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Part of the 'Skins' cast on tour through the UK

ONION SKINS: Local brand of onions from Spain’s Valencia featured in British smash hit series on Netflix

A BRAND of onions grown in a Valencian town has become famous after appearing in British Netflix hit series Skins. The programme is a teen

16 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Entertainment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

10 ways you can trace your family tree

Finding out where your family came from can be an eye-opening and life-changing discovery. Here are ten ways you can trace your family tree. Delving

16 Mar, 2021 @ 09:19

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1200px Spa 2014 San Lorenzo De El Escorial Valley Of The Fallen (valle De Los Caídos)

Historical memory: Barcelona university enlisted to document Spain’s Valley of the Fallen victims

FAMILIES of the victims buried at the Valley of the Fallen will soon receive information on their loved ones thanks to a new collaboration between

15 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead

The 20 most common last names in Europe, ranked

Family names are at the heart of a country’s history. So, to find out all you need to know about European nations, looking at the

15 Mar, 2021 @ 09:18

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CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain

AN ancient burial site in the Murcia region suggests that women may have ruled the roost in the early Bronze age. That possibility is being

14 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Murcia

Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S Culture Commission in the national senate has rejected a motion that wanted the government to permanently transfer an iconic statue back to Elche. The

13 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Art Revolutionaries At The Mayoral Gallery

A 1.2 million Picasso on sale at the first Mayoral gallery exhibition in Spain’s Madrid

THE first exposition from the Mayoral gallery in Madrid, ‘Zóbel and great postwar artists’, inaugurated this Thursday, March 11. The display runs until March 21

13 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

‘The Hidden Path’: Feminist masterpiece by beloved Spanish author translated into English for first time

MORE than 75 years after its conception, Elena Fortun’s secret Sapphic novel is coming out in English. Written during her exile in Argentina between 1939-1948,

8 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

La Cultura·Lead

Malaga village pays tribute to rural women in dramatic urban art piece for International Women’s Day

A SMALL village in deep inland Malaga has enlisted the skills of two local artists to transform the whitewashed walls into a tribute to rural

8 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

‘The Girls’: Convent-school drama by first-time female director scoops Spain’s top film prize

The Girls, a coming of age drama by a first time female feature film director has scooped the best film award in the 2021 Goyas,

8 Mar, 2021 @ 10:56

La Cultura·Lead

Unique museum celebrating famous poet receives continued council support on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has renewed its association with the Miguel Hernández University and Iberfol SL for the conservation of the Miguel Hernández Fig Tree Museum.

3 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Ex-banker has appeal overturned for smuggling priceless Picasso painting out of Spain

Former Santander Vice President and one of Spain’s richest men has seen his second appeal rejected in court this week for the attempted smuggling of

3 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

La Cultura·Lead

Over 200 fossilised footprints of animals predating dinosaurs described in Spain’s Catalunya

THE presence of fossilised remains of dinosaurs and bones, footprints and eggs in Catalunya is astounding. Now, thanks to two investigations by the Catalan Institute

2 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

School holidays have gone up in smoke this year

SCHOOL’S NOT OUT: Fallas and Magdalena school holidays cancelled this year

THIS year’s Fallas and Magdalena fiestas in Valencia and Castellon will be normal school days. The Valencian government this week announced the cancellation of the

26 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Education·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Historic museum to get €300,000 facelift on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES council is to spend over €300,000 on the town’s Archaeological Museum to fix all of the problems uncovered in a survey by its Heritage

25 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Multipurpose venue is a ‘dream come true’ for provincial president at historic coastal site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MULTI-MILLION euro project for Torrevieja’s harbourside was unveiled yesterday, and described as a “dream come true” by the president of Alicante province, Carlos Mazón.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Fury in Burgos as residents blast Spanish cathedral’s new doors

IT is one of the most stunning spots in Spain, the former capital of Castilla y León well trotted by pilgrims on the El Camino

20 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of

20 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Milena Smit during the premier of No mataras

