From Greek outsider to Spanish master: The remarkable rise of El Greco
DOMENIKOS Theotokopoulus is not an easy name to say. His neighbours in the central Spanish town of Toledo preferred, simply, to call him ‘the Greek’
LIFE IN SPAIN: Buckets, ballet and bullfighters – how this week in history changed the country we know and love
ON 6 April 1606, the Spanish capital moved from Valladolid in Castilla y Leon to Madrid. Madrid has always had one outstanding asset in its
ON THIS DAY: A cult priest is knighted and a Catalan patriot is executed – two opposing tales shaped by fascist dictator Franco
THIS is a story of two men with contrasting fates. JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA DE BALAGUER Y ALBAS On 2 April 1956, a Spanish priest was given
Cinema in Spain slapped with €3000 fine for banning customers from bringing their own food into film screenings
A 2017 Ministry of Health report said the prohibition of food and beverages bought elsewhere from inside cinemas was ‘illegal and abusive.’
Three of Spain’s wines are amongst the world’s best bottles for under $20
Eric Asimov of The New York Times included the Madrid Granito de Cadalso, the Grancanario Fronton de Oro and the Cadiz Vara y Pulgar in
Call for culture vultures to volunteer for free museum trips with seniors
Re Know Your city was created for people over the age of 55 to improve their quality of life
Dia del Folklore Tradicional to liven up Nerja with parades and music
The festival will take place in various locations in the coastal town
TAX on cultural events slashed by 11% in Spain
Concerts, plays, dance shows, bullfights and more are included in the new tax decrease. However cinema goers will have to wait - the 21% rate
Major exhibition celebrates 80th anniversary of Picasso’s Guernica
Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid has launched a major exhibition to celebrate one of the world's most iconic paintings, Guernica.
Arte Flamenco arrives in Malaga for months of performances with hundreds of dancers
Arte Flamenco de Malaga has arrived for its fifth biennial festival, bringing in some 300 dancers to perform throughout the summer.
‘Blood-soaked’ protest calls for end of bullfighting in Spain ahead of Fallas celebrations
Younger generations are questioning the long-standing Spanish tradition