THE in vogue lifestyle travel magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, has recently named the ‘Best and most emblematic chiringuitos in Spain,’ with a beach bar in Malaga topping the list. Situated on one of Marbella’s best beaches, Aqui Te Quiero Ver is a traditional chiringuito that serves local food in a rustic ambience, and can now […]
AS the weather heats up, nothing is more enticing than spending time in the water to cool down. For those looking for a change from busy, sweaty beaches, there are dozens of natural bathing spots around inland Spain. Be they rivers, reservoirs, or man-made pools, they offer an amazing alternative and usually with scenic views
A LOT of people ‘do not even realise’ they are in controlling relationship Gibraltar’s Minister of Justice warned as her Domestic Abuse Act came into force this week. Minister for Justice Samantha Sacramento – who has spearheaded the criminal reform – said it ‘will radically transform domestic abuse in Gibraltar’. The new law introduces a
CHIEF Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo has hit out at Spain’s far-right party Vox just weeks from an election that could see it come into government with the Partido Popular. In its manifesto Vox claims it will exert ‘all international pressure’ to reclaim the Rock, which has not been Spanish since 1704. The far-right party
A MAN has been arrested for allegedly burning down his ex partner’s flat in Dos Hermanas (Sevilla). He is said to have entered the flat where his ex partner and her three kids lived. Initially, he allegedly set fire to the main bedroom. The flames then began to spread through the property, destroying it completely.
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Punta Sur and the Hurricane are the best places to escape the wind in Tarifa, writes Jon Clarke I AWAKE to the sound of peacocks and throw open my shutters to find mother duck and her five ducklings waddling around my private garden. This is Punta Sur, the leafy paradise where anyone looking to really
ON JULY 23, Spaniards will be heading to polling booths across the country for the fifth time in the last 10 years, to choose the next prime minister and the next government. But according to the polling, it is far from clear who will be picked by voters and indeed whether any party or parties
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THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man at Alicante-Elche airport who threw objects at travellers and threatened to kill police officers. The 36-year-old man caused over €2,400 of damage outside the airport’s multi-storey car park. AGGRESSOR ARRESTED He threatened and intimidated passers-by on foot and people in cars by throwing drinks cans and glass bottles
SPAIN’S Civil Guard has carried out a joint operation with UK authorities to bust a drug-trafficking gang that was using recreational boats to smuggle their illicit hauls. The operation, dubbed “Eulalia”, targetted a gang that was importing large quantities of cocaine from South America into both Malaga province and the United Kingdom. The operation was
THE OS 35 bulk carrier will finally leave Gibraltar’s Catalan Bay Friday afternoon aboard a huge barge just over ten months after it beached there following a bay accident. The mammoth Fjord semi-submersible barge that scooped it up Tuesday will carry it off to the Eastern Anchorage south of Eastern Beach after weeks of work
