June 2024

Going vegan in Sevilla? These six restaurants are a must visit

FOR vegans, eating like a local can be difficult but not in Sevilla with this expert guide.   The capital of Andalucia, Sevilla’s cuisine uses lots of meat, fish and cheese. Despite this, the city is also home to a growing vegan scene, concentrated around the youthful Alameda area.  Plant based tourists don’t have to miss […]

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British tourists report being refused entry into Spain for failing to show this document at the border – including a couple visiting their OWN home

Have you been affected by the new travel rules in Spain? Contact [email protected] BRITISH tourists have taken to social media to warn fellow travellers of ramped up checks at the Spanish border. Specifically, two different travelling parties warned on Facebook that they were refused entry for failing to show a so-called ‘letter of invitation’. The

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3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Teulada – € 179,000

Apartment Teulada, Alicante   3 beds   2 baths € 179,000 Discover this spectacular apartment in the beautiful town of Teulada. Located on the top floor of the building, this apartment enjoys excellent orientation and unrivalled brightness thanks to its large windows and skylights in the corridor. It has three large bedrooms, ideal for rest

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The little-known town in Granada that has become one of the most in-demand locations for British property hunters

THE tiny town of Gualchos might not evoke the same romance and sun-soaked splendour as its Malaga counterparts, but the charming Granada town squashed between the soaring Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean Sea is perhaps one of Spain’s friendliest to foreigners.  So enchanting is Gualchos, in fact, that it’s among the country’s most popular for

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Woman in Spain’s Zaragoza ends up in intensive care after receiving botox injections in a private apartment

A WOMAN in the northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza ended up in intensive care after she received botox injections in a private apartment rather than in an authorised clinic.  For health professionals, the incident has served to raise awareness about a growing ‘black market’ for such esthetic treatments, which are mainly supplied thanks to the

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Argentine President Javier Milei ratchets up war of words with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during controversial visit to Madrid

THE president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has once again launched a verbal attack on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, this time during his controversial visit to Madrid.  Speaking on Friday from the capital, the Argentine leader accused the Socialist Party chief of a ‘hit and run’ against Spaniards.  But, he said, he had hopes that

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Barcelona’s closure of ALL tourist apartments by 2028: Will the drastic measure announced by the city’s mayor get past the courts?

AT a time when residents of popular destinations across Spain are demanding changes to the country’s tourism model, the Socialist mayor of Barcelona last week announced that licences for around 10,000 tourist apartments in the Catalan capital will be allowed to expire by 2028. Jaume Collboni said that he was taking this controversial action because

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Benidorm bars and restaurants introduce braille menus for blind and visually impaired customers

BENIDORM bars and restaurants are introducing menus in braille for visually impaired customers. Seven members of the Abreca hospitality association are already offering the menus which are transcribed from the originals and printed by the national charity for the blind, Once. Production costs are minimal and the menus will be provided free of charge to

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Weather warning: Spain’s Aemet meteorological agency forecasts temperatures of nearly 40ºC today in this southern region

SPAIN’S Aemet state meteorological agency has issued a yellow warning today, due to a forecast of high temperatures in the southern Andalucia region.  The provinces of Cordoba and Jaen are on alert, with the mercury likely to reach as high as 39ºC this afternoon, between the times of 1pm and 8pm.  Seville could see temperatures

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Do you earn above the average? Andalucia comes mid-table in new salary rankings across Spain: Madrid and the Basque Country the highest earners

THE average salary in Andalucia crept up to over €2,000 a month in 2022. At €24,042 a year, it represents a 3.8% increase on 2021, according to the Salary Structure Survey released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Thursday.  The average salary across Spain came in at €26,949, a 4.1% increase. Aside from

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