June 2023

ALWAYS a lively affair, San Juan in Lanjarón, Granada, is best known for its mass water fight on the night of 23 June. It also has a colourful carnival parade (called ‘La Publica’), a water-throwing contest, witches, flamenco dancers, musicians, DJs, and more. In recent years, the Lanjarón town hall has expanded the fiesta programme, […]

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Diaz, has proposed lowering the country’s work week from 40 to 37.5 hours a week in 2024 and then progressively reducing it until it is as low as 32 hours.  The communist politician called the measure ‘revolutionary’ because ‘time is the most valuable thing’ for workers who

BRITISH travel guide Telegraph Travel has compiled a list of the 20 best coastal towns in Spain to visit this summer. According to the paper’s travel section, which seeks to offer the best holiday inspiration, advice, hotel reviews, news and interviews, the top Spanish beach is found in Andalucia, specifically Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in Cadiz.

A THREE-DAY search by the Spanish authorities of a ship carrying 16,000 cows was called off after officers failed to find the five tonnes of cocaine that they believed was on board. The Mawashi Express was being held in the port of San Roque, in Cadiz province, while the operation was carried out.  The ship

AN online dating and social network platform has recently published a report revealing which are the most unfaithful cities in Spain. The network, which goes by the name of Ashley Madison and advertises itself as a platform that ‘caters to the needs of married people and/or couples who are looking to add some spice to

Alfaz del Pi / L’Alfàs del Pi, Alicante   3 beds   2 baths € 403,500 This is stunning 3 bedroom viila has been totally reformed, It is a excellent example of what can be acheived with a profesional company, the kitchen/dining area is open plan with a black metal spiral staircase as a feature

A MOROCCAN bricklayer wrongly convicted for rape more than 30 years ago may finally be about to see justice in Spain, after the Supreme Court agreed to revise his case. Ahmed Tommouhi was incorrectly identified as the author of a series of sexual assaults that took place in 1991, and since then has suffered a

A POEM by Virgil has been found in an oil amphora made 1,800 years ago. The fragment of an oil amphora that barely measured 6 centimeters wide and 8 long was originally found in October 2016 by archaeologists at the Noguera site, a few meters from the village of Villalon (Fuente Palmera, Cordoba). At first

ANDALUCIA’S 800km of sun-drenched coastline is home to some of Spain’s most spectacular beaches. From Almeria’s Cabo de Gata to the Costa de la Luz in Cadiz, Andalucia offers a fantastic selection of beaches and its crystal-clear waters makes Spain’s southern coast the perfect destination for water sport lovers. The top water sports to enjoy

A DUTCH captain described the ‘scary moment’ when a pod of orcas started to bite at the rudder of his yacht in the Straits of Gibraltar. A video he took showed the orcas, also called killer whales, circle his ocean racing yacht before ramming it and biting the rudder. “This was a scary moment,” Ocean