Andalusia

Culture news

Spanish galleon sails in London 400 years after the Great Armada

The boat, which reproduces a 17th century model, will remain in London until 6 October, after having travelled more than 100,000 nautical miles around the world.

26/09/2024

Destinations

Europe’s best destinations for first-time solo travellers

Heading off on your first ever solo trip can be intimidating. Head to these European destinations for an easy ride.

16/05/2024

Climate

Spanish citizens feel ‘abandoned’ after 10 months without clean water

Andalucía residents are afraid to wash their children with the tap water, and say even dogs refuse to drink it.

15/02/2024

Green News

Drought-stricken villages in Spain are bringing in water in tankers

Thousands living in small communities that depend on wells which are now running dry are experiencing difficulties getting water fit for consumption.

02/02/2024

Culture news

Euroviews. Olive oil fraudsters have sown the wind, and are reaping the whirlwind

Faking olive oil is a confidence trick on customers and a betrayal of passionate farmers who make the real thing with love and passion. But the greater crime is what’s behind the price rise and the turbocharging of fraud, Eurof Uppington writes.

22/01/2024

Green News

Spain introduces water restrictions as reservoirs run dry

A drought emergency has been declared in some parts of Catalonia where people are being urged to reduce their water consumption.

09/08/2023

Climate

Extreme heat 'disproportionately' impacts people with disabilities

People with disabilities faced the risk of death, physical, social, and mental health distress due to extreme heat according to Human Rights Watch.

26/06/2023

Green News

Drought-stricken wetlands in Spain endanger wildlife

From October 2022 to April 2023, the country’s rainfall was 24 per cent below the average for this period of the year.

19/06/2023

Green News

Why have strawberry farms become a political battleground in Spain?

German MPs have cancelled a trip to Spain’s strawberry farms as political controversy over water shortages heats up.

06/06/2023

Green News

Why are tropical fruit farmers being arrested in Spain?

Farmers are turning to desperate measures in drought-hit Spain, which just had its warmest April on record.

10/05/2023

World News

Villages in Spain face drinking water shortage amid persistant drought

Local residents in villages to the north of Cordoba are receiving water deliveries by truck after record temperatures and drought caused a drinking water basin to dry up.

05/05/2023

Spain

Spain's April heatwave sees temperatures nudging 40C

Unseasonably hot weather has seen April temperatures nudging 40C in parts of Spain. Last year was Spain's hottest since 1961, and warm air from North Africa is giving Spaniards a foretaste of another scorching summer several months early.

27/04/2023

Europe Decoded

'Part of our heritage': Flamenco dancer applauds new legal protection

Ana Morales, a dancer who also represents the Flamenco Association, said anything that provided legal protection for this part of the nation’s cultural heritage was welcome.

13/04/2023

Travel News

Andalucia is scrapping its wealth tax to attract rich expats

The new policy is likely to make Andalucia attractive to foreigners wanting a second home in Spain.

23/09/2022

Destinations

This staple of Mediterranean cuisine could disappear due to drought

The 'green gold' of Spain may not flow for much longer.

28/07/2022

Spain

Spain's Popular Party eyes national vote after Andalusia election win

The Spanish conservative party won an outright victory on Sunday in key regional elections in this southern former Socialist stronghold.

20/06/2022

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Peacock interrupts an election campaign rally by surprise

A peacock takes to the stage during a rally of the left-wing coalition "Por Andalucía" held in the city of Dos Hermanas, Seville province, in the run-up to the Andalusian regional elections on Sunday 19 June.

15/06/2022

Spain

Spain evacuates 2,000 people in Andalucia as crews tackle wildfire

The blaze injured three firefighters after it broke out Wednesday amid gusting winds.

09/06/2022

Spain

Spanish police bust drugs ring 'faking orca attacks' to aid smuggling

Police say the gang would simulate boat damage and even killer whale attacks to get towed into ports in southern Spain and smuggle in hashish.

11/02/2022

Spain

Spain deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle blaze as thousands flee

A firefighter lost his life earlier this week.

13/09/2021