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COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia orders ALL ferias and festivals to be cancelled until September

THE Junta de Andalucia has ordered all ferias to be cancelled until September amid COVID-19 fears. Health chiefs have warned that festivals and some 37

3 Jun, 2020 @ 13:12

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

British and US stars hope to descend on Spain’s Andalucia for Cadiz music festival

STAR producer DJ Steve Aoki and British Reggae outfit Steel Pulse have been announced as headliners for the third annual Brota Musica Festival. Held at

26 May, 2020 @ 12:03

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

If lockdown is leaving you bookworms bereft of new titles, turn over a new leaf with these 10 books of the same genre

By Alicia Duggan SO you’ve reached the last page of that gripping novel and you’re still pining for more. No worries. Make a list of

24 May, 2020 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead

How Killing Eve’s psychopathic hitwoman Villanelle is inspired by infamous Spanish ETA assassin

A RUTHLESS Spanish terrorist has been revealed as the subject matter behind one of the UK’s biggest TV hits of the last few years. Former

24 May, 2020 @ 10:08

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Learn these Spanish phrases for ordering in restaurants as Spain eases coronavirus lockdown

GAMBAS pil pil, crusty bread, beer, ensalada de pulpo, real cafe con leche, chips, alioli, tomato salad, jamon, olives – the list of local delicacies

23 May, 2020 @ 16:00

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Italian woman wins Picasso painting worth €1 million from €100 raffle ticket

AN Italian woman has won a Picasso painting that’s worth €1 million in a raffle.

22 May, 2020 @ 14:07

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s iconic Picasso Museum to reopen on Tuesday if Malaga moves to Phase 2

MALAGA’S Picasso Museum will reopen its doors to visitors on Tuesday May 26, it has been announced.

21 May, 2020 @ 18:43

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Granada International Festival of Music and Dance will open on June 25 and will be the first event worldwide to take place within the ‘new normal’

THE Granada International Festival of Music and Dance will open on June 25, it has been announced.

21 May, 2020 @ 14:57

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

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Spain’s iconic Mezquita in Cordoba to open its doors in Phase 2 of COVID-19 de-escalation plan

It’s expected that Andalucia, excluding Malaga and Granada, will move into Phase 2 on Monday, May 25, after Phase 1 ends.

21 May, 2020 @ 11:32

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

Discovery of 40 Nasrid tombs reveals the major health issues suffered in Spain’s Granada some 800 years ago

40 tombs reveal life during the Nasrid kingdom before the conquest by the Catholic Monarchs.

21 May, 2020 @ 11:23

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Jon Clarke tracks the Nazi Gold Trail to Madrid and Gibraltar, hot on the heels of our expose on a Nazi U-boat base in Spain’s Canary Islands

HOW could a stockpile of looted Nazi gold larger than some country’s bullion reserves disappear without trace? The macabre mystery has been the subject of

16 May, 2020 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

British-run art restoration group behind efforts to bring copy of stolen Velazquez painting home from London museum

A BRITISH-run art restoration group is leading efforts to return to Sevilla a stolen 17th-century painting currently in a London museum. The Factum Arte group

11 May, 2020 @ 19:06

La Cultura

Recovery project of Malaga’s Villa Torre de Benagalbon to start this month

The winning proposal commits to reduce the execution period by two months and the economic proposal by €262,748.95.

10 May, 2020 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Feria season may be cancelled but you can still give Andalucia’s famous flouncy frocks an outing as majority of Spain moves into Phase 1 of lockdown lift

The style that has been turning heads for centuries has even been adopted by royals and celebrities.

9 May, 2020 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead

Ministry of Culture announces grants to support Spanish film industry following the coronavirus crisis

THE Ministry of Culture has announced grants to support the Spanish film industry following the pandemic.

7 May, 2020 @ 11:07

La Cultura·Lead

Malaga’s Picasso Museum expects to reopen its doors to visitors at the end of the month

THE Picasso Museum in Malaga has been planning to reopen its doors at the end of the month.

6 May, 2020 @ 18:52

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s La Sagrada Familia will not restart construction works until after visitors return

LA Sagrada Familia will not restart its construction works until after the Cathedral reopens its doors to visitors, it has been announced.

