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Valencia gets first UNESCO biosphere reserves with Alto Turia and Valle de Cabriel
THE Valencian Community has received its first two UNESCO biosphere reserves following an announcement last Wednesday.The two new...
15 lesser known ancient ruins that are a must-see in Andalucia and the Costa del Sol in Spain
What are your favourite little known Moorish and Roman sites in Spain?
Malaga to push for UNESCO protection for ‘espeto’ sardines
MALAGA'S culture committee has agreed to push to have 'espetos' recognised as an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The popular sardine skewer is...
Culture top reason tourists visit Andalucia
Culture has now overtaken weather as the most popular reason to visit
Dia Del Flamenco to be celebrated today across Andalucia
The sixth annual celebration is taking place all over Andalucia to celebrate the passionate dance, music and singing form that has its roots in the region
Doñana National Park in Sevilla on verge of ‘point of no return’, warn UNESCO
Its water supplies are in short supply
ISIS propaganda targets Spanish holiday hotspot for the first time
The new video features child soldiers
A tour of Spain’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Check out the OP’s own UNmissable UNESCO collection
Antequera dolmens receive UNESCO World Heritage status
They are described as outstanding examples of megalithic architecture
Drones deployed to save 200,000 protected palm trees in Spain
Scores of red palm weevil have been burrowing up the site's trees
Top rainy day activities near the Costa del Sol
We've rounded up some of the best easy-reach, rainy day spots to prove there is much more to do here than just hit the beach
WORLD HERITAGE WONDERS: The best UNESCO sites in Spain
With the package holiday Mecca of Benidorm vying for UNESCO World Heritage status, Tom Powell checks out membership to this exclusive culture club
Benidorm seeks Unesco world heritage status
The land of package holiday heaven wants to become a cultural wonder of the world
Press power prevails: Common sense at last over Los Merinos saga
For 20 years the Los Merinos saga has rumbled on
Supreme Court scraps Andalucia’s most controversial golf macroproject Los Merinos near Ronda
Ronda’s Los Merinos golf macroproject has been scrapped by the Supreme Court after almost a decade of legal warfare
Did gold-greedy Romans kick-off climate change in Spain?
Columinst Jack Gaioni takes a look at Las Medulas as an example of what the Romans did for us
Granada’s Alhambra considers visitor number cuts to protect palace
Alhambra number crunch threatens to cut visitor count
Taking a twirl… flamenco in Jerez
More than an art form, flamenco is a way of life in Jerez and can be visited in two particular barrios, writes Jacqueline Fanchini...
The Olive Press celebrates 200th issue
Eight years and 200 issues ago the very first Olive Press hit the streets
Alhambra ticket fraud defendants accused of €3.5 million scam
Following a ten year investigation prosecutors are calling for heavy fines and sentences
Los Merinos golf course green for go on UNESCO-protected area in Ronda
Eight years of legal wrangling and the planned development might still come to pass
Doñana’s UNESCO status in danger
Unless Spain solves local issues by next February, Doñana could lose its UNESCO status
Sevilla escapes UNESCO’s World Heritage black list
The Pelli Tower does not threaten the city's World Heritage status, apparently
Spanish tourist sites added to UNESCO ‘danger list’
World Heritage status of the Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de las Indias in Sevilla under threat from controversial Pelli Tower
Protest against Tarifa beach development gathers cyber support
Mayor Juan Andres Gil swears the project is sustainable - adding that Tarifa has too many 'guiris'
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Spain’s long lost ‘Stonehenge’ rediscovered after drought
For residents in Peraleda de la Mata, a village of just 1,400 inhabitants, the ‘miraculous’ event confirms a local legend about buried treasure in the area
