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Gibraltar landscape artist sees off all comers to win Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year 2024 in London

A GIBRALTAR native has been crowned the winner of a prestigious art competition on UK television after seeing off two other finalists on Thursday. Monica

2 Mar, 2024 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Dig deep: Discover some of Spain’s most important treasures – and could you find some of your own?

THE Treasure of Villena has hit world headlines after researchers claimed it is partly made with iron from outer space. This is the second biggest hoard

2 Mar, 2024 @ 11:16

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Pop legends Take That are coming to Andalucia as part of Jerez’s Tio Pepe festival

JEREZ’s Tio Pepe festival will play host to one of Britain’s best loved boy bands this summer, Take That. READ MORE: Tom Jones, Take That,

29 Feb, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain returns to the cinema: Numbers are up at screenings across the country

BLOCKBUSTER movies Barbie and Oppenheimer helped to lift Spain’s cinema attendance to 77.8 million last year- 26% more than in 2022. The figures are still

28 Feb, 2024 @ 16:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Monty Don visits Estepona: BBC’s famous gardener admires the town’s ‘ambitious’ floral project

MUCH loved British gardener Monty Don has visited Spain’s Estepona, where he admired the town’s ‘ambitious’ plant project He visited Estepona as part of his

28 Feb, 2024 @ 13:48

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

WATCH: Contestants on Spanish TV gameshow ridiculed for thinking women and CHILDREN have larger brains than men – and it costs them €275,000

TWO contestants on a Spanish game show have been ridiculed after losing €275,000 on a question about the relative brain sizes of men, women and

27 Feb, 2024 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain lays claim to 'Holy Grail of shipwrecks': Galleon which sank more than 300 years ago contains up to €18bn in treasure

Competing claims by Colombia, Spain and Bolivia over sunken galleon’s €20 billion booty dubbed ‘the Holy Grail of shipwrecks’ threaten plans for robotic expedition

A SPANISH treasure galleon sunk off the Colombian coast has sparked a tug-of-war over the estimated €20 billion booty at the bottom of the sea.

27 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Furious Spanish TV channel threatens BBC with legal action over allegations it plagiarised much-loved Ministry of Time series with new drama of same name

SPANISH public broadcaster RTVE has accused its British counterpart of attempting to steal the idea for one of its most successful TV series. The makers

26 Feb, 2024 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Visiting Madrid’s iconic Prado museum? Don’t miss these 10 standout works from Spain’s artistic greats

WITH over two and a half million visitors a year, the Prado Museum is the beating heart of Madrid’s rich cultural tradition. Renowned artists such

17 Feb, 2024 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the textile factory challenging fast fashion in Spain and reviving Malaga’s ‘lost art’

FOR Juan Carlos Vera Garcia, business is part of his ‘DNA’. His father owned the first ever industrial bakery in Teba, a small town near

11 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Bryan Adams is coming to Spain: Canadian rock legend, 64, to perform at 5 concerts in 2024

LEGENDARY Canadian rock star Bryan Adams is set to visit Spain this year as part of his So Happy It Hurts Tour. Adams, who has

9 Feb, 2024 @ 15:02

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Know your ‘idioms’? 10 Spanish sayings that will have you sounding like a native

Want to improve your Spanish? Here’s 10 idioms that will take you from beginner to pro in no time. De tal palo, tal astilla Directly

8 Feb, 2024 @ 14:01

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

An invitation to Women, from The European Union of Women President

Fortunately, we have a great sense of community involvement in the Marina Alta, among people who care about each other and are quick to lend

8 Feb, 2024 @ 09:43

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Sigourney Weaver is coming to Spain: Alien star, 74, will receive a prestigious Goya award

THE star of the Alien and Avatar movies, Sigourney Weaver, has been announced on Tuesday as the winner of the 2024 International Goya Award. Weaver,

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:25

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

WATCH: This is Spain’s Eurovision entry for 2024: Nebulossa will perform Zorra (B**ch) in Sweden this year

SPAIN has chosen its Eurovision entry for 2024 and it’s sure to be a memorable one. Nebulossa, a dance electro pop group, will perform their

4 Feb, 2024 @ 08:48

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Dua Lipa, The Killers, Avril Lavigne and more will head the Mad Cool festival in Spain’s Madrid this summer

DUA LIPA and The Killers are among a long line-up of international artists taking to the Mad Cool Festival stage this summer. Other headliners at

2 Feb, 2024 @ 15:41

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

New Malaga photo exhibition of American avant-garde pioneer Man Ray set to wow audiences with captures of surrealism – and Spanish artists

MALAGA welcomes a new photo exhibition showcasing the weird and wonderful work of legendary American photographer and avant-garde artist Man Ray. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in

30 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

The curious history of Spain’s free and ‘illegal’ raves: How thousands turn up to hippy-style festivals around the country each year in a movement echoing England’s 1990s subculture

HOW did free and ‘illegal’ raves begin? The Olive Press traces back the history of the curious parties to 1990s England. They swooped down on

27 Jan, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Film about the corruption in Marbella during the early 2000s storms the Box Office in Spain

A THRILLER telling the tale of Marbella’s early 2000s corruption scandal has become Spain’s latest blockbuster. The thriller was only released last Friday but has

23 Jan, 2024 @ 13:12

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Spain to investigate 17 state museum collections for ‘links to colonialism’: Plan is branded ‘woke’ by opposition leaders

