Spain

As overtourism bites, the author of Frommer’s new guide to the country shares his favourite experiences away from the crowds

In Barcelona, key sites from the fight against Franco remain, but their memory has been wiped clean

He never lifted the World Cup, but his intelligence and fight for democracy made him one of the nation’s most beloved footballing icons

Organised crime gangs have started recruiting teenagers online to carry out hits on their rivals. There are a worrying number of willing assassins

After last year’s devastating floods, reconstruction work is underway in Paiporta but its progress has been politicised

Peter Barron goes in search of The Last Wolf, the new Nobel Laureate’s shaggy tale of a visit to the beautiful but remote region of Extremadura

Demonstrators in Valencia took to the streets for Gaza, but when it comes to issues like sustainable housing or last year’s flooding, they’re less vocal

Alicante architect Antonio Cortés Ferrando and his cooperative Espai Verd has brought brutalism to Valencia

As his own star rises, global noir writer Nicolás Obregón is raging at the state of the world

The etymology of the name of the Spanish village, and thus of the island, is of considerable linguistic interest

The Torreo-Pacheco riots in southern Spain expose just how selective Vox’s anti-immigration rhetoric is

The hard right rabble-rouser is reported to have left the country after police indicated they wanted to question him over an alleged assault

Newport County’s new kit brings back memories of the days when Spanish civil war refugees were welcomed by the Welsh city

A long-awaited and much-needed compromise has the loony right crying about betrayal… and potatoes

The charming town of Llivia, a Spanish exclave in France, thrives with Catalan investment, in sharp contrast to its forgotten French surroundings

As in the Scottish Premiership, Spain’s Primera División is dominated by the same two clubs every season. And it’s getting boring

The season of drunken Brits, staggering about in pre-wedding oblivion, has come to Spain. There’s only one way to deal with the embarrassment of it all

A trip to taste Priorat’s wines was illuminating – until the lights went out

A major power outage across the Iberian peninsula caused panic and unexpected joy as people rediscovered simplicity, resilience and community

A new museum in Alicante celebrates the Jesus of Madrid

Spain is still mourning its civil war dead. But not everyone sees the nation’s history in quite the same way

Before he died, Pope Francis set one final candidate on the path to sainthood – an architect whose greatest work was never completed

A new exhibition focuses on the surrealist’s cinematic adventures

Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster

The wine world is reeling from fraud scandals in which bulk Spanish plonk is being passed off as everything from champagne to prized vintages

Today, it seems that sexual content is so easily accessible online as to have become almost mainstream. Spain’s government is trying to change that

Today, highway robbery is common on Spanish motorways

To avoid a repetition of this dark past, Spain’s citizens must listen to the testimonies of those who suffered at the hands of Franco’s torturers

While many cities in Spain struggle to cope with the effects of mass tourism, Benidorm’s sustainable model allows it to flourish

The city is a prime example of why Pedro Sánchez has cracked down on people from outside the EU buying property in Spain

In the Somport Tunnel beneath the Pyrenees, scientists try to solve the biggest mysteries of the cosmos

La Sagrada Familia is not expected to be fully completed until 2034 and football fans are starting to grumble