Fishing in Spain is yet another major tourist growth area with many new facilities and resorts being opened annually. However, fishing is a national sport too with thousands of men and children regularly to be seen at the sea front or at rivers and lakes. Not so many women yet! With Spain’s wonderful mountains and lakes and its extensive coastline...

There are many things in life that we do not want to think about and always put off, and making a “Will” is one of them. If you have moved to Spain and purchased a house or have any other assets here, it is advisable to have a Spanish will drawn up. This will make the distribution of your Spanish assets much easier and will prevent time...

Saints are highly revered and celebrated throughout Spain in special days of “fiesta” – Saints Days. Some saints are celebrated nationally in Spain and others are legends and celebrated only in particular villages. In the city of Zamora, Saint Vincent has been honoured with his very own festival and Saint´s Day at which a very peculiar (and...

Marbella, in addition to its tourist value, is a preferred destination for all golf lovers for a number of golf resorts and spas placed in an ambience full of luxury and pampered by a soothing climate. Marbella Golf Club is one of those beautifully designed golf courses open exclusively to provide a full range of golfing facilities on a green and...

The diversity of cultures within Spain is one of Spain’s greatest assets and also what makes Spain so interesting historically and culturally. It is impossible to make one sweeping statement about who and what the people of Spain are. They are Basques, Andalucians, Castilian, Catalan, Galician and so many more. The diversity from region to region...

Medicare Nursing Services Group in conjunction with several other companies on the coast have organised an showcase event in aid of Carres Felice a local charity providing free facial surgery to children and adults in underdeveloped countries. We need to raise €10,000 to provide 200 facial surgeries for children, these surgeries are scheduled for...

Children in Spain are, without doubt, some of the most indulged in the world when it comes to Christmas! Tradition dictates that presents are given when the Three Kings arrive from the East–the evening of the 5th of January, but with the effect of globalisation some Spanish children have realised that Father Christmas can be persuaded to visit...

The present day King of Spain, Juan Carlos I. was proclaimed King on November 22nd 1975 after the death of the generally disliked and feared dictator Francisco Franco and unlike the British Royal Family has succeeded in retaining the trust, admiration and affection of the majority of the Spanish people ever since. But first a little history! Don...

We have it easy in the UK. There is the Police and that’s about it (well, I know there are the Specials, but they aren’t a day to day force, and who actually knows what the Railway police look like?) However in Spain we have the Policia Local, the Policia National, the Guardia Civil, all the Autonomous Regions forces, the Portuario Police….....

We all know that that most of Southern Spain formed part of the Arab Al-Andalus empire between 711 and their final defeat and evacuation in 1492 but are you aware how much of our daily language, customs and infrastructure we still owe to them? In our everyday Spanish, we use hundreds of actual Arab words and dozens based on them. In total the Real...

We know we are only 15 kilometres from Morocco when you take the coast road to Tarifa. There looming in front of you in all its glory is Gibel Musa. No wonder our everyday eating is massively influenced by Arabic tastes and customs-not to mention the fact they lived here for quite a few centuries! In fact they were here from 711-1492 so it can be...

Museo del Prado Madrid Visitors to Spain always come armed with handy guidebooks leading to all the historic landmarks, so many that one can hardly keep track of them. Castles and cathedrals are visited from one province to the other and one town to another. These are remarkable and fascinating but should not overshadow the wonderful museums throughout...

Elegant new consulting rooms in Centro Peninsula, in the prestigious Camojan district of Marbella Aria Medical Group, the customer-focused Marbella cosmetic surgery company headed by well known aesthetic surgeon Dr Marco Vricella, unveils its new consulting rooms this month. Aria Medical Group offers free, private consultations to anyone wishing to...

This title is still the best-selling and most authoritative guide to Spanish laws affecting visitors and non-native residents. This book is by far the handiest addition to my bookshelf and you will find that it pays for its self time and again. Its written in plain English so that you can understand how to live life within the law and gain a good...

Andalucia is one of the most important and interesting spots for birdwatchers in Europe. The miniscule distance between our coast and the coast of Africa means that it is not only people that try to cross but all the migratory birds as well! At its smallest and, of course, on the wing distance, it is only about 12 kilometres away –a mere twenty...