Weird Spain
A group of Marxist revolutionaries with an axe to grind have turned a grand but empty building into a hostel and food bank
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On the 23rd of February 1981, gunfire erupted in the Congress of Deputies as a group of armed rebels attempted to do away with democracy and install a …
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Mar 4CommentShare
In Spain's deep south, one small village has decided to do things differently, and has been practicing rural communism for the last 40 years.
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Feb 10CommentShare
Secluded within a valley in the Serra Calderona, stands a monastery with a 700-year history, whose monks are experts at self-isolation.
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Dec 7, 2020CommentShare
Every summer and winter for the last 361 years, France and Spain have been passing a small, unpopulated island back and forth between them.
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Nov 19, 2020CommentShare
Some of Spain's most cherished foods have origins in times of scarcity, and some surprising original ingredients.
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Nov 2, 2020CommentShare
España 2000 aren't just a bunch of loud thugs, they are well-organised and well-funded by their shadowy backers.
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Oct 19, 2020CommentShare
The rivalry between a right-wing journalist and left-wing politician has spilt into the courts, with each accused of going to illegal lengths to bring …
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Oct 12, 2020CommentShare
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