Spanish Vida

Terrorists bomb trains in Madrid – 11th March 2004

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:06 +0000

On this day in 2004, 191 people are killed and nearly 2,000 are injured when 10 bombs explode on four trains in three Madrid-area train stations during a busy morning rush hour. The bombs were later...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Orihuela dedicates 2010 to Miguel Hernández

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:33 +0000

2010 in Orihuela is flavoured by Miguel Hernández. Throughout the year, Orihuela will be commemorating the centenary of the birth of its most universal citizen with a varied and interesting calendar...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Orihuela Costa St. Patrick´s Day Festival

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:29 +0000

This year the Ayuntamiento in Orihuela is pleased to announce that there will be a St Patrick’s Day Festival held on the parking area near the Mercadona at Playa Flamenca from the 16th to the 18th of...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Awaken your senses in Castellón Costa Azahar

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:01 +0000

Castellón Costa Azahar stretches from north to south, surrounded by impressive mountain ranges, a fertile land that sweeps down to the Mediterranean through its towns and villages. Borriol, Morella,...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Take a Look at Spanish Culture with a Film Screening in Zaragoza

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:19 +0000

People who have booked Zaragoza hotels and are looking for a way to pass an evening in the city may be interested to hear about a film screening taking place towards the end of the month. On March...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Christopher Columbus Returns

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:37:55 +0000

Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere. On this day,10th March in 1496, he set sail from Hispaniola, heading to Spain. He was carrying 225 Europeans and a large...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Spain enters last phase of switchover

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:35:01 +0000

Spain´s digital switchover will take place on April 2 rather than the originally timetabled April 3. Switchover will affect some 30 million people. The autonomous region of Madrid, with 6 million...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Supporting equality battling discrimination

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:06 +0000

The President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, participated in an institutional event to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March that was also attended by the Minister for...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The government respond to storm damage

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:50:31 +0000

After the EU-Morocco Summit, the President of the Government met with the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Government representative to the region and other members of the...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Overcoming the economic crisis

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:46:30 +0000

The President of the Government began his interview by acknowledging he had not foreseen the “magnitude” of the economic crisis, as could also be said for the majority of governments around the...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]