Adri¨¤ Ballester, 26, sees the act of chatting with complete strangers as a form of activism in an internet-dependent world where face-to-face interaction is becoming increasingly rare
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Pedro Correa¡¯s talk on the importance of listening to your inner voice at a university in Belgium has been seen more than five million times on Facebook
The famous Catalan ¡®Caganer¡¯ figurine is by far the most-cited festive curiosity by members of the non-native community in Spain
In the hope he might locate her, Hugh Elliott has shared on Twitter the story of how, 35 years ago, a local woman from Burgos gave him food and accommodation
The word has been used negatively during the election campaign to criminalize youngsters who, according to the Spanish ombudsman, are ¡°the most vulnerable of the vulnerable¡±
The appearance of the Popular Party¡¯s Jos¨¦ Luis Mart¨ªnez-Almeida on a TV show has gone viral on social media, after his answers left children and viewers somewhat surprised
Learn to identify the signs of scammers in the Spanish market, who will advertise properties that seem too good to be true, and will always be in a hurry to close the deal
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The Barcelona-born pop superstar this week became the first female Spanish artist to win an MTV Video Music Award but her success has been a year in the making
Spain is home to 88 cathedrals but not all of them are easily recognizable. Take this test to see whether you can correctly identify where these 15 can be found
In this mini-city, children play at being adults: they get jobs, open bank accounts and obssess about money
A group of senior women, know as the Lideresas of Villaverde, have recreated iconic images from popular culture posing as Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and the members of The Beatles
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Verne speaks to visitors to the country about their first impressions of the controversial tradition after attending the Las Ventas ring in Madrid
Over 500,000 people cannot vote at the upcoming general election even though they have lived in the country all their lives
A pastry shop in C¨¢diz selling figurines of hooded penitents has decided to anticipate the uncomfortable questions it usually receives around Easter time
While it is commonly used in Spain to describe a certain type of traveler, it has other definitions stretching back to the 19th century and the Carlist Wars
A conservationist has captured images of the waste covering the shore of the Canary Island. Currents in the area act as a garbage collector for what washes in from the North Atlantic
Verne speaks to Spanish alumni who studied in the UK on the importance of the program, which could be at risk if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal
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From torture to deadly pandemics, the word carries a wide range of meanings outside of Spain, often with negative connotations
Expectant mother Eva Castizo wrote that she wanted a symbolic invoice of all the services she had received, to highlight the importance of the country¡¯s free healthcare
A collection created by Sebastian Maharg mixes striking black-and-white images from the 1936-39 conflict with full-color pictures of their present-day locations
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As one Twitter user recently pointed out in a viral thread, if you don¡¯t get the first note right of this seemingly simple song, all hope is lost
On her blog, British journalist Leah Pattem pays tribute to 100 of the Spanish capital¡¯s old-fashioned watering holes, which are slowly closing down or being replaced by franchises
Children born to foreigners are maintaining their connection to their parents¡¯ culture while seeking out references that will help them forge their own identity
Test your knowledge with this quiz taken from questions that appear in the citizenship test
This season of the Netflix show follows the Guadalajara Cartel, once the biggest drug empire in the world
Experiment reveals that finding a place to rent in Spain is harder if you are not white, with some ads advertising properties ¡°only for Spaniards¡±
An arrest warrant has been put out for actor Willy Toledo, who has attracted a lawsuit over online comments
With more than 8,100 municipalities to choose from, the social network has been flooded with posts that find the funny side of the more curious monikers
Elizabeth L¨®pez is the latest female reporter to be harassed while doing her job
Carpets, long socks and potato crisp sandwiches are just some of the things that have perplexed Spanish people in London
Mar¨ªa Gomez has received a stream of sexist abuse while broadcasting live
M¨¢bel Lara¡¯s decision to leave her hair curly has been hailed as an act of resistance for the Afro-Colombian community
Widespread indignation over lenience of sentence in ¡°Running of the Bulls¡± gang rape case has prompted Twitter users to share shocking accounts of harassment
¡®Vanity Fair¡¯ asked the actor to translate odd expressions in Spain. This is what he came up with ¨C and more importantly, what they mean
The uncanny resemblance between 64-year-old Dolores Leis Antelo and the 45th president of the United States has caught the attention of the world¡¯s media
The mountain region between Guadalajara, Teruel and Cuenca has a lower population density than Lapland
Markel Redondo used drones to capture these striking images of the country¡¯s abandoned property developments
The explosion of color can be seen across the countryside from mid-February to the middle of March
They say there is a one in 10,000,000 chance of getting hit by lightning in Spain. Joan Reinoso was the one.
On our first date, I told my girlfriend, ¡°we¡¯ll never have dinner together¡±
A court has ordered a youngster from Ja¨¦n to pay up after an image he shared raised the ire of a religious group ¨C but has the case just drawn more attention to the original photo?
The La Coru?a locality Nar¨®n has launched an innovative diet project to tackle spiraling obesity rates
Natalia Ortiz is one of the growing number of people who see the Armed Forces as a vocation
Images from yesterday¡¯s violent clashes spread widely across social media platforms
As tensions between Madrid and Catalonia reach boiling point, Twitter users find the funny side of the peculiar choice of vessel
The WikiLeaks founder has been weighing in on the ongoing crisis in Catalonia via Twitter
¡°Until recently, I didn¡¯t even know what a meme was,¡± says photographer Antonio Guillem, besieged with interview requests
You will not be hit with any fines for disobeying these social norms but a failure to comply definitely won¡¯t go unnoticed among the locals