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WATCH: Cars washed away as floods wreak havoc in Spain’s Andalucia

https://www.facebook.com/francisco.doncelhinojosa/videos/1984755304921485/ THIS is the moment devastating floods can be seen washing away cars in Andalucia. The four-minute clip shows water carrying several vehicles after

15 Sep, 2018 @ 18:22

Environment·Lead

‘One-of-a-kind’ Moorish frescoes unearthed at Granada’s Alhambra palace in €3 million restoration project

The works were commissioned by Muhammed V of Granada, using leather, ceramics, glass and plasterwork

12 Sep, 2018 @ 15:44

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Chilli-ng at Andalucia’s Salsas Sierra Nevada – Spain’s first artisan brand of hot sauce

Salsas Sierra Nevada are so hot they should be labelled ‘handle with care'

8 Sep, 2018 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead

Caves of gypsies in Spain’s Sacromonte are home to all wanderers

The victims of 16th century religious persecution fused their cultures to create a unique flamenco art form

21 Aug, 2018 @ 09:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Retracing the footsteps of Lorca, Granada’s most celebrated poet, during his centenary year

The tragic poet has left an indelible mark throughout the city of Granada

19 Aug, 2018 @ 09:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

The best official dog beaches in Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol

THEY say that dogs are man’s best friend, and who else would you want to go to the beach with other than your best friend?

25 Jul, 2018 @ 17:34

Environment·Lead

Southern Spain may face ‘deadly’ earthquakes as Andalucia scientists discover new tectonic fault lines

Andalucian scientists believe the new fault zone was the cause of a 2004 quake which killed more than 600 people

25 Jul, 2018 @ 13:14

Environment·Granada·Lead

IN PICS: Fears and hopes of migrants arriving in southern Spain

An Andalucian photographer tells the story of Europe's new migrants as they arrive in Granada and Almeria

24 Jul, 2018 @ 11:30

Lead·National News

Police intercept almost 11,000 packets of expired jamon about to be put back on sale in southern Spain

Some products had expired in 2015

10 Jul, 2018 @ 17:37

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead

How Andalucia’s ‘de la frontera’ towns got their names… and what they mean

Lenox Napier pores over medieval maps to discover how Andalucia’s ‘border towns’ got their names

10 Jun, 2018 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Flash floods in Andalucia town following unseasonal rainfall

THIS is the moment an Andalucian town succumbed to flash floods over the weekend. https://www.facebook.com/100004686437210/videos/pcb.1000330620133143/1000330473466491/?type=3&theater The footage was shot by local Ruben Del Paso in

28 May, 2018 @ 10:35

Granada·Lead

Paraglider dies after falling out of the sky in Andalucia

Witnesses said the paraglider was overwhelmed by strong currents and fell into the sea

11 May, 2018 @ 13:44

Granada·Lead·Other News

Young couple killed at Andalucia shooting range in suspected murder-suicide

A YOUNG couple have been been killed at a shooting range in Andalucia. One gunshot killed the 21-year-old woman almost instantly while the man, 24,

11 May, 2018 @ 11:13

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Brits order more than 1,000 of Spain’s ‘ugliest ever’ football shirt after it becomes icon at British museum

The shirt of the Granada team is sponsored by local fish company Mariscos Apolo

10 May, 2018 @ 14:47

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Sport

Mangled body with two gunshot wounds to the head found at recycling plant in Andalucia

A BODY has been found with two gunshot wounds to the head at a recycling plant in Andalucia. The corpse was found by workers and

19 Apr, 2018 @ 12:42

Crime & Law·Lead

Andalucia pensioner stabs his 4-year-old daughter’s killer 33 years after she was found dead in a well

A PENSIONER has stabbed his daughter’s killer some 33 years after she was found dead in a well in Andalucia. Juan Jose Fernandez stabbed and

17 Apr, 2018 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Five must-see festivals in Andalucia this Spring

Now Semana Santa has finished for another year, the region's best feria season is about to begin

15 Apr, 2018 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s property market has strong start to 2018

PROPERTY prices in Spain have increased by 3.8% in the first quarter of 2018 year-on-year, with Madrid leading the way. The capital saw prices increase

7 Apr, 2018 @ 13:17

Lead·Property

Tourist tirade about use of Catalan in Mallorcan church divides internet

A TOURIST from Granada has become an internet sensation after ranting about the use of Catalan during a Mallorquin church service. The unnamed woman fulminated

6 Apr, 2018 @ 16:36

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Spain gets its first beer spa in Andalucia

FOR some the combination of beer and spa treatments is a match made in heaven. But reaching the pearly gates has now got a little

20 Feb, 2018 @ 12:06

Granada·Lead

IN PICS: Spain covered in snow as schools and roads closed across the country

A BLANKET of snow and ice has covered much of Spain with 34 provinces on alert in the north, centre and south of the country.

7 Feb, 2018 @ 14:47

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News

Earthquake shakes Andalucia hotspot in Spain

AN Andalucia hotspot was shaken by an earthquake last night. The 3.0 magnitude quake hit Granada at around 9.22pm and may have been felt by

7 Feb, 2018 @ 10:43

Environment·Granada·Lead·National News

‘Cursed’ book in Spain about Granada orphan thought lost for 400 YEARS published for the first time

A BOOK chronicling the adventures of a Granada orphan during Spain’s Golden Age has been published for the first time. Historia del Huerfano, or The

2 Feb, 2018 @ 12:02

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Big freeze in Spain as 33 provinces put on red, orange and yellow alerts for SNOW, rain and storms, including in Andalucia

ALICANTE, Murcia, Granada and Jaen are all on yellow alert for snow. Weather agency AEMET has forecast accumulations of between 3 and 5 centimetres. Drivers

2 Feb, 2018 @ 10:49

Environment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Teenager in Spain stabs mum after she refuses to turn on wifi in Andalucia home

A TEENAGER has stabbed his mother after she refused to reconnect the wifi. The 14-year-old has been sent to a rehabilitation centre for six months

23 Jan, 2018 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News

Body of newborn baby found inside bag at recycling plant in Granada

Reportedly, between the ages of eight or nine months, the lifeless body was found inside a bag by workers at the plant in Alhendin.

17 Jan, 2018 @ 14:58

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Nature

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