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Andy Warhol Creations Form Part Of €2 Million Donation To Alicante Contemporary Art Museum In Spain

Andy Warhol classics form part of €2 million donation to Alicante contemporary art museum in Spain

A unique collection of contemporary art has arrived in Alicante thanks to a donation from collectors Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero, who was born in

5 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead

Exhibition "de Valencia A Los Goya" In Valencia, Spain 02 Feb 2022

Valencia gets ready for its first-ever Goya Awards on February 12

VALENCIA is home to some of Spain’s best-loved actors and directors. But the country’s third-largest city has never hosted a Goya Awards ceremony which celebrates

5 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Parallel Mothers: Almodovar’s latest drama tackling Spanish Civil War disappeared nominated for Bafta

SPAIN’s most acclaimed film director Pedro Almodovar could soon add another statue to his already heaving awards cabinet. His latest film Parallel Mothers, starring one

4 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Antonio Miro 2005 photo by Guillem Medina/Wikipedia

Iconic Catalan fashion designer Toni Miro dies age 74

Catalan fashion designer Antonio Miro passed away on Thursday, February 3 after suffering a heart attack. Born in Sabadell in 1947, the son of a

3 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Former Spanish tennis player turned snapper smashes global photography competition

FORMER professional tennis player turned snapper Marc Marco Ripoll has been shortlisted in a list of the world’s finest landscape photographers. His snapshot of the

3 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Big medieval market returns after pandemic break to Spain's Costa Blanca

Cancelled Medieval Market considered “a great loss” as processions replace annual ‘riot of colour’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIIHUELA’S much-loved annual Medieval Market of Orihuela is to be replaced this year by a series of processions through the streets. Rising Covid figures in

30 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze

AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his property

27 Jan, 2022 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Chris Stewart’s Driving Over Lemons to be made into TV comic drama about misadventures in southern Spain

HIS books recounting the trials and tribulations of living off-plan in southern Spain’s Alpujarras have enthralled and inspired readers across the globe and now Chris

26 Jan, 2022 @ 09:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

HOW TO WATCH: Spain decides Eurovision song in three-day Benidorm Fest this week

BENIDORM this week hosts a three-day competition to decide which of 14 artists will represent Spain at Eurovision 2022. It’s the first year Benidorm gets

25 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Moors & Christian festival in popular expat area cancelled at short notice on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES will be without the traditional Moors & Christian Festival for another year, thanks to rising Covid-19 figures. The popular expat community of Ciudad Quesada

25 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country

FORGET the Three Kings, this tiny town in the Basque Country has something better – the simultaneously fun and frightening pagan celebration that takes place

23 Jan, 2022 @ 10:37

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

18 stunning murals in Spain nominated for world’s Best Street Art awards

SPAIN has produced some of the world’s finest visual artists with the likes of Picasso and Dali household names. These artists not only changed the

22 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Woman takes the role of Jarramplas for first time in Spain’s bizarre turnip throwing fiesta

SPAIN has a whole host of bizarre fiestas, from jumping over babies during El Colacho in Burgos province to the gigantic flour and egg battle

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead

Eight reasons that make Spain the best place in the world

IF you’re smugly thinking that Spain will have the most Spanish speakers in the world, you’re wrong. That’s Mexico. If you’re thinking perhaps Spain had

21 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

Madrid Judges Say Dove Painting Artist Did Not Desecrate Tomb Of Spanish Dictator General Franco

Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint

AN artist who painted a dove and a slogan on top of dictator General Franco’s tomb has been acquitted of desecration. Madrid’s Provincial Court also

18 Jan, 2022 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Horses jump through ‘purification’ bonfires during Las Luminarias ceremony in Spain

A traditional ceremony involving horses jumping through bonfires returned on Sunday to the Avila area of central Spain. Las Luminarias celebrates Spain’s patron saint of

17 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

San Fulgencio Foto Archivo Procesión De San Fulgencio

Patron saint festival returns to town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO will be holding its patron saint festivities this weekend, after a year’s absence due to Covid restrictions. The municipality contains La Marina Urbanisation,

