2025 @ 16:13

Lead

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

5 Jul, 2025 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

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

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

2 Jul, 2025 @ 14:31

Andalucia·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

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

LIFE IN SPAIN: How Spain’s Christopher Columbus, the world’s greatest explorer, was clapped in chains 525 years ago this week

AN EXPAT IN SPAIN: Jackie Trent, the British singing star who made Menorca her home

LOOK BACK IN TIME: Handsome Spanish matador Paquirri torn down by bull Avispero in 1984

Last of a dying breed – Spanish youngsters hate bullfighting but Morante de la Puebla is a great matador

LIFE IN SPAIN: The story of Ferdinand Magellan, the true hero of the Spanish age of exploration

Spain’s Julio Iglesias turns 81: from football dreams to global stardom and a surprising family twist

CERVANTES: One of Spain’s greatest writers, he led a life as dramatic as his novels. Michael Coy takes a look at the man behind Don Quijote

Victoria Kent and Pastor Soler: Two remarkable women from Spain’s Andalucia

Three Key Dates in Spanish History You Should Know

LIFE IN SPAIN: I Finally Got My Spanish Pension – But What a Long, Sad Tale…

The Strange Afterlife of Eva Peron: A Love Story Like No Other

During this month in Spain: Indians revolt in Argentina, volcano erupts in the Canaries and much more

Happy birthday for Monday, Letizia, Queen of Spain

The matador and the movie king: How Orson Welles swapped Beverly Hills for bullrings – and chose Ronda as his eternal home

ON THIS DAY IN SPAIN: Flamenco legend Antonio Gades died

ON THIS DAY: Two murders in Spain that changed the country

LIFE IN SPAIN: Timeless wisdom with a Spanish twist -10 everyday proverbs to know

SCIENTISTS WARN: THE OCEAN’S ‘LUNG’ IS UNDER THREAT

THIS MONTH IN SPAIN: How Spain and Morocco (almost) came to blows over an uninhabited rock

LEARN THE LINGO: A brief A to Z of the Spanish language that a text book won’t tell you

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

LIFE IN SPAIN: What is a toddler’s life worth? The tragedy that shook a Spanish village

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

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

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

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

WATCH: Terror in Malaga as knife-wielding thug is floored by police van in dramatic arrest

Made in Andalucia: New exhibition reveals how flamenco and bullfighting came to define the whole of Spain

WATCH: Deepfake row erupts in Spain’s election campaign as PP released AI video of Begoña Gomez and PSOE figures ‘admitting’ to crimes

Spain emerges as surprise frontrunner to host 2035 and 2037 Rugby World Cup

WATCH: Bins torched and barricades built in A Coruña as thousands of anti-fascist protesters clash with riot police over Vox rally

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