December 2022

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Spain’s giant chocolate nativity scene and other Christmas traditions

WHEN it comes to nativity scenes, some of Spain’s look good enough to eat. In one case it is quite literally so. The town of Rute in Cordoba is home to what is said to be the world’s largest edible nativity scene. This year a fantastic rendition of a Holy land scene has been created […]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers to return to Spain in 2023 to headline Mad Cool festival in Madrid

RED Hot Chili Peppers will be returning to Spain in 2023, to headline the next edition of the Mad Cool festival. The Californian funk-rock legends played two Spanish dates in June of this year, visiting Seville and Barcelona after the release of their album Unlimited Love. Mad Cool 2023 will be held from July 6

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Police officer jailed and sacked after issuing bogus fines against disliked neighbour in Spain’s Almeria

A Guardia Civil officer has been stripped of his job and jailed for four years, after issuing unfair fines against a neighbour he did not like on an Almeria urbanisation. The unnamed officer tried to overturn the original sentence handed down by the Almeria Provincial Court and backed by the Andalucia Superior Court in October

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Refurbished Puerta del Sol square slammed by Madrileños thanks to wet cement and waterlogged benches

MADRILEÑOS, opposition politicians and visitors to the Spanish capital have all been voicing their anger over the current state of Madrid’s iconic Puerta del Sol square as it begins to reopen after a refurbishment project.  ‘The Puerta del Sol will be an oven in summer and a swimming pool in winter,’ wrote the leader of

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Travellers through Palma de Mallorca airport will no longer have to remove liquids and electronics from their bags at security

Palma de Mallorca airport is to end the requirements for travellers to remove liquids and electronics from their bags when they pass through security control. The announcement comes as part of a huge €559 million redevelopment of Son Sant Joan airport over the next four winters, timed to coincide with reduced usage but without affecting

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Poll: Splits in left could see PP, Vox take power at 2023 general elections in Spain

DIVISIONS among Spain’s leftist parties could see the right wing take power at the next general election, which is due to take place in late 2023. That’s according to a survey carried out by pollster 40dB for the Spanish newspaper El Pais and radio network Cadena SER. Currently, Spain has a coalition government led by

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British living legend Robbie Williams to give concert at Spain’s Marenostrum Fuengirola in 2023—his only date in Andalucia

BRITISH pop legend Robbie Williams will perform at Marenostrum Fuengirola on 15 June 2023 in what will be his only concert in Andalucia. Robbie is celebrating 25 years as a solo artist with a new album and special anniversary tour—even though it’s actually 27 years now, but Covid delayed all the celebrations. The spectacular live

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Heavy rain forecast in Spain’s Andalucia during ´Puente de Diciembre´ with up to 200 litres per square metre expected

ANDALUCIA faces the two festive days this week, ‘The Constitution’ today Tuesday, December 6 and ‘The Immaculate Conception’ Thursday, December 8, with persistent and widespread rainfall forecast. Due to back-to-back Atlantic fronts which will be sweeping across the country, heavy rainfall has been predicted for the coming week, with up to 200 litres per square

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Poles coming up fast in foreign buyers of Spanish property table after being spooked by war in Ukraine

Poles have been in a buying frenzy for Spanish property this year in an overheating housing market, thought to be driven by a booming economy and an existential fear of their warmongering Russian neighbours. Polish buyers have seen a record 2,300 property purchase so far this year, already more than double the entire of 2021.

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