‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’
WHEN the sun is shining and the sky is a deep, clear blue, there may not be a better place to be in Catalunya than
Public park bordering Barcelona to remain shut for ‘at least three months’ as African swine fever cases return
THE decision has angered local officials, with the mayor of Sant Cugat del Valles urging the regional government to designate safe zones within the park.
WATCH: Clashes erupt between left-wing protesters and police on eve of Catalunya’s National Day amid anger over far-right rally
CLASHES erupted in Barcelona on Thursday evening as riot police charged at left-wing pro-independence protesters on the eve of Catalunya’s National Day.
WATCH: Teachers block roads and high-speed rail lines in Barcelona as new school year begins with strikes
UNIONS demand better pay and working conditions as they denounce what they describe as a 'crisis' in Catalunya's public education.
Costa Blanca and Catalunya brace for flash floods and even waterspouts as ‘off the charts’ storm builds over record-hot Mediterranean
AEMET has activated high-risk orange warnings across the Barcelona pre-Pyrenees, the Girona Pyrenees and the northern Alicante coast.
WATCH: Knife-wielding man causes chaos in heart of Barcelona’s tourist district – until heroic workers clobber him
The violent mid-afternoon rampage erupted at around 3pm on Monday near the intersection of Carrer de Ferran and Carrer d'Avinyo, in the city's Gotico district.
Spain smashes September heat records with 39.4C in Almeria and 35.5C in Barcelona – but autumn on the way
Data from AEMET confirmed the historic heatwave peaked September 5, with Pamplona airport recorded the highest national figure with a sweltering 40.8C.
Could Oasis finally return to Spain? Rumours swirl of long-awaited gigs as teaser hints at Barcelona shows next year
RUMOURS are swirling that Oasis could return to Spain for the first time in 18 years after the band shared a teaser video hinting at
British holidaymaker becomes latest drowning victim on Catalunya’s beaches after ‘drunkenly leaping off ferry to swim to beach bar’
A BRITISH holidaymaker has become the latest victim to drown off the coast of Catalunya after jumping from a tourist ferry to swim to a
WATCH: Horror as female tourist, 64, is gored to death in street during running of the bulls festival in southern Spain
A 64-YEAR-OLD woman was gored to death by a bull in southern Spain on Saturday morning after becoming trapped on the street.
Fears grow for iconic Spanish car brand Seat after parent company Volkswagen admits future is ‘increasingly complex’
FEARS are growing for the future of iconic Spanish car brand Seat after parent company Volkswagen admitted its future was becoming ‘increasingly complex’.
One critically injured and nine others hurt after carbon monoxide leak aboard ship docked in Barcelona port
TEN people have been hurt after a carbon monoxide leak in the hold of a cargo ship docked in Barcelona port. One person is in
Spain activates first-ever September red heat alert – temperatures soar past 45C in unprecedented late-summer scorcher
The 45.7C peak, recorded in El Granado, Huelva, ties the national September heat record previously set in Montoro, Cordoba, exactly a decade ago in 2016.
WATCH: Fugitive leader of notorious Colombian ‘El Mesa’ narco-gang with €70,000 bounty is arrested by police in Spanish holiday resort
A NOTORIOUS Colombian gangster wanted over the killing of seven people has been arrested in a popular Spanish seaside resort.
Barcelona drug traffickers tried to recruit Sergio Aguero into money laundering scheme
THE gang spent months chasing a business deal with former Atletico Madrid and Manchester City striker.
Spain records hottest summer since records began as Barcelona smashes both air and sea temperatures
AEMET, put the season around 2.5C above the seasonal average nationwide — beating the previous record, which had only been set the year before, in
Spain issues barbecue warning after family party is caught cooking with open flame during wildfire season in Catalan national park
It comes as Andalucia introduces a tough new law to allow fines of up to €1 million for the most serious wildfire offences.
Backlash grows in Catalunya after teenagers stab ‘much loved’ father-of-two to death
The outcry has forced the region's interior minister to deny the ‘misinformation’ that the alleged killers are migrants in the wake of the murder.
City of Dreams: 48 hours in beautiful Barcelona
BARCELONA doesn't need to break the budget, with surprisingly affordable food and hotel options.
Barcelona’s iconic La Boqueria market fights back against overtourism with €12m revamp to win back disgruntled locals
BARCELONA'S famous La Boqueria street market is set to undergo a radical rebranding in an attempt to take it back to its roots selling fresh,
Discover this hidden Catalan village on the banks of the Ebro with Neolithic caves and Moorish treasures
Visitors to the Baix Ebre region will find the village on the site of a medieval castle with numerous Moorish remains.
This tiny seaside town on the Costa Brava has a 5,000-year-old dolmen, a Roman wine press and celebrity sprinkling
THERE was a time, back in the 1950s, when celebrities called it ‘Spain’s Saint-Tropez’. For around a decade, the glitzy holiday resort of Llafranc drew
German tourist, 81, dies after being pulled from the sea in Salou – the 23rd death on Catalunya’s beaches this summer
The incident occurred at Llevant beach in Salou, a bustling resort town in the Catalan province of Tarragona, on Sunday afternoon.
Albanian ‘great escape master’ who broke out of four European prisons is finally captured in Spain
THE fugitive sawed through bars, climbed down knotted sheets, and even scaled a human pyramid to escape prison.
Barcelona wildfire contained after dozens of people were forced to evacuate homes in city outskirts
A LOCKDOWN has been lifted and residents have returned to their homes after firefighters contained a wildfire threatening Barcelona’s northern suburbs. The blaze ripped through
‘Genuine massacre’: Dozens of pigeons killed as ‘super cell’ storm batters Tarragona with egg-sized hail stones and 117kph winds
The 112 emergency line received 769 calls as the skies opened, generating more than 500 official incident reports across the province.