May 2023

DIEGO Velázquez (1599-1660) needs no introduction. Perhaps the best-known painter in Spain’s Golden Age, Velázquez’s paintings became the paragon of excellence for the great Spanish realist and impressionist painters that followed (think: Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dali, etc.). Recently, Velázquez has been on the minds of art historians and museum curators for reasons you […]

THE quest for the best burger in Spain takes to the streets of Malaga in a fun-filled, family and, above all, very gastronomic event. The Champions Burger are looking for the best burger in Spain, and from May 25 to June 4, Muelle Uno at Malaga port will sizzle into action with ten days of

THE IBERIAN LYNX population is continuing to rise in the wild of the Iberian Peninsula with 1,668 animals reported in 2022 according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge(Miteco). The figures are in stark contrast to over two decades ago when there were less than a hundred lynxes as the species faced extinction.

THEY have been working together since 1978 and grafted on a staggering 600 projects in 40 countries around the world. So it’s perhaps not surprising that a key British institution has chosen to honour the work of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. In a much anticipated show, London’s Royal Academy will present a detailed

WRITING from Órgiva, in the heart of La Alpujarra, I can say, with utmost confidence, that summer is just round the corner. It won’t be long until the odd rain shower and occasional clap of thunder are behind us! With the changing seasons, the day has come to transition my closet for the summer ahead. It’s time to

SCIENTISTS from around the globe took part in a two-day workshop at the University of Gibraltar on how best to preserve Windmill Hill Flats. Minister of the Environment John Cortes, who opened the summit, called the military training area a ‘gem of Gibraltar’s environment’. The conference will pioneer a research and conservation project funded by

Thanks to immediate loading, it is possible for patients to get dental implants and show off a healthy and beautiful set of teeth on the same day. A widely endorsed technique with excellent success rates when conducted by skilled and experienced specialists. For almost 30 years, the Dental Clinic IDIM in Valencia has been caring

CITIZENS who are eligible to vote in the May 28 regional and local elections would be forgiven for expecting to hear the candidates debating areas where they have powers, such as rubbish collection, healthcare and education. But instead this week has seen figures such as Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso focussing on the now-defunct

A GIANT two thirds of British voters have been eliminated from the electoral roll for the forthcoming May elections. A staggering 61,500 expats have lost the right to vote in the May 28 council elections. The 63% drop comes with a large percentage of British residents failing to re-register their right to vote by the

JADE JAGGER, the daughter of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was ordered to pay €800 of compensation on Friday by a court in Ibiza after she assaulted a female police officer on Wednesday during an altercation at a restaurant.  Sources from the Balearic Islands High Court told news agency EFE that she had also been