14 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Medieval market cancelled at short notice due to ‘avalanche’ of Covid cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POPULAR annual Medieval Market of Orihuela, planned for a February return after two years, has been cancelled. Due to the recent increase in Covid-19

12 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

San Fulgencio Podio Femenino Carrera De Reyes 2022

Fun run unites young and old in Vega Baja community, promoting healthy life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE TRADITIONAL Kings Race returned to the streets of San Fulgencio this weekend, after an enforced absence because of the Covod-19 pandemic. Some 450 local

12 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

PICS: Why the UN named tiny Valencian town one of 44 top tourism destinations in the world

SHOULD you really trust the beer-soaked recommendations of your neighbour’s sister’s man-friend about where to visit in Spain? The answer is simple: No. But when

11 Jan, 2022 @ 16:09

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cate Blanchett Pedro Almodovar cordon press

Spain’s Pedro Almodovar to make first feature film in English and with Cate Blanchett in lead role

Spain’s most acclaimed director has announced that he will make his first feature film in the English language and that Cate Blanchett will star in

9 Jan, 2022 @ 15:30

La Cultura·Lead

Troubled city centre indoor food market to be rejuvenated after council intervention on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA Council plans to put some life back into the beleaguered La Plasa Food Market in the heart of the city. They have instructed a

9 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Leonardo DiCaprio outbid as new record reached for Mona Lisa Bullfighting painting by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata

A PAINTING by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata depicting Mona Lisa as a bullfighter has sold at auction for more than $1million. Among those bidding on

8 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

SHOPPING: What you need to know about January sales across Spain in 2022

JANUARY and July are the two most exciting times of the year for clothes shoppers in Spain. As soon as the Three Kings festivities are

8 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court

A row over a stolen historical document could end up with Orihuela council taking the Catalunya regional government to court. Repeated requests from Orihuela officials

5 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Berchules: Why this village in southern Spain has refused to celebrate New Year’s Eve in 25 years

GOOD luck is the reason why millions of Spaniards eat their 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve – but a stroke of bad luck has

4 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Granada·La Cultura·Must Read·Other News

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Andy Warhol classics form part of €2 million donation to Alicante contemporary art museum in Spain

Valencia gets ready for its first-ever Goya Awards on February 12

Parallel Mothers: Almodovar’s latest drama tackling Spanish Civil War disappeared nominated for Bafta

Iconic Catalan fashion designer Toni Miro dies age 74

Former Spanish tennis player turned snapper smashes global photography competition

Cancelled Medieval Market considered “a great loss” as processions replace annual ‘riot of colour’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze

Chris Stewart’s Driving Over Lemons to be made into TV comic drama about misadventures in southern Spain

HOW TO WATCH: Spain decides Eurovision song in three-day Benidorm Fest this week

Moors & Christian festival in popular expat area cancelled at short notice on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country

18 stunning murals in Spain nominated for world’s Best Street Art awards

Woman takes the role of Jarramplas for first time in Spain’s bizarre turnip throwing fiesta

Eight reasons that make Spain the best place in the world

Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint

Horses jump through ‘purification’ bonfires during Las Luminarias ceremony in Spain

Patron saint festival returns to town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Medieval market cancelled at short notice due to ‘avalanche’ of Covid cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fun run unites young and old in Vega Baja community, promoting healthy life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PICS: Why the UN named tiny Valencian town one of 44 top tourism destinations in the world

Spain’s Pedro Almodovar to make first feature film in English and with Cate Blanchett in lead role

Troubled city centre indoor food market to be rejuvenated after council intervention on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Leonardo DiCaprio outbid as new record reached for Mona Lisa Bullfighting painting by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata

SHOPPING: What you need to know about January sales across Spain in 2022

Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court

Berchules: Why this village in southern Spain has refused to celebrate New Year’s Eve in 25 years

Warning for drivers as Spain launches massive May Day bank holiday crackdown on Costa del Sol roads and across Andalucia

Two police officers commended for successfully resuscitating nine-month-old baby in Marbella

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

Relief for travellers as direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains finally return after three months

Spain’s immigration amnesty descends into chaos as people queue for days and fights break out across the country