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OPERATIC TRIUMPH for Madrid venue that scoops the top prize for Spain in prestigious international awards

MADRID’S Teatro Real has won the top honour at the 2021 International Opera Awards which are opera’s equivalent of the movie Oscars. The virtually-hosted event

15 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Madrid

Performance artist who sat still for over 700 hours scoops Spain’s top arts prize worth €50,000

AN acclaimed 74-year-old Serbian performance artist, who once sat in total silence for 716 hours as people took turns to stare at her, has won

13 May, 2021 @ 15:10

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Investigation launched after prominent works by Galileo Galilei worth thousands disappear from Madrid library

NEARLY ten 17th-century works by Galileo Galilei are believed to have been stolen from the National Library of Spain. A report, initiated by the Ministry

11 May, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Madrid

Night visits to the Alhambra in Spain’s Granada to resume this week

NIGHT visits to the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife will open up to visitors this week. With the lifting of curfew, the Managing Board of

10 May, 2021 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead

Spanish cities battle to turn on Christmas lights – in May!

BARCELONA has unveiled plans for its Christmas illuminations in May, leaving its keen rival in the festive race way behind. Ada Colau, the left-wing mayor

7 May, 2021 @ 11:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

How to celebrate ‘Europe Day’ this Sunday (Brits welcome despite Brexit!)

PEACE AND UNITY across the continent is being celebrated this Sunday, as Europe Day is held online. Commemorated on May 9 every year, the Schuman

7 May, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·La Cultura·Lead·National News

The nutty and sweet Spanish Christmas treat that can be tough to bite!

Why a Christmas Costa Blanca-made sweet that’s a Spanish favourite is making a move on the United Nations

COSTA Blanca politicians will ask the United Nations to designate November 7 as ‘World Nougat Day’. The Alicante Provincial Council has approved the move to

6 May, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

NO FIBBING: Live music festivals in Spain’s Benicassim could welcome larger crowds this year

A proposal to allow 10,000 spectators into Valencia’s open-air La Marina for a number of shows this summer is already on the cards and, if

4 May, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Summer nights’ dream: Spain’s Parador hotels offer musical extravaganzas

THE Parador hotel chain is offering a series of special concert packages during the summer months that promise to combine a musical experience with an

4 May, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

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Looking for a low-key cultural getaway now you can travel between Andalucia’s provinces? Check out these six towns

AFTER a year marked by grounded planes, closed borders, and mandatory quarantines, looking for destinations close to home is probably the safest option until spring.

2 May, 2021 @ 20:10

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EGG-TASTIC! Belgian artist creates world’s biggest concrete egg in tribute to his new home town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOMETHING strange has been cooked up in Orcheta on the Costa Blanca. It’s a giant concrete egg to celebrate the area and the whole of

1 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

No ‘Daddy Issues’ for Julio Iglesias as Spain’s Supreme Court rules against man claiming to be his illegitimate son

VETERAN performer Julio Iglesias does not have an illegitimate 44-year-old son according to the national Supreme Court. Javier Sanchez claimed that he was the son

30 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

EXPLAINED: Anarchy, assassinations and acrimony – the rich and violent history of Labour Day in Spain

THIS SATURDAY sees Labour Day celebrated in Spain, a national holiday originating back to 1889 that was outlawed for decades under Franco. The Día del

30 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s Malaga celebrates International Jazz Day with two-day music festival

THE tenth edition of the Malaga International Jazz Day festival will be held in the Plaza de la Merced this weekend. The two day Jazz

29 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Malaga

Spain’s world-famous Pamplona bull runs are cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19

SPAIN’S famous Pamplona bull runs have been scrapped for a second successive year due to the COVID pandemic. The official confirmation came today(April 26) from

26 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

St. George’s Day in England vs. Sant Jordi in Spain’s Catalunya

The patron saint of England has captivated British imaginations since the Crusades and the Hundred Years’ War.

23 Apr, 2021 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Discover the secret air raid shelters that kept Barcelona residents safe from bombs during Spanish Civil War

Barcelona has rediscovered more than 1,000 air raid shelters which were used during the Spanish Civil War. The city council has now produced an interactive

20 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain’s flamenco agony: Tablaos are on the path to extinction in battle to survive coronavirus crisis

THE temples of flamenco, the sacred tablaos, find themselves on the path to extinction as one by one they are closing their doors for good.

17 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Outdoor classical concerts make welcome return to Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Symphony Orchestra is back performing live, with a concert in tribute to the poet Miguel Hernández, on Saturday, May 1. This concert is part

16 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Scotland’s biggest rock band add one extra date to rearranged European tour, and it’s here in Spain

TEXAS, arguably Scotland’s biggest and most endearing rock band have added an extra concert date in Spain for their rearranged 2021 tour. Albacete’s Palacio de

16 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

LIFE AND DEATH OF FRANCISCO GOYA- Mystery, life-changing illness that robbed him of hearing has roots in Andalucia

The sexually transmitted disease has been fingered by numerous art historians as one of the most likely causes of the succession of tortuous illnesses suffered

16 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

Spanish Stonehenge set for cultural protection status despite being abandoned to soggy fate

A collection of ancient standing stones in Extremadura dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge is set to acquire cultural heritage protection status despite being completely unvisitable because

15 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends. The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees

13 Apr, 2021 @ 21:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

VALENCIA RULES THE CHARTS: Zoo, a young band from Gandia, claim high spot on Spanish record sales list above international superstars

Zoo has achieved the feat in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, and at a time when record sales – especially CDs -

12 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain halts auction of painting that could be long-lost masterpiece by Caravaggio

SPAIN’S Culture Ministry imposed a last minute export ban on an oil painting that was nearly sold for €1,500 in a bid to determine whether

9 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

A JOB FOR DEL BOY: Police in Spain’s Valencia seize three fake paintings by El Greco, Goya and Modigliani valued at €12.5 million

VALENCIA regional police force has seized three forged Goya, El Greco and Modigliani paintings worth €12.5 million on the black market. The Historic Heritage department

8 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

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