Tag: Xabia
Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years
ALICANTE province is dealing with the hottest July nights in the last 100 years, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet.
The most affected area is...
Triathlete Scott Gordon races in Alicante five years after tragic incident
THERE were more tears shed than droplets of sweat when a Scottish triathlete returned to competition five years after suffering life-threatening injuries and crossed...
Crash bang: Noisy protest held against closure of restaurants on seafront of Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 300 protesters turned up to support hundreds of workers who face losing their jobs over the closure of seven well known beach bars...
Xabia International College: School on Costa Blanca makes the grade as one of Spain’s best
XABIA International College is excited to have been featured as one of the top schools in Spain by La Razon, in an education special...
SLEEP EASY: Where to stay in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOR a town that has had a Parador for five decades, Javea has a surprisingly small amount of good places to stay.
It was back...
‘Largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ brought down as 81 arrested, 4 tonnes of cocaine seized and 800...
THE ‘largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ has been brought down following a seven-nation investigation that saw 81 arrests, the seizure of 4,000kg...
British man, 55, found dead in Montgó Natural Park after he went out hiking alone
A BRITISH man, 55, has been found dead by firefighters after he went out hiking alone on the Montgó massif last week.
When the man...
Javea’s first-ever Gay Pride parade declared a ‘huge success’ after British participants encounter only one old man ‘growling from...
THE first Gay Pride parade in the whole of the Marina Alta region of Alicante has been declared a ‘huge success’.
A raucous samba band...
Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure
A CAVE in Javea will be the first beach in the Valencian Community to have its access restricted this summer.
Cova Tallada, in the Montgo...
British woman, 84, suffered heart attack after flipping her car near Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH woman, 84, who suffered a heart attack after flipping her car has been brought to Denia hospital.
The accident happened yesterday (Monday) just...
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These two towns in Malaga province have been added to Spain’s ‘Magical Pueblos’ list
MALAGA will add two new towns to Spain’s ‘Magical Pueblos’ list in 2024.
A tourism initiative which gives towns across Spain the sought after title...
