Travel & Tourism Archives - Spain in English

RENFE’s high-speed Avlo launches Madrid-Alicante route, with tickets as low as €7

News Desk10th March 202316th March 2023

10th March 202316th March 20233959

RENFE, Spain’s national rail company, has announced that its new high-speed Avlo train will connect Madrid and Alicante from 27 March onwards, with tickets priced as

EU proposes digital driving licences, to also make it easier for non-EU drivers to exchange them

News Desk1st March 20238th March 2023

1st March 20238th March 20231592

The European Commission on Wednesday issued proposals to simplify the recognition of driving licences between its member states, with the introduction of a digital driving licence,

Airport security rules in Spain to be relaxed for liquids & electronics in 2024

News Desk24th February 20231st March 2023

24th February 20231st March 20231498

Spain’s AENA, the public company that manages the country’s main airports, announced on Monday that passengers at its airports will no longer have to take

Rare 14th-century synagogue uncovered in southern Spain

News Desk8th February 202314th February 2023

8th February 202314th February 20231263

Archaeologists in the Spanish city of Utrera in the province of Seville (Andalusia) confirmed this week that they have uncovered a 14th-century synagogue hidden within a

Book review: ‘Us with Us’ – a year long sojourn in Cadaqués

Eve Schnitzer30th January 20236th February 2023

30th January 20236th February 2023742

This is a book about the town of Cadaqués, best known nowadays for the house-museum of Salvador Dalí, who lived and worked in the adjacent

Spain saw full recovery of tourism in 2022, with income higher than pre-Covid level

News Desk18th January 202323rd January 2023

18th January 202323rd January 20231161

Spain’s income from tourism activity surged in 2022, surpassing levels last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Exceltur tourism association said on Tuesday. The association,

RENFE to return travel deposits from 9 Jan – and first free tickets now available until 30 April

News Desk2nd January 202310th January 2023

2nd January 202310th January 20231882

Spain’s national railway operator RENFE is to start refunding the €10 and €20 deposits that passengers had to pay for their fully subsidised short- and medium-distance tickets

Spain to require Covid-19 tests for passengers arriving from China

News Desk30th December 20229th January 2023

30th December 20229th January 2023818

Spain is to require all air passengers arriving from China to have negative Covid-19 tests or proof of vaccination, the government said on Friday. Health

After waiting for 20 years, Murcia finally has a high-speed train to Madrid

News Desk21st December 20229th January 2023

21st December 20229th January 20232066

A high-speed AVE train link has been inaugurated this week between the Spanish region of Murcia and Madrid, after waiting 19 years and four months for

Spain’s third high-speed train operator launches this week, with average ticket prices at €18

News Desk21st November 202228th November 2022

21st November 202228th November 20222291

Spain’s third train operator kicks off its new Madrid-Barcelona route on Friday 25 November, with Valencia, Málaga and numerous other cities to be added to

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