Tag: unesco
Unique fireworks display in Costa Blanca city of Elche gets national tourist recognition in Spain
THE Costa Blanca's most spectacular outdoor event has been recognised as a 'Festival of National Tourist Interest'. Elche's Nit de l'Álba takes place every August...
Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at...
Andalucian village makes UNESCO bid to protect tradition of neighbourly doorstep chat
A SLEEPY town in the southern tip of Spain wants to elevate the long held tradition of having a neighbourly chat on one’s doorstep...
Madrid’s Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status
THE CITY of Madrid will appear on the list of world heritage sites for the first time after its Retiro Park and Paseo del...
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?
Spain’s flamenco agony: Tablaos are on the path to extinction in battle to survive coronavirus crisis
THE temples of flamenco, the sacred tablaos, find themselves on the path to extinction as one by one they are closing their doors for...
Flamenco, the dance of Spain, celebrates 10 years as intangible cultural heritage
Andalucia is considered the heartland of Flamenco, although it also has roots in regions such as Murcia and Extremadura.
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 reserves are Alto Turia, near Valencia...
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
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Man attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain
A man got pummelled with a baseball bat after complaining about a woman throwing tangerine skins onto a Costa Blanca road. He needed 15 stitches...
