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Prehistoric murder mystery: Arrowhead found in human remains reveals violent conflict in ancient Spain

A GRISLY discovery in the Catalan Pyrenees has unveiled the shocking reality of prehistoric violence – with a flint arrowhead embedded in a human rib

18 Jul, 2025 @ 14:39

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Budding linguists warned to avoid using these phrases while on holiday in Spain this summer

BEFORE setting off to a new destination, it can be helpful to learn some local phrases to use while abroad. Spain is expecting one of

15 Jul, 2025 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

The Spanish expat who found success teaching Spain’s world-famous cuisine to foreigners in English

AFTER Guillermo Varela’s Austrian girlfriend told him his cooking was so delicious he needed to share it, he started to upload his Spanish recipes online.

9 Jul, 2025 @ 17:27

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Police rescue stolen second century Roman relief listed for sale in Spain on auction site

SPAIN’s Police have recovered an ancient Roman funeral artefact stolen from a Bulgarian museum more than two decades ago. The 2nd-century Roman funerary stele depicting

9 Jul, 2025 @ 13:19

La Cultura·Lead

Jazz greats are lighting up Valencia this summer as Palau Festival returns

SOME of the biggest names in international jazz have descended on Valencia this summer for the 28th edition of the city’s celebrated Palau de la

8 Jul, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia

WATCH: World-famous Pamplona bull runs start in Spain

THE first running of the bulls at the world-famous San Fermin event took place on Sunday morning on the streets of Pamplona. It was the

7 Jul, 2025 @ 10:53

La Cultura·Lead

LIFE IN SPAIN: Timeless wisdom with a Spanish twist -10 everyday proverbs to know

EVERY culture has its tradition of proverbs. Spain is no exception. Here are ten examples of proverbs that you are likely to hear every day.

6 Jul, 2025 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

LEARN THE LINGO: A brief A to Z of the Spanish language that a text book won’t tell you

AccentUnlike French, which has four or five squiggles that drastically change pronunciation, Spanish has just one – the tilde (~). It simply tells you to

5 Jul, 2025 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

Remembering when Time Team came: Channel 4 archaeologists dug into Denia’s 2,000 year old history

CHANNEL 4’S Time Team packed their trowels and digging gear to swap soggy British fields for the sun-drenched Spanish coast 25 years ago. To celebrate

4 Jul, 2025 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

A Summer of Stars and Science: Live Planetarium Shows and a Leonardo da Vinci Immersive Exhibit at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences

VALENCIA’S Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències is offering an extraordinary summer lineup that blends science, art, and family fun. Visitors can enjoy live

3 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10

La Cultura·Lead·Sponsored·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

THIS MONTH IN SPAIN: When Nelson lost his arm during the failed British invasion of Tenerife

HORATIO Nelson was arguably Britain’s greatest-ever sailor, and possibly the most accomplished fighting seaman the world has ever seen. Given the era (he was born

2 Jul, 2025 @ 15:13

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead

Churrigueresque: How Spain’s most over-the-top architecture took the world (briefly) by storm

FROM the palaces of Spain to the cathedrals of colonial Mexico and the revivalist flair of early 20th-century California, the Churrigueresque style dazzled with theatrical

2 Jul, 2025 @ 12:29

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

Oh, Mary! Worshippers in tears after botched restoration of iconic Semana Santa statue

THE restoration of an iconic statue of the Virgin Mary has provoked a backlash amongst Catholics in Sevilla. Venerated in the Basilica de Santa Maria

30 Jun, 2025 @ 15:10

Andalucia·La Cultura·Sevilla

Blas Infante: The stoic visionary in Spain who dreamt of an independent Andalucia

BLAS Infante Perez de Vargas had just turned 51 when he was executed on the dusty road to Carmona, a casualty of Spain’s descent into

29 Jun, 2025 @ 16:10

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Forgotten no more: The bittersweet legacy of Cinuras and Cadiz’s lost Roman necropolis

SOMETIME around the reign of Emperor Nero, in the Roman city of Gades (now Cadiz), a man named Cinuras was laid to rest beneath a

29 Jun, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Historic Roman temple in Spain’s Cordoba finally reopens after €750K restoration

IF you know central Córdoba, you’ll likely recognise the soaring Corinthian columns that stretch nearly 40 feet into the deep Andalusian sky. These dramatic remains

28 Jun, 2025 @ 15:51

Andalucia·Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

Row erupts in Spain over plans to build huge Jesus statue outside Madrid – seven metres taller than Rio’s Christ the Redeemer

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ have split a small town outside Madrid after the local council approved plans for

26 Jun, 2025 @ 17:01

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

‘Who was El Cid?’ The real story behind Spain’s legendary warrior and medieval mercenary”

As Cambridge University professor Nora Berend releases her Spanish language biography of El Cid, Michael Coy takes a delve into the life of the legendary

24 Jun, 2025 @ 12:50

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: What is behind Spain’s big San Juan celebrations

SPAIN’S San Juan festival has its roots in a pagan celebration that takes place every year to mark the start of summer. Fire and water,

22 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s flamingo paradise: Discover Fuente de Piedra’s art & nature in Malaga

DO you like flamingos? If so, there’s a town in Malaga you need to visit! Only 35 miles north of Malaga city, the town of

15 Jun, 2025 @ 11:58

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

Granada’s 1001 Musicas-CaixaBank Festival Returns with a Stellar Line-up, Headlined by Robert Plant

GRANADA is gearing up to host the fifth edition of the 1001 Musicas-CaixaBank festival. And this year promises to be the most ambitious yet, with

13 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sponsored

Ancient Rome’s fast food revealed: Dig in Spain uncovers songbird snacks

JUST as we may grab a hamburger, hotdog or kebab, ancient Romans reached for thrushes when they fancied a quick snack. A recent study reveals

11 Jun, 2025 @ 16:46

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

New evidence confirms identity of the San Jose – Spain’s €17bn treasure ship off coast of Colombia

THE world’s richest shipwreck – rumoured to be loaded with €17 BILLION in gold and jewels – is finally starting to give up its secrets.

11 Jun, 2025 @ 16:12

La Cultura·Lead

Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house

A JOB lot of 41 fake or unattributable paintings and prints including works ascribed to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have been seized by Valencian

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint in Spanish cave stuns archaeologists

IT’S the ultimate cold case: forensic tech has just uncovered a 43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint in a Spanish cave. In a find that’s blowing the dusty

1 Jun, 2025 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

LIFE IN SPAIN: Remembering Julio Romero de Torres – Cordoba’s emblematic painter

A GREAT Andalucian artist died 95 years ago this month. Julio Romero de Torres was a pure cordobes, and his art has come to symbolise

31 May, 2025 @ 11:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News