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What's Spain Actually Good At?
Beyond wine and olive oil, Spain has hidden strengths in industry, infrastructure, and health.
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James Crocket
A Communist Takeover on Valencia's Calle Colón
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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James Crocket
23-F: Gunfire in Spain's Parliament and Tanks On The Streets
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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James Crocket
Marinaleda: A Communist Utopia in Andalusia
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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The Valencian Monastery Where Time Stands Still
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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The Island Which Changes Country Twice A Year
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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Anyone For Rat and Eel Paella?
Some of Spain's most cherished foods have origins in times of scarcity, and some surprising original ingredients.
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Weird Spain
Weird Spain
Spain is different, goes the saying. Odd stories, strange places, interesting news and its historical context.

Weird Spain

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