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 Stuck in a Spain-sized rut? Need to add some sparkle to your life in 2022? The Local offers you ten easy-to-achieve resolutions that will make the coming year in Spain one to remember. https://www.thelocal.es/20200101/ten-resolutions-to-make-the-most-of-life-in-spain-in-2019 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:56:29 +0100 ten-resolutions-to-make-the-most-of-life-in-spain-in-2019 Amid rising infection rates some of the regional authorities across Spain have tightened restrictions over New Year. https://www.thelocal.es/20201230/latest-what-are-the-rules-in-place-across-spain-at-new-year Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:04:56 +0100 latest-what-are-the-rules-in-place-across-spain-at-new-year Madrid's regional government on Friday cancelled all its traditional New Year's Eve celebrations, including the main event in Puerta del Sol Square when thousands gather to eat a grape at each stroke of midnight. https://www.thelocal.es/20201204/madrid-bans-traditional-new-years-eve-grape-gobbling-celebration Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:06:25 +0100 madrid-bans-traditional-new-years-eve-grape-gobbling-celebration With a Chinese population estimated at 62,000, Madrid is full of celebrations for the Year of The Rat. https://www.thelocal.es/20200124/how-to-celebrate-chinese-new-year-in-madrid Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:45:15 +0100 how-to-celebrate-chinese-new-year-in-madrid If there is one thing the Spanish know how to do it is throw a great party. Here is a list of our favourites for 2020. https://www.thelocal.es/20200107/twelve-epic-festivals-in-spain-to-attend-in-2019 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:14:42 +0100 twelve-epic-festivals-in-spain-to-attend-in-2019 The festive season isn’t over in Spain until the Three Kings ride into town and deliver the presents on the eve of Epiphany. This event is celebrated with its very own cake: the Roscón de Reyes. https://www.thelocal.es/20200106/which-spanish-supermarket-offers-the-best-roscon-de-reyes Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:36:06 +0100 which-spanish-supermarket-offers-the-best-roscon-de-reyes In Spain but don't yet have plans for the 'nochevieja'? The Local has a rundown of the best way to celebrate in Spain, from an end of year run to a bracing swim. And of course a night of partying in between. Just don't forget the grapes! https://www.thelocal.es/20191231/how-to-spend-new-years-eve-in-spain Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:13:45 +0100 how-to-spend-new-years-eve-in-spain Stuck in a Spain-sized rut? Need to add some sparkle to your life in 2018? The Local offers you ten easy-to-achieve resolutions that will make the coming year in Spain one to remember. https://www.thelocal.es/20180103/ten-resolutions-to-make-the-most-of-life-in-spain-in-2017 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 10:06:21 +0100 ten-resolutions-to-make-the-most-of-life-in-spain-in-2017 On January 6th to celebrate Epiphany, Spaniards typically tuck into a Roscón de Reyes, a golden brioche ring decorated with candied fruit. https://www.thelocal.es/20170103/el-corte-ingls-has-hidden-gold-ingots-inside-traditional-roscn-cakes Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:46:45 +0100 el-corte-ingls-has-hidden-gold-ingots-inside-traditional-roscn-cakes Millions of people around the world shrugged off terror jitters to ring in 2017 in style. https://www.thelocal.es/20170101/world-parties-to-ring-in-new-year-despite-terror-jitters Sun, 01 Jan 2017 09:58:56 +0100 world-parties-to-ring-in-new-year-despite-terror-jitters Spanish police found videos at the home of a suspected jihadist detained this week showing armed men in front of an image of a central Madrid square where thousands will celebrate New Year's Eve, judicial sources revealed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20161230/madrid-party-square-appears-in-suspected-jihadists-video Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:48:54 +0100 madrid-party-square-appears-in-suspected-jihadists-video Madrid will restrict large vehicles from entering Madrid during the run up to the Three Kings parades on January 5th as security is stepped up to avert a possible terrorism attack. https://www.thelocal.es/20161230/madrid-bans-large-trucks-from-city-centre-over-terrorist-fears Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:41:48 +0100 madrid-bans-large-trucks-from-city-centre-over-terrorist-fears Celebrating 'nochevieja' in Spain? Here is The Local guide to ensuring you start 2017 with as much good fortune as possible. https://www.thelocal.es/20161229/new-year-traditions-in-spain Thu, 29 Dec 2016 17:59:14 +0100 new-year-traditions-in-spain Parents at a Catholic school in Madrid are fuming after their children were barred from participating in a Christmas Parade. https://www.thelocal.es/20151231/fury-as-school-children-banned-from-madrid-christmas-parade-for-holding-same-sex-classes Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:03:54 +0100 fury-as-school-children-banned-from-madrid-christmas-parade-for-holding-same-sex-classes In Spain but don't yet have plans for the 'nochevieja'? The Local has a rundown of the best Spanish celebrations, from the mountains to the beaches. https://www.thelocal.es/20151230/the-best-new-years-events-across-spain Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:37:33 +0100 the-best-new-years-events-across-spain