The astonishing art of an autistic teenage expat who started out painting on the walls at home in Malaga but now exhibits around the world

Naomi Lautier, a 14-year-old French artist on the autism spectrum living in Malaga, is preparing for international exhibitions after discovering painting as a way to

7 Oct, 2026 @ 11:42

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Santander in northern Spain is the country's new go-to city break for art lovers.

Spain has a new ‘arty city break’ of choice that Brits are flocking to, according to The Times

SANTANDER is emerging as Spain’s new destination of choice for art aficionado Brits, according to The Times.

21 Sep, 2026 @ 16:54

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

BORN TODAY: Margaret Theresa of Spain – the tragic tale of a vulnerable girl at the heart of Velazquez’s greatest work

IS there a birthday in your family this week? Michael Coy has been trawling through the archives, looking for interesting Spanish personalities whose birthday will

12 Jul, 2026 @ 15:24

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Outrage after drainage pipes are installed ‘coming out of the backsides’ of the famous gargoyles on Santiago de Compostela’s UNESCO cathedral

A MULTI-million euro facelift at one of Spain’s iconic landmarks has landed this Galician town as the butt of a joke. Tourists in Santiago de

28 May, 2026 @ 11:27

Galicia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba

DEEP in Cordoba’s historical heart, there’s a square called ‘the Foal’ (‘la plaza del Potro’). It gets its name from the 500-year-old fountain in the

10 May, 2026 @ 18:13

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

Outrage erupts in Mexican art world over plan to put Frida Kahlo masterpieces on display in Spain

HUNDREDS of Mexican cultural professionals have expressed their outrage at a plan to export more than 150 works of art to Spain, including masterpieces painted

5 Apr, 2026 @ 16:35

La Cultura·Lead·Northern Spain

Barcelona’s Museum of Eroticism launches Spain’s first festival celebrating female private parts

WARNING: This news story contains graphic imagery. BARCELONA’S Museum of Eroticism (Museu de l’Erotica de Barcelona, MEB) is launching the first-ever Festival of the Vulva, Vagina

7 May, 2025 @ 10:49

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Picasso: The Spanish painter’s enduring relationship with Asia

PABLO PICASSO’S artworks hang in galleries thousands of kilometres away from his original hometown of Malaga, with several key pieces now adorning the walls of

18 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Visiting Madrid’s iconic Prado museum? Don’t miss these 10 standout works from Spain’s artistic greats

WITH over two and a half million visitors a year, the Prado Museum is the beating heart of Madrid’s rich cultural tradition. Renowned artists such

17 Feb, 2024 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

More than 151,000 people flock to ‘Picasso as a Sculptor: Matter and Body’ exhibition in Malaga

PICASSO has triumphed once again in his home town, solidifying his enduring legacy as one of Malaga’s most celebrated and influential figures. ‘Picasso as a

17 Sep, 2023 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Malaga

Singaporean artist creates dazzling ‘flower carpet show’ on streets of Spain’s Barcelona

IN the heart of Barcelona, a Singaporean artist, Vijaya Mohan, has unveiled a rangoli piece that combines the Indian artform with Spanish flowers. The 64-year-old’s

8 Sep, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura

SOROLLA QUIZ: How much do you know about the renowned artist?

AUGUST 10, 2023 marked 100 years since Joaquin Sorolla passed away. The great impressionist painter is being remembered all over the world including major exhibitions

24 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Other News

Local artists host street photography exhibition of UK cities Manchester, London, Bristol and more

LOCAL street photographers have come together to showcase a collection of snaps taken in the heart of British cities. Including places like London, Manchester, Liverpool,

22 Aug, 2023 @ 10:15

Andalucia·La Cultura

The works of three British artists to be included at the first ever Moclin Arte festival

AFTER winning an art competition three Brits will have their work shown at the first ever Moclin Arte art festival in Granada. Jayne Stansfield, MA

18 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Granada·La Cultura

Four works of art stolen from a Palma gallery have been recovered in Belgium

FOUR paintings valued at €31,000, stolen from a gallery in Palma have been recovered in Belgium. The stolen pieces included work of Glasgow artist José

9 Aug, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

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 August

22 Jul, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Exhibitions to celebrate Spain’s Picasso receive more than a million people in first half of the anniversary

THE Picasso Celebration 1973-2023, an initiative promoted by the governments of Spain and France that pays tribute to the artist on the 50th anniversary of

3 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Puerto Banús welcomes Twisted Art Gallery

ART lovers on the Costa del Sol now have the chance to view works by modern greats including mystery artist Banksy. Twisted Art Gallery located

