RONDA recognised as ‘Tourist Destination of Excellence’ for 2023
RONDA, in Malaga, Spain, wins 2023 'Tourist Destination of Excellence' award for promoting tourism, preserving cultural heritage, and having great appeal.
Spain’s Estepona to host electrifying Queen Tribute Concert on Saturday, August 5
ESTEPONA is gearing up for a night of rock ‘n’ roll magic as the Queen Forever Tribute band prepares to take the stage at TAF
Wild boars surprise beachgoers in Spain’s Marbella
THE unexpected appearance of a herd of wild boars has become a common occurrence in urban areas. The expansion of human-inhabited areas has led these
Arrival of August to bring unusual falls in temperature to parts of Spain
AFTER several heatwaves and an unusually wet month of May, the weather in Spain will continue to be unusual from the start of August onwards,
Resident can’t sleep due to neighbours having noisy sex in Spain’s Alicante area
AN ALICANTE area resident has told an amorous couple to tone down their passionate sex sessions because they are keeping people awake in an apartment
Police arrest parents in Spain’s Estepona after baby tests positive for cocaine
THE PARENTS of a baby have been arrested in Estepona after the child was admitted to hospital with a broken leg, among other injuries, and
Tourist coach carrying 49 people, most of them children, crashes in Spain’s Picos de Europa National Park
A TOURIST coach that was carrying 49 people, many of them children, was involved in a dramatic accident on Monday as it was ascending a
Top banks in Spain unite to swap information in fight against financial crimes
THREE SPANISH banks have come together to exchange information and data to fight and prevent financial crime. BBVA, Banco Santander, and CaixaBank have formed a
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain’s Congress
BATTLE LINES are continuing to be drawn over who will be Span’s next prime minister after July 23rd’s indecisive general election result. Acting Prime Minister
RACY NIGHTS on the beaches of Sanlúcar
THE annual August horse races at sunset on the sands of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Spain have been called the Greatest Show on the Southern
Gibraltar men and women pull off giantkilling acts at European hockey championships to win bronze medals
GIBRALTAR continued to defy its size as both men and women came third in their own European hockey championships held recently in Poland and Croatia
Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have busted a gang of Murcia-based telephone copper wire thieves and returned over three tons of wiring to their rightful owners. Stolen
DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain
TOP events for August from Malaga and Madrid to Nerja, La Rioja and Valencia and the Cala Mijas festival. Unmissable concerts, events and experiences!
Rubbish throwing on the street and in the wrong bins just got much more expensive in Gibraltar
AUTHORITIES have clamped down on littering and fly tipping in Gibraltar by raising fines to four times their previous amount. The Department of the Environment
MADRID: How to get around (without a taxi)
THE best ways to travel to Madrid, and to get around the city on public transport and rental bikes, with links to all the maps
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
Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE metal company employee stole 185,000 parts over nearly three years which he then sold off cheaply to a scrap metal firm. The Spaniard.
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Ciudad Quesada with pool – € 349,000
Ciudad Quesada, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 349,000 The villa is spread over one level and consists of a total of three
Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK could start as soon as September on constructing a 7,490 home urbanisation in Toreviejva- the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province.
Major drugs and robbery gang arrested in Spain’s Alicante area
A JOINT Policia Nacional- Guardia Civil operation has brought down an Alicante province-based criminal gang with 14 Spaniards arrested. The group has been charged with
Malaga smashes historical export record with €1.296 Billion in sales in first five months of 2023
MALAGA has achieved a remarkable milestone in its export performance, setting a historical record by reaching €1.296 billion in sales during the months of January,
Spain’s Renfe to boost ‘Low Cost’ Avlo trains in 2024 with new destinations and frequencies including Malaga
RENFE, Spain’s national railway operator, is set to boost its budget-friendly service, Avlo, in 2024 with expanded offerings. The company plans to significantly increase its
Spain’s Marbella to enhance beaches with addition of 120,000 cubic metres of sand
MARBELLA City Council has embarked on a major initiative to improve its beaches by adding a substantial amount of sand. A total of 120,000 cubic
Weather in Spain’s Andalucia: August arrives with warm air mass and tropical nights
AUGUST to arrive in Spain’s Andalucia region with a scorching warm air mass and the return of tropical nights. As the peak summer month begins,
August Holiday Exodus: Spain’s Malaga Road Conflict Points Revealed
AS the August holiday exodus gets underway, the roads of Malaga are bracing for heavy traffic and potential bottlenecks. The National Traffic Authority in Spain
IBIZA: Cocktails in the House of WOW
SPEND the days on Ibiza's famous beaches and the nights with everyone else at this restaurant in Santa Eulalia del Rio for exciting cocktails and