Author: Nora Johnson

    Few architects can still spark controversy 100 years after their death. Antoni Gaudí manages it with ease. To millions, Barcelona's Sagrada Família is one of...

    Perched in the Atlantic like a sun-lounging celebrity just off Africa’s north-west coast, Tenerife is the grandest of Spain’s Canary Islands. Its north-eastern tip shoots...

    I’ve already described how the young Carthaginian general, Hannibal, carved out a nice kingdom for himself here in Spain. He created one of the world’s...

  Palma, capital of the Balearic Islands and sun-drenched star of Mallorca’s southwestern coast, has hosted more power struggles than an over-the-top splashy Shakespearean subplot.   First embraced...

Spain recently won the World Cup, but the celebrations revealed something far more striking than football. A foreign journalist in Madrid recalls people belting out,...

Like Brits, the Spanish are fairly superstitious by nature, but what brings good or bad luck can be quite different...   In the UK we’re all too...

Looking for a rewarding place to visit this autumn? Head to Ibiza! The third largest of the Balearic Islands, it lounges in the western Mediterranean some...

With more than £666 million worth of parcels pinched by “porch pirates” from British doorsteps in 2025, it’s hardly surprising householders there are retreating behind...

  Menorca, the quieter sibling of the Balearics, sits in the western Mediterranean with an air of polite understatement. Much of the island is a dry,...

  This summer, Spain was hit by wildfires just as hard as neighbouring France. In early July, intense flames swept through an Almería village. Later, fires...

In the land of flamenco, tapas and siestas, Spain hides away a tapestry of fears that may surprise even the most seasoned visitors. While some...

For three generations, Tom Burns Marañón’s family treated Madrid’s Café Gijón as a cornerstone of public life. Founded in 1888, the Gijón survived wars, riots...

Spain recently revealed what may be western Europe’s oldest face  -  and it has been hiding in plain sight for over a million years.   Bone fragments...

With today’s global uncertainty, is it surprising we’re drawn to TV crime dramas? Their mysteries, twists and memorable characters let us experience all the thrills...