On this day in 2004, 191 people are killed and nearly 2,000 are injured when 10 bombs explode on four trains in three Madrid-area train stations during a busy morning rush hour. The bombs were later found to have been detonated by mobile phones. The attacks, the deadliest against civilians on European soil since the 1988 Lockerbie [...]
2010 in Orihuela is flavoured by Miguel Hernández. Throughout the year, Orihuela will be commemorating the centenary of the birth of its most universal citizen with a varied and interesting calendar of events. Alejandro Sanz, Luis Eduardo Aute, Joan Manuel Serrat and Ismael Serrano will all be giving concerts in this incredible town in Alicante [...]
This year the Ayuntamiento in Orihuela is pleased to announce that there will be a St Patrick’s Day Festival held on the parking area near the Mercadona at Playa Flamenca from the 16th to the 18th of March. This will be a mix of exhibition, market and fiesta! The celebration is organized in conjunction [...]
Castellón Costa Azahar stretches from north to south, surrounded by impressive mountain ranges, a fertile land that sweeps down to the Mediterranean through its towns and villages. Borriol, Morella, Navajas, Xilxes and Montanejos, each municipality guards its own fine treasures: stunningly beautiful historic quarters, never-ending fine golden sandy beaches, magical coves and natural spaces brimming [...]
People who have booked Zaragoza hotels and are looking for a way to pass an evening in the city may be interested to hear about a film screening taking place towards the end of the month.
On March 25th, anyone who wants to see a slice of Spanish culture should head to the Casa de las [...]
Spain´s digital switchover will take place on April 2 rather than the originally timetabled April 3. Switchover will affect some 30 million people. The autonomous region of Madrid, with 6 million people, will switch off analogue signals today, March 10.
Also today, the last analogue transmitters will progressively start switching off their transmissions. The national government´s [...]
The President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, participated in an institutional event to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March that was also attended by the Minister for Equality, Bibiana Aído.
Mr Rodríguez Zapatero stressed that the objectives established by the Spanish Government during its Presidency of the European Union include achieving a European [...]
After the EU-Morocco Summit, the President of the Government met with the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Government representative to the region and other members of the Andalusian Government to receive more details on the “serious situation” caused by the flooding and the seemingly unending intense rainfall battering Andalusia.
At a joint press [...]