After waiting for 20 years, Murcia finally has a high-speed train to Madrid
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
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The Jarramplas Festival: why in Cáceres it’s an honour to be pelted with turnips
Today is a day you’ve dreamt of for years. It’s a cold winter morning. Your neighbours are outside waiting, armed with turnips. It’s time for
Mexican beauty queen & partner arrested for theft of wine worth €1.6m from Spanish restaurant
A former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend were arrested this week in Croatia for allegedly stealing over €1.6 million worth of wine from
Wildfires rage in Spain, with over 3,000 evacuated from homes in Andalusia
Wildfires raged in Spain and south west France on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put
Court orders demolition of Extremadura’s ‘rural Marbella’ luxury resort
A luxury resort on an island in a reservoir near Cáceres in the Extramadura region, known locally as ‘rural Marbella’, is to be demolished to
Leonardo DiCaprio, conflict-free diamonds, and a new factory in Extremadura
A Silicon Valley based lab-grown diamond company, that has Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio amongst its investors, has confirmed its plans to build a
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (26 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (29 July) Seven more municipalities to close their borders The governing council of the Junta de Extremadura has agreed to request
Current Covid-19 restrictions for all regions of Spain
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (20 Aug) Report below last updated 26 July 2021. With the Covid-19 incidence rate continuing to rise in Spain – currently
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (19 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (22 July) Extremadura reports 440 infections and 10 hospitalised in 24 hours On Saturday, Extremadura registered 428 new cases of Covid
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (12 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (16 July) Vaccination of people in their 20s begins in Cáceres and Mérida The vaccination of Extremeños in their 20s