Ten things we’ll never understand about Spain
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Ten things we’ll never understand about Spain

It’s one of the world’s best destinations,but some social habits and attitudes can be challenging and might leave you scratching your head.

  • byBrian Johnston

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Bureaucracy and delays anger those still searching for the missing in Spain

Bureaucracy and delays anger those still searching for the missing in Spain

The official missing count from last week’s floods is 89. But reporting people missing is almost impossible.

  • byJosé Bautista andAmelia Nierenberg
Mud hurled at King Felipe of Spain as he visits flood-ravaged areas
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Mud hurled at King Felipe of Spain as he visits flood-ravaged areas

Flood survivors tossed mud and shouted insults at the monarch and government officials when they visited one of the hardest-hit towns.

  • byDavid Melero andJoseph Wilson
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing

Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing

Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them,but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.

  • byNick O'Malley
Screams from retirement home in Spanish town where dozens died in flooding
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Screams from retirement home in Spanish town where dozens died in flooding

Rescue teams discovered the bodies of eight people who had been trapped in a garage as the death toll in the Valencia region alone climbed to 155.

  • byDavid Latona
Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades as rain batters Valencia
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Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades as rain batters Valencia

Meteorologists said a year’s rain had fallen in eight hours in parts. Some 95 people have died and the number of victims is likely to increase.

  • byEva Manez andDavid Latona
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The Spanish museum that shouldn’t exist

The Spanish museum that shouldn’t exist

Barcelona’s Museum of Prohibited Art is billed as the only museum in the world exclusively dedicated to art that has been censored.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Bacteria deployed to the rescue of precious church frescoes

Bacteria deployed to the rescue of precious church frescoes

For years,art restorers have used sponges and warm water to help bring masterpieces back to life,risking a lot of damage. Enter the bugs.

  • byHoraci Garcia andEva Manez
Move over France,this will soon be the most popular place on Earth

Move over France,this will soon be the most popular place on Earth

Spain is on track to become the world’s No.1 destination. With our guide to this incredibly diverse,beautiful and culture-rich country,it’s easy to understand why.

  • byBen Groundwater
‘Climate breakdown’:State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control

‘Climate breakdown’:State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control

An anticyclone combined with high temperatures has created “a cocktail of dangerous conditions” north of Lisbon. More than 15,000 hectares have been scorched.

  • byPedro Nunes andSergio Goncalves
The one thing you need to know about this Spanish treat

The one thing you need to know about this Spanish treat

Deep-fried sticks of dough,rolled in sugar and dipped in thick,hot chocolate. It doesn’t get much better,right?

  • byBen Groundwater