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Celebrating Pablo: Year of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death launched in Madrid

A YEAR of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso has officially started. The culture ministers of France and Spain

13 Sep, 2022 @ 13:38

La Cultura·Lead·National News

RED HUGH O’DONNELL: The flame haired Irish Chieftain who found a final resting place in Spain

IT may seem curious, but a tribute to legendary Irish Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell has just been paid in the Spanish city of Valladolid to

12 Sep, 2022 @ 13:48

La Cultura·Lead·National News

James Bond inspired by iconic expat and British spy Alan Hillgarth who lived in Mallorca

The author confessed ‘the Bond character is a compound of all the secret agents I knew'

11 Sep, 2022 @ 17:00

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Spain is least ‘culturally arrogant’ country in Europe but here are 10 reasons why you SHOULD say ‘Viva España!’

Spain is the humblest country in Europe when it comes to shouting about its national patrimony - way behind boastful Britain and gloating Greece, according

11 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Five historic buildings in Spain’s Andalucia added to Red List for ‘risk of disappearance’

FIVE historic buildings in Andalucia have just been added to the Red List compiled by the association Hispania Nostra. The Red List is an initiative

10 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Remains of large Roman villa found at Costa Blanca dig site in Spain

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea. The discovery

9 Sep, 2022 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

International chefs converging on home of paella in Spain’s Valencia to make world’s best dish

SUECA’S International Valencian Paella Contest returns after a two-year pandemic break on Sunday. 42 chefs from 12 countries will battle it out to create the

7 Sep, 2022 @ 12:56

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Timetable for the Andalucia Big Festival this weekend in Spain’s Malaga

THE countdown is on, tomorrow kicks off the Andalucia Big Festival By Mad Cool—one of the biggest music events of the year. The Cortijo de

7 Sep, 2022 @ 09:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Francisco De La Torre 10.09.06 Macri Visita Al Alcalde De Malaga 1

Malaga mayor receives honorary OBE from the UK—the most important tourist market for the city

THE Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has received, this Monday August 5, the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of the British

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

This year Starlite Festival in Marbella received more visitors than in 2019

THE Starlite festival in Marbella welcomed over 362,000 visitors this summer, 80,000 more than in 2019. Nearly half of those attending concerts (48.3%) were foreigners

5 Sep, 2022 @ 17:30

La Cultura·Lead

National Geographic selects Pompidou as one of the ‘must-see’ museums in Spain

THE brightly coloured Centre Pompidou, home to the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture of France, located on Malaga’s Muelle 1, has been

5 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

What do King Solomon, Andalucia’s Rio Tinto mines, NASA and Mars have in common?

One of the most common reactions to visiting the Rio Tinto mining complex is a comparison to a Martian landscape - and that’s not so

4 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

Huelva home to the best-preserved rural mosque in Spain

BUILT on the site of a fifth-century Visigoth basilica, the Almonaster Mosque in Huelva, is one of few surviving rural mosques in Spain, considered the best

4 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Huelva·La Cultura·Lead

SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the poor

In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee

2 Sep, 2022 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel

LONG READ: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart

Lola mimed the crushing of spiders that had invaded her undergarments

2 Sep, 2022 @ 17:55

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Mayor of Malaga to be awarded honorary OBE from the UK

THE United Kingdom has awarded Francisco de la Torre an Honorary OBE (Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to

1 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Spain’s oldest known iron sword ‘rescued’ from illegal internet auction

A JEWEL of Spanish military history has been ‘rescued’ from an illegal internet auction. The item, of great historical relevance, is believed to be the

31 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

From Art to Entertainment – French Culture has had a Heavy Influence in Andalucía

Andalucía has a rich history, and the southern region of Spain has been influenced by various cultures over the centuries. Some would say that the

30 Aug, 2022 @ 09:48

La Cultura·Travel News

WATCH: Robbie Williams stuns with surprise performance in Ibiza

REVELLERS in Ibiza got a surprise when British star Robbie Williams got up on a stage during a concert earlier this month. The crooner joined

28 Aug, 2022 @ 15:01

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·La Cultura·Lead

Museum sector in Spain’s Andalucia enjoys growing numbers of visitors in 2022

MUSEUM in Spain’s Andalucia have tripled the number of visitors so far this year with respect to 2021. In fact, according to the Regional Ministry

28 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead

Vista De La Nao Victoria Navegando En Mar Abierto

EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Spanish explorer Elcano as Sanlucar de Barrameda in Cadiz prepares for a very special anniversary

While Magellan and 232 others didn’t make it, it is 500 years since intrepid Spanish explorer Elcano made the first circumnavigation of the world

27 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Valencia City bookshop wins best bookstore in Spain title

THE honour of being called Spain’s best bookstore has gone to a Valencia City shop. The award has been given to the Ramon Llull store

27 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

130,000 kilos of tomatoes ready for return of Spain’s world-famous La Tomatina festival in Valencia

THE world-famous La Tomatina festival returns to fill the streets of Buñol in a big tomato fight on Wednesday after a two-year enforced break due

26 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Castellon·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Coldplay return to Spain announcing three tour dates in Barcelona in May 2023

BRITISH band Coldplay have announced they will play three dates at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona next spring after a seven year break from Spain.

26 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Michael Portillo shares poignant journey following in footsteps of his exiled father who fled Franco during Spain’s Civil War

Former UK minister celebrates his 40th wedding anniversary and retraces his father’s steps during his civil war escape from Spain

26 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Andauernde Hitze: Trockenheit In Der Spanischen Region Extremadura

Secrets from the deep: As reservoirs dry up across Spain, long lost ancient sites are revealed

ACROSS Spain archaeological treasures are emerging from the deep as a prolonged drought causes reservoir levels to drop to their lowest in decades. The severe

25 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Weather

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