SPAIN property market is booming, driving prices up, but venture beyond the major cities and tourist hotspots, and you’ll find surprisingly affordable rental options. Property platform Idealista has unveiled the ten most affordable cities for renters, showing that beyond major…
A MAJOR police operation on the Costa del Sol and in Granada has uncovered what officers describe as a sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses and transport firms used to funnel drugs from southern Spain to eastern Europe. The investigation, led…
A MASSIVE plume of Saharan dust is set to sweep across Spain this weekend, potentially bringing fabled ‘blood rain’ to the Iberian Peninsula for the first time this year. The phenomenon, known as a ‘calima’, is being driven by a…
ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf mask and a tattered hoodie, the boy lowered into a crouch as onlookers formed a…
SELECTING the right school for your child is rarely straightforward, but for those choosing between an unfamiliar education system and pricey international schools it can be a particularly stressful experience. “It’s difficult to determine the best option for your kids…
THE Spanish government has vowed to spill all the secrets on one of the most dramatic moments in the country’s modern history. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on Monday that his government will declassify all documents related to the failed…
SPAIN’S booming property market is continuing to go from strength-to-strength after the number of property sales reached a historic high last year. According to figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), more than 700,000 homes were sold in Spain…
BRITISH property hunters are in for a shock as lawmakers weigh plans to ban non-residents from buying homes on the Balearic Islands. Left-wing party Mes per Mallorca has drafted a proposal that would bar anyone from purchasing property in Mallorca,…
THE Sagrada Familia, the magnificent gothic basilica that looms over the Barcelona city skyline, has finally reached its peak height after workers laid the final piece of its central tower in place. At 11am on Friday morning, after several agonising…
A MALAGA rapper is facing public disorder charges after more than 40 masked youths armed with machetes and bats descended on the historic centre to film a music video. The group gathered in Plaza de la Crucifixión at around 8.30pm…
