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Want to move to Spain? New tax is about to make it much more expensive

Pressure on Spain’s housing market has been exacerbated by overtourism and the proliferation of short-term holiday rentals.

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Meet the locals trying to stop overtourism in Europe

Tourism in Europe’s hotspots continues to rise, but after protests in 2024, what can we expect for the coming year?

Destinations

2024: The year Barcelona fully had enough of tourists

Spain’s most visited city is seeking quality over quantity in 2025.

Europe News

Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona

A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city.

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Barcelona may not be allowed to ban Airbnbs under EU law

Catalonia has said they want to rid Barcelona of its 10,000 holiday lets in the next 5 years.

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Barcelona airport floods with 70 flights cancelled and trains affected

Local authorities have issued a red warning due to torrential rain in Barcelona.

Spain

Spain flood death toll rises to 205 as nation braces for more rain

More than 1,700 soldiers have joined emergency workers in the search for bodies and survivors, with authorities saying the death toll is likely to go up further.

Culture news

Historic music store under threat in rapidly-changing Barcelona

A 140-year-old music store in Barcelona’s iconic Las Ramblas, preserves a vast archive of music scores across genres. Despite the rise of digital platforms and nearby closures, the store endures, though its future remains uncertain.

Lifestyle

Europe’s oldest nightclub La Paloma in Barcelona re-opens

While many venues across Europe are facing closure due to inflation rates, rising rent costs, soaring energy prices and a shift in post-pandemic habits, a bit of good news comes from Spain as La Paloma, which opened in 1903 and shut in 2007, is reopening its doors...

Culture news

Bold retelling of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk stuns at Spain's Liceu Opera

Water and tragedy collide in Alex Ollé's bold new interpretation of Dmitri Shostakovich’s opera.

Europe News

Protesters storm real estate fair in Barcelona

Housing activists, environmental groups and unions mobilised in the wake of souring housing costs.

Design

Key work on Barcelona's Sagrada Família to be completed in 2025

Work on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família’s Jesus Christ tower and Chapel of the Assumption aims for completion in 2025.

Travel News

Spain is known for sun and sand - but beach erosion is changing this

Spain has an overtourism problem - but as its beaches slowly disappear, how long will it last?

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Amsterdam to Barcelona sleeper train delayed for a year - here’s why

European Sleeper’s CEO says the company is hopeful for the future of the route, despite the setbacks.

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A low cost train between Barcelona and Malaga is coming this winter

Spain’s new north-south train service will make sustainable travel cheaper and faster.

Moments

I’ve lived in Barcelona for a decade - here’s how it’s changed

Barcelona is a city in flux: Here’s how it’s changed in the 10 years since I moved here.

Spain

Authorities play blame game as Puigdemont escapes Spain again

The fugitive Catalan separatist leader shocked Spain by briefly appearing at a rally in Barcelona on Thursday and leading law enforcement on a search and arrest hunt that ultimately failed.

Spain

Barcelona citizens take efforts to curb rise in pickpockets

Barcelona is a hugely popular tourist spot - but some of these visitors end up having their wallet, phone or passport pickpocketed. Spanish citizens are taking efforts to expose the pickpockets and combat the issue.

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Which European city has the most beautiful buildings?

Bordeaux beats Paris in this new ranking of the world’s most beautiful cities.

Europe News

Police search for Puigdemont after leading Barcelona rally

The separatist former president of Catalonia returned to his home country in a bid to prevent the Catalan parliament from voting in a new socialist government, in what he described as "the only way to return to normality".