Focus: Mexico’s presidential residence open to public
On Friday 30 November, Mexico’s presidential residence was the scene of a gala reception for the king of Spain, Felipe VI. Hours later, its doors
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Barcelona’s ‘Spanish Village’ gets in festive mood
Poble Espanyol, the unique cultural ‘Spanish Village‘ venue in Barcelona that was created in 1929 and features traditional architecture from around Spain, starts its Christmas
Barcelona’s historic ‘Santa Llúcia’ Christmas market
Barcelona’s popular Christmas market, the Fira de Santa Llúcia will once more open for business from 30 November until 23 December. First held back in 1786,
Madrid Horse Week leaps into action
Spain’s leading equestrian event, the Madrid Horse Week (MHW), returns for its sixth edition on 23 November for a full programme of competitions, social events
Sex change surgeon to officiate Real Madrid game
Spanish surgeon César Noval Font will set aside the scalpel on Saturday and pick up an assistant referee’s flag to run the line as Eibar
Madrid’s Christmas market takes over Plaza Mayor
The festive season kicks off in Madrid this weekend with the opening of its traditional Christmas market, which once again fills the Plaza Mayor with
Barcelona Ethical Fashion Festival returns for 2018
Barcelona’s leading event dedicated to environmentally friendly fashion returns on 23 November with this year’s edition of BEFF (Barcelona Ethical Fashion Festival). With a growing
Get ready to shop at The Shopping Night Barcelona
Barcelona launches its Christmas season on 22 November as the city’s Christmas lights are switched on and this year’s late-shopping event The Shopping Night takes
Spain declares war on alternative medicine
The Spanish government declared war on alternative medicine like acupuncture or homeopathy Wednesday, announcing it plans to eliminate from health centres what it considers a
Rolling in euskos: French Basques’ thriving currency
Nipping out to buy a cup of coffee or some bread? These days in France’s Basque region it may well be euskos, not euros, that
