Spain’s top ten beaches 2016
Spain has five beaches in Europe’s top ten. This is a tour by The Local: Spain leads the way when it comes to beautiful beaches with five of the country’s beaches making the top ten in...
Spain camp out on a dark and mysterious night
We were a couple of 20-somethings, making the pilgrimage to Europe in 1970. The world was opening up and, with a new sense of freedom, young Australians were heading to the northern hemisphere in...
Meet the Irish leading light in Spain’s solar power game
Acting as an airborne example of how the sky quite literally is the limit when it comes to the potential of solar power, since lifting off from an Abu Dhabi runway in March 2015, the Solar Impulse 2...
Bullfighting tensions rise in Spain
Tensions over bullfighting are growing in Spain, where the death of a matador in the ring broadcast live on television has added fuel to a national debate over the centuries-old but controversial...
How to avoid heatstroke when Spain starts to sizzle
The Local website mentioned the following tips to to avoid heatstroke when Spain starts to sizzle: Protect against sunburn Cover up or apply cream Photo: AFP Not only is a brighter shade of lobster...
Matador Víctor Barrio’s death prompts fresh calls for bullfighting ban
Animal rights activists in Spain have renewed calls for a total ban on bullfighting after the death of a young matador in front of a crowd on Saturday. Víctor Barrio became the first professional...
Running of the bulls: 4 runners injured, none gored in Spain
Spanish medical officials say four people have suffered bruises but no one was gored in the fifth running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Fermin festival. More than 1,000 people took part in...
A long way from Benidorm: rural regeneration in south-east Spain
Author: kevin Rushby Evaristo is teaching me to make paella. You might, like I did, think you know already, but Evaristo lives and breathes the stuff – he has made it every day for over 30 years....