4 May, 2020 @ 15:20

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

A secret WW2 German U-boat base, Nazis on the run, macabre facilities for facial reconstruction surgery – the shady past of Spain’s Fuerteventura

Words by Conor Mcglone SCORES of roosting doves erupted from the decrepit courtyard as we entered the ominously-named Villa Winter. I’m not easily spooked but

3 May, 2020 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: This is NOT Armageddon, insists mother of young cancer hero Ashya King as she seeks sanctuary in Spain from clutches of Jehovah’s Witnesses

‘‘THEY are holed up at home and terrified this is Armageddon,” says Naghmeh King

2 May, 2020 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Full works of Spain’s expat poet Gamel Woolsey set to be released by Gerald Brenan House

SHE is one of Spain’s most distinguished expats. Buried in Malaga’s celebrated English Cemetery, she wrote widely about the country and was known around the

2 May, 2020 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead

How Spanish coronavirus memes are helping me learn the language during lockdown

Despite my heavy workload – writing a never-ending stream of coronavirus articles while blitzing through The Office UK and Tiger King – lockdown seems to

2 May, 2020 @ 10:00

La Cultura

Firefighters in Andalucia demand apology from Telecinco over its ‘fake news’ report they received training from Spanish Army

FIREFIGHTERS from Velez Malaga have demanded an apology from channel Telecinco after the Spanish TV station wrongly announced that the men had received exclusive training

30 Apr, 2020 @ 08:03

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Make sure you DON’T miss Australian rock band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performing in Spain in May 2021

NICK Cave and the Bad Seeds have rescheduled their European Tour to start in Spring 2021.

28 Apr, 2020 @ 14:34

Barcelona·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Dumbo tops the list of most popular Disney film in Spain, while the Lion King reigns over the UK

DUMBO has been voted as the most popular Disney movie in Spain.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 13:38

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 30 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is starting to see flying objects

Despite lockdown, police checks and the old lady across the road who has better surveillance on the neighbours than the FBI and CIA combined, the

13 Apr, 2020 @ 11:39

La Cultura·Lead

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

It was approaching dusk and you could hear a pin drop in a place where normally you would hear the sound of faraway trumpets and

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·National News

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COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia orders ALL ferias and festivals to be cancelled until September

British and US stars hope to descend on Spain’s Andalucia for Cadiz music festival

If lockdown is leaving you bookworms bereft of new titles, turn over a new leaf with these 10 books of the same genre

How Killing Eve’s psychopathic hitwoman Villanelle is inspired by infamous Spanish ETA assassin

Learn these Spanish phrases for ordering in restaurants as Spain eases coronavirus lockdown

Italian woman wins Picasso painting worth €1 million from €100 raffle ticket

Spain’s iconic Picasso Museum to reopen on Tuesday if Malaga moves to Phase 2

Granada International Festival of Music and Dance will open on June 25 and will be the first event worldwide to take place within the ‘new normal’

Spain’s iconic Mezquita in Cordoba to open its doors in Phase 2 of COVID-19 de-escalation plan

Discovery of 40 Nasrid tombs reveals the major health issues suffered in Spain’s Granada some 800 years ago

Jon Clarke tracks the Nazi Gold Trail to Madrid and Gibraltar, hot on the heels of our expose on a Nazi U-boat base in Spain’s Canary Islands

British-run art restoration group behind efforts to bring copy of stolen Velazquez painting home from London museum

Recovery project of Malaga’s Villa Torre de Benagalbon to start this month

Feria season may be cancelled but you can still give Andalucia’s famous flouncy frocks an outing as majority of Spain moves into Phase 1 of lockdown lift

Ministry of Culture announces grants to support Spanish film industry following the coronavirus crisis

Malaga’s Picasso Museum expects to reopen its doors to visitors at the end of the month

Spain’s La Sagrada Familia will not restart construction works until after visitors return

A secret WW2 German U-boat base, Nazis on the run, macabre facilities for facial reconstruction surgery – the shady past of Spain’s Fuerteventura

EXCLUSIVE: This is NOT Armageddon, insists mother of young cancer hero Ashya King as she seeks sanctuary in Spain from clutches of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Full works of Spain’s expat poet Gamel Woolsey set to be released by Gerald Brenan House

How Spanish coronavirus memes are helping me learn the language during lockdown

Firefighters in Andalucia demand apology from Telecinco over its ‘fake news’ report they received training from Spanish Army

Make sure you DON’T miss Australian rock band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performing in Spain in May 2021

Dumbo tops the list of most popular Disney film in Spain, while the Lion King reigns over the UK

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 30 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is starting to see flying objects

EASTER DISPATCH: On the most unusual Semana Santa in Andalucian history the sound of Spain’s distant drums is swapped for COVID-19 spraying machines

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

Spain IS warming up: Official data shows brutal trend with ZERO cold records in last four years

John George murder suspect is shot dead in the middle of a Costa Blanca street

‘No to war’: Pedro Sanchez hits back after Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain over conflict in the Middle East

ON THIS DAY: Two Spanish heroines – a tragic Picasso muse and the fearless rebel who stopped Napoleon