Hotel Monasterio Rocamador in Spain’s Extremadura is back and better than ever
Surrounded by rolling oak forests and choked with nature, few places give you such a good sense of space. And Hotel Monasterio de Rocamador also
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in eco-friendly diamonds in Spain’s Extremadura
HE’S one of the most sparkling celebrities on the red carpet. Now Leonardo DiCaprio has become a true shining star as he invests in a
Games of Thrones returns to Spain’s Extremadura to film prequel
THE American production company HBO will return to Spain’s Extremadura and the cities of Caceres and Trujillo to film the prequel of Game of Thrones
New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura
If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum
Spanish chef conquers London art scene with two new restaurants opening at the Royal Academy
ACCLAIMED Spanish chef Jose Pizarro will open not one but two new restaurants in the hallowed grounds within London’s Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.
Spanish Stonehenge set for cultural protection status despite being abandoned to soggy fate
A collection of ancient standing stones in Extremadura dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge is set to acquire cultural heritage protection status despite being completely unvisitable because
Hunters blamed after bullet-ridden corpse of endangered Iberian Lynx found in Spain
HUNTERS have been blamed after the bullet-ridden body of a rare Iberian Lynx was found by a police sniffer dog. Guardia Civil had launched a
Man in his 70s stabs his brother to death, also in his 70s and then takes his own life in Spain’s Extremadura
A MAN in his 70s has stabbed his brother to death, also in his 70s and then proceeded to take his own life.
WATCH: Priest carries out blessing from church rooftop in Spain’s Extremadura amid coronavirus pandemic
A parish priest in Spain’s Arroyo de la Luz blesses the village from the church rooftop.
Two men posing as priests in Spain’s Extremadura use coronavirus as an excuse to scam elderly people
TWO people in Extremadura who are posing as priests have tried to scam elderly people, using coronavirus as the excuse.
Heritage homes – a piece of the nation’s heritage in any of these eight historic designer towns
THEY are part of Spain’s living history – towns shaped over millennia by conquering civilisations with architectural styles that can never be repeated. Everyone from
Game of Thrones on the hunt for extras
Casting calls finish on Wednesday
Escape to Extremadura
OP blogger Marianne Hill takes a trip to Orellana de la Sierra, a small town in Extremadura, with her family
Shepherds’ school to help boost sales of Torta del Casar
A new shepherds’ school in Extremadura hopes to boost production of the prized local cheese
100 abandoned donkeys saved from slaughterhouse by Spanish sanctuary
EXCLUSIVE: Donkey sanctuary rescues record 100 animals in largest ever operation
Price of northern Spanish properties up to 70% above national average
There is a clear north-south divide
Cordoba salsa group win World Dance Championships in Torremolinos
Torremolinos dance troupe Sabalba came in second for their dance African revolution while Baile al Compás from Extremadura came in third
Spain to Portugal and Extremadura to Porto
Port, olive oil and ham… Jon Clarke heads on a romantic trip to Porto taking in the best of the western part of Spain en
Andalucia home insurance claims among highest in Spain
Direct Line Insurance reveals that 8.4 million houses in Spain are not covered
Olive farmers form vigilante groups to stop criminal gangs poaching their produce
The national farmers union says they will do all they can to defend their stock
Woody Allen paid €100,000 by Extremadura Junta for New Year’s bash
Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band received performed on December 30, 2014 in Badajoz
Eight Spaniards arrested for pro-Russian fighting in Ukraine
The men were identified through a series of photographs showing them with Russian war material
330-year-old skull flown from Spain to Guam
The skull of a 17th century Spanish priest is being flown back to his place of death
ITV prices vary by more than double across Spain
Castilla y Leon is the most expensive
Towns across Spain rethink streets named after the Infanta Cristina
The royal embezzlement scandal has disillusioned many Spaniards
Spanish bus crash kills five children
The bus was taking a youth football team home after a match