• Malaga actor Antonio Banderas joined forces with Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2023
    Malaga actor Antonio Banderas joined forces with Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2023. (SUR)

    Andalusian influencers

    The actor from Malaga who has challenged stereotypes in Hollywood

    Writing in the Hollywood Reporter in February 2023, Antonio Banderas said, “One of the things that I always loved about Puss in Boots is that he’s a hero with an accent...it is one of the greatest joys of my life"

    Jennie Rhodes
  • The public are invited to explore vibrant displays of aromatic flowers, cooling fountains, ceramics and traditional Andalusian architecture.
    The public are invited to explore vibrant displays of aromatic flowers, cooling fountains, ceramics and traditional Andalusian architecture. (SUR)

    Cordoba gears up for for one of its most distinctive spring traditions in May

    During the Fiesta de los Patios, residents of the historic city of Cordoba open the doors to their private courtyards and patios, inviting the public to explore vibrant displays of aromatic flowers, cooling fountains, ceramics and traditional Andalusian architecture

Hotel Sisu in Marbella has been closed since August 2020, when it suffered a devastating fire.
Hotel Sisu in Marbella has been closed since August 2020, when it suffered a devastating fire. (Josele)

Business

Marbella's controversial Sisu hotel to reopen under new ownership

Arnaud Albouhair, founder of Nao Pool and son of Olivia Vàlere, will invest 15 million euros in the renovation of the Sisu Hotel Boutiqe, which could reopen in two years after a devastating 2020 fire

Juan Soto and José Carlos García Marbella

The Music Maker

Cars and effect

Columnist Peter Edgerton compares Madrid’s chaotic M-30 to the quiet lanes of Lancashire, questioning why the law frets over sun visors while letting rusty drivers like him back behind the wheel

Peter Edgerton

The Bottom Line

Coming together to heal

Rare diseases like Epidermolysis bullosa (butterfly skin) often fall into the shadows of pharmaceutical research because the "market" is too small. This is where the expat spirit shines brightest

Dilip Kuner

International Women's Day

Banning the burka in Spain: fuelling the far-right?

Most of the time it is better not to enter into the debates that some political parties seek to open up, but on this occasion, with so many people falling into the trap, it is necessary to do so

Cristina Vallejo

Food and drink

Ronda wine making: back to tradition

Columnist Andrew J. Linn looks at how winemaker Julia Losantos is blending ancient amphorae and modern innovation to redefine the elegance of the Serranía de Ronda

Andrew J. Linn