THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME
Mojácar: A sacred mount and a good luck symbol
The Indalo is a symbol depicting a human figure which was believed to offer protection from the evil eye, witchcraft and bad weather
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Police foil 'suicide bomber school killing' in Seville town
The 16-year-old Syrian refugee had been practising detonations on waste ground with an explosive known as 'Mother of Satan'
Melchor Sáiz-Pardo | -
This is the Andalusian village with more bars per inhabitant than anywhere else in Spain
With 11 eateries for a population of 690, the village enters the national Guinness record book
Javier Cortés | -
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Fitur 2024
Junta working hard to secure direct flights with five priority long-haul destinations
Andalusian tourism officials revealed a new strategy to improve air connectivity between now and 2025
Pilar Martínez | -
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Fitur 2024
Andalucía aims to break even more tourism records in 2024
Junta president Juanma Moreno has unveiled the magic number tourism officials will be chasing this year on how many visitors they want to attract to the region
Pilar Martínez |
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Tourism
Andalucía makes a grand entrance on eve of Fitur international travel fair in Madrid
The Andalusian Crush promotional tourism campaign was presented on the big video screen at the famous Plaza de Callao cinema in Spain's capital city on Tuesday evening
Pilar Martinez | -
Nature
This is the magical moment a rare albino deer was captured on video in a National Park in the south of Spain
The footage captured the young animal running amongst a herd of common deer in the Parque Nacional de Doñana in Andalucía
María Carmona Espínola | -
Finance
This is the Junta de Andalucía's discount card for over the 65s, where you can use it and how you can get one
The card is issued free of charge and the only requirement, apart from being old enough, is to reside in any municipality in the region
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Astronomy
This is the moment a fireball brighter than the full moon lit up the skies over the south of Spain
Due to its great luminosity, caused by a rock from a comet travelling through the Earth's atmosphere at about 89,000 km/h, it was seen from a large part of the Iberian Peninsula, including some places in Portugal
Extra Bodegas Excelencia
Bodegas Excelencia: the ideal space for wine tourism and production
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Almuñécar
Danish training ship drops anchor in La Herradura bay
Launched in 1933, the three-masted vessel is steeped in history and was involved in World War II
Javier F. Barrera | -
Tourism
This is what Andalucía's ground-breaking 3.3-million-euro investment at major international tourism fair will look like
The Junta's tourism minister Arturo Bernal said that it will be the best-ever presentation of the region at Spain's Fitur tourism event in Madrid this week
Pilar Martínez | -
Drought crisis
Head of Junta de Andalucía warns 30 days of rain are needed to stave off supply cuts or restrictions in cities and large towns
Juanma Moreno, president of the regional government, has called on local councils to spend more of their budgets on repairing leaking supply pipes
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Education
Fifteen-year-old Maths prodigy from Granada offered place at Oxford University
The process consisted of taking an exam in Madrid in which he got 96 out of 100 questions correct, four online tests and a face-to-face interview
Andrea G. Parra |
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Video
Why did three young men climb the highest mountain on mainland Spain wearing just shorts, boots and hats?
The 21-year-olds have been criticised by some for their "dangerous" and "reckless" feat, but they are already planning more daring challenges including swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar
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Crime
Student ordered to pay compensation and do community service after hacking his teacher's Google account in Spain
The 17-year-old ended up in court in Seville after illegally accessing the victim's cloud account where she kept examination papers
Susana Zamora |