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BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID

THE world-famous Fallas festivities in Valencia have been cancelled again this year due to COVID-19. City mayor Joan Ribo made the dreaded – but expected

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Netflix casting call in Spain’s Ronda

NETFLIX is looking for extras for its new series ‘Feria.’ The company Son de Casting has put out a casting call for 700 extras to

13 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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Beady-eyed art lovers spot Game of Thrones star lookalike at Madrid museum

FROM Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote to Emma Corbin being cast to play Princess Diana in the Crown, Hollywood has the ability to find

9 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco’s works expand as new painting discovered in private collection

RESEARCHERS from a Spanish University have unearthed a previously unknown piece of original work from famous Renaissance painter known as El Greco. The modest piece

5 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead

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British pianist and sexual abuse activist James Rhodes gains Spanish citizenship

PABLO Iglesias, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, announced yesterday via Twitter that English pianist and rights activist James Rhodes has been officially granted Spanish nationality. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

SORE LOSERS: Gallery in Spain banishes popular painting that shows moment Spanish ship is defeated by English privateers

IT seems that some people can’t take defeat – even hundreds of years after the fact. A painting depicting the brave but ultimately doomed final

27 Dec, 2020 @ 19:21

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Excavation for Irish chieftain Red Hugh hits obstacle in Valladolid

THE hunt for the 16th-century Irish chieftan Red Hugh has hit a literal wall in Spain as archaeologists want to burrow through a Santander branch.

19 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

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Man from Valencia wins €25,000 from Warner Bros after film giants framed him as mafia member in The Accountant

A Spanish judge has ordered Warner Bros to pay a Valencian businessman €25,000 in damages. But this was small change compared to the man’s original

17 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

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Malaga Contemporary Art Centre to host landmark exhibition of Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis’ paintings and sculptures

WITH more than 220 paintings and a breathtaking bronze sculpture collection, the work of the Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis will go on show at

16 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

La Cultura

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

ALMOST a tonne of oranges have been sent from Orihuela to a school in a small town in Leon as part of a promotional campaign.

14 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

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Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ‘floating island’ sculpture consisting of 3,612 plastic bottles is on display in Alicante to highlight the problems of environmental pollution in the world’s oceans.

13 Dec, 2020 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ancient moat that is over 3,000 years old has been uncovered in Guardamar on the southern Costa Blanca. Archaeologists from Alicante University have made

13 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Anger in Spain’s National Dance Company as newly chosen prima ballerina is director’s girlfriend

THERE has been upset in Spain’s National Dance Company (CND) this week as it was revealed that the newly selected prima ballerina is in a

10 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

La Cultura

Artichoke season brings ‘dignity’ as well as profit to farm workers in flood-ravaged Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AFTER a thousand years of production in the Vega Baja region of Spain, the humble artichoke won’t let one season lost to flooding affect it.

9 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

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Spain’s Malaga to offer 65 free cultural activities over Christmas

THE Diputacion de Malaga has announced it will offer 65 free cultural activities for all ages and all audiences over the Christmas period. The Culture

8 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Netflix to release a Korean version of Spain’s hit series Money Heist

NETFLIX have announced a Korean remake of the Spanish hit series Money Heist. And with over 65 million households tuning in to watch the original

4 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

La Cultura·Lead

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Three iconic cultural sites in Spain’s Malaga to offer free guided tours during Spanish Constitution holiday

PICASSO’S Birthplace, the Russian Museum and the Pompidou will be open every day during the holiday of the Spanish Constitution. The Constitution Day (Dia de

3 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

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Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE has grabbed two world records after it built the tallest-ever nativity scene as well as it being the largest in area. The city’s Plaza

1 Dec, 2020 @ 15:43

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Spanish DJ Datflex to compete in globally streamed World DJ Championships tonight

HOSTED online for the first time in its 35-year-long history, the final of the World DJ Championships will take place tonight with an epic final

27 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

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The dazzling Christmas lights of Spain’s Malaga will be switched on today

MALAGA’S Christmas lights switch on today with an additional seven streets included in the twinkling Christmas light displays. This year there will be no musical

27 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Bad Bunny to release new ‘Last Tour of the World’ album tomorrow featuring Spain’s Rosalia

REGGAETON superstar Bad Bunny has announced he will release his third album Last Tour of the World tomorrow (November 26). The apocalyptic themed album will

26 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

La Cultura

A unique medieval fortress found in Spain’s Pontevedra

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered on Mount San Paio, in the municipality of Vila de Cruces (Pontevedra), a medieval fortress dating from the 9th and 10th centuries.

26 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Malaga council to invest €300,000 in restoring historic Teba castle

THE Malaga Provincial Council (La Diputacion de Malaga) is going to invest over €316,000 in restoring the medieval Castillo de la Estrella in Teba, Malaga,

19 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

La Cultura·Malaga

Almost half of Flamenco dancers in Spain will retrain in other professions post-COVID says study

THE arts industry, like so many sectors, has taken a beating from the coronavirus pandemic. And it seems even Spain’s most iconic dancers cant keep

18 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

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RuPaul’s Drag Race announces Spanish version of the hit show

DON’T ‘sashay away’ from your sofa because RuPaul’s Drag Race has announced its coming to Spain. The reality-competition show follows a group of elite drag

17 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

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Lavish praise for Malaga –and a top ten slot among European destinations for US expats

The survey, reported in Forbes magazine for wealthy Americans, placed Malaga in 10th, San Sebastian fourth and Madrid in second

17 Nov, 2020 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

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BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID

Netflix casting call in Spain’s Ronda

Beady-eyed art lovers spot Game of Thrones star lookalike at Madrid museum

Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco’s works expand as new painting discovered in private collection

British pianist and sexual abuse activist James Rhodes gains Spanish citizenship

SORE LOSERS: Gallery in Spain banishes popular painting that shows moment Spanish ship is defeated by English privateers

Excavation for Irish chieftain Red Hugh hits obstacle in Valladolid

Man from Valencia wins €25,000 from Warner Bros after film giants framed him as mafia member in The Accountant

Malaga Contemporary Art Centre to host landmark exhibition of Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis’ paintings and sculptures

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Anger in Spain’s National Dance Company as newly chosen prima ballerina is director’s girlfriend

Artichoke season brings ‘dignity’ as well as profit to farm workers in flood-ravaged Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Malaga to offer 65 free cultural activities over Christmas

Netflix to release a Korean version of Spain’s hit series Money Heist

Three iconic cultural sites in Spain’s Malaga to offer free guided tours during Spanish Constitution holiday

Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish DJ Datflex to compete in globally streamed World DJ Championships tonight

The dazzling Christmas lights of Spain’s Malaga will be switched on today

Bad Bunny to release new ‘Last Tour of the World’ album tomorrow featuring Spain’s Rosalia

A unique medieval fortress found in Spain’s Pontevedra

Malaga council to invest €300,000 in restoring historic Teba castle

Almost half of Flamenco dancers in Spain will retrain in other professions post-COVID says study

RuPaul’s Drag Race announces Spanish version of the hit show

Lavish praise for Malaga –and a top ten slot among European destinations for US expats

‘We miss you’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez says UK should rejoin the EU a decade on from Brexit

Kindergarden owner in Spain is arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children

Owner of aggressive dog that attacked children in Marbella finally found

Row erupts in Murcia after local lawmakers refuse to rescind ‘gold medal’ awarded to fascist dictator Franco

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