Good news for holidaymakers after Catalan tourist tax hike delayed until April 2026
HOLIDAYMAKERS set to pay a visit to one of Spain’s most popular regions over the coming months will breathe a sigh of relief after local
Body of ‘woman in pink’ found dead in Spain 20 years ago finally identified after Interpol campaign
A WOMAN whose body was discovered in Barcelona more than 20 years ago has finally been identified after an international campaign spearheaded by Interpol. On
Primavera Sound Barcelona announces its 2026 line-up: Here’s what partygoers can expect from Spain’s biggest music festival
HUNDREDS of thousands of partygoers – including tens of thousands of Brits – make the pilgrimage every summer to Barcelona to attend Primavera Sound, widely
Second body found after father and son, 12, swept away as they drove through torrential storms in Barcelona province
A SECOND body has been recovered in the search for a father and son who were swept away by flash floods whilst driving through Barcelona
DATE FOR THE DIARY: Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will host grand ceremony to mark centenary of Gaudi’s death
IT’S taken more than 140 years, countless cranes and a mountain of scaffolding – but Barcelona’s world-famous Sagrada Familia is about to hit the heights.
Barcelona to open metro ‘ghost stations’ to the public this autumn – including the 1968 Gaudi stop which never saw a single passenger
BARCELONA’S metro system is set to open its mysterious ‘ghost stations’ to the public for the first time in history. Transport enthusiasts and curious visitors
Robert Redford’s life in Spain’s Barcelona, Mallorca and Mijas revealed after Hollywood legend dies at 89
HE was one of Hollywood’s greatest stars – but Robert Redford once swapped the glitz of Los Angeles for a rustic farmhouse in Mijas with
Barcelona residents fight controversial Thyssen museum project over ‘property speculation’ fears
PLANS to turn one of Barcelona’s most famous cinemas into a new Thyssen museum have sparked fury among residents, who claim the project is property
All you need to know as Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia opens its doors to 20,000 visitors for FREE
A TICKET can normally set you back €30, but this September one of Spain’s most famous landmarks will open its doors for free. To celebrate
Spanish carmaker pins hopes on new €30k EV – modelled after Barcelona’s ‘edgiest’ neighbourhood
SPANISH carmaker Cupra has unveiled the Raval, a new small electric car it says will define the brand’s future. The model is named after El
Ten people injured near Barcelona after coach crashes off motorway into woodland
AT least ten people have been injured after a coach carrying over 50 passengers overturned in Catalunya. Eight ambulances, two helicopters and fourteen different fire
Gangster who ‘broke out of jail in Italy and fled to Spain’ arrested in sleepy Barcelona barrio
AN ITALIAN gangster on the run for nearly two months who faced 28 years in prison has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona.
WATCH: Activists score own goal after defacing FC Barcelona store in protest against DR Congo sponsorship – only to unfurl flag of completely different country
TWO activists scored an embarrassing own goal after spraying an FC Barcelona store with paint in protest against a new sponsorship deal with the Democratic
Spanish climate activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group Just Stop Oil stain Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia with red powder
TWO climate activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were arrested by Catalan police on Sunday after staining Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada
SPAIN TRAVEL: How to celebrate La Merce Festival in Barcelona
IF you want to see Barcelona at its most vibrant, then start planning your trip for the La Merce Festival. From September 23 to 28,
Lifeguards in Spain’s Barcelona call off strike action after cutting deal with city council
LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona will finally return to work following 27 days of strike action after the CGT trade union struck a deal with the city
Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens
Gaza to become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district – days after city mayor barred from entering Israel
GAZA and the cities of Palestine will become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district, reviving a model first used three decades ago to help towards the recovery
Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’
BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv
Brit arrested in Spain over £2m drug and gun supply plot
A BRITISH man has been extradited to the UK from Spain to face a string of drug and gun charges. Craig Bennett, 41, from Uxbridge,
Been robbed in Barcelona? Police finally smash pickpocket gangs – and set up database of over 1,000 stolen mobiles
FOR years, Barcelona’s reputation as Europe’s bag-snatching capital has left residents and tourists exasperated, as thieves seemed to operate with impunity – with the police
WATCH: Ruthless British crime boss Jamie Rothwell skips and dances after being arrested in Barcelona
THIS is the moment British crime lord Jamie Rothwell skips and dances as Spanish police march him away in handcuffs. Rothwell was tracked down and
WATCH: Helicopter makes emergency splash landing in front of stunned tourists on Barcelona beach
HOLIDAYMAKERS at Barcelona’s crowded Barceloneta beach watched in disbelief on Sunday as a tourist helicopter splashed down in the sea just metres from the shore.
British crime boss Jamie Rothwell who ran UK shootings from Barcelona luxury apartment jailed for 43 years
A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been
US citizens seek refuge in ‘free and safe’ Spain to as Trump’s ‘authoritarianism takes root’
SPAIN has become a refuge for some US citizens seeking to escape President Trump’s ‘authoritarian takeover.’ Many families who have now settled in Spain have
Spain’s Barcelona bans organised bar crawls in latest anti-tourism drive
BARCELONA has voted to ban bar crawls across the city in the latest sign of the local council’s growing discontent with mass tourism. The new