The XII ‘Trofeo de S.M. La Reina’ Cup weighs anchor in Valencia
The Valencia Royal Sailing Club will be hosting, on 2nd, 3rd and 4th July, the XII Trofeo de S.M. La Reina – Regata Homenaje a la Armada – XXIII Copa Almirante Sánchez Barcáiztegui. This is one of More...
L’Alfàs del Pi, dedicated to film
The twenty-second edition of the L´Alfàs del Pi Film Festival is getting underway. From 2nd to 11th July, this municipality on the Costa Blanca invites you to relax at the beautiful Playa de L´Albir beach, enjoy More...
Jazz inundates Peñíscola
The 2010 edition of the Peñíscola International Jazz Festival which, until 24th July, will be filling the city with jazz, will be incorporating into this year´s programme a new series of concerts by local musicians More...
Xàtiva presents its XIII International Festival ‘Nits al Castell’
With the arrival of summer, cultural events are flourishing in the Region of Valencia. Exceptionally interesting events that make cities like Xàtiva an incomparably beautiful destination. In fact, from 3rd to 24th More...
Universal Sport Party, fun on the beach in Castellón
Universal Sport Party is a fun event taking place on the Playa del Pinar beach in El Grao de Castellón on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th July 2010. Over 40 sporting activities, both water and land-based, different kinds More...
Spain blames victims in train crash that killed 13
Spanish officials blamed summer solstice partygoers for crossing the tracks into the path of an express train that killed at least 13, but others said a new underground exit was poorly marked and an old crossing More...
Catalonia can call itself a ‘nation’, rules Spain’s top court
Spain´s northeastern region of Catalonia is allowed to call itself a “nation” but should not give more importance to the Catalan language over Spanish, Spain´s top court has ruled. The Constitutional More...
Spanish income tax (IVA) rises from Thursday
It had been a long time coming, everyone was aware, though nobody wanted it, but the day is now here. Spanish income tax (IVA) will rise from 1st July to 18%, raising the price on most everyday products and services. This More...
Spain metro strike continues over austerity
A strike by Metro workers snarled traffic for the third day in Madrid today and unions said the protest against austerity measures aimed at getting Spain´s deficit under control could become indefinite. Workers More...
Spain knock out Portugal in World Cup
Spain beat Portugal 1-0 in a close-fought game in Cape Town on Tuesday. Vincente del Bosque´s side goes on to a quarterfinal date with Paraguay, who beat Japan in a penalty shootout earlier in the day. In the More...
Ryanair wields axe to UK services
Ryanair is cutting its UK capacity by 16 percent next winter, equating to 2 million fewer passengers, as it shifts operations to its European bases to take advantage of cheaper air passenger duty. The axe falls More...
TATTOOED BRITISH FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN COSTA DEL SOL
David Baxendale, a British man wanted for the murder of a Surrey mother last month has been arrested in Spain after being identified by his unusual tattoos. Baxendale, 39, was pictured in a Crimestoppers appeal More...
The use of ‘botox’ increased by 25% last year in Spain.
Spain is the fifth country in the world as the number of procedures and aesthetic treatments, and the first in Europe. 90 percent of botox treatments performed in the last year were for women, most (70%) between More...
Striking workers force closure of Madrid metro
Striking workers protesting a 5 percent austerity pay cut forced the closure of the metro in the Spanish capital of Madrid today after they flouted minimum service agreements in a second day of industrial action. Unions More...
Kerry Katona planning Marbella holiday with new boyfriend
Kerry Katona and decorator boyfriend Adam Waldron are planning to jet off to Marbella, Spain, this week. The I´m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! winner wants to spend some quality time with her new man. “Kerry More...
World Cup quarterfinal lineup almost complete as Spain meets Portugal, Japan plays Paraguay
The lineup for this week´s World Cup quarterfinals will be completed today when Spain meets Iberian neighbour Portugal and Japan takes on Paraguay. European champion Spain has recovered from an early stumble against More...
Jesús Vázquez: First man to be nude for “Interviu” magazine
According to Spanish media reports, Jesús Vázquez became the first man to appear naked on the ‘Interviu’ magazine cover in its 34 year of history.” It is a prominent and well known television presenter More...
Spain objects to Street View Wi-Fi snooping
Google may face a Spanish court over the legality of the Wi-Fi snooping activities of its Street View fleet, El País reports. The snappily-titled Asociación para la Prevención y Estudio de Delitos, Abusos y Negligencias More...
Spanish town becomes latest to ban Islamic veil
A small town in southern Spain on Monday became the latest municipality in the country to ban the use of the face-covering Islamic veil in public buildings. The municipal council in Coin, a town of some 21,000 More...
Kylie Minogue ‘to play free concert’ in Spain
Kylie Minogue will reportedly play a free gig in Spain as part of the country´s gay pride celebrations. The singer, who said she that has a “special relationship” with the gay public, has signed up More...
