Travelodge expands to southern Spain: British chain snaps up a 117-room hotel in Murcia
THE British hotel group Travelodge has taken over the Campanile Hotel in Murcia City as part of its expansion plans in Spain. The Murcia hotel
Protests against ‘excessive’ tourism are expected to erupt across Spain tomorrow: Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona and Granada will show support to main event on the Canary Islands
THE anti-tourism protest on the Canary Islands tomorrow is expected to go international, with cities across Spain and Europe expected to show support. From around
Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought
THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has
Who are the Latin Kings? The international narco gang that has terrorised Barcelona for years – as major crackdown THIS WEEK sees 30-plus members arrested and 13 properties raided
THE Guardia Civil have arrested 32 members of a notorious Barcelona street gang as part of ‘Operation Kamaleones’ as authorities look to crack down on
Four Irish tourists are arrested in Spain after ‘beating up a taxi driver’: Group were caught moments before catching a flight home from Barcelona
FOUR Irish tourists were arrested in Catalunya in the early hours of Monday morning after a bitter dispute with a local taxi driver turned violent.
5 bedroom Villa for sale in Arenys de Mar with pool garage – € 510,000
Villa Arenys de Mar, Barcelona 5 beds 4 baths € 510,000 Detached Villa for sale in Arenys De Mar, with 3.043.952 ft2, 5
Reyes de Las Pistolas: A brief history of Spanish anarchism through the life of Buenaventura Durruti
JULY 1936. It’s the Summer of Anarchy in Barcelona, and the air smells of revolution. In a matter of days, the state system had collapsed
Barcelona removes popular bus route from Google Maps to avoid tourists overcrowding the service
A BUSY bus route in Barcelona has been removed from Google Maps to prevent tourists dominating the service. It comes after years of complaints from
Barcelona to ramp up flight arrivals this summer – despite wave of anti-tourist protests last year
THE Catalan government has sparked controversy after proposing a restructure of Barcelona’s main airport that would ramp up the number of flight arrivals each day
F1 row in Spain: Environmentalists blast plans to parade sports cars through the streets of Barcelona ahead of Grand Prix in June
ENVIRONMENTALIST groups have blasted plans to host a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in June. F1 cars,
Love Spain but hate overcrowding? Study reveals the best alternatives to the biggest tourist trapsÂ
A STUDY has revealed the best ‘dupes’ of over-crowded tourist destinations, swapping packed island and city breaks for relaxed holidays in cultural havens. Overtourism is
Cruise ship stranded in Barcelona with passengers confined due to set sail for Venice today, after Spain begins deportation of 69 Bolivians on board
THERE may be worse places to be confined than a luxury ship, but that was small comfort for the 1,500 passengers on an MSC cruise
Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested
A MALAGA-LED cyberhacking gang swindled over €3.3 million out of victims across Spain through a phone SIM card con. Seven people have been arrested by
Major tourist city in Spain hires eagles and falcons to drive out pesky pigeon colonies
AUTHORITIES in Barcelona have turned to an unlikely ally in the fight against urban pigeons causing a nuisance in the city – eagles and falcons.
Getting to know Gaudi: The Catalan architect’s masterpieces you’ve probably NEVER heard of
MOST people have been to the Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo, but have you heard of these little-known Gaudi works? Every year, thousands of tourists
Dani Alves walks out of prison: Footballer is free after posting €1million bail following rape conviction
FOOTBALLER Dani Alves was released from prison on Monday afternoon after paying a €1 million bail fee. He has been freed for the duration of
Outrage after McDonald’s reveals it will have its annual work convention in Spain: Some 15,000 employees will descend on a major tourist city
FAST food giant McDonald’s is holding its biannual convention this April in Barcelona attracting 15,000 company executives from 135 countries- leading the city’s hospitality sector
Spain’s Sagrada Familia ‘will be completed by 2026’: Construction of iconic basilica in Barcelona will finish over a century since its genius architect died
BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has finally been given a completion date – over 100 years since its master architect died. Antoni Gaudi’s spectacular gothic basilica,
Dani Alves is FREED: Ex-footballer and convicted rapist is released by court in Spain after paying €1million bail
FOOTBALLER Dani Alves is set to be released from jail just 4 weeks after being handed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence by a court in
Dani Alves begs to be freed from prison in Spain after being convicted of rape: Footballer ‘promises that he won’t flee’
FOOTBALLER Dani Alves told a Barcelona court that was not flight risk as it heard arguments for him to be bailed while an appeal is
2 bedroom Flat for sale in Barcelona city – € 345,000
Flat Barcelona, Barcelona 2 beds 1 baths € 345,000 FLAT WITH PRIVATE PATIO-GARDEN A SHORT WALK FROM THE SEA Located just 350 metres
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour
LEGENDARY rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will visit Spain this year as part of their new ‘Wild God’ tour. The Australian group,
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various
Flat for sale in Barcelona city – € 500,000
Flat Barcelona, Barcelona 0 beds 1 baths € 500,000 Charming apartment for sale in El Poblenou, Barcelona. This property is located on a
Prosecutors to challenge ‘lenient’ punishment given to convicted rapist Dani Alves by court in Spain
PROSECUTORS are to appeal a four and a half year jail sentence handed down to ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was convicted of raping
Spain’s top court opens ‘terrorism probe’ into exiled Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has started a terrorism investigation into former Catalunya President Carles Puigdemont over protests linked to the region’s failed and illegally-organised 2017 independence