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Bizarre mural from the Spanish Civil War featuring Hitler, Mussolini and Franco is discovered in Alicante – but what does it mean?

A MURAL dating back to the Spanish Civil War featuring a soldier hammering the heads of dictators Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini on a dragon has

9 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead

Ancient footprints of humans, rhinos and other animals dating back 26,000 years are discovered on a €1billion building site in Spain’s Madrid

HUMAN and animal remains dating back 26,000 years have been discovered during the construction of a €1 billion housing development in the Mendez Alvaro district

6 Sep, 2024 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Botched restoration of yet another church artwork in Spain goes viral

A BOTCHED restoration at a church in north-east Spain has seen its cherubs painted to appear like something in a low-budget cartoon. Bringing back memories

1 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead

Simulated bull runs with parents pushing carts to chase children ignites opposition to controversial sport in Spain

A ROW has broken out in Valencia after the Old Town(Ciutat Vella) district board approved a simulated bull run aimed at children. Opposition political parties

9 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

What is San Juan night in Spain? All you need to know ahead of the fiery celebrations tomorrow

SPAIN’S beaches will be full of bonfires on Sunday night to celebrate El Dia de San Juan. The feast of San Juan, celebrating St. John

22 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Caravaggio masterpiece goes on display in Madrid after it was going to be auctioned off for a pittance

A PAINTING by Italian master Caravaggio, which was credited to an unknown artist and almost auctioned off at a bargain price, has gone on display

6 Jun, 2024 @ 14:24

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Police recover Francis Bacon painting worth €5 million stolen from Madrid home in 2015

THE Policia Nacional has recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen in a mass heist from a Madrid

23 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Annual Fallas In Spain's Valencia Come To A Spectacular And Noisy End

This is the most popular festival in Spain according to Google searches – so have YOU been yet?

VALENCIA’S Fallas celebrations were the most-searched Spanish fiesta on Google worldwide last year, with 1.3 million searches. It’s the second successive year that the March

11 Mar, 2024 @ 14:10

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain returns to the cinema: Numbers are up at screenings across the country

BLOCKBUSTER movies Barbie and Oppenheimer helped to lift Spain’s cinema attendance to 77.8 million last year- 26% more than in 2022. The figures are still

28 Feb, 2024 @ 16:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Sigourney Weaver is coming to Spain: Alien star, 74, will receive a prestigious Goya award

THE star of the Alien and Avatar movies, Sigourney Weaver, has been announced on Tuesday as the winner of the 2024 International Goya Award. Weaver,

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:25

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Opera fans shocked by classic work transferred to brothel and featuring nude dancers in Spain's Madrid

Opera fans shocked by classic work using brothel setting with nude dancers in Spain’s Madrid

OPERA and theatre goers around the world are used to modern-day interpretations of classic works but a Madrid audience was stunned by a new ‘brothel-set’

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Madrid

Bullfighting sadistic and despicable, says Spain’s new culture minister but can animal activists get their hopes up

Bullfighting ‘is sadistic and despicable’, says Spain’s new culture minister – but can animal activists get their hopes up?

A POLITICIAN who is an avowed anti-bullfighter has become Spain’s Minister of Culture in Pedro Sanchez’s new cabinet announced on Monday. Ernest Urtasan, 41, is

21 Nov, 2023 @ 13:45

Animals·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Century-old derelict mansion with majestic gardens to be slowly restored to its former splendour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN HISTORIC building bought by Jacarilla council in 2009 from a real estate entrepreneur may soon be restored to some of its former glory thanks

13 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Valencian Community

Spain lays claim to ‘Holy Grail of shipwrecks’: Galleon which sank more than 300 years ago contains up to €18bn in treasure

A SPANISH galleon dubbed as the ‘Holy Grail of shipwrecks’ is set to be excavated from its watery grave with an estimated €18 billion in

8 Nov, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

Evidence found of swimming dinosaurs dating back over 100 million years ago in Spain

Dozens of swimming dinosaur prints are discovered in northern Spain

A TEAM of researchers from the University of La Rioja have found a site of swimming dinosaur prints in northern Spain- of which there is

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:09

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

Pre-historic footwear dating back 6,200 years are discovered in caves in Spain's Andalucia

Pre-historic footwear dating back 6,200 years is discovered in caves in Spain’s Andalucia

THE OLDEST pair of shoes in Europe found in a Granada area cave may be much older than first thought, according to scientists. Experts used

9 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

More than 151,000 people flock to ‘Picasso as a Sculptor: Matter and Body’ exhibition in Malaga

PICASSO has triumphed once again in his home town, solidifying his enduring legacy as one of Malaga’s most celebrated and influential figures. ‘Picasso as a

17 Sep, 2023 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Malaga

Spain’s Larios Malaga Fashion Week with Europe’s longest catwalk kicks off today

AS every September, the prestigious Larios Catwalk Malaga Fashion Week returns to Malaga to establish itself as a reference event in the world of fashion

15 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Malaga

Remains of possible Roman circus found near Sevilla

SEVILLA UNIVERSITY experts say modern technology has enabled them to find evidence of a giant Roman circus at the site of the ancient city of

10 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Singaporean artist creates dazzling ‘flower carpet show’ on streets of Spain’s Barcelona

IN the heart of Barcelona, a Singaporean artist, Vijaya Mohan, has unveiled a rangoli piece that combines the Indian artform with Spanish flowers. The 64-year-old’s

8 Sep, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura

‘Our Gibraltar’ competition celebrates Gibraltar themed works ahead of National Week

THE annual ‘Our Gibraltar’ exhibition is currently being held at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery. The Minister for Culture, the Hon. Prof. John Cortes, opened the

4 Sep, 2023 @ 17:45

Gibraltar·La Cultura

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