By Maeve Gordon and Karrissa Key A simple overnight stay in Spain in 1970 turned into a year of living in a white classic village. The situation changed dramatically when 80-year old Australian architect Robert Marshall chose to retire here after 50 years. Indeed, his move to idyllic Jimena de la Frontera, in Andalucia has turned into a ‘three-year nightmare’ …
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The clocks will finally move forward this weekend. Both expats and Spanish residents can enjoy lighter evenings. Spain will advance one hour at 2am Sunday morning to 3am. Canary Islands: 1am – 2am. It means an hour less of sleep, but longer evenings as the sun sets 60 minutes later. The process currently in place is for all of Europe …
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Last weekend, the Culture Department of Manilva City Council organised the Carnival de Sabinillas at the Plaza de Los Maestros. San Luis de Sabinillas was filled with vibrant colours, music and costumed residents for its three-day Carnival. Last Friday, students from the local schools performed at the opening of the festival. The parade that took place in the town on …
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SEMANA SANTA, Spain’s holy-week, is a celebration of ancient tradition and pagentry that is rarely seen in the world today. The seven-day celebration transforms Spain’s streets into a living procession to showcase its most religious tradition. You may be surprised if you have just arrived in Spain. Drums suddenly fill a quiet street. Candles flicker and a long line of …
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The survey, which was based on 4,009 adult interviews conducted across Spain in March, sought to determine how people today live, date, and have sex. The total number of adults who said they hadn’t had sexual relations during the last year was 24.6%. This means that roughly one out of four adult fall into this category. 75.1% of respondents said …
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Passengers travelling through Malaga Airport this Easter will no longer have to worry about passport controls, which has been a problem since the EU implemented the EES in October last year. The authorities have noticed the chaos, confusion, and long queues and launched a new English language campaign to alleviate the problem. Video guides are used to speed up the …
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At 4am on the morning of Friday, officers began raids simultaneously in Glasgow, Lanarkshire West Lothian and Barcelona. Police Scotland, Spain’s Guardia Civil and Eurojust all worked together to crackdown on the cross-border crime. After two years of investigations behind the scenes, specialist detectives from Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism moved in. Eight men, aged 35 to 64 years old, …
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In 2021, SPAIN will be the fourth country in Europe to legalise euthanasia. This issue has been in the news again after Noelia Castillo (25), received a life-ending medication on Thursday night. It was the result of a court ruling that her father had lost his appeal in an ongoing legal dispute dating back to 2024. READ MORE EUTHANASIA LEGALISED …
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SEMANA Santa will have a dry, sunny start to the week in Andalucia. According to Aemet, the state weather agency, rain is unlikely due to a persistent Atlantic anticyclone. The temperatures in most parts of the area are likely to be comfortable between 22C and 24C, with Sevilla possibly seeing the mercury reach 26C for the first half week. Malaga …
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J D Wetherspoon UK Pub operator will open two new bars at Barcelona El Prat airport. The company opened its first bar in Spain, at the Alicante-Elche Airport, in February. It was Wetherspoon’s first venture outside of Britain. READ MORE ALICANTE ELCHE OPENS FEBRUARY The first of these two Barcelona pubs will open at Terminal 1 Terminal 1 in 2026, …
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