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Spanish architect wins ‘best technology of the year’ at The Napolitan Victory Awards

A SPANISH architect has been recognised by the Washington Academy, winning a Napolitan Victory award. The director of the Catalan company KRLDUS Political Marketing, Marc

2 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Other News

Controversy over comedy bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors as president of Spain's Murcia region gets plea to stop it

Controversy over comedy bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors as president of Spain’s Murcia region gets asked to block it

AN ANIMAL protection organisation has written to Murcia’s acting president, Fernando Lopez Miras, asking him to stop a comedic bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors. The

31 Aug, 2023 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·Murcia

Fake Picasso and Palencia works are rumbled in Spain: Fraudsters were selling pieces for €13.5 million

Legendary artist Pablo Picasso to feature in BBC TV series marking 50 years since his death in Spain

LEGENDARY Spanish painter Pablo Piccaso’s penchant for women will be featured in a new BBC TV documentary series, ‘Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast’ to

30 Aug, 2023 @ 18:45

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

The world’s biggest and craziest tomato fight will turn streets red next week in Spain’s Valencia

THE VALENCIAN town of Buñol is getting ready to see ‘red’ once again as the world-famous La Tomatina festival returns next Wednesday with tomatoes being

26 Aug, 2023 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

SOROLLA QUIZ: How much do you know about the renowned artist?

AUGUST 10, 2023 marked 100 years since Joaquin Sorolla passed away. The great impressionist painter is being remembered all over the world including major exhibitions

24 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Other News

Why does Spain have a national bank holiday on August 15?

THE ASSUMPTION of the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Spain celebrated every August 15 alongside other the world’s other major Catholic countries. It

15 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Unique firework display dating back to Middle Ages set to light up Sunday night sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of Spain’s most spectacular firework displays takes place this Sunday which has been recognised by UNESCO as an ‘Intangible Heritage of Humanity’. Elche’s Nit

13 Aug, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Valencian Community

Arabic Baths Cultural Center in Spain’s Jaen welcomes surge in visitors

SITUATED in the historic city center of Jaen, the Centro Cultural Baños Árabes Palacio de Villardompardo has observed a notable rise in visitor numbers, reflecting

10 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Jaen·La Cultura

Lucky escape for historic Roman site on Spain’s Costa Blanca after stray firework causes blaze

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A STRAY firework from Calpe’s ‘Castell de la mar’ display on Sunday morning caused a fire at part

7 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

126 years on since discovery of jewel of Iberian art on farmland in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ON August 4, 1897, a teenager accidentally discovered what has been regarded as the jewel of Iberian art ever found in Spain- The Lady of

5 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Stunning ancient mosaic of Medusa uncovered by archaeologists in western Spain

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Roman mosaic in Extremadura depicting Medusa with tiny wings and locks of hair which is believed to have been used as

4 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

Spain to get it’s first large-scale Jewish museum based in Madrid

SPAIN will get its first large-scale Jewish museum which is scheduled to open in Madrid in 2025. The Hispanic-Jewish Museum will aim ‘to unearth the

4 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

212 international fighters resisting Franco's forces in Spain's Civil War found in mass graves in Catalunya

Catalunya mass graves discovered of foreign fighters who resisted Franco’s forces in Spain’s Civil War

212 international fighters from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands who disappeared in Catalunya during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 have been identified

31 Jul, 2023 @ 14:12

Catalunya·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s Malaga museum welcomes over 94,600 visitors in first five months of 2023

THE Malaga Museum, nestled within the iconic Palacio de la Aduana, has witnessed an impressive surge in visitors during the initial five months of 2023.

25 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Valencia gears up for ‘Battle of the Flowers’ where using a racket is certainly not for tennis

OVER A MILLION locally-grown carnations will feature in one of Valencia’s brightest coloured events on July 30- the traditional ‘Battle of the Flowers’. 40 floats

22 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Crowdfunding used to pay for repairs to old traditional village church in Spain

Crowdfunding used to pay for repairs to historic village church in Spain

CROWDFUNDING with a €55,000 target is being used to pay for renovations to a historic church in Burgos province. As of mid-July, €26,000 had been

17 Jul, 2023 @ 12:02

La Cultura·Lead·Property

Thyssen Museum Malaga casts a spotlight on 1930s Barcelona with a photographic exhibition

THE Museo Carmen Thyssen presents a new exhibition of urban photography and casts a spotlight on the 1930s Barcelona street life. This urban photography exhibition,

15 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Roman Theatre in Spain’s Malaga to have a new viewpoint and information platform

MALAGA’S Roman theatre, which lies at the foot of the Alcazaba fortress in the western part of the city, will soon include additional walkways, a

10 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Bid For Ancient Waterwheels To Be Get Unesco Status On Spain's Costa Blanca

Bid for ancient waterwheels to get UNESCO status on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council will apply for UNESCO World Heritage status for its traditional irrigation system in the Las Norias district. Orihuela mayor Pepe Vegara announced the

10 Jul, 2023 @ 15:12

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

World-famous Pamplona bull-runs start this Friday in Spain

PAMPLONA’S famous bull-running festival starts on Friday(July 7) and continues until July 14 in the streets of the northern city which is the capital of

6 Jul, 2023 @ 16:53

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Navarra

Exhibitions to celebrate Spain’s Picasso receive more than a million people in first half of the anniversary

THE Picasso Celebration 1973-2023, an initiative promoted by the governments of Spain and France that pays tribute to the artist on the 50th anniversary of

3 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Hispania Nostra removes Acinipo from Heritage Red List

AFTER a decade, the Spanish association Hispania Nostra, a non-profit association, which aims to defend, safeguard and enhance Spanish Cultural Heritage, has removed Acinipo from

2 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Archaeologists go scuba diving to see how unique ancient ship can safely be extracted in Spain’s Murcia

AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL team from Valencia has made an extensive survey of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician ship to work out the best option to get it safely

30 Jun, 2023 @ 14:59

La Cultura·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Mosque-Cathedral in Spain’s Cordoba set to break record visitor numbers

THE Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba (World Heritage Site since 1984) is on the verge of breaking its record number of visitors. The iconic Cordoba monument is

29 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Treasure Trove Of Illegally Kept Archaeological Relics Discovered In Spain's Andalucia

Priceless illegally-kept archaeological relics dating back to Roman times discovered in Spain’s Andalucia

A COUPLE from Baena, Cordoba province have been arrested for illegally hoarding 119 pieces of great archaeological value in a store room. The man and

27 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Cordoba·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Graffiti artist duo from Spain’s Valencia fuse contemporary and classical art in Greek murals

TWO Valencia graffiti artists have built up an international reputation for creating murals of the ancient Greek gods on large high-rise buildings across the world.

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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