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Valencia's Fallas festivities finish this Wednesday night with the burning of the giant 'ninot' statues

World-famous Fallas festivities finally go ahead in Spain’s Valencia despite COVID and the weather

FALLAS 2021 went up in smoke last night (Sunday) in what was widely considered one of the strangest editions in the history of the festivities.

6 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Almodovar unearths ghosts of Spain’s Civil War in latest film with Penelope Cruz

ACCLAIMED Spanish director Pedro Almodovar delves into one of Spain’s most enduring wounds with his latest film focusing on the tens of thousands of people

5 Sep, 2021 @ 14:30

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

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Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at each other

MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a

5 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Beer-tastic! Sixth edition of Oktoberfest returns to Spain’s Torremolinos

THE popular Oktoberfest beer festival, an event that was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to tourism hotspot Torremolinos. The councillor for

3 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Historic castle in Spain’s Morella restored thanks to €1.5m investment by Spanish government

IF the town of Morella in Castellon is famous for one thing, that is unmistakably its castle. Crowning and looming over the municipality like a

1 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Castellon·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Roman Chandelier Restored Nearly 2,000 Years On In Alicante Area Of Spain (2)

Roman chandelier restored nearly 2,000 years later in Alicante area of Spain

A rare example of a Roman chandelier, discovered at an Alicante Province archaeological site, has gone on public display. It was unearthed in the lower

30 Aug, 2021 @ 16:59

Alicante·La Cultura

Spanish King Felipe Vi And Queen Letizia Ortiz During Inauguration Helga De Alvear Contemporary Art Museum In Caceres On Thursday, 25 February 2021.

New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura

If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum

29 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·For Foodies·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Archive image of Igorot people in Retiro

Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live

28 Aug, 2021 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Madrid·National News

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Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’

DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as

25 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

FALLAS ARE GO! Monuments begin arriving at their usual locations ready to be set up for the strangest festivities ever in Spain’s Valencia

FINALLY, more than two years later, the Fallas have returned to Valencia city. By far the region’s most characteristic and world-famous festivity, last year’s cancellation

23 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

10 things you should know about Federico Garcia Lorca, killed 85 years ago during Spanish Civil War

THE playwright and poet Federico García Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of rightwing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks

22 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Walls of ancient farmhouse are discovered at archaeological dig site on Spain's Costa Blanca

Walls of ancient farmhouse are discovered at archaeological dig on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN archaeological dig in the Puca area of Petrer has uncovered two walls of a farm house dating back to the Middle Ages. The farmhouse,

22 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish artist Mariangeles Lazaro Guil unveils incredible tree scultpure in Granada natural park

IF you are a tree-hugger, then hurry along. You will probably like this show. The Spanish sculptor Mariángeles Lazaro Guil is obsessed with the natural

21 Aug, 2021 @ 16:38

Entertainment·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain: The Mayor Of Gijón Prohibits Bullfights

Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls

GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:00

Asturias·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Valencia University among the best in Spain according to international ranking system

VALENCIA University (UV) is one of the best in Spain. This year’s report by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the main international higher

18 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Alhambra Museum in Granada receives more than 43,000 visitors in first half of the year

THE Museum of the Alhambra in Granada has received 43,470 visitors in the first half of this year, with a staggering 20,463 people visiting the

17 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Dredging up history: Galicia clean-up project could shed light on mysteries of Spanish Armada

The true aftermath of the Spanish Armada has been buried by the sands of time … until now, writes Jack Gaioni

15 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Margot Robbie bags role in Wes Anderson’s new film ahead of filming in Spain next month

A STARRY cast of A-listers is set to arrive in Spain to shoot the new highly anticipated Wes Anderson movie. Production is set to begin

11 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Other News

Johnny Depp At Photocall For Premiere Film El Fotografo De Minamata During Barcelona Film Festival 2021 In Barcelona On Friday, 16 April 2021. Cordon Press

Spain’s women filmmakers condemn San Sebastian film festival’s top honour for ‘abuser’ Johnny Depp

A GROUP of Spain’s leading female filmmakers have spoken out against the decision to honour actor Johnny Depp with San Sebastian’s Donostia Award arguing it

11 Aug, 2021 @ 11:10

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Cave art Ardales Malaga Photo by Joao Zilhao

Neanderthals were world’s first artists, concludes study of prehistoric cave paintings in southern Spain

CREATORS of the world’s first cave art may in fact have been Neanderthals and not early man, researchers have concluded after studying pigments found on

8 Aug, 2021 @ 13:42

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Enormous cache of Roman weapons found on the Spanish island of Menorca

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a large cache of Roman weapons and tools in the protohistoric settlement of Son Catlar, Menorca. A statement released by the University

8 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead