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Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?

Kirsty Mckenzie - 11 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

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 Bei Der Verleihung Des Donostia Awards Für Sein Lebenswerk Auf Dem 69. Internationalen Filmfestival San Seb

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Johnny Depp blasts ‘cancel culture’ as he accepts top award amid protests at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival

Fiona Govan - 23 Sep, 2021 @ 11:37

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...

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Spain’s San Sebastian Festival to honour Johnny Depp with Donostia Award

Kirsty Mckenzie - 9 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

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...

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Sculpture transforms disused lighthouse on island off San Sebastian in northern Spain

Graham Keeley - 18 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

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...

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Lavish praise for Malaga –and a top ten slot among European destinations for US expats

Eugene Costello - 17 Nov, 2020 @ 16:00

The survey, reported in Forbes magazine for wealthy Americans, placed Malaga in 10th, San Sebastian fourth and Madrid in second

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Online terrorist recruitment cell with 10,000 followers broken up in Spain

Dilip Kuner - 2 Nov, 2020 @ 12:00

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...

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Spain dominates World’s Best 50 Restaurants list with three Spanish kitchens in top 10

Charlie Smith - 26 Jun, 2019 @ 10:56

Since its inception in 2002 the illustrious parade of global gastronomy has put a Spanish restaurant top seven times

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This is the ONLY beach in Spain included in the world top 10

Charlie Smith - 25 Jun, 2019 @ 11:15

It comes after a recent string of Blue Flag losses in southern Spain, including on the Costa del Sol

Food & Drink

Is bar-hopping in San Sebastian as good as its three Michelin star restaurants?

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 1 Feb, 2019 @ 18:37

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...

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Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year

Elisa Menendez - 20 Oct, 2018 @ 10:00

How to enjoy one one of Europe’s best gems in 72 hours

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Pintxo hopping in Spain’s San Sebastian may be ‘World’s Best Culinary Experience’ but don’t bail on Bilbao

Elisa Menendez - 15 Sep, 2018 @ 11:30

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...

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Iconic Spanish staple named the ‘best food experience in the world’

Elisa Menendez - 25 Aug, 2018 @ 09:26

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...

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Up to 200,000 protestors form human chain calling for independence referendum for Spain’s Basque Country

Staff Reporter - 11 Jun, 2018 @ 10:37

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...

Food & Drink

Multiple cheeses withdrawn in Spain after meningitis found

Laurence Dollimore - 8 Feb, 2018 @ 11:20

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...

Andalucia

Ryanair urges Spain to ‘diversify’ tourism in face of sweeping anti-tourist backlash

Staff Reporter - 15 Sep, 2017 @ 13:18

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

Andalucia

John Malkovich pops into top Spain restaurant Mugaritz

Laura Duckett - 8 May, 2017 @ 14:47

Mugaritz came in at ninth place on the World's 50 Best restaurants list

Food & Drink

Spain’s comes out on top with restaurants voted some of the best in the world

Laura Duckett - 6 May, 2017 @ 18:00

Many of Spain's top restaurants are being voted among the best in the world by both critics and diners.

La Cultura

American actress Sigourney Weaver to be honoured at San Sebastian film festival

Ana DeJesus - 15 Aug, 2016 @ 14:30

The star will be presented with the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award on September 21

Food & Drink

Brain food: the science behind taste

Ana DeJesus - 14 Aug, 2016 @ 16:00

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

Property

San Sebastian street named Spain’s most expensive

Rob Horgan - 26 Jun, 2016 @ 14:01

Priciest street in Spain is in the north

Food & Drink

Spanish restaurant loses top spot on ’50 best restaurants in the world’ list

Laurence Dollimore - 14 Jun, 2016 @ 15:32

The list is created by Restaurant magazine every year

Celebrity

Johnny Rotten back for Public Image Limited tour of Spain

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 19 Mar, 2016 @ 10:01

Rotten returns

Property

Price of northern Spanish properties up to 70% above national average

Rob Horgan - 5 Mar, 2016 @ 08:45

There is a clear north-south divide

Travel News

New York Times recommends three Spanish cities in 2016 travel guide

Tom Powell - 13 Jan, 2016 @ 14:14

The trio are hailed as key travel destinations for the year ahead

Food & Drink

Master chefs gear up for San Sebastian food festival

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 12 Jan, 2016 @ 15:54

San Sebastian is the jewel in Spain’s culinary crown. Home to some of the world’s best restaurants, proud traditions are carried forward by its gastronomic societies, whose chefs lead raucous celebrations every January 19 at the spectacular La Tamborrada. In an award-winning article Joe Duggan recalls this unique fiesta

Andalucia

Andalucia’s driving schools are cheapest in Spain

Iona Napier - 2 Sep, 2015 @ 17:02

Learning to drive in San Sebastian costs three times as much as it does in Sevilla and even twice the going rate in capital Madrid

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Quique Dacosta Madrid Ritz photo: Fiona Govan

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INTERVIEW: Meet Quique Dacosta, Spain’s Michelin-starred chef behind the new gourmet experience at Madrid’s Mandarin Oriental Ritz

Fiona Govan - 30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:51

The culinary genius is bringing his exquisite dishes to Madrid from Valencia, writes Fiona Govan.

Business Owner Is Arrested In Alicante Area Of Spain For Paying Low Wages And Threatening Moroccan Workers

Sweatshop owner is arrested in Alicante area of Spain for paying low wages and threatening Moroccan workers

30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:24

Head found in new age community near Granada is not a missing Dutch woman, ‘but a man in his...

30 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

UPDATED: Everything you need to know about new travel rules between UK and Spain

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:45

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open main door of plane en route between Spain and Hungary

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open plane door mid-air between Spain and Hungary

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:13

Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Electric scooter thief is caught out by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:10

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

don justo cathedral mejorada del campo madrid

Spain’s scrap cathedral to live on after death of the ex-monk who built it piece by piece with his...

30 Nov, 2021 @ 13:17

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calahonda with pool – € 215,000

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Two children among four people killed in horrific Barcelona inferno

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

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