Archive for: May 19, 2012

The latest phase of clearing all non-native plants from the la Mata-Torrevieja Natural Park has cost 10,000 euros.Already one hectare of land next to the Torreta urbanisation at torrevieja salt lake has been cleared of plants such as Prickley pear,Aloe …

Murcia-San Javier airport was the scene of a simulated hijacking last week.The Guardia Civil and the National Police Special Units,airport employees and emergency services all took part in the simulation.To enable it to be as real as possible the participants …

The Spanish national government is trying to steer the economy away from the building industry into a more sustainable economy based on other industries.However Orihuela is the latest town to give the go-ahead to more building.A huge building project is …

Turron is the traditional Spanish sweetie.It is particularly traditional at Christmas.There are two types,one soft from Jijona and one brittle and hard from Alicante.

Christmas is the time for food all over the world and Spain is no exception.The delicious nougat …

The first Spanish constitution was passed in 1812.It didn’t work very well as the people of Spain had never had any “rights” and so found the whole concept quite difficult to understand.Later some constitutions only applied in time of war,others …

The shoe industry on the Costa Blanca is an important one.The Valencian community alone holds the largest number of shoemakers with 60% of the workers living in the community.The towns of Elda,Petrer,Villena and Elche have become the places where the …

Alicante’s award winning MARQ museum has had dozens of objects on display from the Bronze Age,all found in the Vega Baja.The pieces are from the Agaric culture which dates from 2,300 BC to 1500 BC.They were unearthed at sites in …