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A LANDSLIDE stopped traffic and blocked the entrance to Ojen, and Marbella. A landslide blocked the A-7103 and forced motorists to use alternative routes to reach Ojen or Marbella.  The Policia Local have cut off the road on the El Castañar roundabout and is coordinating action upon advice received by Andalucia’s 112 emergency services line.  Read more: Sevilla shuts down …

MALAGA Airport is open and operating with ‘relative normality’ this morning, but getting to the terminal might prove to be challenging. While the runway is still active, with 430 scheduled flights for today, Storm Leonardo has put pressure on the road network that surrounds the Costa del Sol Hub. The drive to the airport is the greatest risk for holidaymakers, …

A TICKET will normally set you back €30, but this month one of Spain’s most famous landmarks will open its doors for free. To celebrate Santa Eulalia festival – Barcelona’s biggest wintertime celebration in honour of one of its patron saints – the Sagrada Familia will hand out thousands of tickets for members of the public to peruse the iconic …

The city’s atmosphere during these days is one of open‑air celebration. Photo credit. Molly Grace The Carnaval de Cádiz, one of Spain’s most distinctive cultural celebrations, is set to take over the city of Cádiz in Andalucía from February 12 to 26. Declared as a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest (FITI), the carnival transforms Cadiz into a vibrant hub of …

THE Spanish government will pay out over €20 million in compensation to the victims of the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, it has been announced. Two high-speed trains derailled in Adamuz in Cordoba eleven days ago in Spain’s worst rail accident since 80 deaths in Santiago de Compostela, in 2013. The rear carriages of a Madrid bound …

Spain has some of the strictest and most inconsistent rules for traveling with your pet.  Pablo Muñoz Gabilondo knows what he’s talking about when it comes to puppy travel.  In the past eight years, he documented his travels around the world with his dog Pipper.  In an El Pais interview, he said that Spain is “sadly the great exception” when …

Residents of Teulada-Moraira are facing an unacceptable proposal: the construction of an ecoparque – a public waste reception and recycling facility (dump) – right in the heart of a densely populated residential area on Calle Oviedo, in the La Sabatera area. This site, formerly an old water treatment works, is a lot less than 50 metres from family homes, around …

A devastating case of subsidence in Niscemi, Sicily, provoked by Cyclone Harry and days of heavy rainfall, has left an entire neighbourhood perilously teetering on the edge of a deep ravine, and has forced the urgent evacuation of approximately 1,000 residents. Dramatic images of homes and buildings hanging precariously on the brink of falling have shocked Italy, all caused by …

Bookings for the August total solar eclipse, which will be visible from parts of Spain and Mallorca, have been a flurry. The astronomical event, which was last seen from the Iberian Peninsula back in 1912, is expected to attract 10 million tourists. In Spain, the eclipse of August 12th falls during peak season when many families are on vacation. This …

A chef aged 26 from Madrid won the prize for best croquette in Spain. This is the dish that spanish families are most proud of. Each family has its own recipe, passed down over the generations by their abuela. It may surprise you to hear that a young chef beat 80 other chefs to win the award for the best …