The Liberator and the ecologist
Olive Press columnist Jack Gaioni on why the ghosts of Simon Bolivar and Alexander von Humboldt are alive and well
In Cordoban Skies… How a Moorish daredevil made aviation history
Columnist Jack Gaioni explores the history of flight in Spain
Anarchy, Andalucia and free women: How women in Spain plotted to bring down the patriarchy
Women in Andalucia were some of the first in Spain to join the fight against General Franco, writes Jack Gaioni
Jack Gaioni explores the horrors of a Civil War concentration camp and Franco’s grip on the Spanish press
IF you were hoping for a ‘feel good’ article, read no further.
If you were hoping for some logical, ‘moral-to-the story account’ - again, read...
She’s Dynamite! (literally): Civil War heroine who took the fight to Spain’s men
Dynamite! It’s a form of slang that refers to the essence of something rather than the explosive device.
For example, we might say: “Penelope Cruz...
Francisco Goya goes to Hollywood
The Spanish artist Goya died nearly two centuries ago but he lives on at the movies, writes Jack Gaioni
Cloak and dagger… an Andalucian legacy
Espionage, stealth and semantics: Back to the roots of the popular saying
The ‘Battle’ of Parsley Island is much more Comedy than tragedy, writes Jack Giaoni
WITH a good pair of binoculars on a clear day, from just about anywhere along the Costa del Sol, you can make out the...
Give war a chance – a Spanish village at war with France
How a 100-year ‘war’ between an Andalucian village and France forged lifelong friendships
What do King Solomon, Andalucia’s Rio Tinto mines, NASA and Mars have in common?
One of the most common reactions to visiting the Rio Tinto mining complex is a comparison to a Martian landscape - and that’s not so far-fetched for a number of reasons
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TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends.
The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees...
