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 Police explosives experts have destroyed a Spanish Civil War-era bomb found at the building site of a historical theme park in central Spain, emergency services said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190905/civil-war-bomb-detonated-at-spains-newest-theme-park Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:56:06 +0200 civil-war-bomb-detonated-at-spains-newest-theme-park A new ‘historical’ theme park that just opened outside Toledo in central Spain has sold out tickets for its first run of shows within 24 hours of going on sale. https://www.thelocal.es/20190903/spain-opens-epic-new-theme-park-and-tickets-sold-out-within-a-day Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:15:21 +0200 spain-opens-epic-new-theme-park-and-tickets-sold-out-within-a-day The city of Rincón de la Victoria is working to bring to life the imagery and characters of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved books, but the plans have raised copyright concerns. https://www.thelocal.es/20150306/hobbit-inspired-theme-park-to-come-to-spain Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:51:49 +0100 hobbit-inspired-theme-park-to-come-to-spain The Spanish city of Lleida is set to become home to a Smurf theme park, a project that will create 200 jobs in the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20141218/spain-to-get-worlds-only-smurf-theme-park Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:40:00 +0100 spain-to-get-worlds-only-smurf-theme-park An 18-year-old from Iceland teen was killed on Monday afternoon while riding on a rollercoaster at Benidorm's Terra Mitica theme park with his father and brother, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140708/teen-tourist-killed-in-rollercoaster-accident Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:45:00 +0200 teen-tourist-killed-in-rollercoaster-accident