Dia de la Hispanidad: Why Spain celebrates its National Day on October 12
Each October 12 Spain marks its National Day or Dia de la Hispanidad with a public holiday. The day coincides with the celebration of Christopher
Show time in Denia with Teresa Juan Lopez
SPANISH artist Teresa Juan Lopez will present her new English show ‘Soul Songs’, which will take place on October 12 at 8 pm at the
The late flamenco singer, Camaron de la Isla, has his own museum
A museum in San Fernando (Cadiz) to honour late flamenco singer Camaron de la Isla has thrown the artist into the spotlight three decades after
Spain’s Prado Museum pledges to return artworks that were stolen during the Civil War and Franco dictatorship
Madrid’s Prado Museum, which is home to works by Goya, El Greco and Velázquez, has announced that it wants to return the artworks it holds
‘Punk Rock Laureate’ Patti Smith lined up for concerts in Spain’s Sevilla
LEGENDARY American singer Patti Smith is lined up to star at Sevilla’s Iconica Fest. The singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author became an influential component
World Tourism Day in Spain’s Malaga: Museums and monuments that can be visited for free
MALAGA will celebrate next September 27 World Tourism Day, an initiative promoted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which aims to highlight the importance of
Photographer in Spain’s Órgiva, Franc Enskat, is launching his new portrait project
TIRELESSLY capturing the most eccentric characters in and around Órgivan is a favourite task for Franc Enskat, a German/French photographer who moved to the area
Grandson of Republican colonel embarks on quest to recover paintings stolen by Franco regime
IN the wake of the Spanish Civil War, Republican Colonel José Sicardo Jiménez- Córdova and his wife Mariana Carderera had little choice but to flee
Carmen Thyssen Museum in Spain’s Malaga will celebrate Tourism Day with an open day and free guided tours
THE Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga will join the celebration of World Tourism Day on Tuesday 27 September with an Open Day and free guided tours
Spanish novelist Javier Marias dies at the age of 70 in Madrid
JAVIER Marias, author of novels like All Souls and A Heart so White and a regular candidate for the Nobel prize for literature has died
Celebrating Pablo: Year of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death launched in Madrid
A YEAR of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso has officially started. The culture ministers of France and Spain
RED HUGH O’DONNELL: The flame haired Irish Chieftain who found a final resting place in Spain
IT may seem curious, but a tribute to legendary Irish Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell has just been paid in the Spanish city of Valladolid to
James Bond inspired by iconic expat and British spy Alan Hillgarth who lived in Mallorca
The author confessed ‘the Bond character is a compound of all the secret agents I knew'
Spain is least ‘culturally arrogant’ country in Europe but here are 10 reasons why you SHOULD say ‘Viva España!’
Spain is the humblest country in Europe when it comes to shouting about its national patrimony - way behind boastful Britain and gloating Greece, according
Five historic buildings in Spain’s Andalucia added to Red List for ‘risk of disappearance’
FIVE historic buildings in Andalucia have just been added to the Red List compiled by the association Hispania Nostra. The Red List is an initiative
Remains of large Roman villa found at Costa Blanca dig site in Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea. The discovery
International chefs converging on home of paella in Spain’s Valencia to make world’s best dish
SUECA’S International Valencian Paella Contest returns after a two-year pandemic break on Sunday. 42 chefs from 12 countries will battle it out to create the
Timetable for the Andalucia Big Festival this weekend in Spain’s Malaga
THE countdown is on, tomorrow kicks off the Andalucia Big Festival By Mad Cool—one of the biggest music events of the year. The Cortijo de
Malaga mayor receives honorary OBE from the UK—the most important tourist market for the city
THE Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has received, this Monday August 5, the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of the British
This year Starlite Festival in Marbella received more visitors than in 2019
THE Starlite festival in Marbella welcomed over 362,000 visitors this summer, 80,000 more than in 2019. Nearly half of those attending concerts (48.3%) were foreigners
National Geographic selects Pompidou as one of the ‘must-see’ museums in Spain
THE brightly coloured Centre Pompidou, home to the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture of France, located on Malaga’s Muelle 1, has been
What do King Solomon, Andalucia’s Rio Tinto mines, NASA and Mars have in common?
One of the most common reactions to visiting the Rio Tinto mining complex is a comparison to a Martian landscape - and that’s not so
Huelva home to the best-preserved rural mosque in Spain
BUILT on the site of a fifth-century Visigoth basilica, the Almonaster Mosque in Huelva, is one of few surviving rural mosques in Spain, considered the best
SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the poor
In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee
LONG READ: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart
Lola mimed the crushing of spiders that had invaded her undergarments
Spain’s Mayor of Malaga to be awarded honorary OBE from the UK
THE United Kingdom has awarded Francisco de la Torre an Honorary OBE (Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to