Heath Savage, who moved to rural Galicia from Australia, gets to grips with the local fire water and shares her own recipe for a Christmassy mulled wine.
This year has been a sad, frustrating and lonely year for many foreigners in Spain who are now longing to see their families for Christmas. The Local spoke to some of its readers to find out what their experiences of trying to get back to their home countries have been so far.
The southern Spanish regions of Andalusia and Murcia have announced that residents will only be able to spend Christmas with family members and not close friends.
Madrid's regional government on Friday cancelled all its traditional New Year's Eve celebrations, including the main event in Puerta del Sol Square when thousands gather to eat a grape at each stroke of midnight.
Travel will be banned between regions over the holiday period, unless it is to visit family, and up to ten people will be allowed to meet around the Christmas table and to see in the New Year.
Trips home for Christmas seem more and more unlikely but there might yet be an opportunity to hit the slopes in Spain over the holidays, writes Graham Keeley. But will it be any fun?
Just a day after details of Spain’s national plan for restrictions over the upcoming festive period were leaked to the press, authorities in Madrid released their own plans.
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain considers the obstacles preventing many Brits from heading back to the UK for Christmas and asks whether it's a sacrifice we should all be prepared to make.
Seeing off in style a pretty terrible 2020 won’t be without its challenges in Catalonia this festive season, with the regional government announcing a number of restrictions that will affect family gatherings and other Christmas traditions from December 21st until January 4th.
Right now it seems many international residents in Spain are locked in what you might call the mince pie dilemma, writes Graham Keeley in Barcelona. Travel restrictions in Spain and around Europe mean most foreigners won't make it home for Christmas this year.
The festive season isn’t over in Spain until the Three Kings ride into town and deliver the presents on the eve of Epiphany. This event is celebrated with its very own cake: the Roscón de Reyes.
In Spain but don't yet have plans for the 'nochevieja'? The Local has a rundown of the best way to celebrate in Spain, from an end of year run to a bracing swim. And of course a night of partying in between. Just don't forget the grapes!
Just in time for the big Christmas exodus, Spanish rail operator Renfe has announced the cancellations for Friday 20 December when workers are downing tools in an ongoing battle over workers’ rights.
