Towards the end of this month, Torrevieja will be a haven for bird spotters, as the Birding Festival Humedales del Sur de Alicante returns to the Parque Natural de la Mata. The dates for your diary are the 26, 27 and 28 October, for an event dedicated to the world of birds and ornithological tourism organised by Turisme Comunitat Valenciana, …

Medical staff from the Cruz Roja have met a boat carrying twelve immigrants which landed at Cala del Moro in Torrevieja on Tuesday. The Guardia Civil report that the twelve are all male and of legal age, all saying that they are from Algeria. A local resident alerted the Guardia Civil at around 10:30 of the boat, with both the …

The beaches of the Vega Baja region, which include the Orihuela Costa, will exhibit a total of 25 prestigious blue flags this summer, which is four more than last year and in spite of all the chaos on some of the local beaches involving beach bars – or lack of them. Nevertheless, this area continues to lead all others within …

Two cyclists were injured on Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a car the Pilar de la Horadada area. The emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 15:10 when they were telephoned for assistance on the CV-941. A Read Full Article...

This is the list of beaches across the Alicante province which obtained a Blue Flag for quality for the 2017/2018 period, in the inspections carried out last year. Dénia Les Bovetes Les Marines Molins...

MONDAY 24th FEBRUARY, 2014 ALICANTE Historical exhibition, “Orihuela, arqueología y museo”, MARQ provincial archaeological museum (Until 11 May). BARCELONA Mobile World Conference (Until Thursday). ORIHUELA Sculpture exhibition, “De vuelta al estudio”, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (Until 2nd March). Children’s Book event, “The adventure is reading”, La Lonja exhibition hall (Until 28th Feb). ORIHUELA COSTA Caricatorres, cartoon drawing, Zenia …

SATURDAY 22nd FEBRUARY, 2014 World Thinking Day. ALICANTE Camping and Caravan show, IFA Exhibition Centre (Until 23rd Feb). Gastro Alicante, food show, IFA Exhibition Centre (Until 24th Feb). ORIHUELA Sculpture exhibition, “De vuelta al estudio”, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (Until 2nd March). Children’s Book event, “The adventure is reading”, La Lonja exhibition hall (Until 28th Feb). Fangoria in …

FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY, 2014 International Mother Language Day. ALICANTE Camping and Caravan show, IFA Exhibition Centre (Until 23rd Feb). ORIHUELA Sculpture exhibition, “De vuelta al estudio”, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (Until 2nd March). Children’s Book event, “The adventure is reading”, La Lonja exhibition hall (Until 28th Feb). Roundtable discussion on new abortion laws, Auditorio de la Lonja. ORIHUELA …

THURSDAY 20th FEBRUARY, 2014 World Day of Social Justice. BARCELONA Backstreet Boys Sant Jordi Club Barcelona. Barcelona Guitar Festival starts, Barts, Barcelona (Until 22nd May). ORIHUELA Sculpture exhibition, “De vuelta al estudio”, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (Until 2nd March). Children’s Book event, “The adventure is reading”, La Lonja exhibition hall (Until 28th Feb). Book presentation, “Iris y Dédalo. …

Pilar de la Horadada has joined a total of 112 other municipalities in Spain by having its flag recognised by the Generalitat. The 2:3 oblong proportioned flag of red and green, split vertically half way, features the tower, almost identical in design to that of Torrevieja which was destroyed in the 1829 earthquake, in gold on a red background, along …

WEDNESDAY 19th FEBRUARY, 2014 MADRID Backstreet Boys, Palacio Vistalegre Madrid. ORIHUELA Sculpture exhibition, “De vuelta al estudio”, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (Until 2nd March). Children’s Book event, “The adventure is reading”, La Lonja exhibition hall (Until 28th Feb). ORIHUELA COSTA Cartoon drawing, Zenia Boulevard. PILAR DE LA HORADADA Exhibition, “Una historia hecha imagen – 1954-2014 Venerable Cofradía Ntro. …

TUESDAY 18th FEBRUARY, 2014 listen to ‘What´s On: TUESDAY 18th FEBRUARY, 2014’ on Audioboo ORIHUELA Sculpture exhibition, “De vuelta al estudio”, Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (Until 2nd March). Children’s Book event, “The adventure is reading”, La Lonja exhibition hall (Until 28th Feb). Tourism conference, “A tasty tour: fresh heritage Orihuela”, Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner. ORIHUELA COSTA Mago …