Leisure/Entertainment news & information for Spain

AFTER a two-year absence, Torrox's huge Christmas fête will be back on the streets over the December bank holiday week – meaning residents and visitors can still do some festive shopping even when everywhere is...

A COSTA del Sol city has been crowned finalist in the European Film Location Awards after it featured in scenes from a world-acclaimed British saga on Netflix.

CULT film director Pedro Almodóvar has admitted he would like to cast Batgirl in one of his productions, despite having ruled out Marvel movies a few years back.

FAMOUS former child actor Freddie Highmore – now all grown up and starring in a newly-released Spanish heist epic – left heads spinning when he appeared on the cult spoof chat show El Hormiguero due to his...

VALENCIA'S world-famous 'Gulliver Park' is undergoing a massive overhaul, meaning it will be shut until late next year – but the city council promises it will be worth the wait.

FAMILIES in Spain will be buying an average of 43% of their children's new toys online this Christmas and 'Three Kings' – a trend the pandemic started and which shows no signs of waning at present.

TO PREVENT contagion, authorities sent suspected cases to quarantine on one of the Balearic Islands, including any arrivals from countries with a high incidence of infection. Whilst there, they could visit the...

SPAIN'S next contestant for the Eurovision Junior Song Contest has been announced, although it is not yet known what the entry track will be.

A COUPLE buying an electric car so they can drive into Barcelona's emissions-free zone to do their shopping would not normally be newsworthy, even when it's a €102,000 Porsche – unless the couple in question...

BRITISH model and pop singer Samantha Fox made a surprise appearance on a chat show on regional television this week – and sang for the audience in gallego.

EACH region in Spain has its own day of the year where it celebrates itself, rather like a birthday but without the age increase involved. Sometimes, a 'regional day' just involves a public holiday, a day off...

VISITORS to or residents in the Comunidad Valenciana seeking a day out over the October bank holiday will have plenty of options under one roof at the iconic City of Arts and Sciences – from 4D films of 20,000 Leagues...