Culture/Art/Literature news & information for Costa del Sol

HOLLYWOOD film director Ridley Scott has chosen a prison in Spain for his forthcoming production on the life of Mexican drug baron, 'El Chapo'.

The Royal Bath of the Alhambra, the only Islamic medieval bath that has been preserved almost intact in the Western world, has new vaulted roofs after being subjected to a complex restoration that has allowed restorers...

ACTOR Antonio Banderas plans to open a museum next September in his native city, Málaga.

The Picasso Museum in Málaga (MPM) will be open every day from 10am to 6pm (last ticket at 5:30pm) over the coming bank holiday weekend (puente de la Constitución) for those who wish to take advantage of an extra...

The Kempinski Hotel Bahia in Estepona has put up what's alleged to be the world's most expensive Christmas tree.

MÁLAGA'S name is emblazoned on giant screens across London's Piccadilly Circus as the city tourism board hopes to capitalise on the rare and fascinating Picasso & Paper exhibition.

Torremolinos town councillors, Antonio Navarro and Lucía Cuín, officially opened the town's Christmas nativity scene today, which can be visited in the town centre until January 6th.

SPAIN'S answer to the Oscars, gracing the red carpet at the Goya Awards is every performer's, writer's or director's ultimate goal this side of the pond. Although the weirdest cinema success experience...

ALMOST anyone not heading for Spain this summer would be a lot happier if they were in it, and the town in question is probably academic – and although those who already live here year-round are entitled to be...

SINGULARLY misnamed, Germany's world-famous beer festival is a standard part of the calendar in numerous locations in Spain, too, but usually in September – and Torremolinos (Málaga province) is one of the few...

“I GAVE YOU my heart, but the very next day you threw it away,” was the beyond-the-grave reproach Scotland's King Robert I never made to his right-hand man, Sir James Douglas, as far as we know – but who, in a...

FOREIGN residents in Mijas looking for a day out will be able to uncover intriguing detail about their town that they never realised they didn't know – guided tours for expats will now take place every weekend...