29 Jun, 2023 @ 13:28

La Cultura·Malaga·Marbella

Avance Del Mural Les Rivages De Almun?ecar

The Granada coast to host Europe’s largest vertical mural when it is completed in July

Europe’s largest vertical mural, on Spain’s south coast, is just weeks away from completion. Covering over 6,000 square metres, Les Rivages de Almuñécar, by the

20 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Lead

Summer workshops for children in Spain’s Picasso Museum

ART galore with creative workshops for children at the Picasso Museum in Malaga this summer. The Museo Picasso Málaga (MPM) has opened the registration period

17 Jun, 2023 @ 11:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy

A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The polyurethane

26 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

No Spanish Return With Cuba Refusing To Loan Works By Great Valencian Painter Joaquin Sorolla

No return to Spain with Cuba changing mind over loaning works by great Valencian painter Joaquin Sorolla

SEVEN years of talks with the Cuban government to bring 30 paintings by Valencia artist Joaquin Sorolla back to Spain for an exhibition to mark

17 Apr, 2023 @ 18:20

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ploughs at the ready: Italian artist carves Picasso portrait in field to mark 50th Anniversary

IT’S 50 years since the death of one of Spain’s, and indeed one of the world’s, most venerated artists, Pablo Picasso. In order to mark

13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

PICASSO QUIZ: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ART a) Nothing, b) Lots

It’s Picasso Year, in case you hadn’t noticed. April 8, 2023 marks a significant anniversary of the death of the great Spanish modern artist, and

7 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Hot or Not: The Scottish Parliament Building designed by Spanish architect Enric Miralles

AT home, Enric Miralles is seen as one of Spain’s most celebrated architects, with works including the Santa Caterina Market and Natural Gas Building, both

7 Apr, 2023 @ 11:35

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

Avant-garde poets of the robotic age Kraftwerk to perform at Sevilla’s Iconic Fest in July

KRAFTWERK, the German grandfathers of electronica beloved by young grandfathers, are set to dazzle a new generation of music lovers in Sevilla’s Iconica festival. Having

27 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

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The astonishing art of an autistic teenage expat who started out painting on the walls at home in Malaga but now exhibits around the world

Spain has a new ‘arty city break’ of choice that Brits are flocking to, according to The Times

BORN TODAY: Margaret Theresa of Spain – the tragic tale of a vulnerable girl at the heart of Velazquez’s greatest work

Outrage after drainage pipes are installed ‘coming out of the backsides’ of the famous gargoyles on Santiago de Compostela’s UNESCO cathedral

ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba

Outrage erupts in Mexican art world over plan to put Frida Kahlo masterpieces on display in Spain

Barcelona’s Museum of Eroticism launches Spain’s first festival celebrating female private parts

Picasso: The Spanish painter’s enduring relationship with Asia

Visiting Madrid’s iconic Prado museum? Don’t miss these 10 standout works from Spain’s artistic greats

More than 151,000 people flock to ‘Picasso as a Sculptor: Matter and Body’ exhibition in Malaga

Singaporean artist creates dazzling ‘flower carpet show’ on streets of Spain’s Barcelona

SOROLLA QUIZ: How much do you know about the renowned artist?

Local artists host street photography exhibition of UK cities Manchester, London, Bristol and more

The works of three British artists to be included at the first ever Moclin Arte festival

Four works of art stolen from a Palma gallery have been recovered in Belgium

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

Exhibitions to celebrate Spain’s Picasso receive more than a million people in first half of the anniversary

Puerto Banús welcomes Twisted Art Gallery

The Granada coast to host Europe’s largest vertical mural when it is completed in July

Summer workshops for children in Spain’s Picasso Museum

Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy

No return to Spain with Cuba changing mind over loaning works by great Valencian painter Joaquin Sorolla

Ploughs at the ready: Italian artist carves Picasso portrait in field to mark 50th Anniversary

PICASSO QUIZ: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ART a) Nothing, b) Lots

Hot or Not: The Scottish Parliament Building designed by Spanish architect Enric Miralles

Avant-garde poets of the robotic age Kraftwerk to perform at Sevilla’s Iconic Fest in July

BREAKING: Man, 18, arrested over murder of leading plastic surgeon gunned down at his Marbella clinic

Mystery movie production filming in Cadiz coastal gem puts out casting call for extras ‘with no acting experience’

Madcap narco heist uses disguises and stolen jetski to recover €1.5m worth of cocaine stored on ship in Algeciras port

Off-duty cop catches ‘distraction robbers’ targeting shoppers in supermarket car parks across Valencia and Murcia

Policeman, 38, is ‘crushed to death by his own patrol car’ in Alicante after trying to stop it rolling away

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