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
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
WATCH: Contestants on Spanish TV gameshow ridiculed for thinking women and CHILDREN have larger brains than men – and it costs them €275,000Â
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
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.
Furious Spanish TV channel threatens BBC with legal action over allegations it plagiarised much-loved Ministry of Time series with new drama of same nameÂ
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
Dua Lipa, The Killers, Avril Lavigne and more will head the Mad Cool festival in Spain’s Madrid this summer
DUA LIPAÂ and The Killers are among a long line-up of international artists taking to the Mad Cool Festival stage this summer. Other headliners at
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’Â
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.’
These Roman baths will be open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol from this month
THE two-millennia-old Roman Baths of Torreblanca will open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol towards the end of January, the government has announced.
Gibraltar Three Kings Cavalcade: Floats get finishing touches as organisers ask for more funding
VOLUNTEERS have been putting together the finishing touches on 14 colourful floats that will take to the streets on Friday night for Gibraltar’s Three Kings’
Casting call in Spain: Antonio Banderas is searching for dozens of singers, actors and dancers for a variety of shows at his Malaga theatre
SPANISH silver screen legend Antonio Banderas is on the hunt for jazz-singing and tap-dancing talent for a pair of Broadway-style musicals to debut at his