Emergency services in Spain’s Cantabria have for the first time ever in the region’s history had to rescue the same hiker on two consecutive nights, a British woman who got lost twice within a space of 24 hours.
Prehistoric cave drawings have been discovered in the northern region of Cantabria, dating back about 20,000 years, making the area "the European capital of rock art".
The recent spate of bad weather in Spain has led scientists in Asturias to discover prehistoric trees, which would have been growing before even dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Calm returned to Spain's Atlantic coast on Wednesday after several days of massive waves in the region. Here The Local rounds up some of the best images of the latest storms.
A top local politician in northern Spain caused a stir on Monday when he was caught on camera looking at steamy photos of a transsexual in a magazine during a parliamentary session.
A giant squid washed ashore in northern Spain recently, with the odd-looking 9-metre (30 foot) long creature causing both amazement and disgust among locals.
