Experts are warning about a shortage of professionals who are essential to global trade: Europe alone will need an estimated 400,000 in the coming years. EL PAÍS rode with a Spanish truck driver for four days, all the way to the UK and back, to find out why younger generations are no longer interested in the job
Messages from abroad that talk well about Spain tend to get reshared and attract positive comments. It’s a different story, however, when the source is domestic
Forests of beech, oak, maple, fir and pine offer visitors a remarkable display of colors as autumn gets underway
Mass tourism, pressure from urban development and the ubiquitous cellphone camera are all working against naturists who are calling for the practice to be respected
Algar in southern Spain is seeking UNESCO recognition for ‘charlas al fresco’ in a bid to revive the declining tradition
Spain’s mecca of mass tourism is celebrating the completion of Intempo, Europe’s tallest residential tower, achieved despite the dual crises of 2008 and 2020
Three new establishments earn two stars, 19 receive their first, and 21 are awarded a new distinction, the Green Star for sustainability
Residents of Ventas de Huelma, in Andalusia, reported seeing a large feline and hearing roars
Thought to be English in origin, the egg-sugar-sherry combination was administered to weakly kids in Cádiz up until the mid-20th century
Sales and rentals of RVs are rising as people seek a more socially isolated way to spend their vacation
As the thermometer starts to soar, EL PAÍS looks at the advantages and disadvantages of each device with respect to both environmental and health factors
A campaign has been launched against the political incorrectness of the chocolate brand‘s mascot amid growing support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement. EL PAÍS's El Comidista food blog looks at what's changing both in Spain and abroad
The owner of Racó de la Vero, in the Catalan village of Alcarràs, has been dealing with negative attitudes ever since she started serving dishes that seasonal fruit laborers can afford
The gang was seen in video recordings touching the victim in a vehicle two months before the high-profile assault at the 2016 Running of the Bulls fiestas in Pamplona that saw them convicted of rape
The number of Covid-19-related deaths was 83 on Tuesday, a slight rise from Monday’s figure of 59
Farmers in the Madrid region have been rushing to plant the fruit tree, which can yield up to €6,000 in just one hectare
The plaques first appeared in the country in the 19th century but started to disappear after city halls began to employ their own professional firefighters
Experts shine a light on doubts over the legality of some of our everyday actions
The first rule followed by the many devoted fans of San Román is to deny its very existence
Proposed reforms are caught in a difficult balance between seeking fair prices and the impossibility of regulating them
When not in the media spotlight, the 52-year-old enjoys taking his daughters to see films at a public cinema and strolling through the streets of Madrid
Software Delsol, located in the southern city of Jaén, has introduced the new timetables this year in a bid to boost productivity but without cutting salaries
These once-bustling centers of activity were largely abandoned when other forms of transportation took over. But the few remaining residents are fighting to preserve their legacy, and to find a new purpose for their crumbling infrastructure
Adrià Ballester, 26, sees the act of chatting with complete strangers as a form of activism in an internet-dependent world where face-to-face interaction is becoming increasingly rare
Pedro Correa’s talk on the importance of listening to your inner voice at a university in Belgium has been seen more than five million times on Facebook
They were once an economic engine, but now the pits in the northwestern Spanish region have been shuttered and instead receive visitors, who can walk through the underwater tunnels of the Arnao, take a train through forests in Langreo, and even dig for coal themselves
People gathered in cities across the country to watch the colorful parades in honor of the Magi, who bring presents to children on the night of January 5 following Spanish Christmas tradition
