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WATCH: Outrage as councillor is accused of rigging a local lottery in Spain’s Andalucia after pulling the name of...

A CHRISTMAS lottery in Andalucia has been thrown into disrepute after eagle-eyed onlookers suspected a local councillor of rigging its outcome. Jose Luis Madueño, a...

Adorable unwanted shelter dog Agus is adopted by a nursing home in Spain – and the pictures will melt...

A SPANISH nursing home has adopted an adorable shelter dog and the pictures are sure to make you smile. Residents at the Amavir El Encinar...

Which supermarkets in Spain will remain open over Christmas and New Year?

CHRISTMAS and New Year can be a tricky time for shopping, so here’s all you need to know about which shops will be open...

Don’t trust anyone with your ticket and claim your prize straight away: Here is the Spanish police’s official advice...

FOR MANY Spaniards, Christmas doesn’t really begin until the sound of the children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school can be heard singing the winning...

This centuries’ old Christmas market in Spain is among the best in EUROPE this year – according to Elle...

ELLE magazine has named this Christmas market in Spain among the best in Europe.  The ‘mercado’ is the oldest in the country, with over 200...

Spain’s Royal Family releases Christmas card, but is the yearly tradition falling behind the times?

THE SPANISH Royal Family this week released its annual Christmas card, which features a previously unseen picture of King Felipe VI, his wife Queen...

Fresh airport strikes in Spain: Baggage handlers to walk out on these dates in December and January

SPAIN’S two biggest labour unions, UGT and CCOO, have called eight days of strike action for Spanish airline Iberia’s ground service staff over the...

Where’s winter? Highs of 27C on Spain’s Costa del Sol THIS week – before a ‘colder than usual’ Christmas

SPAIN is expecting a winter chill as Christmas experts warn it will be ‘colder than usual’.  According to the State Weather Agency (AEMET), temperatures are...

Festive greetings in Spain: How to wish your local friends a merry Christmas and a happy new year

EVERYONE knows the phrase ‘feliz navidad’, but do you know other festive greetings that will make you seem like a local?  Feliz navidad Meaning ‘Happy Christmas’...

Why is there a ‘high risk’ of terror attacks in the EU this Christmas? Warning from Brussels follows a...

OFFICIALS in Brussels have warned there is a ‘high risk’ of terror attacks across Europe this Christmas.  European Commissioner Ylva Johansson issued the warning this...

WATCH: Adorable chocolate labrador joins the local police on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being rescued

AN ADORABLE chocolate labrador has not only joined the local police force in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol, but has also been chosen...

Watch: Moment Malaga Christmas lights are switched on goes viral – as everyone makes the same comment

MALAGA’s famous Christmas lights were switched on this weekend, sparking criticism on social media.  Calle Larios in Malaga’s city centre was full of people on...

Christmas in Andalucia: When will the major cities of Spain’s biggest region turn on their impressive light displays?

THE festive season will kick off in Andalucia this weekend as cities across the region switch on their Christmas lights.  The smell of chestnuts in...

Christmas PR wars: Several towns in Europe – including Spain – claim to have the tallest tree this year…...

AT 57 metres tall, Granada, Spain claims to be home to Europe’s biggest Christmas tree, but so does Portugal and Italy, so who really...

Malaga’s iconic Christmas lights are already being prepared: This is when they will be switched on

MALAGA will switch on its famous Christmas lights with a celebration and brand new light show. The Cordoban company in charge of the spectacle...

How government scrooges in 1882 accidentally created Spain’s obsession with gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve

THE minute hand on Madrid's Puerta de Sol clock tower nears midnight. Millions of Spaniards already have a grape in their mouth. Millions of others...

Taxi drivers in Spain’s Pamplona to restart free trips for pensioners to see the Christmas lights

AFTER a two-year break due to Covid-19, today the taxi drivers of Pamplona will be volunteering their time to take 90 or so residents...

Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech

KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he...

Feliz Navidad: The best cocktail recipes to boost the Christmas spirit!

THE one sure-fire way to bag a kiss under the mistletoe this winter is to combine a little Christmas spirit with a lot of...

Spain’s royal Christmas greetings

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were joined by their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Sofia

Carbon cost of ‘windy’ Rudolph’s night of hard toil!

RUDOLPH and his flatulent reindeer pals will have 'emitted' 22 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the UK alone last night (Christmas Eve). According to researchers...

Snails and thistles: These are the weird and wonderful regional Christmas dishes eaten across Spain

CHRISTMAS would not look a lot like Christmas without traditional dishes and desserts. In countries like the United Kingdom, Christmas without roast potatoes and gravy...

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Christmas in Spain: Ten books to cosy up with this winter

LIKE Christmas crackers, stockings and chocolates, reading material is a winter essential. The Olive Press's Kirsty McKenzie gives her recommendations for books to keep you...

¡Feliz Navidad! These are the strangest Christmas traditions celebrated in Spain

CHRISTMAS traditions in Spain are in essence no different from any other nation – people hold on to strange customs, eat and drink a...

How Spain’s Royal Family celebrates Christmas

SPAIN'S Royal Family always has a busy festive period which they started by releasing their Christmas cards early in December. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and...

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