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 October 12th is Spain’s National Day - el Día de la Hispanidad. See the best pictures from the parade in Madrid with all its military pomp, controversy and…goats. https://www.thelocal.es/20221012/in-pictures-spains-dia-de-la-hispanidad Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:17:36 +0200 in-pictures-spains-dia-de-la-hispanidad 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 A German man suspected of killing his wife and son in a cave in Tenerife which his other seven-year-old reportedly managed to escape was being questioned by a judge on Friday, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190426/tenerife-murder-german-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-son-faces-judge Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:06:07 +0200 tenerife-murder-german-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-son-faces-judge Spain has so many beautiful beaches to choose. Whether it's a sandy shore with shallow turquoise waters of the Mediterranean you crave, or the big waves of the Atlantic. And for the third year running, one of its beaches has been crowned the best in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20190227/spains-top-ten-best-beaches-for-summer-2019 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:02:18 +0100 spains-top-ten-best-beaches-for-summer-2019 Get organized and start planning those weekends away! https://www.thelocal.es/20190103/spains-public-holidays-in-2019-official-list Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:18:01 +0100 spains-public-holidays-in-2019-official-list Spain leads the way when it comes to beautiful beaches with two of the country's beaches making the top ten in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20170717/spains-best-beaches-for-2017 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:00:43 +0200 spains-best-beaches-for-2017 A new survey found that British tourists going on holiday on the continent were most likely to suffer food poisoning or lose their phones while on vacation in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20170620/british-tourists-have-the-most-holiday-mishaps-in-spain-survey-shows Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:58:36 +0200 british-tourists-have-the-most-holiday-mishaps-in-spain-survey-shows The Local counts down six of the loveliest streets to stroll down in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20161129/six-of-spains-most-stroll-able-streets-spain-beautiful-travel Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:02:15 +0100 six-of-spains-most-stroll-able-streets-spain-beautiful-travel The German Chancellor has applauded Rajoy for steering Spain towards economic recovery and chastised Catalonia over its independence drive. https://www.thelocal.es/20150901/pm-rajoy-were-proud-to-be-referred-to-as-the-germans-of-the-south Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:19:05 +0200 pm-rajoy-were-proud-to-be-referred-to-as-the-germans-of-the-south Police have busted a gang that swindled dozens of holidaymakers by advertising luxury villas on the internet that did not actually belong to them. https://www.thelocal.es/20150806/police-bust-marbella-luxury-villa-rental-scam Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:10:42 +0200 police-bust-marbella-luxury-villa-rental-scam The Spanish Prime Minister plans to visit Angela Merkel in her hometown of Stralsund on Germany’s Baltic coast in August after the success of her visit to his native Galicia last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20150724/rajoy-and-merkel-plan-holiday-together-in-august Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:48:31 +0200 rajoy-and-merkel-plan-holiday-together-in-august The heatwave spreading across Spain and western Europe almost claimed some cattle victims when hay stored inside a barn full of cows spontaneously combusted in the heat. https://www.thelocal.es/20150701/hay-spontaneously-combust-in-heat-scares-cows-heatwave-spain-weather Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:10:23 +0200 hay-spontaneously-combust-in-heat-scares-cows-heatwave-spain-weather Spaniards are in their usual rush to take their summer holidays as official sources estimate 2.7 million vehicles will hit the road in the first 24 hours of August’s “operation exodus”. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/traffic-jams-expected-as-holiday-exodus-kicks-off Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:50:28 +0200 traffic-jams-expected-as-holiday-exodus-kicks-off Experts in Barcelona say that melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer, is still on the rise in Spain and urge caution this summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20130522/most-deadly-skin-cancer-up-50-in-last-10-years Wed, 22 May 2013 19:03:00 +0200 most-deadly-skin-cancer-up-50-in-last-10-years A Benidorm hotel chain will pay for the holiday accommodation of fifty Spanish families who have been badly affected by the crisis as a gesture of 'social responsibility'. https://www.thelocal.es/20130521/fifty-crisis-hit-families-to-get-free-holidays Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:10 +0200 fifty-crisis-hit-families-to-get-free-holidays If you're searching for something different to do this Easter, check out our guide to out of the ordinary holiday ideas. https://www.thelocal.es/20130320/top-ten-alternative-spanish-easter-destinations Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:58:00 +0100 top-ten-alternative-spanish-easter-destinations