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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:46:10Why CNN thinks Valencia is one of 'the best destinations' for 2022
A GLOBAL television channel based in the USA has recommended 21 international destinations for travel in 2022, including a Spanish city which it claims is 'better than Barcelona'.
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:35:05Where to find the 'Laplands of Spain': Arctic winters and summer heat relief
POLAR winds hitting Spain mean thermals are being dug out and dusted off as snow lies thick on major highways in the north and inland – and on the Mediterranean and south coast, residents are now sometimes even having to wear a coat when they go ou...
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:13:01Remarkable Venue Award for Benalmádena butterfly park
WATCHING new births every single day, see courting dances and vibrant colours are part of a standard visit to a Costa del Sol theme park that has just been chosen for a Remarkable Venue Award.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 23:24:51El Niño festive lottery winning numbers revealed
SPAIN'S second-most popular festive lottery after the pre-Christmas El Gordo has dished out over €700 million in prize money, with the jackpot worth €2m.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:12:33January sales begin and consumers reminded of their rights
SALES have started in earnest all over Spain and the ministry for consumer affairs has once again reminded customers of their rights and what they should expect from retailers.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:54:28Spain-made vaccine update: Effective against Omicron and due out this year
A 'HOMEMADE' vaccine against Covid-19 is getting closer to being launched, and is effective against all known current strains of the Coronavirus, according to an update on the eagerly-awaited formula this week.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:59:15Exploring 'British Menorca': The UK's very own Balearic Island
THAT British nationals have long been making a beeline for Menorca is nothing newsworthy. The easternmost of the Balearic Islands is a magnet for expatriates, retired and of working age, and holidaymakers of all types, especially those seeking a quie...
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 23:08:33Spain's 15,000 remaining phone boxes set to disappear
DESPITE the vast majority of the public owning a mobile phone, Spain still has nearly 15,000 telephone boxes in the streets – but their days are numbered.
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:48:19New name for 100 Montaditos
A NATIONWIDE snack-bar favourite has now changed its name, with revamped signs set to go up on existing premises and already in place for recently-opened branches.
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 23:45:55First babies of 2022 born in Barcelona and Gandia
SPAIN'S first babies born in 2022 came into the world at exactly midnight – a boy and a girl, both on the east coast.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:31:38Covid-safe New Year's Eve celebrations - are they possible?
Public celebrations of the New Year are being cancelled left, right and centre in the face of the ever-increasing number of people infected with the latest variant of the Covid-19 virus - the highly contagious Omicron.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 19:09:05'Vaccine' voted 2021 word of the year
Every year, the Fundación del Español Urgente (FundéuRAE) - Foundation for Urgent Spanish - with the support of the Real Academia Española, votes for its 'word of the year', and the winning word for 2021 is 'vaccine' (vacuna in Spanish) - one of ...
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:44:20Putting the traditional Roscón de Reyes to the taste test
Every year, to celebrate Epiphany, people in Spain consume somewhere in the region of 30 million Roscones de Reyes - traditional brioche-style, ring-shaped cakes often baked with a citrus peel and/or orange blossom water, and topped with sugar, almon...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:49:57Chiming out: The southern village stuck in 2021 for eight more months
ANOTHER year passes at breakneck speed, grape sales in Spanish supermarkets rocket – tradition dictates that you eat one at each of the 12 'bongs' at midnight – and everyone on earth tries to remember a time when celebrations of any nature didn't...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 23:26:57'Adopt a grandparent': Thousands write to care home residents for Christmas
OVER 9,000 letters have been sent in barely a week from members of the public to elderly residents in nursing homes as part of the nationwide 'Adopt a Grandparent' scheme.