LIGHTS, CAMERA… : New ‘Almodovar girl’ is from Valencia

IF there is one term that sums up Spanish cinema, it is ‘Almodovar girl’. The country’s most famous and successful director Pedro Almodovar has a

17 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News·Valencian Community

Five incredible castles in Spain’s Malaga every history-lover should visit

THE castles in Malaga provide its landscapes with grandiose silhouettes. Malaga has over 90 legendary fortresses scattered throughout the province, however the passage of time

13 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Rapper’s prison sentence sparks massive free speech legal debate across Spain

THE jailing of Spanish rapper and poet Pablo Hansel over the content of his lyrics has sparked a nationwide backlash in Spain’s punishments for crimes

12 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca city to be the only Spanish representation at international trade show in Shanghai

ORIHUELA will be the only city representing Spain when it attends the 10th Shanghai International Flower Expo The city’s mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, announced their attendance

9 Feb, 2021 @ 21:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Annual “riot of colour” on Spain’s Costa Blanca replaced by virtual tour of wall museum due to Covid

THE highlight of Orihuela’s fiesta season, the annual medieval market, has been replaced by a virtual tour of the city’s Museum of the Wall –

5 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Cordoba voted most beautiful historic city in Spain in Lonely Planet survey

THE Andalucian city of Cordoba has been voted the most beautiful in Spain in a recent online survey. The study was carried out on the

2 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Malaga to have second largest drive-in cinema in Europe

MALAGA will have the first permanent drive-in cinema in Andalucia, open all year round, and the second largest in Europe. Investor Tamara Istambul and Cristina

2 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Renovated museum reopens after 14 years and puts Vega Baja town ‘back on the map’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO council has announced that the town’s Archaeological Museum is to reopen after closing in 2007. A Ministry of Culture report from October last

28 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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ONION SKINS: Local brand of onions from Spain’s Valencia featured in British smash hit series on Netflix

10 ways you can trace your family tree

Historical memory: Barcelona university enlisted to document Spain’s Valley of the Fallen victims

The 20 most common last names in Europe, ranked

CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain

Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 1.2 million Picasso on sale at the first Mayoral gallery exhibition in Spain’s Madrid

‘The Hidden Path’: Feminist masterpiece by beloved Spanish author translated into English for first time

Malaga village pays tribute to rural women in dramatic urban art piece for International Women’s Day

‘The Girls’: Convent-school drama by first-time female director scoops Spain’s top film prize

Unique museum celebrating famous poet receives continued council support on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ex-banker has appeal overturned for smuggling priceless Picasso painting out of Spain

Over 200 fossilised footprints of animals predating dinosaurs described in Spain’s Catalunya

SCHOOL’S NOT OUT: Fallas and Magdalena school holidays cancelled this year

Historic museum to get €300,000 facelift on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Multipurpose venue is a ‘dream come true’ for provincial president at historic coastal site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fury in Burgos as residents blast Spanish cathedral’s new doors

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LIGHTS, CAMERA… : New ‘Almodovar girl’ is from Valencia

Five incredible castles in Spain’s Malaga every history-lover should visit

Rapper’s prison sentence sparks massive free speech legal debate across Spain

Costa Blanca city to be the only Spanish representation at international trade show in Shanghai

Annual “riot of colour” on Spain’s Costa Blanca replaced by virtual tour of wall museum due to Covid

Cordoba voted most beautiful historic city in Spain in Lonely Planet survey

Spain’s Malaga to have second largest drive-in cinema in Europe

Renovated museum reopens after 14 years and puts Vega Baja town ‘back on the map’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

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

Welsh singing legend Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma at Portuguese hospital after emergency intestinal surgery

Spain’s Supreme Court to rule tomorrow on whether to freeze mass migrant regularisation before June 30 deadline

Pope Leo XIV to say Mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia for inauguration of new centrepiece tower on centenary of Gaudí’s death

Russian ship that mysteriously sank off Spain’s coast was ‘carrying nuclear reactor components to North Korea’