The San Sebastián film festival, Spain's most prestigious movie event, kicked off on Friday with celebrations marking its 70th anniversary, despite the last-minute withdrawal of Hollywood actress Glenn Close as jury president.
The Basque seaside city of San Sebastián has a long list of attractions in its favour, a romantic old town and cityside beaches to name a few. But by far the greatest reason to head there is the food.
What impact has the ongoing pandemic and health crisis in Spain had on the culture of sharing tapas and pintxos? Esme Fox explores how crowding around bars laden with uncovered food is not the done thing anymore.
Spain has so many beautiful beaches to choose. Whether it's a sandy shore with shallow turquoise waters of the Mediterranean you crave, or the big waves of the Atlantic. And for the third year running, one of its beaches has been crowned the best in Europe.
How did a Scot raised on mince and tatties and with a teenage heroin addiction become a pioneering chef whose experimental use of native Australian ingredients earned him the prestigious Basque Culinary World Prize? Graham Keeley traveled to San Sebastian to find out.
US comic actor Danny DeVito, the star of "Twins" and "Batman Returns", will receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastián film festival in Spain next month, organisers said Monday.
Spain officially has the best beach in Europe, according to the 2018's Traveller's Choice awards by the review website TripAdvisor and three in the top ten.
The San Sebastián film festival gets underway this week. Marti Kilpatrick gives The Local the lowdown on why the northern coastal city is well worth a visit.
Few issues marked Spain's recent history as much as the violence of Basque separatist group Eta, but it
was only when peace finally came that this bloody period made its way into films without taboo.
US film director Oliver Stone on Thursday accused President Barack Obama's administration of implementing a surveillance system worse than that of the feared Stasi secret police in East Germany.
Few cities have savoured peace in recent times as much as Spain's San Sebastian, which becomes European culture capital just a few years after Basque separatist group Eta ended decades of killings and kidnappings.
A Basque city has been named the most expensive city in Spain with living costs nearly a third higher than the national average, a price comparison study reveals.
A tuna fish first tagged by fishermen in northern Spain in 2006 has turned up off the coast of Venezuela seven years later after a record journey of 6,370km (3,958 miles).
A new film about "Beatlemania" under the Franco dictatorship entertained critics at the San Sebastian film festival on Tuesday, recounting how the British band's songs inspired one ordinary Spaniard during dark times.
Australian actor Hugh Jackman will receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian film festival which gets underway on Friday in Spain with 13 movies in competition for the best film award.
Spain’s Interior Ministry has called into question the building of a new prison in the Basque country which will see each inmate have a flat screen TV in their cell and the use of a brand-new indoor pool.
