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Spanish national football team returns to Madrid for celebrations

The team will meet the Royal Family and Prime Minister Sanchez in Spain's capital.

15/07/2024

Europe News

Body found during search for missing British teenager in Tenerife

Spanish police claim to have found human remains on the largest island in the Canaries during their search for the missing 19-year-old, according to local media.

15/07/2024

Moments

‘I felt unsafe’: Locals welcome Spain’s crackdown on holiday rentals

Spain is finding innovative ways to cut down on tourist apartments, even banning them completely in some places.

14/07/2024

Spain

Seven runners hospitalised after traditional bull run in Pamplona

Normally, medics on the ground deal with the injured but in this case, hospitalisation was needed. The most common injuries are bruises.

13/07/2024

Euronews Witness

Protests mount in Majorca as tourism overwhelms residents' lives

A wave of protest against the negative impact of mass tourism is sweeping over Spain’s most popular holiday hotspots. Euronews reporter Valérie Gauriat travelled to Majorca, the biggest of the Balearic Islands, to hear from residents who feel their future is under threat.

12/07/2024

Lifestyle

School hopes to revive dying art of bell tolling in Spain

A school teaching the art of church bell tolling in Spain has just graduated its first class. Teachers say they hope to prevent the ancient practice from dying out after years of using automated systems.

11/07/2024

Moments

Why more non-religious pilgrims than ever are walking the Camino

Traditionally a Catholic pilgrimage, the Camino increasingly draws the spiritual but not religious.

11/07/2024

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A swift run, the fourth bull run of San Fermin 2024

During the Pamplona bull run, five participants were injured by bruises.

10/07/2024

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Pamplona's bull run, a dangerous chase

The third running of the bulls in Pamplona featured bulls from the Victoriano del Río ranch in Madrid.

09/07/2024

Scenes

Watch: The fan-led league with inclusion at its heart

Rubén Almazán Estepa and Álvaro Cano are ambassadors for the Liga Genuine, a football league for players with intellectual disabilities.

08/07/2024

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WATCH: Madrid Pride draws a million in festive call for rights

Organizers reported that a million people attended Madrid Pride on Saturday, July 6th, celebrating in a festive atmosphere with the slogan "Education, Rights, and Peace: Pride that Transforms."

08/07/2024

Europe News

Spanish horse festival 'Rapa das bestas' grows in popularity

The 'Rapa das bestas' festival in Sabucedo dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July

08/07/2024

Europe News

Thousands protest in Spain's most visited city against over-tourism

More than 150 organisations and social movements took to the streets of Barcelona with some symbolically sealing off hotels and restaurant terraces.

07/07/2024

Europe News

Tens of thousands attend controversial San Fermín bull-running festival

The highlight of the festival is the early morning bull runs, which began on Friday, when thousands of daredevils started to race against six bulls.

07/07/2024

Culture news

Plans for Spain’s first national civil war museum stall

Socialist government in fight to impose Historical Memory Law in region earmarked for the new museum.

07/07/2024

Travel News

‘A theme park for tourists’: Málaga locals protest city gentrification

Spain’s anti-tourism activism has arrived in Málaga, where locals are angry over soaring rent prices.

06/07/2024

Tech News

Spain to introduce age-verification for accessing porn this year

Spanish authorities will be using digital wallets to verify a user’s age online when they try to access porn or adult sites.

05/07/2024

Green News

This Spanish town would have 21 minutes to evacuate before a tsunami

Only seven tsunamis have hit Spain since 365 AD, but experts warn the big one is on its way in the next 30 years.

04/07/2024

Spain

Spanish police bust Malaga crime group forcing women into prostitution

The gang abused at least 500 women across four brothels in Costa del Sol, authorities said.

04/07/2024

Water Matters

‘Everyone’s Mar Menor’- lagoon with legal personhood tackles pollution

In partnership with the European Commission

From a crusade to save a dying lagoon by securing it the legal rights of a person, to building tree houses to lure back the bat population, environmental activists in Spain are doing what it takes to protect their local waterways from pollution and loss of biodiversity.

02/07/2024

Travel News

Would a €750 fine stop you weeing in the sea?

Peeing in the sea could land you a fine, while elsewhere in Spain you’re not even allowed to swim after midnight.

02/07/2024

Food and Drink

Patience please! World's top restaurant has one-year waiting list

A bit of patience is needed then if you're hoping to dine out soon at Barcelona restaurant Disfrutar as queues for tables are getting much longer at the newly-crowned 'Best restaurant in the world'.

02/07/2024

Travel News

Tenerife announces plans for an island-wide train service

If the project comes to fruition, it’s set to cost ​​a total of €5.65 billion.

01/07/2024

Travel News

Barcelona is increasing its tourist tax again in October

Barcelona charges a tourist tax and a city tax: What's the difference and how much are they?

01/07/2024

Europe News

UK expats in Spain show little interest in election back home

Spain hosts the largest British expat community in Europe. In the seaside town of Rojales, many UK citizens say they feel at home, but Brexit has complicated their lives.

01/07/2024

Culture news

Spanish court blocks minister's pledge to remove Francoist symbol

Jose Manuel Albares’ pledge to remove Francoist symbols blocked after court orders portrait of General Francisco Gómez-Jordana y Sousa to be rehung.

29/06/2024