Paula Núñez, one of the trainers of K9 Málaga, in one of the activities at the Mental Health Unit.
Paula Núñez, one of the trainers of K9 Málaga, in one of the activities at the Mental Health Unit. (Migue Fernández)

Dogs: the best friends for your mental health

Patients at Torremolinos Maritime Hospital are taking part in an animal-assisted therapy programme aimed at reducing stress and making treatment more friendly

Cristina Pinto

The Bottom Line

Get thy own house in order

The bleak housing situation for young professionals on the Costa del Sol has reached the point where people feel they need to uproot their lives from friends and family and move 400km away comments contributor Neil Hesketh

Neil Hesketh

The Music Maker

Game of cards

Columnist Peter Edgerton finds himself coiled like a viper in a midnight battle of wits against the Spanish bureaucracy’s digital gatekeepers

Peter Edgerton

The Euro Zone

Cooking the books

Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how Spain's misuse of EU recovery funds came under the spotlight

Mark Nayler

Food and drink

Free tapas?

The rule book about living in Spain has a chapter referring to Spanish bars, with a prominent subsection headed Tapas

Andrew J. Linn