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Wed, 19 May 2021 21:45:08FITUR 2021 opens: Largest tourism trade fair in Spain is back
SPAIN'S – and one of the world's – biggest international tourism trade fairs has just opened in Madrid, five months later than usual and amid great expectations due to being the first edition since before the pandemic struck and seen as key to ge...
Wed, 19 May 2021 01:51:06Mercadona founder's wife donates three million syringes for Covid vaccine roll-out
THREE million syringes with hypodermic needles have been donated to public vaccine centres for Covid immunisation in the Comunidad Valenciana by the wife of a national supermarket chain founder.
Tue, 18 May 2021 21:30:46'Pioneering' heart transplant on two-month-old baby with 'incompatible blood-type donor'
A TWO-MONTH-OLD baby girl has made international headlines after undergoing a pioneering life-saving operation.
Tue, 18 May 2021 04:34:48'You deserve Spain': Ad campaign to encourage holidaymakers to return
A THREE-MONTH Europe-wide campaign has been launched by Spain's tourist board urging foreign travellers to return, backed by an €8 million investment and social media advertising.
Mon, 17 May 2021 21:38:31'Roman ruler' Rafa Nadal clinches 10th Italian title against world number one
OFTEN dubbed 'the King of Clay', Rafael Nadal can probably also call himself the Emperor of Rome after his epic three-hour final at the weekend that saw him clinching his 10th title after beating one of his toughest regular rivals.
Sun, 16 May 2021 21:50:05Is this mainland Europe's only 'true' desert? Why you should visit
SOMETIMES it really feels as though Spain is the part of the world where the Arctic and the tropics collide. Humid summers with temperatures pushing 40ºC, cacti and yucca growing wild, a country which harvests its own pineapples, avocados and banana...
Sat, 15 May 2021 17:40:27Which beaches hold blue flags this year? Find your nearest one in our list
ANYONE who is still trying to decide where to go in Spain for their perfect beach holiday this summer is about to find their choice made even more difficult: The blue-flag unveiling means a whole 615 of them have been declared 'practically perfect in...
Sat, 15 May 2021 17:30:09Spain still top of the world for best beaches with 615 blue flags, unbeaten in 34 years
BEACHES in Spain have got the blues this year – more so even than last summer.
Fri, 14 May 2021 21:45:41'Mission accomplished': Spanish troops home from Afghanistan
THE last of Spain's service personnel deployed in Afghanistan have now arrived home, and King Felipe VI met them as they disembarked from their military craft at the air base in Torrejón de Ardoz (Greater Madrid region).
Fri, 14 May 2021 05:37:55Cutting off from political life: Pablo Iglesias' new look causes Twitter sensation
FORMER deputy president Pablo Iglesias' radical new look could be a sign of his wanting to cut off – literally – from his life up to now and forge ahead with a new rôle, according to an acclaimed expert in non-verbal communication.
Thu, 13 May 2021 22:50:40Santiago de Compostela cathedral without scaffolding for the first time in eight years
GALICIA'S spectacular 'pilgrims' cathedral' in Santiago de Compostela has shed its scaffolding at last after an eight-year-long restoration.
Thu, 13 May 2021 21:50:19Amazon's anti-fraud swoop boosts business for Spanish traders
OVER two million items for sale on Amazon and found to be fakes or non-existent were deleted by the company's anti-fraud team in 2020 alone, according to its Brand Protection Report, and a handful of firms apparently bribing members of the public to ...
Wed, 12 May 2021 22:30:30Cervantes Award: King and Queen visit Oliva poet Francisco Brines at home
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the Valencia-province coastal town of Oliva for the first time ever to present one of the nation's most prestigious awards to a former Oxbridge lecturer.
Wed, 12 May 2021 08:01:48'Fallas' festival to take place in September, 'Covid permitting'
ALL IS NOT lost for this year's huge Fallas festival in the Comunidad Valenciana – they will merely take place six months late.
Tue, 11 May 2021 18:40:55Speed limit cut in all Spain's towns starts today
WATCH your speed when driving anywhere in Spain from today (Tuesday) – more than you usually do – since new, lower limits have come into force.