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GRAPHIC: Vandals attack metal sculptures depicting shocking ‘sex acts’ in full view of ‘children’ on popular Costa Blanca beachfront

VANDALS have disfigured a series of metal sculptures depicting shocking ‘sexual acts’ on Altea’s Costa Blanca beachfront. At least three of the 26 installments by

3 Dec, 2019 @ 17:48

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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Inbreeding between ‘uncle and niece’ caused facial deformity of Spain’s 17th century King Carlos II, new study says

INBREEDING between ‘uncle and niece’ caused the striking facial deformity of Spain’s 17th century King Carlos II, a new study has revealed. The parents of

2 Dec, 2019 @ 12:50

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Fake women’s magazine containing domestic violence advice so ‘abusive partners won’t find out’ saves 24 women in Denia

THE crimped skirts, green smoothies and exercise tips look like the pages of any glossy women’s magazine. But read closer, and all is not what

27 Nov, 2019 @ 14:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Alicante conquers eastern Spain with 16 STARS in the Michelin Guide Spain & Portugal 2020 – find a restaurant near you

ALICANTE has been crowned the gastronomy king of the Comunidad Valenciana with 16 Michelin stars. The province outshone Castellón and Valencia – which bagged two

25 Nov, 2019 @ 18:08

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

OOPS! Catalan poet who said ‘poetry is not literature’ wins Spain’s top literature prize

"Poetry is not literature; it’s another thing," he said

23 Nov, 2019 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Officials ‘hopeful’ China will not make imitation legs of jamón as country grants Spanish producers access for first time

SPANISH trade officials are hoping imitation Chinese legs of jamón will not scupper exports as China grants producers access to their 1.3 billion nation. Carlos

19 Nov, 2019 @ 10:26

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

“She sent a seductive picture to Franco, and it worked” – the incredible story of doomed US pilot Harold E. Dahl retold through never-before-seen letters

WHEN American pilot Harold E. Dahl was captured and sentenced to death by Francoist forces during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), his wife made a

19 Nov, 2019 @ 07:58

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

ROCK N’ ROLL OVER: Valencian classical guitarist beats Metallica to become fastest musician to play in all seven continents

A VALENCIAN classical guitarist has beaten heavy metal band Metallica to become the fastest musician to play in all seven continents. Rafael Serrallet, from Valencia

14 Nov, 2019 @ 15:58

Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s internationally renowned filmmaker Carlos Saura discusses Brexit, anarchy and ‘the future’ in exclusive interview

Looking to the future, Pablo Picasso is pencilled in on Saura’s agenda

10 Nov, 2019 @ 11:01

La Cultura·Lead

All you need to know about Malaga’s iconic Christmas lights this year… including a little help from Mariah Carey

THIS year’s theme for the iconic Malaga Christmas lights is a winter wonderland forest, it has been revealed. Calle Larios will be adorned with suns,

5 Nov, 2019 @ 12:51

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

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Tapa and a drink for just €3 at Denia’s XV Ruta de Tapas – here’s what’s on offer

IT’S a luxury to have a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy right on your doorstep. And a downright steal to sample the best of it

5 Nov, 2019 @ 11:16

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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HAM RUN: Alicante resident launches one of Spain’s first home ham cutting services

An ALICANTE resident has launched one of Spain’s first home ham cutting services. Expert ham cutter Gonzalo Pérez Martínez created his ‘Jamonero on tour’ business

4 Nov, 2019 @ 09:35

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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Cinema in Spain slapped with €3000 fine for banning customers from bringing their own food into film screenings

A 2017 Ministry of Health report said the prohibition of food and beverages bought elsewhere from inside cinemas was ‘illegal and abusive.’

16 Oct, 2019 @ 12:52

La Cultura·Lead

Tickets for Antonio Banderas’s new musical A Chorus Line go on sale today at midnight on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Malaga-born Banderas, 59, who is also known for Zorro and Puss in Boots, has rekindled his love affair with his hometown after a heart attack

14 Oct, 2019 @ 14:21

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

LONG RACE TO RECOVERY: Costa Blanca expat’s inspiring new book on how sport helped him overcome personal tragedy

LOSING a parent to suicide is one of life’s greatest tragedies – losing two before your 20th birthday is cataclysmic. Javea resident Eric Champon, 46,

14 Oct, 2019 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

From nursery nurse to owner of Europe’s best-loved cabaret theatre – British-born owner of Benidorm Palace Christine Climent in conversation with Olive Press TV

LAST month Benidorm Palace received its 16 millionth guest. It was the first time the Palace had counted numbers since opening its glass doors in

13 Oct, 2019 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Mallorca Film Festival returns to Palma in October – and it will be bigger than ever

Hollywood royalty and British cult heroes team up for Mallorca’s film event of the year

13 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Snails, filter coffee and Madonna’s fave furniture in Spain’s coolest neighbourhood

Time Out named Embajadores in Madrid as the coolest neighbourhood in all of Spain, and the 9th coolest in the world. Last year, it was

11 Oct, 2019 @ 20:40

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Billionaire building biggest arena in the COUNTRY near Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope to attract stars like Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Elton John

VALENCIA is set to receive the largest arena in the country. The multi-purpose venue will sit on 21,500sqm of land with a capacity of 18,600

8 Oct, 2019 @ 13:35

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

‘High-level’ Spanish classes for British expats to aid ‘full integration’ in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Town Hall has announced a 40-hour language course for Brits, and other foreign nationals, to aid their integration into Spanish society. Councillor for Immigration,

3 Oct, 2019 @ 18:43

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

More than 127,000 Sephardi Jews outside Spain apply for Spanish citizenship after their ancestors were exiled 600 years ago

The Sephardi Jews set up communities throughout Spain and Portugal before they began to be exiled in the 15th Century

3 Oct, 2019 @ 12:24

La Cultura·Lead

LUCKY DIP: The Spanish €2 coin selling for €1,000 on Ebay

PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla – the €2 coin in your hand could be worth €1,000. This

25 Sep, 2019 @ 15:38

La Cultura·Lead

Get Faraway closer than you think with dynamic new writers’ retreat in Andalucia

HAVE you been looking for an adventurous way to immerse yourself in writing? Somewhere inspirational to connect with nature, alongside a team of talented writers,

25 Sep, 2019 @ 09:53

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Iranian officials in Tehran remove one of 283 museum items on loan from Alicante as lithograph showed Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’

THE Iranian government has confiscated a lithograph on loan from an Alicante museum as it depicted Spain’s Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’. The

25 Sep, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead