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Portugal: Europe's west coast engages the senses – Lincoln Journal Star

Posted 39 hours ago

Portugal: Europe's west coast engages the sensesLincoln Journal StarTaking the high-speed overnight train from Madrid to Lisbon on the last day of 2011 seemed like the right way to begin a new year. Not only would my traveling party of four start 2012 off on a good note in a new country, we'd also be exposed to a … [Link]

Social and Cultural Centre Caixa Forum in Madrid – Demotix

Posted 2 days ago

Social and Cultural Centre Caixa Forum in MadridDemotix30th August 2012 CaixaForum Madrid's activities are exhibitions of ancient, modern and contemporary art, music and poetry festivals, multimedia art, debates on contemporary issues, social seminars, educational and family-oriented workshops. The museum … [Link]

Invading Cuba, Packing Artworks – Wall Street Journal

Posted 3 days ago

Invading Cuba, Packing ArtworksWall Street Journal(She displays works in her private museum in Miami, and the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation is planning a museum for her art in Madrid.) One of the largest pieces headed to Havana will be Ai Weiwei's towering circle of 75 interlinked bicycles from …and more » [Link]

thinkSPAIN.com – Spanish News in English

Spanish brain drain turns into an exodus

Posted 9 hours ago

With youth unemployment closing in on 50% (48.56%), twice the European average, young Spaniards have begun to open doors elsewhere in the labout market and have started looking beyond the national borders for employment. What began a few … [Link]

Alberto Contador gets two year ban for doping

Posted 9 hours ago

The Spanish Cycling Federation has today confirmed that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has banned cyclist Alberto Contador for two years for doping offences. The three times Tour de France winner's suspension runs until 6 August … [Link]

Rubalcaba wins PSOE leadership race

Posted 12 hours ago

Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba is the new leader of the PSOE after receiving 22 more votes than Carme Chacon in Saturday's vote. Rubalcaba got the support of 723 (80.42%) of the delegates, enough to win the leadership race, but … [Link]

SpanishNews.es

Extreme Cold Weather Hits the Costa del Sol

Posted 4 days ago

The big Siberian cold which has covered nearly the whole of Europe, has finally hit the province of Malaga, bringing with it one of the coldest nights of the winter. The cold weather is expected to stay until at least Sunday. Spain’s Weather Agency (AEMET) has activated the yellow alert for cold temperatures which will [...] [Link]

Spanish Property Sales Continue Collapsing

Posted 8 weeks ago

Spanish property sales have dropped 30.3% and 40.8% in the first and second trimester of the year, respectively. Existing home sales fell 6.3% in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2010 and reached 75,462 transactions, the second lowest since the crisis began, according to figures released today by the Ministry of Development. [...] [Link]

New Nightclub for Deaf People Opens in Madrid

Posted 8 weeks ago

A new nightclub opened in the capital of Spain this month, catering for deaf people. The songs that play in the nightclub are accompanied by subtitled videos and sign language videos that are projected on various screens throughout the venue. The new club called “Equal” opened its doors on the 1 December. Located on the [...] [Link]

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Gibraltar: Between the Rock and an increasingly hard-line place

Posted 37 hours ago

Gibraltar's newly-elected Chief Minister tells Harriet Alexander that the Rock will not shake under Spanish pressure. [Link]

Out of Africa, into Spain: photographs of the Cabarceno wildlife park by Marina Cano

Posted 3 days ago

African animals at the Cabarceno wildlife park in Cantabria, Spain. [Link]

Two Brits die after contracting Legionnaires disease in Spain

Posted 4 days ago

At least two British pensioners have been killed and a further eight admitted to hospital after an outbreak of Legionnaires disease at a hotel in Spain. [Link]

Spain-holiday.com blog

Butterfly park in Benalmadena

Posted 6 hours ago

Benalmadena is home to Europe’s largest butterfly park. Opened last year in conjunction with the local town hall (they provided the land), the park has proved to be a resounding success. Visiting it makes a great day out for all the family. Butterfly park Benalmadena Situated just next to Europe’s largest Stupa, the butterfly park [...] [Link]

Puente Genil- a sweet Spanish place!

Posted 12 days ago

The Bridge over the River Genil – or Puente Genil – is actually the name of a town home to over 30,000 residents. Should you find yourself in the cultural city of Cordoba then travel just 45 miles south of the city to discover a town where you can satisfy your sweet tooth enjoying the taste [...] [Link]

Mojácar – a magical place in Spain

Posted 14 days ago

With over 13kms of glorious beaches and just 90kms from the city of Almería, and enjoying one of warmest climates in Spain, consider a Spring holiday in the pretty white village of Mojácar, nestling on the hill just over 2kms from the glistening blue Mediterranean below. Sounds like a fairytale? Well, kind of…there´s a tale [...] [Link]

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