Unsettling statue of ‘drowning girl’ disturbs onlookers in the north of Spain
ALMOST imperceptible against the glassy waters of Bilbao’s River Nervion, an eerie human face stares out from the tide. But the unsettling lifelike body –
Celebration of “jugs” and artisan festival planned as ancient cave complex reopens on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE FAMOUS caves of Rojales are back in action this weekend with new exhibitions, following the latest relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. Local Councillor for Culture
San Sebastian Film Festival: Here’s what you need to know about the winners, films and fashion during 69th edition
THE 69th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival has drawn to a close, here’s a rundown of what happened this year. With controversy surrounding
Spain’s Malaga drive-in cinema to opens its doors on October 8 with the screening of ‘Grease’
MALAGA’s all-year-round drive-in cinema will open its doors to the public on October 8. The drive-in, located on 16,000 square metres of land on the
Former resident of Spain’s Marbella, Sean Connery, is ‘officially’ the favourite James Bond of all time
AFTER five outings in the James Bond franchise, Daniel Craig is eventually revoking his license to kill. As fans and critics alike ponder on who
DNA analysis by British university sheds light on the origins of Valencia’s Giant of Segorbe
DNA analysis of a skeleton found in an ancient Islamic necropolis in the Valencian town of Segorbe gives evidence of the brutal expulsion of Moriscos
Locals offered sneak peek inside new Dolmens Museum in Antequera in Spain’s Andalucia
THE new Dolmens Museum in Antequera will offer a series of museum open days starting this coming Monday, September 27. After an investment of €4.5
Johnny Depp blasts ‘cancel culture’ as he accepts top award amid protests at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival
HOLLYWOOD star Johnny Depp warned that no-one was safe from ‘cancel culture’ as he collected San Sebastian’s Donostia Award in the face of criticism from
Amateur artist inspired by beauty of Spain’s Costa Blanca sells painting at London’s Royal Academy for £900
A PAINTING of a friend’s house in Moraira was selected to feature in the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in London earlier this year. The painting,
Thank you for the music: Marbella’s Collegium Musicum Annemarie Philipps dies aged 73
CONDUCTOR Annemarie Philipps, who ruled over the amateur classical music scene on the Costa del Sol, has died aged 73. Philipps passed away in Marbella,
ONE SMALL STEP: Meet Neil Armstrong, the expat Brit musician shooting for the moon from a hilltop town in Spain’s Andalucia
LOCKDOWN certainly had its challenges, especially in Spain where for six weeks everyone was confined to their homes allowed out only for essentials. But for
David Lynch and Pharrell Williams team up to open nightclub and beach restaurant in Spain’s Ibiza
While the artsy club and cocktail bar is something to behold, these peculiarities have been teamed up by a Balearic-themed restaurant
Free and ‘formidable’ concerts to close fiesta season in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council are planning two huge outdoor concerts to mark the end of the season of fiestas in the Vega Baja municipality. The city’s
IN PICS: It’s a hat-trick as International Hat Week kicks off in Spain’s Mallorca
THE third International Hat Week will be held in Artà this year following the success of last year’s event in Palma. Despite Covid, organisers of
Art fills the streets of Palma in Spain’s Mallorca for Nit de l’Art festival
FOR four days the centre of Palma will be turned into a huge art gallery with paintings, sculptures and photography on display throughout the City
Games of Thrones returns to Spain’s Extremadura to film prequel
THE American production company HBO will return to Spain’s Extremadura and the cities of Caceres and Trujillo to film the prequel of Game of Thrones
World-famous Fallas festivities finally go ahead in Spain’s Valencia despite COVID and the weather
FALLAS 2021 went up in smoke last night (Sunday) in what was widely considered one of the strangest editions in the history of the festivities.
Almodovar unearths ghosts of Spain’s Civil War in latest film with Penelope Cruz
ACCLAIMED Spanish director Pedro Almodovar delves into one of Spain’s most enduring wounds with his latest film focusing on the tens of thousands of people
Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at each other
MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a
Beer-tastic! Sixth edition of Oktoberfest returns to Spain’s Torremolinos
THE popular Oktoberfest beer festival, an event that was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to tourism hotspot Torremolinos. The councillor for
IN PICS: Historic castle in Spain’s Morella restored thanks to €1.5m investment by Spanish government
IF the town of Morella in Castellon is famous for one thing, that is unmistakably its castle. Crowning and looming over the municipality like a
Roman chandelier restored nearly 2,000 years later in Alicante area of Spain
A rare example of a Roman chandelier, discovered at an Alicante Province archaeological site, has gone on public display. It was unearthed in the lower
New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura
If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum
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 live
Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’
DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as
FALLAS ARE GO! Monuments begin arriving at their usual locations ready to be set up for the strangest festivities ever in Spain’s Valencia
FINALLY, more than two years later, the Fallas have returned to Valencia city. By far the region’s most characteristic and world-famous festivity, last year’s cancellation
