Year: 2020

A second major film crew has been spotted in the Marina Alta with scenes set to be shot in Denia, and surrounding areas. The film – named The Substitute – is about Nazis who sought refuge on the Costa Blanca after WWII. Set in 1982, a Spanish investigator played by Ricardo Gomez moves from a rough neighbourhood of Madrid to the Valencian coast. On arrival, he takes on the murder investigation of […]

Every 9th October the Valencian Community commemorates King James I's reconquest of Valencia from the Moors. Muslim empires ruled most of Spain and parts of France from the 8th century until the last stronghold of Granada fell in 1492. Jaime I de Aragón took the Valencian capital back from Muslim rule in 1238 – and this day has been celebrated for over 600 years. To celebrate this Friday's Dia de […]

GUARDIA have arrested a British murder suspect following the knifing of a Merseyside man in an Alicante urbanisation last week. Agents from Guardamar, in the south of Alicante province, tracked the suspect's black UK-plated BMW down to Girona in Cataluña where they made the arrest last Friday. The man, 38, is suspected of knifing 21-year-old Ben Nesbitt in a Ciudad Quesada home. Mr Nesbitt is from Woodvale, Merseyside. The suspect […]

Spain's Met Office (AEMET) has predicted rain for this coming long weekend from 9-12 October. Friday 9th October is a holiday in Spain's Valencian Community, celebrating the day King James I conquered Valencia from Moorish rule. Monday, 12th October is a national holiday in Spain celebrating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. If you live in Spain's Valencian Community (Alicante, Valencia, Castellón) this means a four-day long weekend. […]