As Spain readies to celebrate Epiphany Thursday with hugely-popular parades, authorities have implemented unprecedented security measures such as banning trucks from Madrid and Barcelona to avoid attacks like those in Berlin and Nice.
Spanish police found videos at the home of a suspected jihadist detained this week showing armed men in front of an image of a central Madrid square where thousands will celebrate New Year's Eve, judicial sources revealed on Friday.
Madrid will restrict large vehicles from entering Madrid during the run up to the Three Kings parades on January 5th as security is stepped up to avert a possible terrorism attack.
Spain's annual Christmas lottery showered some €56 million ($58 million) on residents of a struggling town where nearly a third of the population is out of work.
Las Peñuelas residential care home and day care centre was celebrating big on Thursday after it emerged that the winning number had been bought by 90 percent of its residents and staff.
The 11-year-old Princess Leonor takes centre stage wearing a seasonal jumper in the family snap that is this year’s greeting card from Spain’s Royal Palace.
December is just around the corner, and in Spain that means it’s time for the much-hyped advert for the country’s Christmas Lottery. As usual, it’s a tear-jerker that is just as likely to leave viewers feeling blue as it is to make them optimistic over their chances of winning.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are among the new ‘caganer’ figurines for Christmas 2016, forming part of the cheeky tradition that sees celebrities bare their bottoms and take a crap in the traditional Christmas nativity scene.
On Wednesday, Spaniards celebrated the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, when traditionally Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar - and not Santa - bring children their presents. But the event did not pass without its fair share of controversy.
A 35-year Senegalese man who was saved by the Spanish coastguard after making a perilous journey from Africa is celebrating his win of €400,000 in the Christmas lottery.
The residents of Roquetas de Mar will be enjoying a very happy Christmas after their town landed El Gordo - the Fat One - in Spain's famous Christmas lottery.
From Catalonia's 'crapping log' to the Basque Country's very own version of Santa Claus, The Local guides you through the weird and wonderful world of Spanish Christmas.
Spaniards love their Christmas nativity scenes, but there is nothing traditional about these quirky versions. The Local takes a look at seven of the most unusual 'Beléns' on display in Spain this year.
If you're puzzled by all the long queues on streets around Spain in the lead-up to Christmas, then wonder no more. Welcome to Spain's unique 'El Gordo' (the Fat one) lottery, the richest in the world.
