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Spain braces for a marked deterioration in the weather as Atlantic front and DANA bring rain, fog and snow

Spain is preparing for a significant change in the weather in the coming days. An Atlantic frontal system will reach the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, bringing extensive cloud cover, fog and the…

11 de December de 2025

Living in Spain·Topics of the day·Weather

If you know these Spanish idioms, you can almost call yourself Spanish

Spain is a country full of language, humour and traditions – and hardly anything reveals as much about the Spanish mentality as its idioms. Anyone who lives here encounters them every day:…

10 de December de 2025

Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·Culture·Our recommendations·Spain

When your neighbour’s dog or cat is a nuisance

In many Spanish residential complexes, dogs and cats are part of everyday life. But if an animal causes a permanent nuisance, clear legal rules apply. Two pieces of legislation are decisive: the…

10 de December de 2025

Living in Spain·Animals

A young woman greets in Spanish on the German subway – and the reaction surprises everyone.

What began as a spontaneous greeting turned into a viral hit within just a few days. Joyce, a young Spaniard living in Germany, wanted to disprove a widespread cliché: that Germans are…

10 de December de 2025

Living in Spain·Topics of the day

Last Spanish widow of Islamic State returns with her son

Lubna Mohamed Miludi, considered the last Spanish widow of the so-called Islamic State, has returned to Spain with her minor son after years in Syria. Both lived in the Roj camp in…

9 de December de 2025

Living in Spain·News·Crime & Law

The Seises of Seville dance today: a centuries-old ritual celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Today, 8 December, visitors to Seville Cathedral can experience one of Andalusia’s most extraordinary rituals. On the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, the famous Seises, a traditional group of boys who…

8 de December de 2025

Living in Spain·Travel·Education·Culture·Spain·Sevilla

Half as many reports: What’s really behind the decline in squatting cases

The number of illegal squatters in Spain has fallen dramatically over the past year – by half compared to 2024. At first glance, this decline may appear to be a genuine easing…

19 de November de 2025

Property·Living in Spain·Crime & Law·Spain·Topics of the day

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Spain braces for a marked deterioration in the weather as Atlantic front and DANA bring rain, fog and snow

If you know these Spanish idioms, you can almost call yourself Spanish

When your neighbour’s dog or cat is a nuisance

A young woman greets in Spanish on the German subway – and the reaction surprises everyone.

Last Spanish widow of Islamic State returns with her son

The Seises of Seville dance today: a centuries-old ritual celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Half as many reports: What’s really behind the decline in squatting cases