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New Tinder-style app finds dream holidays

WE’VE all heard of dating apps to help you find the perfect partner, but a brand new app aims to match up users with...

Malaga: More than just a Beach Holiday

To most visitors, Malaga city and its province is synonymous to beaches. Famous for its sunbed covered beaches, backed by high-rise towns, many don’t...

IN PICS: Take a sneak peek at Moco, the new modern art museum just opened in Barcelona

A BRAND new contemporary art museum has opened in the Born district of Barcelona adding yet another reason for art lovers to visit the...

Puigdemont says Rajoy should stop waiting to restore ‘legitimate’ government

However, Rajoy has dismissed the idea of Puigdemont governing from Belgium as 'absurd', after he fled there on charges of rebellion and sedition.

Spain’s two biggest Imax cinemas set to close

The Imax theatres in Madrid and Barcelona have been making losses for years

The return of Sexy Beast: Prequel of film that focused on Spain’s Costa del Sol being filmed

HIS was one of the scariest characters in Hollywood history.Ben Kingsley’s Oscar-nominated Don Logan is making a return in a mini-series based on cult...

Gaudi’s long-lost chapel to finally be built in Chile

It's the first of the architect's projects outside Spain

Trucks are used as chess pieces in Hinojosa

A small village uses tractors as chess pieces in popular annual event

From the Rock to Hollywood: Movie deal for trio of Gibraltar films

GIBRALTARIAN film producer, director and writer Ian Serra has signed a Hollywood film deal on three movies.  And the Rock itself is destined for...

Ancient ritual ‘awakens’ spring during special festival in Spain’s Basque Country

THREE small towns in the Spanish Pyrenees are staging the ancient festival of Joaldunak to ward off evil spirits and to waken up the...

Two Nazi looted paintings displayed in Spain are returned to Poland

TWO 15th century paintings looted from Poland during World War II that ended up in Spain's Galicia region, have been sent back after 79...

RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY: Jamiroquai coming to Marbella for this summer’s Starlite Festival

JAMIROQUAI has been named as one of the leading stars coming to Marbella this summer as part of the annual Starlite festival. The Return of...

DISPATCH: The ‘loca fiesta’ of San Juan returns to the spa town of Lanjaron in Spain’s Alpujarra

SPAIN is known for some oddball fiestas that go way beyond enjoying drinks and music with friends in the village plaza. While the town...

Made in Spain

A new website lists over 570 movies that were filmed within Spain

€3.2 million windfall for Madrid’s Prado Museum

MADRID’S world-famous Prado museum has just cashed in to the tune of €3.2 million after selling a home bequeathed to it by a long...

Europe’s largest Lego exhibition arrives on Costa del Sol with models of Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avengers and...

A Duplo zone with building tables for little ones and an interactive 3D gallery complete the huge array on offer at this unmissable event

Dolmens Site Museum in Spain’s Antequera displays two temporary exhibitions

THE new Dolmens Site Museum, which was inaugurated last year, will exhibit two temporary exhibitions this summer. The Temporary Exhibition Hall 'Muñoz Rojas', located on...

James Brown’s official vocalist to perform in Spain’s Torremolinos

'FUNKY Townrremolinos' is coming to town with a free of charge music event to be held on July 8 at the Torremolinos Bullring. The event...

Upcoming art exhibit in Spain’s Frigiliana features abstract work from Cambridge native, Helen Purdie

THE Sala Real 98 art gallery in Frigiliana is presenting a new exhibition: Without Rhyme or Reason by Helen Purdie from August 2nd to...

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was...

Activists demand a ban on animal circuses in Cadiz town

Rights group Toniza has requested a meeting with Chiclana Town Hall

Benidorm will host Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest jury and stage special event in May

BENIDORM will be the home of Spain's Eurovision Song Contest jury for the annual event which takes place in Turin, Italy on May 14. Model...

Magical markets to visit in Spain this Christmas

CHRISTMAS markets in Spain might not boast the snow of more northern climes, but the crafts and delicacies will still sprinkle your December with...

How Andalucia’s ‘de la frontera’ towns got their names… and what they mean

Lenox Napier pores over medieval maps to discover how Andalucia’s ‘border towns’ got their names

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