Netflix Spain loses 1 million users in only three months after cancelling shared accounts
NETFLIX has lost a whopping one million users in Spain since it decided to put an end to account sharing last February. The figures come
Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy
A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The polyurethane
Spain’s Fuengirola inaugurates it’s 27th International Culture Fair this Thursday
FUENGIROLA’S XXVII International cultural extravaganza kick-starts tomorrow, Thursday April 27. More than thirty nationalities will take part in the 27th International Culture Fair of Fuengirola,
Spain’s Torremolinos to host a jazz festival this weekend
THE ‘Torremolinos international jazz day’ festival will kick off this coming Friday, April 28. The jazz extravaganza which will include free recitals and run until
How are St George’s, Shakespeare and World Book Day all linked?
FOR Spain and England, April 23 is one for the diaries. It marks the celebration of St George’s day, the death of both countries’ most
PLAN AHEAD: THE 2023 FERIAS IN SPAIN’S ANDALUCIA
STARTING as cattle markets (or occasionally, religious ceremonies), ferias have evolved into the cultural highlights of the year. They tend to be week-long events in
Ladies man: Spanish free-thinker Luis Vives was the world’s first Renaissance Man and championed education for all women back in the 16th century
IMAGINE for a moment an individual who witnessed his family burned at the stake for their beliefs. Then, rather than seek revenge, have the fortitude
A hundred short films from 17 countries selected for Alicante International Film Festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HUNDRED short films from 17 countries have been chosen for screening at this June’s Alicante International Film Festival. Judges had to sift through over
SNAP HAPPY: Why the Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra region of Granada are a visual feast for your camera
THE Sierra Nevada area of Granada is a dream for photographers, who will encounter some of the best scenery and atmosphere of Andalucia. This is
Muslims in Spain able to request a day’s holiday for Eid-al-Fitr
THE ISLAMIC Community of Spain has made documents available on request for Muslims who would like to take a day’s holiday to celebrate Eid, which
The University Paellas festival returns to Valencia
VALENCIA’S popular University Paellas festival returns on Friday 21 April with festivities kicking off at 5pm. There will be a total of five music stages
In ’93 Mallorca could have been a German, now a new novel explores this and other island stories
MALLORCAN architect and writer, Jose Luis Pujol Reines is launching his collection of short stories Land 17 and other Mallorcan rondallas (stories). In a dark
Spain moves closer to ban on ‘dwarf bullfights’ as law approved by Senate
SPAIN has taken a step closer to banning comedy bullfights where the human protagonists are dwarves, as well as erotic shows at stag or hen
Spain’s second largest pilgrimage walk takes place this week on Costa Blanca
OVER 500 Alicante Policia Local officers are being deployed on Thursday and into the weekend as the city celebrates its 534th Santa Faz pilgrimage. The
No return to Spain with Cuba changing mind over loaning works by great Valencian painter Joaquin Sorolla
SEVEN years of talks with the Cuban government to bring 30 paintings by Valencia artist Joaquin Sorolla back to Spain for an exhibition to mark
Hundreds of people enjoyed Estepona’s ‘Foreign Resident Day’
HUNDREDS of people flocked to the 18th edition of the ‘Foreign Resident Day’ at Parque del Calvario in Estepona on Saturday. A total of 18
A bundle of laughs: English comedy nights on the Costa
The self professed ‘English speaking immigrant’, Lucy Amans runs packed out English comedy nights on the Costa del Sol and Gibraltar with stand-up comic Nik
Don’t forget: Amnesia to host huge series of techno events throughout summer
Ibiza’s world renowned club, Amnesia, will be hosting a series of huge techno parties this summer. Running from June 11 through to October 8, the
Picasso Museum of Malaga accused of whitewashing Francoism
THE Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has called on the Junta to ‘stop whitewashing’ Francoism. The criticism revolves around an explanatory panel
Ploughs at the ready: Italian artist carves Picasso portrait in field to mark 50th Anniversary
IT’S 50 years since the death of one of Spain’s, and indeed one of the world’s, most venerated artists, Pablo Picasso. In order to mark
Malaga’s English cemetry launches theatrical guided tours
THE English cemetery in Malaga is launching tragi-comedy tours of the Iberian peninsula’s first ever Protestant burial ground. The new theatrical tours, launched by Enjoy
Estepona’s Multicultural Fair will take place this Saturday
A TOTAL of 18 countries will be represented this Saturday(April 15) in Estepona´s 18th ‘Foreign Resident Day’. The event, which has been organised by Estepona’s
Replica ship Nao Victoria to visit Marbella
A REPLICA of the first ship to sail around the world will be paying a visit to Marbella. The Nao Victoria will remain docked, and
Short Break in Madrid: Five reasons why Spain’s arty capital draws us in
GET set, ready… Go! The masks are off and it’s time for an adventure. But nothing too exotic. Madrid is the perfect spring escape. And
Picasso’s Guernica revisited: The Malagueno artist’s perplexing masterpiece
PICASSO was living in Paris when German bombs rained down on the Basque city of Guernica. Stark black and white photographs plastered over the front
Órgiva in Spain’s Granada celebrates Viernes Santo and launches ‘Made in the Alpujarra’ Fair
LAST night, April 7, the thriving market town of Órgiva celebrated its annual Viernes Santo event. In a traditional and well-attended procession, Santo Sepulcro and