Occupancy rates are sky-high despite prices that can reach €1,000 a night, as thousands flock to the city to feel the thrill of San Fermín, ‘the mother of all Spanish fiestas’
Caixabank Research estimates that American visitors account for almost 10% of spending per traveler, despite only accounting for 5% of arrivals
Spain’s King Felipe VI opened a gathering attended by over 70 world leaders, with the notable absence of the United States, at a time of ‘obvious lack of funding’
The Spanish capital ranks 16th out of 69 cities, according to the latest study by Deutsche Bank Research Institute
Criminal groups are adopting new methods to smuggle drugs following recent crackdowns on large shipments at ports
A study analyzes the enormous impact of earthquakes on the Mediterranean city, where the population has multiplied sixfold
Sánchez says he saved the country from the 5% defense spending hike, but the US president has announced trade retaliation
The Spanish government is almost alone up against a bloc led by the US, Germany and France in favor of dedicating 5% of GDP to military spending
The police have arrested the suspect in the killing of a young man in Getafe, who allegedly belonged to this criminal group; the accused killer is a minor from the Trinitarios gang
Ahead of a key summit in The Hague next week, Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a letter to alliance members setting out the new spending threshold, which mirrors Trump’s demands
A single ‘Rugulopteryx okamurae’ can form up to 600 copies of itself, and its steady advance shows no signs of slowing, with devastating effects for local biodiversity
In the last year, 535 people have been hired through public-private partnership initiatives managed by the State Secretariat for Migration
The cities of Vigo, Cádiz, Ferrol and Cartagena share artillery that was sent to Spain 200 years ago by Tsar Alexander I in one of the greatest scams in history
A new report reveals that 10 Napoleonic soldiers attacked by Spanish guerrillas were not sent to prison, as previously believed, but killed
The prime minister apologized but has ruled out resigning or snap elections as he faces the biggest crisis of his tenure
A new tool reveals the alleged cheating committed for years by the chemist, who was recently honored at the Kremlin
The residents of the peaceful Juzbado, in the province of Salamanca, are surprised to learn that more than 90% of the local workers make their living from the technology sector
The 2025 Madrid Book Fair is dedicated to the American city. Juan Ramón Jiménez and Federico García Lorca made it a key muse of Spanish poetry in the 20th century. Since then, successive generations of writers have continued to nourish New York’s inexhaustible narrative
The rapidly advancing predator is a good swimmer and has also colonized Formentera and satellite islets in the Mediterranean. Scientists warn other micromammals that control the insect population are also disappearing
The historian Nora Berend rememorates the construction of the myth of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from the Middle Ages to the present
A Bolivian diplomat who translated ‘Mein Kampf’ brought up the Spanish dictator’s origins with the Third Reich. ‘Further inquiries will be made in this direction,’ says a document found by historian Marc Navarro
Climate change has swallowed beaches in the Barcelona municipality, which has lost €1 million a year since the pandemic due to the lack of tourists
Overall figures suggest that Trump has scared off tourists from some countries, and the top industry group says America is on track to lose ‘a staggering $12.5 billion in international traveler spend this year’
Salto de Castro was built in 1946 by an electricity company to house employees working on the local power station. Jason Lee Beckwith bought it for $310,000, but he is not the first to try to turn it into a profitable venture
Five people were arrested in an operation targeting livestock farms, industrial warehouses, and illegal facilities in Ávila, Toledo, and Madrid that were sending untraceable meat to restaurants
Andrii Portnov, a one-time advisor to former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, had recently registered one of his mansions in the name of his children
EL PAÍS visits the terminals and speak with the highly vulnerable individuals, both Spanish and foreign, who are taking shelter there
