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 San Sebastián film festival, Spain's most prestigious movie event, kicked off on Friday with celebrations marking its 70th anniversary, despite the last-minute withdrawal of Hollywood actress Glenn Close as jury president. https://www.thelocal.es/20220916/spains-san-sebastian-film-festival-gets-underway Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:16:24 +0200 spains-san-sebastian-film-festival-gets-underway The Basque seaside city of San Sebastián has a long list of attractions in its favour, a romantic old town and cityside beaches to name a few. But by far the greatest reason to head there is the food. https://www.thelocal.es/20180213/top-ten-unmissable-list-of-san-sebastin-pintxos Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:24:55 +0100 top-ten-unmissable-list-of-san-sebastin-pintxos What impact has the ongoing pandemic and health crisis in Spain had on the culture of sharing tapas and pintxos? Esme Fox explores how crowding around bars laden with uncovered food is not the done thing anymore. https://www.thelocal.es/20200806/how-has-the-culture-of-tapas-and-pintxos-changed-in-spain-during-the-pandemic Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:33:50 +0200 how-has-the-culture-of-tapas-and-pintxos-changed-in-spain-during-the-pandemic 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 US director Woody Allen plans to film in Spain's Basque region this summer, the production company Mediapro and a Spanish source told AFP Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190227/woody-allen-returns-to-favourite-spain-for-summer-v Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:16:46 +0100 woody-allen-returns-to-favourite-spain-for-summer-v How did a Scot raised on mince and tatties and with a teenage heroin addiction become a pioneering chef whose experimental use of native Australian ingredients earned him the prestigious Basque Culinary World Prize? Graham Keeley traveled to San Sebastian to find out. https://www.thelocal.es/20181129/interview-jock-zonfrillo-basque-culinary-world-prize Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:40:37 +0100 interview-jock-zonfrillo-basque-culinary-world-prize British screen legend Judi Dench was honoured Tuesday with a lifetime achievement award at Spain's famous San Sebastián film festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20180926/screen-legend-judi-dench-honoured-at-san-sebastin-film-festival Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:48:16 +0200 screen-legend-judi-dench-honoured-at-san-sebastin-film-festival US comic actor Danny DeVito, the star of "Twins" and "Batman Returns", will receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastián film festival in Spain next month, organisers said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180820/danny-devito-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-san-sebasitian-film-festival Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:13:06 +0200 danny-devito-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-san-sebasitian-film-festival 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 The San Sebastián film festival gets underway this week. Marti Kilpatrick gives The Local the lowdown on why the northern coastal city is well worth a visit. https://www.thelocal.es/20170918/ten-great-reasons-to-visit-san-sebastian Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:44:25 +0200 ten-great-reasons-to-visit-san-sebastian Few issues marked Spain's recent history as much as the violence of Basque separatist group Eta, but it was only when peace finally came that this bloody period made its way into films without taboo. https://www.thelocal.es/20160924/spanish-cinema-breaks-taboo-and-talks-eta Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:01:21 +0200 spanish-cinema-breaks-taboo-and-talks-eta US film director Oliver Stone on Thursday accused President Barack Obama's administration of implementing a surveillance system worse than that of the feared Stasi secret police in East Germany. https://www.thelocal.es/20160922/obama-era-surveillance-worse-than-stasi-says-oliver-stone Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:34:22 +0200 obama-era-surveillance-worse-than-stasi-says-oliver-stone The Hollywood actor will be given the Donastia lifetime achievement at the 64th San Sebastián Film Festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20160825/ethan-hawkes-to-be-honoured-with-san-sebastian-award Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:26:46 +0200 ethan-hawkes-to-be-honoured-with-san-sebastian-award Travel journalist Marti Kilpatrick gives the local a tour around her adopted home of San Sebastián, the European Capital of Culture 2016. https://www.thelocal.es/20160503/san-sebastian-city-of-culture-2016-whats-on-events-tourism-guide Tue, 03 May 2016 18:19:41 +0200 san-sebastian-city-of-culture-2016-whats-on-events-tourism-guide San Sebastián is to hold a referendum on whether to ban bullfighting, its council announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160419/san-sebastian-to-hold-referendum-on-whether-to-ban-bullfighting Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:59:34 +0200 san-sebastian-to-hold-referendum-on-whether-to-ban-bullfighting The beautiful Basque city is officially one of the most romantic getaways in the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20160203/san-sebastian-named-one-of-worlds-most-romantic-cities Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:04:09 +0100 san-sebastian-named-one-of-worlds-most-romantic-cities Few cities have savoured peace in recent times as much as Spain's San Sebastian, which becomes European culture capital just a few years after Basque separatist group Eta ended decades of killings and kidnappings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160121/welcome-to-san-sebastian-city-of-cultureand-peace Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:56:09 +0100 welcome-to-san-sebastian-city-of-cultureand-peace San Sebastián International Film Festival is honouring the British actress on Friday with its most prestigious award. https://www.thelocal.es/20150925/emily-watson-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-at-spanish-film-festival Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:59:50 +0200 emily-watson-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-at-spanish-film-festival The new administration of the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian is to reintroduce bullfighting, three years after it was banned. https://www.thelocal.es/20150623/ole-san-sebastian-council-reinstates-bullfights Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:25:24 +0200 ole-san-sebastian-council-reinstates-bullfights A Basque city has been named the most expensive city in Spain with living costs nearly a third higher than the national average, a price comparison study reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20140515/san-sebastin-named-spains-priciest-city Thu, 15 May 2014 15:01:46 +0200 san-sebastin-named-spains-priciest-city