This weekend, visitors to the FITUR tourism event have been treated to a preview of the parade, and now it´s time to get your feathers ready, your colourful frocks prepared, your drums and maracas tuned, and your scary costumes exhumed, because carnival is about to begin in Torrevieja. The schedule begins on Saturday 2 February, with the proclamation and the …

The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, has signed the decrees which will allow the reopening of both the training and cultural centres, and the auditorium, at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre in Torrevieja. The Virgen del Carmen Centre reopens, 7 December, 2018 The centre will be able to reopen on Friday, after being closed down amid safety concerns …

Councillor for Social Services, Women and Equality, Fabiana Ibarra, has launched an awareness campaign which will run from today until November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. “We do not want this date to be just a commemoration, and that is how we transmit it throughout the year, developing intense work from the Department for …

Torrevieja’s councillor for Animal Protection, Carmen Morate, has reported that the provincial government of Alicante has offered a grant on more than ten thousand euro to Torrevieja to help control cat colonies in the town. In total, 10,252.50 euro has bene awarded, and so, “During the past week and this, the feeders that deal with the cat colonies – organized …

Torrevieja’s councillor for culture, Domingo Pérez, has announced the program dedicated to the Day of the Library, 2018. The Carmen Jalón Municipal Library will receive attendees in its courtyard on October 24 with activities aimed at all audiences. Starting at 6 p.m., the program begins with a musical opening by the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Torrevieja, with works by …

This weekend in Torrevieja, the “Festival Orient el Hob” begins. What is it? It’s the International Belly Dance Competition. Launching in the Hotel Fontana on Friday (19th) evening, the Festival Orient el Hob will see dancers from around the world descend on Torrevieja, all hoping to be crowned the best in their field. On Saturday, the event moves to the …

An Irish tourist has drowned late Saturday while in the beach area of ​​the playa del hotel Fariones, en Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. The emergency services received the alert at around 3pm on Saturday, immediately attending the scene, but there was nothing anybody could do to preserve life.

All of this week, the historic city of Cartagena is transformed to represent another time, another world, another and more sinister places, as the annual Romans against Carthaginians battle is recreated. Cartagena has a history of three thousand years...

All this week ALICANTE MARQ Archaeological museum – Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD. NEW – Wines of Alicante through history (Through a hundred pieces, some with over twenty centuries old, – vases, jars, bottles, cups, and other publications related to the growing and production of […]

SATURDAY Markets Alcoi, Alicante, Almoradi, Elche, Santa Pola. ALICANTE Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC  220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum (Until 30 June). BENISSA Moors and Christians event, with parades and concerts through the weekend, culminating on Monday. BENICÀSSIM Ride for Life – Motoristas solidarios (Until 29 June). Motorbike […]

A 24 year old male, identified with having the initials D.G.A., has been arrested for colliding with a number of parked vehicles whilst he was driving drunk. However, lucky not to have killed himself and other road users, luck dealt a wakeup call as t...

listen to ‘The Weekend Guide’ on Audioboo SATURDAY 19th APRIL, 2014 Markets Alcoi, Alicante, Almoradi, Elche, Santa Pola. ALICANTE Historical exhibition, “Orihuela, arqueología y museo”, MARQ provincial archaeological museum (Until 11 May). MADRID Katie Melua, Hotel Auditorium Madrid. ORIHUELA “Miguel Hernández. 50 x 50”. Orihuela, 22 years later, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios, (Until 22 Apr). “Libro de actas …