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Placido Domingo performs in Spain for the first time since 2019 when sexual misbehaviour allegations first surfaced in America

TENOR Placido Domingo received a standing ovation last night(June 9) at the end of his first concert in his native Spain for 18 months. The

10 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Anti-fascist fighter from Valencia area of Spain who opposed Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

THE last known survivor of the International Brigades who fought against General Franco and the fascists in the Spanish Civil War has died, aged 101.

25 May, 2021 @ 18:15

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Madrid welcomes Hollywood director Wes Anderson as work begins on set of new movie

HOLLYWOOD director Wes Anderson is heading for Madrid this year as work begins on the set of his newest creation. Elaborate sets have been spotted

25 May, 2021 @ 12:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

OPERATIC TRIUMPH for Madrid venue that scoops the top prize for Spain in prestigious international awards

MADRID’S Teatro Real has won the top honour at the 2021 International Opera Awards which are opera’s equivalent of the movie Oscars. The virtually-hosted event

15 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Madrid

Performance artist who sat still for over 700 hours scoops Spain’s top arts prize worth €50,000

AN acclaimed 74-year-old Serbian performance artist, who once sat in total silence for 716 hours as people took turns to stare at her, has won

13 May, 2021 @ 15:10

La Cultura

EGG-TASTIC! Belgian artist creates world’s biggest concrete egg in tribute to his new home town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOMETHING strange has been cooked up in Orcheta on the Costa Blanca. It’s a giant concrete egg to celebrate the area and the whole of

1 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s world-famous Pamplona bull runs are cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19

SPAIN’S famous Pamplona bull runs have been scrapped for a second successive year due to the COVID pandemic. The official confirmation came today(April 26) from

26 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain

ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla

3 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·La Cultura

Spain's efforts to 'rebrand' world's tallest cross and Franco-era monument in Madrid meet howls of protest from the far-right

Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain

AN ancient burial site in the Murcia region suggests that women may have ruled the roost in the early Bronze age. That possibility is being

14 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Murcia

Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S Culture Commission in the national senate has rejected a motion that wanted the government to permanently transfer an iconic statue back to Elche. The

13 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

‘The Girls’: Convent-school drama by first-time female director scoops Spain’s top film prize

The Girls, a coming of age drama by a first time female feature film director has scooped the best film award in the 2021 Goyas,

8 Mar, 2021 @ 10:56

La Cultura·Lead

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of

20 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Plastic Pollution In World S Oceans Inspire Alicante Artist To Produce Unique Display In Spain S Costa Blanca

Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ‘floating island’ sculpture consisting of 3,612 plastic bottles is on display in Alicante to highlight the problems of environmental pollution in the world’s oceans.

13 Dec, 2020 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ancient moat that is over 3,000 years old has been uncovered in Guardamar on the southern Costa Blanca. Archaeologists from Alicante University have made

13 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

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Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE has grabbed two world records after it built the tallest-ever nativity scene as well as it being the largest in area. The city’s Plaza

1 Dec, 2020 @ 15:43

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport

31 Oct, 2020 @ 14:59

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Bodies of executed Franco opponents to be exhumed from common grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE BODIES of 17 people executed because they opposed dictator General Franco, will be exhumed from a common grave and given individual resting places. The

24 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain

GLASGOW-BORN Alan Joseph Kennedy has switched from storyteller to storywriter with the publication of a tale inspìred by his memories of London’s Brixton area in

11 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

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Famous anti-Franco poet gets two month tribute on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is to stage two months of commemorations in honour of one of the area’s most famous figures, the poet Miguel Hernandez. Orihuela culture councillor,

26 Sep, 2020 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Scholar discovers first Shakespeare play to arrive in Spain

Stone found among the old books a 1634 print of the tragicomedy The Two Noble Kinsmen, written together with John Fletcher, which is thought to

21 Sep, 2020 @ 09:44

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the

6 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Palma de Mallorca requests €300,000 culture aid package from Spanish government, in bid to save arts following coronavirus crisis

PALMA’S Ministry of Culture has requested €300,000 in aid, in a bid to help save the arts amid the coronavirus crisis.

12 Jul, 2020 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival confirms rearranged dates for 2021

MADRID’S Mad Cool Festival has been rearranged for next year, due to the coronavirus crisis.

26 Jun, 2020 @ 19:18

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Incredible survival story of Spanish Armada captain, Francisco de Cuellar to be re-told in new film

THE incredible survival story of a Spanish Armada captain is to be re-told in a new film, it has been announced.

19 Jun, 2020 @ 15:49

La Cultura·Lead

Spanish archaeologist sentenced to more than two years in prison for faking finds that would ‘rewrite history’

A SPANISH archaeologist has been sentenced for faking Basque finds that included supposed hieroglyphics.

19 Jun, 2020 @ 14:59

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

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Placido Domingo performs in Spain for the first time since 2019 when sexual misbehaviour allegations first surfaced in America

Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

Madrid welcomes Hollywood director Wes Anderson as work begins on set of new movie

OPERATIC TRIUMPH for Madrid venue that scoops the top prize for Spain in prestigious international awards

Performance artist who sat still for over 700 hours scoops Spain’s top arts prize worth €50,000

EGG-TASTIC! Belgian artist creates world’s biggest concrete egg in tribute to his new home town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s world-famous Pamplona bull runs are cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19

Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain

Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain

Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘The Girls’: Convent-school drama by first-time female director scoops Spain’s top film prize

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Bodies of executed Franco opponents to be exhumed from common grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain

Famous anti-Franco poet gets two month tribute on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Scholar discovers first Shakespeare play to arrive in Spain

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Palma de Mallorca requests €300,000 culture aid package from Spanish government, in bid to save arts following coronavirus crisis

Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival confirms rearranged dates for 2021

Incredible survival story of Spanish Armada captain, Francisco de Cuellar to be re-told in new film

Spanish archaeologist sentenced to more than two years in prison for faking finds that would ‘rewrite history’

Tram or electric bus? New rapid transit system planned to solve Campo de Gibraltar daily gridlock

Secret gene makes carriers more resistant to picking up smoking – offering hope of new treatments for those who can’t shake the habit

Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for ‘total negligence’ over his response to Valencia flood disaster

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

King of Norway, 89, admitted to hospital while holidaying in the Canary Islands