These two picturesque towns in Spain will pay you THOUSANDS to live there
Across Europe, many rural areas are facing a depopulation crisis. As younger residents move away or decide not to have children, towns are left...
Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives
SUNDAY'S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally.
The two adjoining Murcia clubs...
British couple, 65 and 68, crushed to death by oncoming traffic after falling from motorbike in Spain’s Asturias: Intense...
A BRITISH couple on holiday in Spain lost their lives in a tragic traffic accident after they fell from their motorbike and were crushed...
A CHEESE TO DIE FOR: Spanish queso from Asturia sets new world record selling for €30,000
A SPANISH cheese once again holds the crown as the world’s most expensive after winning the Cabrales Cheese Content - 2.2 kilos of it...
Anti-acid medicine maker removes adverts from Valencia area that associated heartburn with famous regional paella in Spain
A MAKER of anti-acid tablets says advertising posters will be taken down in the Valencia region which suggested the pills would clear heartburn caused...
Tourist coach carrying 49 people, most of them children, crashes in Spain’s Picos de Europa National Park
A TOURIST coach that was carrying 49 people, many of them children, was involved in a dramatic accident on Monday as it was ascending...
The world’s smallest beach is in Spain
ASTURIAS in Spain can boast of being home to the world’s smallest beach; Playa de Gulpiyuri.
This tucked-away gem, fed by underground tunnels, is located...
DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain
Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña.
THIS WEEK:
Tour de France (in Spain!)...
Scottish food charity helping needy children worldwide wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
A SCOTTISH charity has won a Princess of Asturias award for 'its exemplary dedication to helping resolve some of the world’s most pressing problems’.
The...
Member of voting table in Asturias went for a cigarette and never came back
A MEMBER of a voting table in Llaranes (Asturias) polling station never came back from his cigarette break.
The 40-year-old man said he was going...
Top Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Princess of Asturias literature award in Spain
BESTSELLING Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature.
The Princess of Asturias Award jury praised the 'uniqueness' of...
Two 12-year-old twins die after falling out of a window in Asturias
TWO twin sisters aged 12 have died after falling out of a window at their flat in Oviedo (Asturias).
The minors fell from a fourth...
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge wins Princess of Asturias sports award in Spain
THE MAN considered as the world's greatest-ever marathon runner- Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge- has been named as the winner of the 2023 Princess of Asturias...
Hollywood legend Meryl Streep wins prestigious Princess of Asturias arts award in Spain
ACTOR Meryl Streep has won the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts- the first name to be announced as part of eight...
Five people charged with starting devastating forest fires in Spain’s Asturias region
FIVE people have been charged with starting forest fires in the Asturias region over the last three weeks with police investigating a further ten...
Mother and young daughter survive fifth-floor apartment death leap in Spain’s Asturias region
AN Asturias mother and daughter are receiving hospital treatment after surviving a fifth-floor apartment window leap in Aviles on Wednesday.
Hours earlier, the woman's father...
Arsonists reponsible for 91 blazes in Asturias dubbed ‘fire terrorists’
AN incredible 91 fires have been set by arsonists in Northern Spain's autonomous community of Asturias.
It has been reported that 174 people from 39...
First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind
THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning...
Snails and thistles: These are the weird and wonderful regional Christmas dishes eaten across Spain
CHRISTMAS would not look a lot like Christmas without traditional dishes and desserts.
In countries like the United Kingdom, Christmas without roast potatoes and gravy...
Man dies from electric shock after sailing into power cable off coast of northern Spain
A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while sailing on the Ria del Eo on the border between Galicia and Asturias on Sunday, when his boat...
Spain gets another Masters 1000 tennis title winner but its not Nadal or Alcaraz
PABLO Carreno Busta, 31, won the Canadian Open title in Montreal on Sunday to take what he described as the 'best title of his...
We’re going on a bear hunt! The ultimate wildlife adventure in the green hills of Asturias, northern Spain
Equipped with binoculars and brimming with high expectations, an intrepid family group head high into the mountains in search of one of Spain’s most elusive tourist attractions, writes Fiona Govan.
Off the beaten track: Escape to Arcadia with a holiday in Spain’s northern region Asturias
It’s said the rain in Spain falls mainly in Asturias … But when Olive Press editor Jon Clarke swapped the crowded Costas for a summer break in this peaceful pastoral paradise, he only wore his raincoat once.
IN PICS: Spain hosts Europe’s first ever surfing championship for dogs
THE first ever European Canine Surfing Championships has been held in Asturias in the north of Spain.
Salinas beach in Asturias hosted the first surfing...
Spanish Registration & Qualifications, Why are they so important?
We all love living here in Spain, it’s a fantastic country to live in. As we know it has a great balance in terms...
Spain’s Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa
SCIENTISTS at the Asturias Central University Hospital have identified several Covid-19 cases with a new variant that is largely local to the region,
One case...