Jelle Geens & Lucy Charles-Barclay, Ironman winners 2025. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella The 2025 IRONMAN World Championship that concluded in Marbella on Sunday, 9 November, was officially declared a huge success. Not only because of the sporting drama, but also for its monumental impact for Marbella and for the entire Costa del Sol.  The IRONMAN Pro Series event is known …

VALENCIA’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Museo de les Ciencies – and it’s still one of Europe’s most jaw-dropping feats of modern design. The architect Santiago Calatrava designed the gleaming complex. Felix Candela helped shape its curves. Built on the dry riverbed of the old Turia, the space-age project was meant to …

A GLASS OF chilled Alvarinho, on the terrace of Yeatman’s landmark hotel, was the reward for a journey that covered some of Portugal’s wildest and most captivating scenery. We were definitely ready for aperitifs before lunch after half a days sightseeing through the cobbled street of Porto’s historic center. We could have been sipping the city’s famed sweet wine, but …