Spain

They endured the civil war, persecution and Franco, but the Basques are still singing

How sheep can fight the climate crisis

The Breton language of northern France does not derive from Gaulish – it has its roots in migration from Devon and Cornwall

A campaign group in Spain is seeking better legal protection for women who experience harassment while breastfeeding in public. Will the rest of Europe follow?

Ada Colau is the city’s mayor and she would prefer you to stay away

The remarkable career of the Spanish republican soldier who stumbled into the film industry

How a book of ancient Chinese and Indian texts influenced the work of one of Spain’s greatest modern artists

Climate change, increasing production costs and rapacious demand are combining to threaten producers of jamón ibérico

A new exhibition shows how cross-cultural fertilisation was a characteristic of the Iberian peninsula from its early history

The Spanish giants are still determined to force a breakaway European Super League on us

How fascist leaders in Italy, Spain, Germany and Greece all tried to control the public by stifling linguistic variety

A captivating movie about a fruit-farming family is part of a new rural film trend

Isabel Díaz Ayuso could cause a political earthquake if she takes on the leader of her centre-right party

The painting made Pablo Picasso the most famous – or notorious – artist in the modern world

In the 1980s Bilbao was on its knees. A hugely ambitious new art gallery changed all that

Spain’s most important port is over 300km from the sea

With its charming campery, the plot of this 1940s Spanish crime drama is a breath of fresh air

The chef José Pizarro makes gluttonworthy croquetas and has put together a vegan recipe using only the most sustainable ingredients

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are on a mission to manage at the top

A new Spanish Netflix dramedy reimagines cancer storytelling with style, wit and grace

Technophobe and literary rover Javier Marías managed to live a life as extraordinary as his work

Robert Lewandowski embarks on a new chapter in his striking career

Directness and realness makes Nathy Peluso stand out among the current crop of female rappers

At the end of another summer of heatwaves in Europe, could the Islamic architecture of Spain help in the ongoing battle against climate change?

However you might choose to prepare broad beans, using the vegetable in a tortilla is an excellent way to go

The first of a new series on the hidden aspects of well-known cities explores the suburb of Catalonia’s capital that stays blissfully tourist-free

A Spanish drama about the aftermath of a brutal gang rape is a little hard to take seriously

Barcelona, heavily in debt, have managed to go on a summer spending spree

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

On Washington DC’s grand 16th Street, an outdoor photography exhibition has brought a fragment of Europe to the new world

A new Spanish Netflix series portrays celebrity as inherently toxic and destructive, and yet a natural ambition for the aimless disenfranchised young people to whom it is sold

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