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 To mark Andalusia Day on February 28th, The Local takes a look beyond the provincial capitals of Seville, Córdoba and Granada and unearths 16 unknown and underrated towns in beautiful Andalusia. https://www.thelocal.es/20200129/the-16-off-the-beaten-track-towns-you-need-to-visit-to-discover-authentic-andalucia Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:00:05 +0100 the-16-off-the-beaten-track-towns-you-need-to-visit-to-discover-authentic-andalucia These are the dramatic images of a huge blast that destroyed a residential building on Calle Toledo on Wednesday captured by Leah Pattem who lives nearby. https://www.thelocal.es/20210120/in-pics-blast-in-central-madrid-destroys-residential-building Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:13:32 +0100 in-pics-blast-in-central-madrid-destroys-residential-building Satellite images show Spain under a blanket of snow after Storm Filomena dumped the heaviest snowfall recorded in Spain for half a century. https://www.thelocal.es/20210113/in-pics-incredible-images-of-snow-covered-spain-from-the-air Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:06:13 +0100 in-pics-incredible-images-of-snow-covered-spain-from-the-air It’s not often Madrid sees such a phenomenon but on Tuesday night Spain’s capital was shrouded in dense fog giving the streets and iconic buildings a haunting atmosphere. https://www.thelocal.es/20201118/in-pics-eerie-shots-show-madrid-and-its-sites-shrouded-in-fog Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:21:39 +0100 in-pics-eerie-shots-show-madrid-and-its-sites-shrouded-in-fog Chanting "freedom", hundreds of people rallied Sunday in Madrid to protest against the mandatory use of facemasks and other restrictions imposed by the Spanish government to contain the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.es/20200817/hundreds-stage-protest-in-madrid-against-new-virus-restrictions Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:51:04 +0200 hundreds-stage-protest-in-madrid-against-new-virus-restrictions Each year the list of the Most Beautiful Towns in Spain swells it ranks and 2020 will see 15 more win a spot in the coveted association. https://www.thelocal.es/20200102/the-15-beautiful-off-the-beaten-track-small-towns-you-visit-in-spain-in-2020 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 11:25:15 +0100 the-15-beautiful-off-the-beaten-track-small-towns-you-visit-in-spain-in-2020 Four hundred thousand people turned out on the streets of Madrid Saturday for a Gay Pride parade dedicated this year to pioneers of the LGBT+ cause, amid growing fears of fresh repression with the rise of the far-right in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20190707/in-images-400000-march-through-madrid-for-gay-pride Sun, 07 Jul 2019 13:03:12 +0200 in-images-400000-march-through-madrid-for-gay-pride The Feria d’Abril, the biggest event of the year in the southern Spanish city of Seville, is being celebrated this week, and the scenes are sumptuous. https://www.thelocal.es/20190508/in-pics-this-is-how-seville-celebrates-its-feria-de-abril Wed, 08 May 2019 14:03:36 +0200 in-pics-this-is-how-seville-celebrates-its-feria-de-abril The holiday hotspot of Alicante in eastern Spain has experienced some of the heaviest rainfall in its history, leading to the evacuation of more than 300 people during these Easter holidays. Here are photos and videos that tell the story. https://www.thelocal.es/20190422/in-images-easter-floods-tear-through-spains-costa-blanca Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:40:18 +0200 in-images-easter-floods-tear-through-spains-costa-blanca Authorities and residents in the Malaga province were facing a huge clean up operation on Monday after torrential rain over the weekend caused the worst flooding in decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20181022/in-pics-firefighter-dead-ancient-baths-destroyed-homes-flooded-as-southern-spain-hit-by-worst-floods-in-living-memory Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:16:14 +0200 in-pics-firefighter-dead-ancient-baths-destroyed-homes-flooded-as-southern-spain-hit-by-worst-floods-in-living-memory October 12th is a national holiday across Spain. Officially the Fiesta Nacional, it is also the Dia de la Hispanidad – Hispanic Day – that commemorates the day Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, and Armed Forces Day. https://www.thelocal.es/20181012/gallery-spains-national-day-parade Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:44:24 +0200 gallery-spains-national-day-parade Explicitly erotic sculptures inspired by ancient Greek ceramic art are making waves at a marina in the Spanish city of Valencia. https://www.thelocal.es/20180920/ancient-greece-inspired-erotic-art-sparks-debate-in-spain Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:34:05 +0200 ancient-greece-inspired-erotic-art-sparks-debate-in-spain Around one million people rallied in Barcelona on Tuesday, banging drums and blowing whistles in a show of support for Catalan independence nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180912/in-pics-one-million-protesters-rally-in-barcelona-for-catalan-independence Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:45:10 +0200 in-pics-one-million-protesters-rally-in-barcelona-for-catalan-independence In 2008, sick of watching his derelict neighbourhood dying a slow death, Spanish artist Eduardo Hermida walked out of his studio and painted a mural inspired by Diego Velazquez's masterpiece "Las Meninas". https://www.thelocal.es/20180904/in-pics-velazquezs-ladies-in-waiting-spruce-up-struggling-galician-town Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:23:29 +0200 in-pics-velazquezs-ladies-in-waiting-spruce-up-struggling-galician-town Spanish photographer Markel Redondo has travelled the length and breadth of Spain photographing abandoned housing projects from the air. https://www.thelocal.es/20180903/amazing-drone-reveal-haunting-beauty-of-spains-unfinished-housing-stock Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:03:10 +0200 amazing-drone-reveal-haunting-beauty-of-spains-unfinished-housing-stock On May 15th Madrid celebrates its patron saint, San Isidro, when proud Madrileños dress up in tradition carb and head to one of the parties scattered across the squares and parks in the capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20180516/in-pics-madrids-san-isidro-festival Wed, 16 May 2018 17:30:42 +0200 in-pics-madrids-san-isidro-festival Each May, the residents of Cordoba compete for the prize of who has the most lush courtyard, decorating their patios with bright flowers, leafy green plants, fountains and more. https://www.thelocal.es/20180509/in-pics-cordoba Wed, 09 May 2018 14:29:27 +0200 in-pics-cordoba The Feria d’Abril, the biggest event of the year in the southern Spanish city of Seville, is being celebrated this week, and the scenes are sumptuous. https://www.thelocal.es/20180416/in-pics-seville-celebrates-feria-de-abril Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:40:07 +0200 in-pics-seville-celebrates-feria-de-abril Take a look at the most breathtaking pictures of winter in Spain from this past week. https://www.thelocal.es/20180213/winter-in-spain Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:45:30 +0100 winter-in-spain