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Spain braces for holiday traffic as nearly 5.8 million journeys expected over long weekend

Millions of people across Spain are preparing to hit the road today as the country heads into a three-day weekend. Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, expects around 5.76 million long-distance journeys between…

9 de October de 2026

Spain·Topics of the day·Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·News·Travel

Left at the airport, now up for auction: Madrid sells off luxury watches, designer bags and a piece of Titanic history

A rose-gold luxury watch. A Louis Vuitton suitcase. A window fragment from the Titanic’s sister ship. Someone left every one of them behind in Madrid – most likely in the rush at…

8 de October de 2026

Spain·Topics of the day·Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·Travel·VIP & Lifestyle

Fernando Alonso dismisses Dakar rumors – Formula 1 and rallying currently incompatible

Fernando Alonso has dismissed rumors about a possible participation in the 2027 Dakar Rally. The Aston Martin driver explained that he could not currently reconcile such an undertaking with his Formula 1…

8 de October de 2026

Sport·Topics of the day

Spain is taking on new debt for interest-free loans for first-time homebuyers

The Spanish government aims to make it easier for people to buy their own homes and plans to launch a new financing program worth ten billion euros. A portion of this amount…

8 de October de 2026

Topics of the day·Economy·Property·Living in Spain·Politics·Spain

Mari Carmen dies aged 87 after becoming a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis

María del Carmen Abascal, known as Mari Carmen, has died at the age of 87 after becoming one of the most recognisable faces of Spain’s growing housing crisis. Spain Expat Press Editorial…

7 de October de 2026

Topics of the day·Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·News·Spain

More than 1,300 people in Málaga suffer from extreme facial pain

An estimated 1,300-plus people in the province of Málaga live with trigeminal neuralgia. This neurological condition can cause extremely severe facial pain attacks, which sufferers describe as electric shocks or jolts of…

7 de October de 2026

Costa del Sol·Topics of the day·Living in Spain·Health·Spain·Andalucia

General strike for affordable housing: Spain’s trade unions mobilize for November 11

Spanish trade unions plan to draw attention to the tense housing market situation with a nationwide general strike in November. The date is set for November 11, 2026. In addition to the…

7 de October de 2026

Economy·Living in Spain·Politics·Spain·Topics of the day

Why is Spain talking about ‘renta antigua’ again? What is it, and what does Franco have to do with it? We explain

Spain’s housing crisis, and above all the eviction of an 87-year-old woman known as Maricarmen, has revived a term many thought had faded into history: renta antigua, or “old rent”. Between 130,000…

6 de October de 2026

Legal·Property·Living in Spain·Spain·Topics of the day

Spain Expat Press explains: Puigdemont free to return to Spain after nine years in exile

The constitutional court has ruled that Spain’s amnesty law covers embezzlement, and the supreme court has lifted the arrest warrant against the former Catalan president, clearing the way for a homecoming weeks…

6 de October de 2026

Legal·Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·Politics·Topics of the day

210-kilogram art book with Dalí binding stolen in France

An extraordinary work of art has been stolen in France: the so-called “Libro del Apocalipsis” – a unique art book featuring a bronze cover designed by Salvador Dalí – disappeared from the…

6 de October de 2026

Crime·News·Culture·Topics of the day

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