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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...
Christmas in Spain: Where can you find the best lights and decorations in Europe?
IT’S a point of contention when millions of Christmas decorations shine and glitter across Europe every holiday season – which city has the greatest...
Special Christmas security plans in place for Spain’s Malaga with almost 3000 officers on duty over the festive period
AFTER two years of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this Christmas will be the first ‘normal’ Christmas since 2019 and will see a...
Expert tips on how to choose great festive wines from Spain to try this Christmas
Ben & Matthew from Simply Spanish Wine offer their tips on great festive wines to try this Christmas.
No white Christmas for Spain this year, with unseasonably warm temperatures forecast
AFTER what feels like weeks of rain, there is some good news for residents of Spain this Christmas. The holiday season will be drier...
The Costa Blanca charity that lends a ‘Helping Hand’ to needy families in Spain
IF you live in the Torrevieja area of Alicante Province, then it is highly likely you may have come across over 20 collection points...
Spectacular Malaga Christmas lights live up to hype as one of Spain’s best Christmas shows
It is a special feeling to walk down Calle Marques de Larios in central Malaga and see golden heavenly angels above your head and...
How not to lose your job at a work Christmas party in Spain
THERE are plenty of things to worry about ahead of a work Christmas do. Will it be boring; will Steve from accounts get drunk...
Spain’s oldest Christmas market Fira de Santa Llucia used to be where girls arranged marriages
Spain goes all out when it comes to fiestas, and the Christmas celebration is no different.
But it’s the lead up to Christmas day that...
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Skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada: How the ‘Costa del Ski’ is perfect for Christmas card snowscapes and adrenaline-pumping thrills
"THERE’S no way I’m skiing down that. I’ll walk up, get my ski and take the lift down," insisted my Olive Press colleague, looking...
