Tag: San Sebastian
Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up
A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their...
Ibiza, Javea and Marbella: The Spanish municipalities with the most expensive properties
JAVEA is one of the three municipalities in Spain with the most expensive properties. That’s according to a recent study from leading quantity surveyor’s...
San Sebastián Film Festival celebrates 70th edition in spectacular style
The San Sebastián Film Festival has come a long way since its first edition, 70 years ago. Back then, in 1953, it hosted just...
Spain slammed over Basque Country woman forced to have caesarean section birth
A United Nations committee says a Basque Country woman should be compensated after being forced to have a caesarean section birth which involved having...
Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?
LIVE in San Sebastian? Lucky … you have the best tap water in all of Spain.
Data sourced by the Organisation of Consumers and Users...
Johnny Depp blasts ‘cancel culture’ as he accepts top award amid protests at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival
HOLLYWOOD star Johnny Depp warned that no-one was safe from ‘cancel culture’ as he collected San Sebastian’s Donostia Award in the face of criticism...
Spain’s San Sebastian Festival to honour Johnny Depp with Donostia Award
SAN SEBASTIAN Film Festival has raised eyebrows by choosing to honour Johnny Depp by giving him the highly coveted Donostia Award.
The festival, which takes...
Sculpture transforms disused lighthouse on island off San Sebastian in northern Spain
ACCLAIMED Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias unveiled Hondalea, a site-specific bronze piece which transforms a disused lighthouse on the island of Santa Clara in the...
Lavish praise for Malaga –and a top ten slot among European destinations for US expats
The survey, reported in Forbes magazine for wealthy Americans, placed Malaga in 10th, San Sebastian fourth and Madrid in second
Online terrorist recruitment cell with 10,000 followers broken up in Spain
A CELL of Islamist sympathisers that had 10,000 followers on social media and was recruiting potential terrorists has been broken up.
Police arrested three suspects...
Spain dominates World’s Best 50 Restaurants list with three Spanish kitchens in top 10
Since its inception in 2002 the illustrious parade of global gastronomy has put a Spanish restaurant top seven times
This is the ONLY beach in Spain included in the world top 10
It comes after a recent string of Blue Flag losses in southern Spain, including on the Costa del Sol
Is bar-hopping in San Sebastian as good as its three Michelin star restaurants?
THE idea was as intriguing as it was exciting: To compare one of San Sebastian’s famous three Michelin-starred restaurants with its world-famous tapas district.
A...
Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year
How to enjoy one one of Europe’s best gems in 72 hours
Pintxo hopping in Spain’s San Sebastian may be ‘World’s Best Culinary Experience’ but don’t bail on Bilbao
THE world’s best culinary experience has officially been awarded to an old Spanish tradition. Well, Basque that is.
Choosing from 500 different food experiences...
Iconic Spanish staple named the ‘best food experience in the world’
IT’S official. Spanish cuisine is the best food experience in the world.
Well, more specifically it’s Basque cuisine, with pintxo hopping in San Sebastian’s historic...
Up to 200,000 protestors form human chain calling for independence referendum for Spain’s Basque Country
ALMOST 200,000 protestors formed a human chain to call for a referendum on the independence of the Basque Country from Spain.
Spaniards from the wealthy...
Multiple cheeses withdrawn in Spain after meningitis found
A 39-YEAR-OLD man has been diagnosed with meningitis after ingesting raw sheep's cheese in Madrid.
The case has led to three different cheeses produced in...
Ryanair urges Spain to ‘diversify’ tourism in face of sweeping anti-tourist backlash
Barcelona, San Sebastian and Mallorca saw the worst of the backlash, just months after the country reported a record 75.6 million tourists for 2016
John Malkovich pops into top Spain restaurant Mugaritz
Mugaritz came in at ninth place on the World's 50 Best restaurants list
Spain’s comes out on top with restaurants voted some of the best in the world
Many of Spain's top restaurants are being voted among the best in the world by both critics and diners.
American actress Sigourney Weaver to be honoured at San Sebastian film festival
The star will be presented with the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award on September 21
Brain food: the science behind taste
With high profile chefs and scientists teaming up in San Sebastian for a symposium in October, Ana DeJesus sets out to discover the science behind taste
Spanish restaurant loses top spot on ’50 best restaurants in the world’ list
The list is created by Restaurant magazine every year