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WATCH: Millions flood streets of Madrid as Pope Leo begins historic Spain tour – with pontiff waving to crowds from iconic ‘popemobile’

MORE than a million people flooded the streets of Madrid on Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo, as the pontiff began a historic week-long tour of the

The oldest of Spain: A tour through centuries of history – including football clubs, bars and restaurants

FOLLOWING the interest shown in our recent piece about Spain’s oldest bookshop, we thought readers might like to learn about some other ‘oldest’ things. We outlawed anything Basque,

Must visit: Nine lesser-visited destinations in Spain that still love tourists, according to The Telegraph

BRITISH newspaper The Telegraph has named these nine lesser known destinations as still ‘tourist friendly’. While the headlines would have you believe Spain is utterly fed up with

ON THIS DAY: How a deal struck by a Spanish pope shaped our world – and explains why Brazilians speak Portuguese

HAVE you ever wondered why they speak Spanish all over Central and South America, except in Brazil, where they speak Portuguese? It’s Christopher Columbus’s fault! When the great

Why Vejer de la Frontera has become the food capital of Spain’s Cadiz

THERE isn’t much Alberto Reyes doesn’t know about food…so it’s appropriate he’s at the frontline of fine dining in Vejer. His restaurant 4 Estaciones is at the epicentre

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: My night of bedlam in Bilbao: Richarlison, friendly locals and a slick police operation that kept 80,000 English fans from harm

Forget Benidorm: Discover Altea, the Costa Blanca’s beautiful white-washed and blue-domed secret

Eat like a king for less than a night in a British pub: Five Michelin starred restaurants in Spain that do not break the bank

Spain’s secret stunners: Skip the crowds and discover 12 incredible hidden gems you’ve (probably) never heard of

Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia celebrated with LEGO’s biggest-ever set – including 12,000 pieces and hefty €750 price tag

WATCH: Five things you should NOT do when visiting Barcelona, according to British expat living in the city

ON THIS DAY: A tragedy in the ring and an outrage on the streets – paving the way for decades of ETA violence

This ‘quietly cool’ Balearic island is one of Spain’s best hidden gems, according to The Times

Scammer poses as rental company worker to steal hire cars from Spain’s Valencia airport

Travel

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘I spent three days at Primavera Sound Barcelona – this is why you MUST add it to your festival list’

FOR three nights every year, tens of thousands of partygoers descend on Parc del Forum, an uninspiring concrete jungle nestled between the high-rise buildings

Peñiscola: Visit Spain’s fortress town that Hollywood couldn’t resist

Researchers discover 134 shipwrecks off Gibraltar – making the bay one of Europe’s richest underwater graveyards

Soar above Andalucia’s famous white villages with a balloon ride offering a sunrise experience unlike any other

The best medieval villages and viewpoint spots in northern Spain to watch the spectacular 2026 total solar eclipse

Property

Renting in Spain in 2026: What the market won’t tell you and what every foreigner needs to know before signing

Malaga’s housing crunch drives growing number of residents into life in motorhomes

Malaga rents overtake Madrid to become Spain’s second most expensive province

Property prices finally start falling across parts of Spain – while even the major cities now seeing slow down

Andalucia property market cools as unrealistic sellers continue to seek nearly 50% over final sale price

HEALTH

Spain’s confidence crisis: Nine in 10 people suffer from ‘imposter syndrome’, new study reveals

World Cup warm-up match in Spanish border town cancelled over Ebola outbreak fears

Unprecedented May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

Scorching May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

Doctors confirm five-day national strike across Spain this June after crisis talks collapse – all you need to know

FOOD & DRINK

The world’s most expensive fish is being carved up into the perfect freshest sushi in Marbella this week – here’s how to see it with your own eyes

World famous chef Gordon Ramsay hails Spanish wine as hidden gem: ‘I spend a lot of time in the United States and some of the most sought-after wines are from Spain’

Where to find the best delicious Espeto de Sardinas on Spain’s Costa del Sol as the summer heat rolls in

Barcelona beer giant Damm expands its UK empire after buying legendary British ale brand

Business & Finance

Spanish hotel giant Melia quits over a dozen hotels in Cuba as Trump sanctions deadline bites

Spain second best country in the world for prospective American expats

US expats in Spain warned over ‘passive foreign investment’ double tax trap from Hacienda and IRS

Spain basks in lowest May jobless total for 19 years, boosted by hospitality sector

Spain's foreign tourist numbers continue to grow with UK visitors rising to nearly five million in early part of 2026

Spain’s foreign tourist numbers continue to grow with UK visitors at nearly five million so far in 2026

