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  • Buñol without the tomatoes: In case the pulp doesn’t suit you!

    Monday, August 29, 2022

    La Tomatina is just round the corner and everybody is just about ready to get drenched in the red juices of the tomatoes, the pride of Spain.  A festival organised in honour of the town’s patron saints, Luis Bertran and the Mare de Deu dels Desemparats (Mother of God of the Defenseless), the Virgin Mary has many layers than what it appears to be. A festival that began from a ruckus in the street is globally celebrated today. The once small dispute in the streets over a vegetable stall is now celebrated by the global youth. However, the city buñol has many more to offer than just some ‘nomads dirtying themselves in tomato’ festivals. We grabbed the opportunity to talk about them.

  • Heatwave Alert: Spain may face warm weather

    Monday, August 29, 2022

    Spain could face three more months of warmer and drier conditions as Europe suffers a major drought that has fuelled forest fires, dried up rivers and devastated crops. It is noted that Spain is already gearing to welcome millions of …

  • Now it is Tomato Time! Spain will mark its messiest festival La Tomatina

    Monday, August 29, 2022

    La Tomatina is an impressive festival attracting millions of international tourists every year. The cynosure of this festival is the street parades at Buñol, 40km (25 miles) west of Valencia, medieval town of 9,000 residents.

  • Debate sparks after Spain bans air conditioning below 27 degree C

    Thursday, August 4, 2022

    Fierce heatwaves and a lack of rain in Spain threaten travel and tourism sector and also reducing olive oil production from the world’s top exporter.

  • Spain sees 7.5 million visitors’ arrival in June

    Tuesday, August 2, 2022

    There are more than twice as many tourists visited Spain in June than in the same month last year and they spent almost three times as much during their stay, National Statistics Institute in Spain data showed on Tuesday. Spain …

  • Tourists rush to Spanish beaches in record numbers

    Thursday, July 21, 2022

    Spain sees a huge rush to the sun-drenched beaches in near record numbers in spite of experiencing heat wave, which is dominant in European weather. Spanish Tourism represents about 13% of the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy, is on track to …

  • Thousands flee from France, Spain and Portugal as wildfire escalates

    Saturday, July 16, 2022

    Holidaymakers and residents have fled towns and villages in France, Spain and Portugal as fires are whipped up by high winds and dry conditions that spark wildfire in these regions. More than 11,000 people have been forced to leave France’s …

  • Spain welcomed 7 mln international tourists in the month of May

    Friday, July 8, 2022

    Spain has seen a robust growth in tourism business. In post COVID-19 time, Spain alone welcomed 7 million international travellers in the month of May only. It also shows that the tourists’ spending around €8,023 million, which is similar to …

  • Spanish bull running festival returns

    Thursday, July 7, 2022

    This year, Spain’s most famous bull-running festival returned after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. A red-and-white sea of revellers erupted in celebration Wednesday, dousing each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square.

  • Majorca: 23 holidaymakers rushed to hospital after chlorine leakage at a hotel

    Monday, July 4, 2022

    At least 23 holidaymakers, including children rushed to hospital vomiting and itching after a chlorine gas leak at a Spanish hotel.

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