A number of arrests were made
Spain’s new conservative government, led by Mariano Rajoy, have approved desperately needed labor market reforms as part of a drive to revive a failing economy and solve Europe’s worst unemployment rate of nearly 23 percent.
The plans are designed to encourage companies to hire more people by simplifying the hiring and firing procedures and offering tax breaks for employing young people.
However, the fast-track approval of the reforms resulted in violent...Read Full Story
The world's oldest works of art have been found in a cave on Spain's Costa del Sol, scientists believe.
Six paintings of seals are at least 42,000 years old and are the only known artistic images created by Neanderthal man, experts claim. Professor Jose Luis Sanchidrian, from the University of Cordoba, described the discovery as 'an academic bombshell', as all previous art work has been attributed to Homo sapiens.
Important find: These six paintings of seals were discovered in the Nerja...Read Full Story
One of the important provinces of Spain Salamanca is the small town Alba de Tormes and this town is located on the banks of the famous river tormes. This town is one of the prized collections of Salamanca province, as some tourists put it. The city is known for its rich vegetation and most beautiful environment. There are many important buildings of historical importance and the town has now become a popular tourist place as well.
Patio de las Escuelas:
This beautiful building built...Read Full Story
The end part in the south of Costa Blanca Region in Spain is known as Costa Calida. There are few cities and towns in this part of Spain. La Manga is the most famous city in this region of Spain. Another famous city is Cartagena which also has many famous attractions for its visitors. Costa Calida is famous because it has hot and sunny summers. Similarly the winters in the area are having mild temperature. That kind of atmosphere is not there in most parts of Europe.
There are visitors in...Read Full Story
The World Poker Tour will squeeze in an additional European stop in Puerto Banus on the Costa Del Sol, Spain before the end of season X. The WPT National Marbella Poker Festival will take place from April 19 to 27 at Casino de Marbella.
REDDING SMASHES LAP RECORD AT VALENCIA
Valencia, Spain - 11 Feb 2012: Scott Redding got his 2012 season off to a flying start by shattering the outright lap record at Valencia. Marc VDS teammate, Mika Kallio, was also under lap record pace during the ...
Friendly Rentals now offers holiday apartments in Malaga, Seville, Granada and Cadiz, the most popular destinations in Andalusia. Barcelona, Spain, February 10, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Friendly Rentals, a holiday apartment rental company, is now operating in the ...
Majorca in the Balearic Islands (Spain) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 30 crew member aboard the International Space Station. The Balearic Islands are an archipelago located to the southwest of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea.
'The oldest work of art ever': 42,000-year-old paintings of seals found in Spanish caveThe world's oldest works of art have been found in a cave on Spain's Costa del Sol, scientists believe.Six paintings of seals are at least 42,000 years old and are the only known artistic images created by Neanderthal man, experts claim.Professor Jose Luis Sanchidrian, from the University of Cordoba, described the discovery as 'an academic bombshell', as all...
GRANADA, Spain – Granada won its second straight game under new coach Abel Resino after downing Malaga 2-1 from defender Inigo Lopez’s late winner in the Spanish league Monday. Following an evenly matched first half featuring good saves by both ...
The European Tour will return to Aloha Golf Club on Spain’s Costa del Sol for the first ... “We also value the contribution by the Junta de Andalucía, Patronato de Turismo de la Costa del Sol (Diputación de Málaga), Ayuntamiento de Benahavis and ...
Everything in Granada revolves around food and drink, and it's one of the few cities left in Spain with a traditional tapas culture, meaning that with every drink you order you'll be given a dish to nibble on. You'll only need to be in the city for a ...
only for Jose Rondon to quickly level for Malaga after a good move by Spain left-back Jordi Alba. Inigo Lopez made it 2-1 for the hosts eight minutes from time, after Malaga keeper Willy Caballero had failed to hold a shot from Granada left-back Siquiera.
Explore Europe confidently, efficiently and safely using these travel tips. In this episode, Andalucía's Moorish heritage sparkles in the historic capitals of Granada and Córdoba. And the pride of the Reconquista and the power of Queen Isabel ...
A community portal about Spain with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southern Europe, with two small exclaves in North Africa. Spain is a democracy which is organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is a developed country with the ninth-largest economy in the...more
A community portal about Spain with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southern Europe, with two small exclaves in North Africa. Spain is a democracy which is organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is a developed country with the ninth-largest economy in the world. It is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula —the others are Portugal and the microstate of Andorra.