ANDALUCIA

5 Jun, 2026 @ 12:00

Mystery in Malaga after two people found dead inside flat with gunshot wounds

3 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Warning for tourists as hard-to-spot venomous fish found to be lurking in sand on Andalucia holiday coast

3 Jun, 2026 @ 11:15

Spain to install €12 million anti-narco barriers across Sevilla’s Guadalquivir river in desperate bid to stop rampant drug smuggling

3 Jun, 2026 @ 10:45

Basketball legend Michael Jordan lands his custom private jet at Malaga Airport ahead of Sotogrande golf tournament

3 Jun, 2026 @ 07:00

Tragedy in Marbella as body of lifeless man is pulled from water by beachgoers

2 Jun, 2026 @ 18:15

Pensioner, 80, dies on Andalucia beach after being pulled unconscious from the sea

COSTA BLANCA

5 Jun, 2026 @ 11:37

Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits

4 Jun, 2026 @ 12:54

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

3 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats for sea crossings

1 Jun, 2026 @ 16:18

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

1 Jun, 2026 @ 10:29

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

29 May, 2026 @ 15:15

Tourist warning as going shirtless in these Spanish cities could land you with a €750 fine – starting with Marbella and Mallorca

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WATCH: War zone in Sevilla as knife fight breaks out in broad daylight

WATCH: Firefighters cut woman out of car after dramatic crossroads smash up involving police car and taxi in Madrid

WATCH: Inside the crime spree of a team of highly-skilled Ocean’s Eleven-style bank robbers who hit small town lenders across Spain

WATCH: Spain’s most famous bullfighter in ‘very serious’ condition after suffering 10cm gore wound to bottom at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

BARCELONA

5 Jun, 2026 @ 11:15

Spain’s top music festival Primavera Sound cancels headline sets including Massive Attack after Barcelona lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rain

2 Jun, 2026 @ 17:56

Inside the shocking crime wave that has exploded on the streets of Barcelona – with 44 stabbings and 12 shootings in just one month

1 Jun, 2026 @ 16:04

British digital banking giant Monzo launches in Spain – and takes on Revolut

30 May, 2026 @ 15:25

WATCH: England football star Anthony Gordon surprises Barcelona fans with fluent Spanish skills at unveiling – before trying hand at Catalan

28 May, 2026 @ 17:08

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on dodgy 24 hour supermarkets as central shops are shut down over illegal electricity hookups, expired food on sale and illegal workers

28 May, 2026 @ 16:30

Riot police raid Barcelona apartment block in upmarket Eixample after squatters break into flat with residents inside

MADRID

4 Jun, 2026 @ 16:34

Manchester City threaten to sue Real Madrid over presidential candidate’s Erling Haaland signing claim

4 Jun, 2026 @ 12:01

Drones, helicopters and 15,000 police officers: Inside the huge operation to keep Pope Leo safe during historic Spain visit

29 May, 2026 @ 17:00

Spain injects €60m into public dental care as government moves to expand access for elderly and vulnerable groups

28 May, 2026 @ 15:53

Madrid is banking on recent immigration influx to repopulate inland ’empty Spain’ regions

28 May, 2026 @ 12:08

Catholic religious order is accused of building Madrid property empire from donated homes – and evicting pensioners

27 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez rules out snap elections and backs former PM Zapatero amid investigation

OTHER NEWS

ON THIS DAY: The birth of Lorca and Velazquez – and the Holland surrender that inspired a masterpiece

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

5 Jun, 2026 @ 10:35

DIEGO Rodriguez De Silva y Velazquez, one of the world’s greatest artists, was baptised in Seville on 6 June of the last year of

School strike chaos to return to Catalunya after teachers reject €700m deal – including €400-a-month pay rise

Catalunya·Education·Lead

4 Jun, 2026 @ 17:45

HOPES that an indefinite strike that emptied classrooms across Catalunya was coming to an end have been dashed after a majority of teachers voted

FBI fugitive who masterminded ‘world record’ OmegaPro Ponzi scheme is arrested at Tenerife hotel

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

4 Jun, 2026 @ 14:30

ONE of the ringleaders of a Ponzi scheme that netted over 650 million US dollars has been arrested in Tenerife. The unidentified man was

Scottish mafia boss Steven Lyons vows to fight Spain extradition ahead of crunch Amsterdam court hearing

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

4 Jun, 2026 @ 10:13

ONE of Scotland’s most notorious gangland bosses has vowed to fight his planned extradition to Spain after a humiliating arrest in Indonesia earlier this

Britain’s greatest living architect who has shaped Spain’s skyline for six decades takes his seat on the world’s top design jury

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

3 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

ARCHITECTURAL legend Norman Foster has been named as a judge for one of the world’s leading architecture and design programmes. The 91-year-old British designer