The Latest Breaking News from Galicia

35 Emerging Travel Destinations For 2024: The Unexplored That Promise Adventure

If you are still wondering where to take your loved ones on that much-awaited vacay, then our list of emerging travel destinations will help you easily decide.

International Business Times · Jan 12, 2024

Spain Politicians Bicker As Plastic 'Nurdle' Spill Swamps Beaches

Dozens of volunteers used strainers to sift sand at beaches in northwestern Spain on Tuesday to collect millions of tiny plastic pellets that have washed up in recent days, endangering wildlife.

International Business Times · Jan 9, 2024

Northern Spain on alert as plastic pellets from cargo spill wash up on beaches

Political row as Galicia says central government kept news of spill quiet for weeks

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

Spain’s former king to return from self-exile for sailing regatta

Juan Carlos is promised a warm welcome by mayor on visit to boating competition in Galicia

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

Discover lighter Spanish red wines

Fresh, bright and juicy – new wave Spanish mencía is serious stuff

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

The Beasts review – breathtakingly tense Galician thriller

A French couple’s dreams of the good life in rural northern Spain descend into all-out war with the locals in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s superbly acted drama

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023

Hamlet in northern Spain on sale for £142,000 – almost four times less than a London flat

Olgueira in Galicia has three houses, two 100-year-old granaries, a fountain, winery, stable and 25,000m2 of land.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023

Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory

Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

Roman village rises from river in drought-hit Spain 2,000 years after being submerged

Experts believe the structure could be an ancient Roman military camp complete with a hospital as the above-average temperatures drain the Lima River in Galicia, north west Spain

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Frenchman Survives in Atlantic Ocean Waters for 16 Hours

A 62-year-old Frenchman survived for 16 hours in an air bubble inside his capsized sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean before being rescued in an operation described as "verging on the impossible". According to Sky News, the 40ft Jeanne SOLO Sailor sent out a distress signal at 20.23 on Monday from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 6, 2022