• 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
  • Mark Waters
    Mark Waters. (SUR)

    In The Frame

    Creativity while living the ‘European dream’

    Mark Waters. Born in Dublin in 1979, the acclaimed filmmaker and musician talks to SUR in English about his journey from the Emerald Isle to Belgium, Switzerland, the USA, UK and eventually the Costa del Sol

    Tony Bryant
  • Mixed fortunes for Malaga golfers at the Open de España
    Ángel Ayora in action in Madrid. (EFE)

    Golf

    Mixed fortunes for Malaga golfers at the Open de España

    England’s Marco Penge lifted the trophy as Manilva's Ángel Ayora tied with Jon Rahm in ninth, but Marbella's Ángel Hidalgo missed the cut

    Iván Orio / Juan Calderón |
  • British rider wins Vuelta a Andalucía in Torrox sprint finish
    The podium following Saturday's Vuelta Ciclista a Andalucía Elite Women. (SUR)

    Cycling

    British rider wins Vuelta a Andalucía in Torrox sprint finish

    Movistar Team’s dominance continued as Cat Ferguson edged Usoa Ostolaza to victory in the fourth edition of the women’s race, held in the hills of the Axarquía

    Eugenio Cabezas |

The Bottom Line - Opinion

Don't call it high speed

Back in 2008, when the AVEs had been running for a few weeks we asked when the travel time between Malaga and Madrid could be reduced to two hours; now the journey takes three hours, complains columnist Ignacio Lillo

Ignacio Lillo

The Music Maker

Spring into action

Watching swallows go about their springtime business is one of life's little luxuries; they bring a sense of optimism and renewal to the world, says columnist Peter Edgerton

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

Food and Drink

National drinks

Beer, wine, or something stronger - most countries have multiple traditional drinks, says Andrew J. Linn

Andrew J. Linn