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Upcoming art exhibit in Spain’s Frigiliana features abstract work from Cambridge native, Helen Purdie

THE Sala Real 98 art gallery in Frigiliana is presenting a new exhibition: Without Rhyme or Reason by Helen Purdie from August 2nd to August

22 Jul, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

One of Granada’s best known spas has reopened this summer after a season hiatus

AFTER a season’s hiatus, one of the most popular Spas in the province of Granada, the Balneario de Alicún, has reopened. The mineral-rich, hyper thermal

22 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Granada·Health·Lead

The world’s smallest beach is in Spain

ASTURIAS in Spain can boast of being home to the world’s smallest beach; Playa de Gulpiyuri. This tucked-away gem, fed by underground tunnels, is located

22 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Lead

Spain’s Valencia gears up for ‘Battle of the Flowers’ where using a racket is certainly not for tennis

OVER A MILLION locally-grown carnations will feature in one of Valencia’s brightest coloured events on July 30- the traditional ‘Battle of the Flowers’. 40 floats

22 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Megayacht marina in Spain’s Malaga celebrates first year of activity

LAST Saturday July 15 marked one year since the Malaga megayacht marina began operating. The swish new IGY Málaga Marina in Malaga, with a 33-berth

22 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Nearly half a million people used Gibraltar airport in 2022, bringing it close to pre-pandemic levels, minister says

GIBRALTAR airport finished off 2022 with a 70% increase in passenger movements compared to the year before, bringing it close to pre-pandemic levels. Nearly half

22 Jul, 2023 @ 09:03

Gibraltar·Lead

Roman baths in fantastic state of preservation found in Spain

ROMAN baths in a great state of preservation have been discovered in Merida (Extremadura). A group of 20 archeologists, including six Granada University students, have

21 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Mallorca locals struggle to get their heads around disgusting video of Dutch tourist defecating on sleeping man’s face

A NEW nadir was reached in Mallorca’s battle against drunk tourism when a Dutchman dropped his shorts and defecated on the cheek of a passed

21 Jul, 2023 @ 18:40

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s most costly real estate property: A string of Marbella mansions on the Costa del Sol

A jaw-dropping €55 million mansion in Marbella Taking the crown as Spain’s most expensive house for sale, this awe-inspiring mansion is nestled within a luxury

21 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga·Property

STAGGERING: 5 tonnes of 87% pure cocaine with street values of a quarter of a BILLION euros seized in Alicante

POLICE swooped on a warehouse that was storing nearly five tonnes of cocaine, with an 87% purity, and arrested five Albanian drug traffickers. The operation,

21 Jul, 2023 @ 17:12

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar Chief Minister vows to fight for ‘exclusive’ British sovereignty in EU Treaty talks

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has slammed the GSD Opposition leader for allegedly suggesting an Andorra solution for the Rock that would give Spain a say in

21 Jul, 2023 @ 15:57

Gibraltar·Lead

BUSTED: Massive marijuana stash found in Cadiz

A stash of over 3,000 plants of marijuana has been seized in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz). The massive plantation was found inside an industrial

21 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

WHO says adults should eat at least 400 gm of fruits and vegetables per day

ADULTS should eat at least 400 gm of fruits and vegetables per day, according to the latest WHO report. The institution published last week its

21 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos Leaves Spain *file Photo*

Ex-lover’s €145 million claim against former King Juan Carlos I challenged in London court

LAWYERS representing Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I, were back in a London court to challenge a €145 million claim for damages brought by his

21 Jul, 2023 @ 14:33

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead

‘The night in Marbella smells like cocaine’: Police target drug dealers in Puerto Banus raid after broad daylight uzi shootout

A POLICE dragnet hit several known Marbella nightspots and rounded up a number of drug dealers just two days after a broad daylight shootout in

21 Jul, 2023 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

ALERT: Five people suffering from food poisoning after eating Spanish tortilla of well-known brand

FIVE people have suffered from food poisoning after eating a Spanish tortilla from a famous brand. Palacios, a famous company that makes pre-cooked tortillas, has

21 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Spain’s general election campaign comes to a close amid scorching temperatures

THE CAMPAIGN ahead of Spain’s snap general election on Sunday will officially come to a close today as the country swelters in high summer temperatures,

21 Jul, 2023 @ 11:54

Lead·Politics

Employment in Spain’s tourism sector hits record high in June

THE NUMBER of workers from the tourism sector signed up to the Social Security system hit a record high in June, in line with predictions

21 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Futuro Vegetal protest at Barajas Airport

Environmental activists glue themselves to runway at Madrid’s Barajas Airport

ENVIRONMENTAL activists managed to get past security at Madrid’s Barajas Airport early on Friday morning and glue themselves to a runway in the latest of

21 Jul, 2023 @ 10:22

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Students will need to wait until 16-years-old to leave school in Gibraltar, new law passed in parliament says

STUDENTS will now have to wait until they are 16-years-old to leave school, under changes to the law passed in Gibraltar’s parliament Thursday. The Gibraltar

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:49

Gibraltar·Lead

Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga after allegedly killing his ex-partner

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province after the violent death of a 54-year-old woman. The suspect is thought to have been in, or

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Interim ‘progressive’ party leader pushes for equality, democracy and sustainability at Gibraltar election

THE fledgling leader of Together Gibraltar rang the war cry for his broken party ahead of the next election after founder and MP Marlene Hassan

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:31

Gibraltar·Lead

British legendary rock star, Rod Stewart, to perform today in Spain’s Marbella

BRITISH rock singer and songwriter Rod Stewart arrives this Friday, July 21, at the Starlite Occident festival in Marbella. Throughout his career, Rod Stewart has

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Drug traffickers use 'squatted' homes as cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police bust gang of violent robbers that smashed their way into 50 upmarket rural homes in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in Spain’s Andalucia arrested eight gang members from a gang that carried out violent robberies and burglaries at around 50 properties in Malaga province.

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Animal abandonment increases by up to 15% in Spain’s Andalucia

ANIMAL abandonment in Andalucia has shot up by 15% compared to previous years. The president of the Andalusian Collective Against Animal Abuse (CACMA), Antonio Moreno,

21 Jul, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Animals·Lead

Spain’s Malaga declares war on unattended beach umbrellas

UMBRELLA summer beach war comes to Malaga, with several beaches in the province taking action to those beachgoers who keep hogging the sand. Authorities around

21 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

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