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A rare chance to see one of the most expensive teams in the world arrives in Mallorca on Sunday when Real Madrid take on Real Mallorca at the Estadio Son Moix. With Real striker Ronaldo claiming the fans don’t “love” him anymore, it will be interesting to see how he fares against a Mallorca team […]
Fancy something a bit different than retiring to a villa on the Costas? Then try living in a cave in Southern Spain. It might sound a bit odd but cave dwellings are a popular form of home in Andalucia due to their coolness during the stifling summer heat. One Brit has fulfilled a dream and […]
Carnival fever hits Alicante from 23rd February to 5th March as it marks Lent and Ash Wednesday with its own unique brand of celebrations. The festivities begin with the Don Carnal and Doña Cuaresma plays followed by wild street parties. Saturday, known as Sábado Ramblero, sees the main streets - La Rambla and El […]
There’s not much hope of getting a ticket for this game but if you are in Barcelona on Wednesday, make sure you watch it in a bar and get in there early because rest-assured, every drinking hole in the city will be packed for this one. After an uncharacteristic losing streak without suspended Brazilian genius […]
Here we go again - can you believe it . Yet ANOTHER carnival in Spain resembling something out of The Wicker Man this time in Villanueva de La Vera in Extramadura. The festival, three days before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, features a straw figure of “Pero Palo” dressed in black with a […]
Its the time of year when it seems carnivals are spreading like wildfire around Spain and Lanzarote is not to be left behind with its Teguise Festival. The slightly demonic celebration involves devil-costumed characters chasing after adults and children with goat-skinned batons! This bizarre ritual stretches back to as early as the 17th century […]
If you visit Menorca, don’t miss the beautiful coastline trail surrounding the port of Maó. You can walk it in around 2 hours and its well worth the 4km stretch. Starting at the docks in the port of Maó, follow the coastline to Cala Figuera and continue to the village of Castell, where Cala Corb […]
The period around Lent is always an important one for Spaniards and from the 18th February until the 5th March Santa Cruz de La Palma comes alive with a bizarre mix of Native Americans and believe it or not, thousands of kilos of talcum powder. Since the 1960s, this carnival has remembered the flood of […]
With house prices at an all-time high in the UK, many Brits are investing in property abroad with Spain being one of the most popular destinations. This article from Business Week Europe charts the rise of what has become known as the Buy-To-Let Jetset. As budget airlines make Spain increasingly accessible, the number of people […]
Easyjet has announced it aims to dominate flights to the Costa del Sol by using Malaga as its central “hub” in the region as of the beginning of next year. Its job may be made easier by the fact that Iberia announced earlier in the year that it was going to cease its own operations […]
