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Literary escape: From bins bearing Harry Potter covers to plant pots inscribed with poetry, is THIS Andalucian town the most cultured corner of inland Spain?

NESTLED in the heart of the Alpujarra mountains of Andalucia lies the most charming village you’ve never heard of: Mecina Bombaron is a fairytale come

5 Nov, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Top Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Princess of Asturias literature award in Spain

BESTSELLING Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature. The Princess of Asturias Award jury praised the ‘uniqueness’ of

26 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Asturias·La Cultura·Lead

Leading lights of literature gather once again in the shadow of the Rock for the Gibraltar Literary Festival

One of the stellar events in the English literature calendar returned at the end of November as a host of novelists, historians, politicians, academics and

6 Dec, 2022 @ 18:14

Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Hay Festival in Segovia welcomes special guests to 2022 edition: 400 sheep

SOME 400 sheep were the special guests at Segovia’s famous Aqueduct on Friday, as part of the ongoing Hay Festival in the historical city in

17 Sep, 2022 @ 16:19

Lead·Madrid

Spain is least ‘culturally arrogant’ country in Europe but here are 10 reasons why you SHOULD say ‘Viva España!’

Spain is the humblest country in Europe when it comes to shouting about its national patrimony - way behind boastful Britain and gloating Greece, according

11 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Valencia City bookshop wins best bookstore in Spain title

THE honour of being called Spain’s best bookstore has gone to a Valencia City shop. The award has been given to the Ramon Llull store

27 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Lorca comes back to life in tours offered this summer in Granada birthplace in southern Spain

THE birthplace of celebrated Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca will come to life with dramatised tours this summer. A group of students and amatuer actors

18 Jun, 2022 @ 11:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Something to write home about: Literary traditions of Moraira on Spain’s Costa del Sol

WITH its stunning views of the Costa Blanca to inspire the imagination, it’s not hard to see why Moraira is a great literary town. North

22 May, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

A bookworm’s dream: Polly’s International Bookshop in Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AS it turns out, any old weather is just right for settling down with a book, whatever language you prefer to be reading in. Thankfully,

22 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

What you should know about Miguel de Cervantes, Spain’s greatest literary genius, who died on this day in 1616

As Spain prepares to honour its most famous author who died 400 years ago this month, Tom Powell wonders what life was really like for

22 Apr, 2022 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

BOOK REVIEW: Chasing Time features Andalucia in centre of medical mystery

CHASING TIME, by Thomas Reilly, an emotional mixture of contemporary fiction and magical realism, is a gripping suspense novel of cinematic scope. Could Spanish olive

7 Dec, 2021 @ 11:28

La Cultura·Other News·Sponsored

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was awarded

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

OOPS! Catalan poet who said ‘poetry is not literature’ wins Spain’s top literature prize

"Poetry is not literature; it’s another thing," he said

23 Nov, 2019 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

British expat rocks Costa del Sol with new crime thriller on London’s criminal underbelly

Manilva author’s Costa del Crime blockbuster keeps Santa busy this Christmas

4 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

New guide book celebrates literary history of Andalucia

Andalucia: A Literary Guide For Travellers takes readers on an enthralling tour of Spain’s largest region, as seen through the eyes of the countless authors

5 Mar, 2017 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead