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
ON THIS DAY IN SPAIN: Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias
ON June 6, 1891 in the city of Sevilla, Ignacio Sánchez Mejías was born. 43 years later, he was dead. His story is tragic and
On this day: Spain’s greatest tennis star, Rafael Nadal, was born
ON June 3, 1986, a boy named Rafael Nadal Parera was born in the small Mallorcan town of Manacor. 39 years later, he still lives
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: Vejer de la Frontera – a whitewashed hilltop dream
DRIVING the coast road west from Gibraltar, as the sun drifts toward Cadiz, there’s a moment – about an hour into the journey – when
The Sun test-drives a selection of Spanish beers on sale in the UK
VENERABLE British institution, the good old “Currant Bun”, did a survey of Spanish beers currently on sale in UK outlets like Iceland and Tesco. With
LIFE IN SPAIN: Remembering Julio Romero de Torres – Cordoba’s emblematic painter
A GREAT Andalucian artist died 95 years ago this month. Julio Romero de Torres was a pure cordobes, and his art has come to symbolise
Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor in Spain might be the most beautiful square worldwide
TO call Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor ‘just’ a city square, the little word ‘just’ has to pull off a heroic shift. Let’s not be coy: this
25-Year-Old Man critically injured by falling tree branch in Madrid
A 25-year-old man was seriously injured after a tree branch fell on him on Thursday night in the Madrid neighbourhood of Carabanchel, according to a
Ryanair warns of soaring flight delays across Spain and Europe this summer
HOLIDAYMAKERS flying Ryanair this summer could face a travel nightmare, with the airline warning delays are set to skyrocket by ‘up to 20%’ – and
Man ‘douses girlfriend in alcohol and tries to set her alight’ in Spain
A HORRIFIC attempt to burn a woman alive has rocked the Spanish holiday hotspot of Fuengirola, Malaga, after a man allegedly drenched his partner in
MYSTERY SOLVED: Arcos de la Frontera council in Spain has got its painting back
HOW can a painting, three feet by two feet, simply disappear? The answer is, when someone decides – let’s put this delicately – “That picture
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: The Andalucian hotspot with ancient traditions, natural beauty, and the endangered Iberian Lynx
YOU may occasionally come across a botijo in an antiques shop. These are traditional clay water jars which ‘sweat’. For many centuries, Spanish people have
Are landlords of tourist apartments in Spain in danger of being de-registered?
THINKING of letting your Spanish property to holidaymakers? Beware. In Andalucia, some local councils are now revoking tourist licences, claiming properties breach local planning laws
Empty Spain: rural exodus leaves property market in flux as foreigners move in
SPAIN’S rural heartlands are hollowing out. As young people migrate to cities and northern European ‘snowbirds’ snap up second homes, villages are left teetering on
LIFE IN SPAIN: A Village festival in the Cadiz mountains that reaches into the very soul of Andalucia
THE big festivals are fantastic. Of course they are. Sevilla on the first night of the April Fair, when the Portada is lit up for
Spanish astronomers discover water ice in distant star system, offering clues to origins of life on Earth
SPANISH astronomers have uncovered the presence of water ice in a distant young star system, providing insights into how life-enabling water may have arrived on
Malaga man arrested for shaking baby daughter and throwing her to the floor
A MAN has been arrested after allegedly shaking and throwing his 14-month-old daughter to the floor during a violent altercation with his partner. Emergency services