The erotic legacy of the Moors
A chance encounter in the Alhambra leads Jason Webster to believe Christian Spain’s obsession with sex and sensuality stretches back to when the country...
Farmer, desperately seeking mate
Victoria Burnett reports on a novel initiative which helps to repopulate rural Spain and find love for the country’s lonely farmers
RAMON SÁNCHEZ is not...
Oiling the wheels
Following news Spain will introduce an 8 per cent minimum use of biofuels in vehicles by 2008, fast-food chain McDonalds has scored PR points...
The Real State of the Nation
THE third day of July sees the traditional State of the Nation debate between Señor Zapatero and shadow leader Mariano Rajoy.
This annual event is...
Power to the Demos!
Lisa Tilley believes, 30 years on, Spain is finally coming to terms with democracy as the past is unearthed
THIRTY years ago, Spain held its...
Judgement day for Iznajar
With doctors, teachers and even High Court judges buying here, Iznajar is fast becoming THE town for the discerning foreign buyer
Nightmare in the sun as home dreams fall apart
Following news of the EU resolution into “rampant construction” in Spain, Jon Robins of the Observer takes a look at the situation in Albox – one of the towns in the spotlight of MEPs in Brussels
Electric olives
Claire Doole visits a Córdoba olive farmer and finds he is doing his bit to combat global warming
“Southern Europe sees the Green Party as a curb on development”
Leader of Andalucía Greens steps down after poor municipal election showing
Webster’s Spanish Histories
The Olive Press sent Daniel Mac Auley to the mountains of Castellon to talk to author Jason Webster, who claims many countries can learn...
From Roman ruins to racing yachts
Built of ancient stone and soaring steel, Valencia combines mediaeval mystery with a cosmopolitan edge, says Arpi Shively
STEERING your car through Valencia’s evening commute...
A roving eye
Documentary photographer Jaine Laine is focusing on Spain's past to create a legacy for the future.
JAINE LAINE flings her trademark giant handbag on a...
Papaver – the heroic weed
Bob Maddox admits to his addiction as the south of Spain bursts into a riot of red and green
Lamb eternally shall be devoured
IN Spain, we have all become accustomed to eating pork. It always was a big favourite of mine, but it is starting to take...
Isabel Pantoja: gypsy, widow, queen (and criminal?)
As Isabel Pantoja - corruption suspect number 99 on the Operation Malaya list - returns to the stage while on bail, Lisa Tilley charts...
Room with a view – Murcia
The Olive Press sends Vernon Grant to stylish Murcia where he finds a city bucking recent trends across Spain
Spring in your step with a fragrant trip to Córdoba, Spain
Nola Lyttle spends a blooming lovely time touring the flower-filled patios of the city’s Jewish quarter
THIS May will be like any other in Córdoba....
Bonsai bonanza in party hardly Priego
The Olive Press goes all Baroque and heads to Priego de Córdoba, a peaceful town - even during feria time
NOT much remains of its...
Spain’s Black Gold
Deep in Andalucian olive country, expert olive oil producers perform their age-old alchemy, turning black fruit into gold.
by Arpi ShivelyTHE charmed life of a...
Alien Nation
They came by night. They came by day. Silently slipping over borders, stealthily avoiding detection. Some came by boat, others by plane. Only a few people knew about them. Still less cared.
Queridos europeos…
ON the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Argentine academic Fernando A Iglesias sends an open letter to the citizens of Europe, expressing...
Opinion – Lunatics and the Lunar eclipse
Speed demons
If there’s one thing that most foreigners – whether resident or visiting – agree upon, it’s that the Spanish drive too fast. It...
Danger! Caterpillars crossing
If you go down to the woods today you might just be in for a big surprise – especially if you have a dog
Inmaculada dies after artificial respirator is turned off
Death ignites euthanasia debate in Spain
Spain councillor charged with bribery and fraud
Judges release Alhendín town planning boss on bail
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