The Korean content creator on the Paseo Marítimo in Almería.
The Korean content creator on the Paseo Marítimo in Almería.

The Korean influencer who has put Almeria on the map

Kurum, known on social media as tomatetomato, has been posting videos of her stay in the Andalusian city, which have reached her hundreds of thousands of followers and attracted the attention of locals

E. Gabriel Llanderas Almería
Image from last year's edition of Freakcon
Image from last year's edition of Freakcon. (Marilú Báez)

FreakCon's most ambitious edition ever kicks off

The event begins today in Torremolinos and celebrates its tenth anniversary in style, with more than 600 hours of programming, international guests such as Giancarlo Esposito and much more

Cristina Jiménez

The Bottom Line

Typical, ban something that actually works

"Over the past few years I've watched properties in my area, some empty for 20 years, filthy and riddled with rats, finally being put to proper use. After a relatively affordable renovation, people are actually living in these places," says columnist Ignacio Lillo

Ignacio Lillo

The Music Maker

Sew sew wrong

Columnist Peter Edgerton looks at new research into Bronze Age sewing skills - and confirms that boys were just as hopeless four thousand years ago

Peter Edgerton

The Euro Zone

Battle for the centre

Despite the pressure that Vox will exert on Moreno, he doesn’t need to enter a coalition. A confidence-and-supply arrangement could be sufficient thinks columnist Mark Nayler

Mark Nayler

Food and Drink opinion

Prohibition

Columnist Andrew J. Linn looks at how moderate regulation of alcohol comsumption might work better than outright bans

Andrew J. Linn
  • Recommended for your garden in the south of Spain: Winter aconite
    Eranthus hyemalis and close up of bloom (inset). (Wikimedia)

    Gardening

    Recommended for your garden in the south of Spain: Winter aconite

    The blooms are around 3cm across and form a dense yellow carpet when planted en-masse and left to naturalise. The nectar and pollen are an important food source for early bees

    Denise Bush |
  • Kika Magalhães: actress in LA and motor vehicle museum heiress in Malaga
    Kika Magalhães poses in a dress by Enrico Coveri from the Automobile and Fashion museum in Malaga. (Marilú Báez)

    In the frame

    Kika Magalhães: actress in LA and motor vehicle museum heiress in Malaga

    In the last year she has had to deal with "grief and a new life". After the death of her father, the collector João Magalhães, she has taken over the management of the Malaga car museum with her brother and mother

    Regina Sotorrío |
  • Felipe Orlando: 'Citizen of the world' and Benalmádena
    The Orlando museum is located in the artist's former home. (SUR)

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    Felipe Orlando: 'Citizen of the world' and Benalmádena

    The Mexican artist first lived in Almeria, then in Malaga city, before finally settling in Benalmádena Pueblo, where there is a museum and a street named in his honour

    Tony Bryant |

Ice Hockey World Championships

Great Britain and Spain as ice hockey powers

The 2026 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship is taking place in Switzerland, with the Great Britain national team competing. They became the first European champions over a century ago, when Spain was also among the leading hockey nations

Alekk M. Saanders