Andalusia seeks €90m from Swedish mining group for toxic spill 25 years ago
Twenty five years after one of Spain’s worst ecological disasters, a court case against the Swedish mining company involved opened on Tuesday in the southern
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Ukrainian art on display at Madrid museum after defying Russian bombs
Many modern artworks removed from Kyiv to protect them from Russian bombs – that have already done huge damage to Ukraine’s cultural heritage – have gone
World’s top ‘castells’ competition won by Vilafranca with 10-tier human tower
The world’s largest ‘castells’ competition (‘human towers’) took place in Tarragona (Catalonia) on Sunday, with some 11,000 spectators packing the bull ring to watch the
Oldest European fossil of human ancestor from 1.4 million years ago found in Spain
A jawbone fragment discovered in a mountain range in the region of Castilla y León in northern Spain could be the oldest known fossil of
Madrid’s Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Madrid’s Retiro Park and the adjacent Paseo del Prado have been added to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List and is the first time that sites
Barça’s Camp Nou and Gaudí’s Sagrada Família could become vaccination centres
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (25 Feb) FC Barcelona’s giant Camp Nou stadium, as well as Gaudí’s Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona, in addition to other ’emblematic’ landmarks,
All Spain’s regional presidents attend conference – except Quim Torra
The 21st Conference of Regional Presidents of Spain was held in situ in the town of San Millán de la Cogolla (La Rioja) on Friday –
Travel: Catalonia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites outside Barcelona
Catalonia boasts many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and although most are located in the city of Barcelona and get huge amounts of international attention, looking
Join us for a special ‘Belgian Beer Tasting’ evening (plus tapas) at Lambicus
We’re launching a series of ‘Maravilla Food & Drink’ events, and to kick things off we’re having a special Belgian Beer Tasting evening at one of the
Emmanuel Macron vows to rebuild Notre-Dame
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris, described as the ‘soul of the nation’. Macron also expressed relief that ‘the
