Spain is preparing to introduce a new deposit-return system for drinks containers, with consumers paying an extra 10 cents when they buy certain drinks and getting that money back when the empty container is returned.
Continue reading →El Desfile Moro de los Moros i Cristians de Dénia 2026 volvió a llenar las calles de la ciudad de música, color, trajes espectaculares y miles de espectadores. En esta parte del Desfile de Gala, el protagonismo corresponde al bando … Continue reading →
The streets of Dénia came alive with colour, music, horses and spectacular costumes as the Moorish side took centre stage during the 2026 Moros i Cristians celebrations. After covering the Christian side of the celebrations, we now turn to the … Continue reading →
Every August, the streets of Denia (Dénia) on Spain’s Costa Blanca are transformed for one of the town’s most spectacular traditional celebrations: Moros i Cristians, or Moors and Christians. The festival combines history, music, elaborate costumes, huge parades and centuries … Continue reading →
Cada mes de agosto, las calles de Dénia, en la Costa Blanca, se transforman para acoger una de sus fiestas tradicionales más espectaculares: los Moros i Cristians. La fiesta combina historia, música, trajes elaborados, grandes desfiles y elementos inspirados en … Continue reading →
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck near Granada in southern Spain, causing strong shaking across the area and being felt across a wide part of Andalucía.
Continue reading →The Mediterranean Sea has been exceptionally warm during 2026, with record and near-record temperatures recorded across large areas of the basin and along parts of the Spanish coastline.
Continue reading →El 12 de agosto de 2026, millones de personas en España miraron al cielo para disfrutar de uno de los acontecimientos astronómicos más esperados de los últimos años: un eclipse solar.
Continue reading →The 12 August 2026 solar eclipse was always going to be a spectacular event in Spain. For those of us watching from the Gandia area, however, there was one rather large problem: clouds.
Continue reading →If you’ve spent any time exploring the Valencia region during the summer, you may have noticed something rather unusual. Almost every town surrounding Gandia hosts a colourful Moros i Cristians festival, yet Gandia itself does not.
Continue reading →Every summer, towns and villages across the Valencian Community come alive with fiestas, music, parades and colourful traditions. Among the most distinctive are the Moros i Cristians celebrations, or Moors and Christians festivals. While some towns are famous for enormous … Continue reading →
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake recently shook southeastern Spain, with tremors felt across the Region of Murcia and parts of the Costa Blanca. While some media reports described scenes of panic among holidaymakers, the reality was far less dramatic, with no … Continue reading →
Every summer, towns across the Valencian Community celebrate one of Spain’s most spectacular festivals – Moros i Cristians, known in Castilian Spanish as Moros y Cristianos. While larger celebrations in places such as Alcoy, Ontinyent and Villajoyosa attract international attention, … Continue reading →
If you visit Gandia, Spain, during the summer or at the beginning of October, there’s a good chance you’ll come across one of the city’s most unusual and much-loved characters. Standing several metres tall, dressed in a bright military-style uniform, … Continue reading →
Si visitas Gandia durante el verano o a principios de octubre, es muy probable que te encuentres con uno de los personajes más curiosos y queridos de la ciudad. Vestido con un llamativo uniforme de inspiración militar, con un gran … Continue reading →
