Tag: French
In hot water: Viral tweet sparks fierce debate about how much Spaniards, and Europeans, shower
A VIRAL tweet has sparked lively online debate about how often Spaniards shower compared to their European counterparts. The answer? Less than the Italians...
Goya Awards in Spain’s Sevilla to honour French star Juliette Binoche
STAR of Chocolat and The English Patient, amongst many other films, Juliette Binoche is to be honoured at the Goyas.
The French actor and twice...
Ecole Francaise Internationale Marbella: French school on Costa Del Sol offers classes in three languages
A French school on Spain’s Costa del Sol is also offering lessons in Spanish and English in a bid to make its students trilingual.
Ecole...
Spain calculates enormous tourism losses during Covid-19 pandemic
SPAIN lost €155 billion in tourist revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the National Statistics Institute(INE).
Easter tourism seems to be bouncing back...
French pianist Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat headlines Costa Blanca summer concert series
Renowned French pianist Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat will play a recital in l'Alfas del Pi (Valencia) on Friday, August 27.
He will perform works by Bethoveen, Saint-Saens...
The expat driver arrested for the mortal hit of a cyclist in Fuengirola tested positive for drugs
THE young French driver of the car that killed a cyclist in Fuengirola could be charged with reckless homicide after initial tests revealed he...
Fugitive rapist of 84-year-old woman snared by EU-funded task force in Spain’s Barcelona
ONE OF Europe’s most-wanted men has been arrested this week for the rape of an 84-year-old woman in 2009.
National Police Forces of Spain and...
Spain snubbed as French and Italian train firms awarded lucrative contracts for new services at major Spanish cities
There will be 61 trains between Madrid, Cordoba, Malaga and Sevilla, a 75% increase from the current 35.
Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders
The airport had seen 45 flights cancelled yesterday and 100 on Monday due to violent clashes involving thousands of people
Man who tried to smoke out hornet nest arrested over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
It comes after a fire broke out on the edge of the Sierra Bermeja park at around 12:30pm yesterday
French tourist arrested in Spain after British woman ‘raped and threatened with drowning’ on popular resort beach
This latest incident comes after an 18-year-old British girl also alleged she was raped at the resort
Man in barrel sets sail from Spain in three-month bid to reach Caribbean using ONLY ocean currents
A DARING adventurer has set sail from Spain in a barrel in a bid to float across the Atlantic Ocean using only sea currents.
Jean-Jacques...
Expat busted for drug smuggling after crashing his stolen car revealing 450 kilos of hashish on Costa del Sol
Cocaine and hashish were found in backpacks in the car after the driver crashed into the back of a broken down lorry
Autopsy reveals Marbella shooting victim had more than 20 bullet wounds from AK-47
The killer, believed to be hired by a criminal gang, dumped the weapon in a bin, before speeding away from police on a motorbike
Expat couple in Spain arrested for €700,000 ‘fake sportswear website’ on Costa del Sol
AN expat couple have been arrested over a €700,000 internet scam on the Costa del Sol.
The French duo are suspecting of selling sportswear online...
Brits drastically boosting population of struggling yet award-winning Frigiliana village
FOREIGNERS are drastically boosting the population of a struggling yet award-winning pueblo blanco.
Brits, Morrocans, Germans and French are among the extranjeros who make up...
French protesters attack Spanish red wine lorry
Mob spills flood of plonk onto motorway in anger at cheap imports
Spaniards twice as likely to splash out on holiday as the French
Luxury hotels are a must for 43% of Spanish holidaymakers
Picasso painting seized by French police in illegal exportation attempt in Corsica
With an estimated worth of €26.2 million, the painting was deemed a Spanish cultural treasure and prohibited from leaving the country
Spain triumphs again as top summer holiday destination for Europeans
Spain has triumphed, yet again, as the top holiday destination for Europeans this summer
French chef Xavier Sierra cooks up a storm at Fonda el Postillon in Alhaurin el Grande
Fonda el Postillon has made a name for itself as a fine dining restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere serving up French and international dishes
Spain investigates anti-French and anti-Catalan hate messages on Twitter following Germanwings plane crash
It has been confirmed that 49 people on the plane were Spanish
As 50 Shades of Grey fever takes over, Brits’ unusual bedroom habits are laid bare
And there's certainly no stiff upper lip between the sheets
Bistro with a sushi twist opens in Marbella’s Corte Ingles
A bistro with a difference has been drawing the crowds to Marbella
UPDATE: Death toll from fighter jet crash in Spain rises to 11
THE death toll from the crash of a Greek fighter jet in central Spain has risen to 11.
One of the French airmen who...
Popularity of La Liga leads to greater uptake of Spanish in UK schools
The growing number of children taking GCSE Spanish has been partly attributed to the 'Messi impact'
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