What is Day of the Innocents? Why Spain celebrates its own April Fools’ Day on December 28
EVERY December 28, Spain marks the Dia de los Santos Inocentes (Holy Innocents’ Day) which is somewhat similar to April Fools’ Day. It’s the day
‘It’s a disgrace!’: Family of Belfast dad who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago blast Spanish police as they search cliffs ‘on their own’
FAMILY members of a missing Belfast man are demanding more help to find him after he disappeared from the Alicante region exactly two weeks ago.
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Villa Javea / Xàbia, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 575,000 This traditional villa is situated on a flat, quiet plot of up
DAS FISCHERDORF, DAS VON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALS DAS SCHÖNSTE NORDSPANIENS BEZEICHNET WURDE
Von YZABELLE BOSTYN DIESES Fischerdorf wurde von National Geographic als das schönste Dorf Nordspaniens bezeichnet und ist ein absolutes Muss für das nächste Jahr. Nicht
IMMOBILIENVERKÄUFE IN SPANIEN ERREICHEN NACH EINEM SPRUNGHAFTEN ANSTIEG VON 51 PROZENT DEN HÖCHSTEN STAND SEIT MAI 2007
von Alex Trelinski Das Nationale Institut für Statistik (INE) gab bekannt, dass 69.418 Häuser verkauft wurden – 51,3 Prozent mehr als im Oktober des Vorjahres. Der
WIE DIE LEBENSHALTUNGSKOSTEN IN SPANIEN IM JAHR 2025 STEIGEN WERDEN
Von ALEX TRELINSKI Das neue Jahr wird eine Reihe von Steuererhöhungen und Preissteigerungen bringen, die jeden Haushalt in Spanien betreffen werden. Mit einer prognostizierten Inflationsrate
How drinking small amounts of wine daily could be good for your heart, according to new Spanish study
A SPANISH study has revealed how drinking small amounts of wine daily can be good for your heart health. Researchers in Spain have revealed a
Pictured: These five luxury homes were the most viewed in Spain this year – and they’re still on the market
THE online property portal idealista has published a list of the top five luxury homes in Spain that have attracted the most views during 2024
Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists
A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s
Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been
How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge
THE New Year will herald a raft of tax increases and price hikes that will affect every household in Spain. With inflation predicted to be
Rare marmoset species babies are born and doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park
TWO baby cotton-head marmosets, one of the world’s most endangered primate species, have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The births happened in October, but
Spain will open its first ever centre for male victims of sexual violence in 2025
THE first ever centre for male victims of sexual violence is set to open in Spain next year. President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel
Benalmadena shooting latest: Two victims are located after escaping down a ravine
THE victims of a shooting in Benalmadena have been located after escaping down a ravine. It comes after a dramatic response was launched last night
Popular Spanish YouTuber is arrested for building flamethrowers and explosives
A SPANISH YouTuber has been taken into custody for building explosives and sharing ‘how to’ guides. The Guardia Civil has taken down a YouTuber who
Hundreds of people buying pet dogs online are conned in Spain with up to 1,000 crimes committed
AN INTERNATIONAL gang that swindled 250 people in Spain out of over €150,000 in a pet sales scam has been brought down by the Guardia
Desperate search for mountain climber who vanished from Spain’s Picos de Europa three days ago
SPANISH authorities are desperately searching for a mountain climber who vanished from the Picos de Europa mountains just before Christmas. Emergency services in Cantabria and
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Empuriabrava with garage – € 299,000
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Die Sierra Nevada ist das Sahnehäubchen für diejenigen, die das Glück haben, im Süden Spaniens zu leben von Jon Clarke Es ist schwer zu glauben,
Squatters are arrested after body of waiter is found buried in a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO squatters occupying a Villajoyosa finca have been arrested after the body of a 25-year-old man was discovered buried under rubble in a well on
Good news for Costa del Sol train project: Government orders viability study for a rail route between Nerja and Algeciras
THE Spanish government has ordered a viability study into the Costa del Train project between Algeciras and Nerja. On Boxing Day the Minister of Sustainable
Watch: Urgent search after man ‘is shot’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – just days after ‘gangland’ Marbella shooting
POLICE searched for the victim of an alleged shooting overnight after a man was allegedly shot in the head. The incident is said to have
Valencia records FOUR earthquakes in 90 minutes: Special protocol is enacted after residents ‘feel tremors’
FOUR earthquakes rattled the Spanish region of Valencia today, it has emerged. During just 90 minutes, at least four quakes rattled the area of Ribera
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Watch: Armed police in riot gear seize weapons of war and mounds of cash during raids against a ‘powerful’ cartel in Spain’s Andalucia
THIS is the moment armed police carried out a series of raids against an international drug cartel in southern Spain. Footage shared by the Guardia
Revealed: These are the four most expensive towns to rent a property in Spain’s Andalucia – including Torremolinos
IT’S no secret that rental prices are continuing to surge across Spain. And the southernmost region of Andalucia is no exception, with costs having increased