Archive for: May 19, 2012

The population of the Spanish city Zaragoza has doubled over the last few years and yet the amount of water being used by the city is what it was 40 years ago.The local water board has explained that this is …

A 1950’s salt boat has been acquired by the Sea and Salt museum in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca.This is a very new attraction for the museum.Torrevieja is famous for having two of the largest salt lakes in Europe.The type …

In an Alicante prison on the Costa Blanca the poet Miguel Hernandez was sentenced to death on January 18 1940 by the Permanent War Council during the Spanish Civil War.The sentence was later commuted to a 30 year life sentence …

The murder of two parents in the Valencian town of Catarroja by their son,took place in September 2007.The Public Prosecutors Office is asking for a sentence of 30 years for the young man who butchered both of his parents.It appears …

Denia is a town on the Costa Blanca.It is a really lovely Spanish working  town with ferries to the Balearic islands.It does have a tourist interest and one section of the coast is too touristy for my liking.However it has …

With the pre-launch of the Inlife business Opportunity in the UK underway, thoughts of Europe have turned to Spain. This is not surprising as it is my main home and as the person who first introduced the idea of introducing …