Andalucia’s streets will be awash with colour from Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 to Easter Sunday, April 5. According to ancient tradition, Semana Santa Every day must be marked with processions. Every Spaniard, however, dreads bad conditions. It is not possible to expose the precious statues of saints to rain. The processions are cancelled if clouds appear. Months of preparation …

Social exclusion in Andalucía affects 23 per cent of the population José Luis Piedra Tuesday, March 24, 2026 16:11 Share According to the latest report on poverty and social exclusion by Cáritas Andalucía, 23 per cent of the population of Andalucía (nearly two million people) currently live in social exclusion. It is even more alarming to note that 10.2 percent …

After 45 years of age, the majority of people experience “tired eye.” Credit: BAVIERA What is cataracts? Why do they occur? The natural ageing of the crystalline lenses inside the eye is called a cataract. This lens gradually loses transparency as it ages, and becomes cloudy or opaque. When do they typically appear? This can vary greatly from person-to-person. From …