RAINFALL is set to hit the Costa del Sol as Storm Irene sweeps across Spain from Tuesday, January 16. The Atlantic tropical storm, christened Irene by the French meteorological services, is forecast to make landfall tomorrow, with the possibility of showers lasting until the weekend. AEMET, the Spanish government’s meteorological agency, predicts a 90% possibility […]
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). At the other end of the scale, the lowest intakes by region were La Rioja, Extremadura and Cantabria. The INE worked out the numbers based on external migratory
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman died in the Murcia region on Monday when a lorry collided with a bus taking agricultural workers home after completing a shift. The victim was among the group of labourers who were travelling between Lorca and Pulpi when the collision happened close to the La Escarihuela bridge exit. Reports say that she
A TRAVELLER at Ibiza airport underwent an ordeal when he found that his luxury watch had vanished from his belongings tray after going through the scanners. Having patiently waited in the queue on Friday afternoon, the man placed in the tray his belt and items from his pocket – and his €10,000 watch. Along with
SPANISH superstar Julio Iglesias was ‘almost arrested’ last week after falling foul of the Dominican Republic’s stringent import rules. The ‘King of Latin’, now 80, was detained by authorities at Punta Cana International Airport after arriving on a private flight from the Bahamas last Wednesday, January 10. Airport officials made the move after discovering an
BARGAIN-LOVING expats can find cheap flights to the UK for under €10 after a Spanish low-cost airline launched a new January sale. From today until Thursday, January 18, budget airline Vueling is offering heavily-discounted tickets as part of their Blue Monday sales campaign. The price of up to 7,000 seats on flights from Spain to
SPAIN has been named the best country in the world for road trips, according to new data. The perfect holiday for adventurers, road trips offer freedom for curious travellers to explore at their own pace, with many dreaming of epic journeys along Route 66 or the Pacific Coast Highway in the US. But according to
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HOW are you feeling today? In case you’re a little bummed, it’s worth noting that today is officially ‘Blue Monday’; the most depressing day of the year. The term was first coined in 2005 by psychologist Cliff Arnall, who was commissioned by travel agency Sky Travel to identify the most dismal day of the year,
ANDALUCIA has five of Spain’s ten ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals- including the first place winner. A study by ElectoPanel surveyed some 4,000 Spaniards to reveal where they consider the country’s most eye-catching locations. Andalucia came out on top, with five of the country’s top 10 ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals. The region is even home to
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