SOME 17 state museum collections will be investigated in Spain for their ‘links to colonialism’ in a move branded ‘woke’ by conservatives. Led by the

23 Jan, 2024 @ 12:10

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Meet Spain’s first LGBT+ matador: Mario Alcalde, 31, comes out as pansexual

MARIO Alcalde has come out as pansexual, making him Spain’s first ever LGBT+ matador. The Madrid-born bullfighter, 31, opened up about his sexuality during an

22 Jan, 2024 @ 13:47

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Meet ‘Madrid cat’: The newly discovered species of feline with exceptionally powerful jaws that stalked the plains of Spain 15 million years ago

A NEWLY discovered species of feline that roamed central Spain around 15.5 million years ago has been dubbed ‘Madrid cat.’ Officially known by its Latin

21 Jan, 2024 @ 13:00

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Moroccan art exhibition comes to Gibraltar as the Rock forges closer ties with its African neighbour

A NEW exhibition will showcase revealing Moroccan art in Gibraltar as the Rock continues to extend contacts with its southern neighbour. Gibraltar Cultural Services teamed

20 Jan, 2024 @ 08:45

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Other News

Moroccan art exhibition comes to Gibraltar as the Rock forges closer ties with its African neighbour

A NEW exhibition will showcase revealing Moroccan art in Gibraltar as the Rock continues to extend contacts with its southern neighbour. Gibraltar Cultural Services teamed

20 Jan, 2024 @ 08:45

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Other News

Upcoming Malaga Film Festival set to dazzle with the best of Spanish cinema – and plenty on offer for the expat community

THE Costa del Sol is set to be transformed into the epicentre of Spanish and Ibero-American cinema cinema when the 27th Malaga Film Festival lands

16 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead

Is Spain’s biggest art museum going TOO woke? Madrid’s El Prado is removing words like ‘dwarf’, ‘disabled’ and ‘deformation’ from descriptions of masterpieces to ‘avoid offence’

THE description of an artwork by a famous Spanish master in Madrid’s El Prado museum has been altered to remove mention of the subject’s ‘dwarfism.’

12 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

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Gibraltar landscape artist sees off all comers to win Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year 2024 in London

Dig deep: Discover some of Spain’s most important treasures – and could you find some of your own?

Pop legends Take That are coming to Andalucia as part of Jerez’s Tio Pepe festival

Spain returns to the cinema: Numbers are up at screenings across the country

Monty Don visits Estepona: BBC’s famous gardener admires the town’s ‘ambitious’ floral project

WATCH: Contestants on Spanish TV gameshow ridiculed for thinking women and CHILDREN have larger brains than men – and it costs them €275,000

Competing claims by Colombia, Spain and Bolivia over sunken galleon’s €20 billion booty dubbed ‘the Holy Grail of shipwrecks’ threaten plans for robotic expedition

Furious Spanish TV channel threatens BBC with legal action over allegations it plagiarised much-loved Ministry of Time series with new drama of same name

Visiting Madrid’s iconic Prado museum? Don’t miss these 10 standout works from Spain’s artistic greats

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the textile factory challenging fast fashion in Spain and reviving Malaga’s ‘lost art’

Bryan Adams is coming to Spain: Canadian rock legend, 64, to perform at 5 concerts in 2024

Know your ‘idioms’? 10 Spanish sayings that will have you sounding like a native

An invitation to Women, from The European Union of Women President

Sigourney Weaver is coming to Spain: Alien star, 74, will receive a prestigious Goya award

WATCH: This is Spain’s Eurovision entry for 2024: Nebulossa will perform Zorra (B**ch) in Sweden this year

Dua Lipa, The Killers, Avril Lavigne and more will head the Mad Cool festival in Spain’s Madrid this summer

New Malaga photo exhibition of American avant-garde pioneer Man Ray set to wow audiences with captures of surrealism – and Spanish artists

The curious history of Spain’s free and ‘illegal’ raves: How thousands turn up to hippy-style festivals around the country each year in a movement echoing England’s 1990s subculture

Film about the corruption in Marbella during the early 2000s storms the Box Office in Spain

Spain to investigate 17 state museum collections for ‘links to colonialism’: Plan is branded ‘woke’ by opposition leaders

Meet Spain’s first LGBT+ matador: Mario Alcalde, 31, comes out as pansexual

Meet ‘Madrid cat’: The newly discovered species of feline with exceptionally powerful jaws that stalked the plains of Spain 15 million years ago

Moroccan art exhibition comes to Gibraltar as the Rock forges closer ties with its African neighbour

Moroccan art exhibition comes to Gibraltar as the Rock forges closer ties with its African neighbour

Upcoming Malaga Film Festival set to dazzle with the best of Spanish cinema – and plenty on offer for the expat community

Is Spain’s biggest art museum going TOO woke? Madrid’s El Prado is removing words like ‘dwarf’, ‘disabled’ and ‘deformation’ from descriptions of masterpieces to ‘avoid offence’

EXCLUSIVE: Life insurance row leaves British expat in fight with Spain’s biggest bank following wife’s death

Three weekend hikes that start at the source of Spain’s mightiest rivers

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A tour of some of the Costa de la Luz’s under-the-radar spots – as the largely unheralded coastal gem girds itself for discovery by British tourists

The quiet corner of Andalucia where the last of Spain’s nomad shepherds still roam

EXCLUSIVE: ‘A rude train driver left us stranded in 35C heat and ruined our holiday – is this how Spain treats its tourists?’

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