WE are in full calçot season. These giant spring onions are cultivated in Valls, near Tarragona and are enjoyed from Figuerès to Fuengirola. At this time of year, people drive for miles around Catalunya to enjoy char-grilled stems which are often served in newspaper or on terracotta roof tiles. Once you´ve peeled off the outer […]
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PROPERTY prices in the Malaga province reached an all-time historic high this February, according to the housing website Idealista. Photos by Kostiantyn Li and Bas van der Linden on Unsplash The cost of housing in the region has increased by 0.5% since January, and a colossal 10.1% since February 2023. The average property price for
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MOST people have been to the Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo, but have you heard of these little-known Gaudi works? Every year, thousands of tourists flock to Barcelona to marvel at Antoni Guadi’s buildings. It was recently announced that the emblematic Sagrada Familia will finally be finished in 2026, over a century after the architect’s
A one-month-old baby has died in the midst of a whooping cough epidemic that has hit Spain since last summer. Over 7,800 cases have been diagnosed according to the National Epidemiology Centre(CNE) with the youngster dying in the second half of last year. The CNE said the baby’s mother had not been vaccinated during her
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ONE of Torrevieja’s most popular beaches will get a full compliment of beach bars this summer after concerns that an endangered bird species might be threatened. Two threatened La Mata bars will be erected once again after it was confirmed that they were not on locations used for nesting by the Kentish plover. PART OF
SPAIN’S Sierra Nevada ski resort has been forced to close as it is whipped by 140km/hr winds. Cetursa, the company which manages the resort, announced today, Good Friday, they would not be opening the slopes due to adverse weather conditions. Winds of up to 140km/hr were affecting high points of the resort such as el
SPAIN has restored its beloved Cine Senior programme granting over 65s access to €2 tickets across the country. A royal decree to reinvigorate the initiative was approved on Tuesday, March 25. It will enable 9.5 million individuals over 65 to benefit from cheap cinema tickets, only available on Tuesdays. A huge €12 million has been
AMERICAN authorities tipped off the Guardia Civil about a kidnapping where the victim was threatened with death if he did not pay his captors €700,000. A 29-year-old Colombian man was freed from a house on the outskirts of Fortuna in the Murcia region on Tuesday after being held for five days. Four men have been
A GRANDMOTHER has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a drug trafficking operation in Valencia province. The woman, 72, operated the illegal business out of her home in an undisclosed Ribera Baja town and roped in her underage 17-year-old grandson into her enterprise. The granny was also found to have two outstanding arrest
MENORCA’S port of Mahon has become Spain’s third naval NATO base to add to those at Cartagena and Rota. The decision to use Mahon was made after an offer was made to the alliance by Spain last April. It will be given the status of ‘port with permanent diplomatic authorisation’ for the berthing and anchoring
