A GALICIA highway has been named as having the most dangerous stretch of road in Spain in a comprehensive study. The ‘black spot’ honour goes to the N-6 in the north-west region between kilometre points 517.1 and 528.5. A total of 1,974 kilometres of state roads in Spain have a high risk of accidents, which […]
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SPAIN once again beat its own record with more than 84 million international visitors in 2023, spending a whopping €108 billion. But these days it’s Michelin stars and Repsol Soles, not beaches, that are pulling in the punters. And that’s no surprise with the country being, equivocally, the world’s best place to eat. Spain has
By Laurence Dollimore and Walter Finch in Tenerife IT began in Mallorca in the summer of 2017, quickly followed in Barcelona and Valencia and now it has spread around almost all of Spain. The anti-tourism protests, organised by anarchist group Arran, first gained international headlines when they rocked diners at a portside restaurant in Palma.
THE former president of a well known animal charity has sounded the alarm after her team was booted out and replaced by the previous German administration. British expat Elise Dunweber, 47, believes the Marbella sanctuary Triple A is now ‘at risk of mismanagement’ after Bettina Pietsch was voted back in. She is furious that Bettina
A CENTURY old tree blew over on to Ronda train station this morning. An incredibly strong gust of wind tumbled the ancient pine tree. Incredibly no one was injured in the incident that happened just after 7 am. Fire crews Were quickly on the scene, but it took them most of the day to remove
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REFLECTING the warmth and colour of the Cyclades islands, it will be the first Greek-Mediterranean restaurant of its kind in Spain. GAIA Marbella promises to be ‘a journey of discovery’ for anyone interested in learning about the best of Greek cuisine. Launched at the Puente Romano hotel, it will be modeled on its successful sister
THE latest Royal Navy vessel Gibraltar has welcomed to its naval base is not the usual death-dealing warship whose presence irritates the Spanish authorities. HMS Scott is the navy’s sole ocean survey vessel, armed not with cannons and missiles but the advanced High Resolution Multi Beam Sonar System (HRMBSS). This piece of kit allows it
Apartment Capdepera, Majorca 3 beds 2 baths € 269,000 This spacious flat on the 2nd floor without lift impresses with its central location and offers you the opportunity to reach the picturesque beach of Son Moll and the lively Cala Ratjada in just approx. 1 km. With a well thought-out room layout on
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A REMARKABLE tome by a British writer and painter on Spain’s wealth of incredible cathedrals was released 115 years ago this month. Cathedral Cities of Spain was the culmination of a months-long voyage around Spain by London-born watercolourist WW Collins (1862-1951). A prolific author most famous for his fiction work, including 27 novels, 60 short
BRITISH homeowners are calling time on community presidents who are accused of wielding far too much power in the urbanisations they manage. The backlash is growing after it was revealed that Stephen Hills, the British president of the Torre Bermeja urbanisation in Estepona, was paying himself a salary of almost €90,000 – more than the
