MOST READ NEWS ARTICLE:
Estate owners sue Greenpeace for prediction
The organisers’ graphic prediction on how global warming will affect La Manga has caused sales of houses in the coastal area to drop by 50 percent.

 

 

MADRID - A group of real estate developers and property owners in La Manga del Mar Menor - a spit of sandy, low-lying coastal land and Murcia's premier beach resort - are threatening to take Greenpeace to court over its graphic predictions of what global warming may do to the area, which they say have caused house prices to plummet.
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Graffiti artists paid to brighten up Spain
Some municipalities in Spain are hiring graffiteros to cover the urban scene with their colourful creations.

 

 


SPAIN - Have municipal governments given up, knuckling under to the plague of graffiti?

Graffitists used to be arrested if caught and slapped with fines, which have been jacked up drastically by the regional government of Madrid. Yet now some municipalities are actually hiring graffiteros to cover walls with their colourful productions.
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MOST READ BLOG:
Leading a life of 'holidays' in Spain
Expatica Spain's blogger left her city three years ago and has since been living in a less than “real life’’, or so say her friends.

 

 

Spain is a sunny country. Most months average less than two inches of rainfall, some less than one. It ain't Seattle.

This delightful meteorological fact has created a widely believed myth perpetuated by my umbrella-toting friends at home: I must be on holiday. All the time.

I've spent three years here in Madrid; long enough to establish that I'm not on perpetual holiday, one would think. I've got a healthcare card, I can vote in the mayoral elections. I work in an office five days a week.
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MOST READ ESSENTIALS ARTICLE:
Public Transport in Madrid
Madrid is a fairly easy city to travel around once you know the metros well.

 

 


Like Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia, the quickest way to get around the city is
using the metros, although they are fairly crowded during rush hours. No smoking is permitted on metro trains or in stations, which are clean and fairly safe.

Crime is generally rare on Spanish metros, although you should watch out for pickpockets especially on the Madrid system.
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MOST READ HEALTH ARTICLE:
10 things to prepare before giving birth in Spain
Having given birth to her baby boy Charlie in 2006 without much comprehensive and up-to-date sources, Claire Ogier hopes to lend a helping hand to expectant mums in Spain with her website.

 


Claire Ogier knows exactly what it feels like to be an expectant mom due to deliver in Spain. The language barrier and the lack of concrete information about giving birth makes the apprehensive experience more nerve-wrecking than it should be.
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MOST READ TRAVEL ARTICLE:
Spain’s forgotten greenest island
Despite upcoming plans to build hydro-electric power plants, El Hierro residents stick by plans to keep island unscathed.

 


 
Tenerife and Gran Canaria must have looked like this 30 years ago.

The fine view from Mirador de Jinama takes in the El Golfo valley on the island of El Hierro. Rising among the vineyards and banana and pineapple plantations is a hill topped by the distinctive bell tower of the parish church in Frontera.
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MOST REACTED ARTICLE:
Ten things to know before moving to Spain
In the Garlic authors share 10 tips about surviving and loving Spain in all its diversity.

 

 


Moving to Spain is not like moving to paradise. Yes it’s sunny throughout, has beautiful beaches that run for miles and looks really pretty, but it’s also a place which can drive you wild if you don’t know it right.

Tip 1
When dealing with any facet of Spanish bureaucracy, remember The Law of Falta Uno: that however many documents and photocopies you take along there will always be ONE missing.
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