https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Local has rounded up ten amazing natural pools in Spain where you can take a dip without having to risk the crowds at the pool or secure a socially distanced spot on the beach. https://www.thelocal.es/20200616/ten-incredible-natural-swimming-spots-in-spain Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:37:13 +0200 ten-incredible-natural-swimming-spots-in-spain The wild beaches of Spain's northern coast offer dramatic coves, wild rock formations, long stretches of fine white sand, and best of all, hardly any people. https://www.thelocal.es/20191104/12-pictures-that-show-the-true-beauty-of-northern-spains-beaches Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:51:40 +0100 12-pictures-that-show-the-true-beauty-of-northern-spains-beaches A 16-year-old was killed while snorkelling off Platja d’Aro in Catalonia after an encounter with a venomous weever fish. https://www.thelocal.es/20200820/teenager-dies-snorkelling-after-venemous-fish-encounter-off-costa-brava-beach Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:18:14 +0200 teenager-dies-snorkelling-after-venemous-fish-encounter-off-costa-brava-beach A Cadiz town is mired in controversy over the fumigation of its beaches with bleach so local children can enjoy them during the deescalation of COVID-19 lockdown measures. https://www.thelocal.es/20200504/environmental-crime-spanish-town-spark-row-after-cleaning-beach-with-bleach Mon, 04 May 2020 13:00:40 +0200 environmental-crime-spanish-town-spark-row-after-cleaning-beach-with-bleach Spanish police have released a video showing an explosive device found underwater which forced the evacuation of a beach in Barcelona on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190826/barcelonetta-beach-evacuated-after-discovery-of-unexploded-civil-war-bomb Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:45:27 +0200 barcelonetta-beach-evacuated-after-discovery-of-unexploded-civil-war-bomb A holidaymaker has released photos of a horrible injury she received when she was bitten while swimming off a beach in Elche, Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20190809/holidaymaker-left-bleeding-and-with-severed-tendon-after-fish-bite-on-costa-blanca-beach Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:12:22 +0200 holidaymaker-left-bleeding-and-with-severed-tendon-after-fish-bite-on-costa-blanca-beach Spain has some 80 million foreign tourists visiting its shores every year, but where do Spanish people go on holiday? How much do they spend? And what do they like doing? https://www.thelocal.es/20190802/the-stats-that-reveals-the-true-holidaying-habits-of-the-spanish Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:38:32 +0200 the-stats-that-reveals-the-true-holidaying-habits-of-the-spanish If you are someone who loves to have an all over tan, then it's time to bare all and seek out the best nudist beaches Spain has to offer. https://www.thelocal.es/20190729/bare-all-top-ten-nudist-beaches-in-spain Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:36:17 +0200 bare-all-top-ten-nudist-beaches-in-spain While the trend for women to sunbathe without their bikini tops is declining through much of Europe, women in Spain are bucking the trend. https://www.thelocal.es/20190724/spanish-women-buck-european-trend-by-continuing-to-sunbathe-topless Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:51:02 +0200 spanish-women-buck-european-trend-by-continuing-to-sunbathe-topless Ann Jenkins, a Canadian living in La Herradura on Andalusia's Costa Tropical, is the woman behind Playa Patrol, a beach clean-up initiative. She speaks to The Local about her mission to clean up Spain’s Costas, one beach at a time. https://www.thelocal.es/20190606/meet-the-expat-battling-to-rid-spains-beaches Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:30:29 +0200 meet-the-expat-battling-to-rid-spains-beaches Spain has great beaches, in fact Spain has the most blue-flagged beaches of any country in the world, awarded to 590 bathing spots across its vast coastline for reaching high standards of cleanliness. https://www.thelocal.es/20190605/mapped-the-beaches-in-spain-where-smoking-is-banned Wed, 05 Jun 2019 17:00:27 +0200 mapped-the-beaches-in-spain-where-smoking-is-banned When a giant devil ray was caught in a net just off shore a Playa de la Mata in Torrevieja on Sunday, the rescue services knew exactly what to do. https://www.thelocal.es/20180731/video-amazing-rescue-of-giant-devil-ray-off-costa-del-sol-beach Tue, 31 Jul 2018 13:42:02 +0200 video-amazing-rescue-of-giant-devil-ray-off-costa-del-sol-beach A huge jellyfish bloom has washed up on beaches across the Malaga region. https://www.thelocal.es/20180619/authorities-scoop-eleven-tonnes-of-jellyfish-from-costa-del-sol-beaches Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:00:46 +0200 authorities-scoop-eleven-tonnes-of-jellyfish-from-costa-del-sol-beaches Spain boasts some of the cleanest and best playas in Europe. The Local gives the lowdown on the top ten. https://www.thelocal.es/20180613/spains-top-ten-best-beaches-for-summer-2018 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:44:31 +0200 spains-top-ten-best-beaches-for-summer-2018 Toxic portuguese man o’war are washing up along Costa Blanca beaches forcing authorities to raise red flags and ban swimming. https://www.thelocal.es/20180522/portuguese-man-of-war-stingers-close-down-costa-blanca-beaches Tue, 22 May 2018 12:50:55 +0200 portuguese-man-of-war-stingers-close-down-costa-blanca-beaches Authorities in Fuengirola ordered swimmers out of the water on Sunday after a blue shark measuring around 3 meters (10ft) was spotted in the shallows off Torreblanca beach. https://www.thelocal.es/20180514/video-ten-foot-shark-sparks-panic-among-bathers-on-costa-del-sol-beach Mon, 14 May 2018 12:30:52 +0200 video-ten-foot-shark-sparks-panic-among-bathers-on-costa-del-sol-beach Spain safely holds onto its title in 2018 as the country with the most blue-flag beaches in the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20180508/spain-officially-has-the-best-beaches-in-the-world Tue, 08 May 2018 14:25:48 +0200 spain-officially-has-the-best-beaches-in-the-world Thousands of small jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on beaches around Barcelona leaving a blue carpet of slime at the shoreline… but they are totally harmless. https://www.thelocal.es/20180430/barcelona-beaches-invaded-by-swarms-of-strange-blue-sea-creatures Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:27:13 +0200 barcelona-beaches-invaded-by-swarms-of-strange-blue-sea-creatures The eight-year-old died after colliding with another boy during a kick about in the sand on the Cala Bosque beach in La Zenia, Orihuela. https://www.thelocal.es/20180405/british-boy-8-killed-in-freak-accident-playing-football-on-alicante-beach Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:50:56 +0200 british-boy-8-killed-in-freak-accident-playing-football-on-alicante-beach Spain officially has the best beach in Europe, according to the 2018's Traveller's Choice awards by the review website TripAdvisor and three in the top ten. https://www.thelocal.es/20180302/spain-boasts-the-best-beach-in-europe-in-tripadvisor-ranking Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:00:12 +0100 spain-boasts-the-best-beach-in-europe-in-tripadvisor-ranking