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ON THIS DAY: The bravery of the ‘Spanish Joan of Arc’ and the plucky donkey who inspired a book adored by all

The year 1808 was a bit like 1940. An aggressive conqueror, seemingly invincible, was sweeping across Europe, using his armies to subject nation after nation

30 May, 2026 @ 12:45

La Cultura·Lead

Outrage after drainage pipes are installed ‘coming out of the backsides’ of the famous gargoyles on Santiago de Compostela’s UNESCO cathedral

A MULTI-million euro facelift at one of Spain’s iconic landmarks has landed this Galician town as the butt of a joke. Tourists in Santiago de

28 May, 2026 @ 11:27

Galicia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Researchers discover 134 shipwrecks off Gibraltar – making the bay one of Europe’s richest underwater graveyards

SPANISH researchers have discovered a trove of 134 wrecked ships at the bottom of the sea off Gibraltar – in what they say represents an

27 May, 2026 @ 17:05

Andalucia·Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

ON THIS DAY: A clumsy British accent created Andalucia’s most iconic wine empire and an unregulated firework factory blew Alicante to pieces

PART I: THE SHERRY REVOLUTION SPAIN’S multi-million euro sherry empire was built entirely on a bizarre twist of fate, an ancient accident, and a clumsy

26 May, 2026 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

ON THIS DAY: A supremely talented singer is born – and a deadly bar collapse rocks British tourist hotspot

THE bare facts of Juanito Valderrama’s life are easily stated. He was born 110 years ago in the north-east of Andalucia. A natural singer with

24 May, 2026 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·On This Day in Spain

ON THIS DAY: Two Spanish royal marriages, the death of a poet and a brutal mutilation

WHEN the current king and queen of Spain married twenty-two years ago yesterday, 25 million Spaniards – more than half the population – watched on

23 May, 2026 @ 16:25

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Stunning 2,000-year-old Roman statue of goddess Venus discovered on popular Alicante beach during delayed promenade works

A ROMAN bust of the goddess Venus dating back as much 2,000 years has been found during regeneration work at Alicante’s La Almadraba beach. The

21 May, 2026 @ 12:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

One Spanish city makes it into new ranking of world’s best cities for culture in 2026 – and it isn’t Benidorm

MADRID has been named one of the world’s cultural capitals for 2026, breaking into Time Out’s global top ten thanks to its museums, theatres and

21 May, 2026 @ 11:45

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Why not explore these medieval castles – some dating back to the reconquista – in Spain’s heartland of Leon

IF YOUR idea of a perfect sunny day involves swapping crowded beaches for sleepy villages and castles straight out of a fantasy novel, then Leon

20 May, 2026 @ 11:28

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

Eurovision 2026: The winners, losers and boycotts – and what Spain was watching instead

IT’S over the top, characteristically camp and arguably the world’s biggest singing competition. Over the weekend, viewers from around the globe – but not Spain

17 May, 2026 @ 17:50

La Cultura·Lead

ON THIS DAY: How one gypsy achieved legendary status in 1920s Sevilla – only for a fateful bullfight to end it all

THERE’S a church in Sevilla which was built specifically to house a beautiful statue. Many people go there, to see the image of The Virgin.

16 May, 2026 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain·Sevilla

Spain’s oldest bookshop is saved from oblivion after 176 years in business by loyal customers who raised €60,000 in 13 days

A HISTORIC bookshop in northern Spain has been saved from imminent closure after a wave of public support raised thousands of euros in just two

15 May, 2026 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead

From the death of Marbella’s most corrupt mayor to a royal wedding and a meteorite strike – some of the wild things to have happened on this day in Spain

FROM celestial visitors and royal controversies to the death of an infamous Costa del Sol crook, May 14 has proven to be quite the date

14 May, 2026 @ 11:53

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain·Other News

ON THIS DAY: The chilling tale of the ‘Vampire of Barcelona’ – but was she framed by wealthy Catalan elites?

ON February 10, 1912, Teresita Guitart, a five-year-old daughter of a family of bakers, disappeared. She seemed to have vanished into the middle of nowhere.

12 May, 2026 @ 19:42

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba

DEEP in Cordoba’s historical heart, there’s a square called ‘the Foal’ (‘la plaza del Potro’). It gets its name from the 500-year-old fountain in the

10 May, 2026 @ 18:13

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

Rosalia takes Zendaya to the cleaners in HBO swear-off – but is Spanish really so superior to English when it comes to dishing out insults?

Disclaimer: This article contains language that some people may find offensive THEY are two of the brightest showbiz lights in Spain and the USA respectively,

9 May, 2026 @ 12:00

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s most famous matador will return to the bullring in Andalucia this month – just weeks after brutal 10cm rectum goring left him in hospital

SPAIN’S most famous matador has confirmed his return to the bullring in Andalucia this month. Morante de la Puebla is making a comeback on May

9 May, 2026 @ 11:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish music superstar Rosalia to give free concert in Sevilla this weekend

ROSALIA will headline Netflix’s major event in Sevilla and perform on a floating platform in the middle of the Guadalquivir this Saturday. Sevilla is hosting

8 May, 2026 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Spanish bullfighter narrowly avoids double amputation after falling into feed grinder on family farm

RETIRED Spanish bullfighter Alberto Alvarez narrowly escaped losing both legs after falling into a feed grinder on his Zaragoza farm. The 45-year-old matador was working

7 May, 2026 @ 12:55

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo’s visit to Spain – including meeting with immigrants, visit to Barcelona prison and historic parliament address

POPE LEO XIV will travel to Spain from June 6 to June 12, visiting Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, this was confirmed by the

6 May, 2026 @ 19:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Malaga bullring boss investigated for workplace negligence following fatal goring of retired matador

A BULLRING boss has been placed under investigation after a retired matador was fatally gored while working behind the scenes on Good Friday. Jose Maria

6 May, 2026 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

This hidden gem is home to the smallest cathedral in Spain which was once looted by notorious master thief ‘Erik the Belgian’

A VILLAGE in northern Spain is home to the smallest cathedral in Spain – and it was once targeted by a notorious master thief. Roda

5 May, 2026 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat in Madrid tackles English nationalism and Costa del Sol stereotypes in new poetry collection

AN expat writer has published a new poetry book on identity and nationalism in England while living abroad from his base in Madrid. Poet Alan

2 May, 2026 @ 11:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Why Spain celebrates May Day (and why Franco tried to quash it): The holiday that gave us the weekend – and helped save the Western world from communist revolution

HUNDREDS of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Spain this Friday to mark International Workers’ Day. The country’s two largest unions have

1 May, 2026 @ 14:11

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Guernica: The horror behind Picasso’s masterpiece – and Hitler’s decision to decimate the Basque town in 1937

THERE is an invisible glue that holds civilised society together: ordinary human decency. It is the instinct that makes you run a sick neighbour to

29 Apr, 2026 @ 08:15

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

The story behind Spain’s iconic Seat Ibiza – the best-selling runaround thanks to a touch of American marketing and German engineering

THE very first SEAT Ibiza rolled off the assembly line at Martorell, Barcelona on 27 April, 1984. Marketing had come to Spain. SEAT (the Sociedad

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Technology

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