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IN PICS: Take a look at Spain’s extraordinary scrap cathedral built entirely by one man

Fiona Govan - 31 May, 2022 @ 10:30

JUSTO Gallego Martinez, a former monk who devoted the last six decades of his life to building a cathedral out of scrap in a...

Andalucia

Partido Popular’s Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain’s dictator General Franco

Alex Trelinski - 22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:22

The leader of Spain's conservative Partido Popular has been criticised for attending a church service in memory of the dictator General Franco. Pablo Casado attended...

Andalucia

Costa de la Luz: Capital of light

Staff Reporter - 26 Jul, 2018 @ 17:39

No trip to the Costa de la Luz would be complete without a night or two in the majestic, coastal city of Cadiz. Considered the...

Mallorca

American tourist arrested for rant at Palma Cathedral attendant who spoke no English

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 6 Aug, 2017 @ 06:07

Security guard told woman she couldn’t enter the building

Blogs

The Great Mosque of Córdoba

Luke Andrews - 13 Apr, 2016 @ 12:01

OP blogger Luke Andres says 'if you don't visit it, you're mad!'

Luke Andrews: Honest Jerez

The Top Three religious buildings to visit in Jerez de la Frontera

Luke Andrews - 19 Jan, 2016 @ 10:04

With well over 22 churches and convents in Jerez de la Frontera, finding time to visit them all can be tricky. OP blogger Luke Andrews offers his favourites

Politics

Podemos fights to make a Catholic cathedral public property

Rob Horgan - 20 Oct, 2015 @ 12:12

Political party have asked that another 30 cemeteries and churches in Aragon be 'given back'

Cordoba

Cordoba Mezquita loses right to beer trademark in Supreme Court

Tom Powell - 21 Mar, 2015 @ 13:00

Spanish company Mahou already produces a beer called Mezquita

Crime & Law

Electrician sentenced to 10 years for theft of Codex Calixtinus manuscript in Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 19 Feb, 2015 @ 18:30

He kept the priceless 12th century document stashed in his garage for more than a year

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