This week, Spanish courses for Ukrainian citizens have begun in the classroom of the UA university headquarters of the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre, taught by teachers from the Association of Volunteers with Social Initiative in Torrevieja (ATIS), accompanied by volunteers Ukrainians residing in the locality. The Councillor for International Residents, Cooperation and Immigration, Gitte Lund Thomsen, has welcomed all …

Spanish National Orchestra Concert 15 January, 2022 | 20: 00h Event type: Concert Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes approximately Location: Torrevieja International Auditorium Price: Sector B: € 25 Sector C: € 17 Sector D: € 15 Sector E: € 20 Sector F: € 10 Capacity: 1386 seats The National Orchestra of Spain was founded in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, …

Trío Georgia – 23 January, 2022 | 19: 00h Event type: Concert Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes approximately Location: Torrevieja International Auditorium Price: 5 euro Classical music concert starring Trío Georgia, three virtuosos of the violin, cello and piano. Sunday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chamber Hall of the International Auditorium of Torrevieja. Tickets at € 5 at www.entradasatualcance.com Requirements It …

The Valencian Community is at the top of the national ranking of tourism services distinguished by its commitment to tourism quality, following the results of the Annual Committee of Distinction of the Integral System of Tourist Quality in Destination (Sicted). With a total of 1,281 tourist services distributed in 31 urban, coastal and inland destinations, which is 25.27% more than …

Officers from the Guardia Civil have arrested a number of members of an organisation that was dedicated to the planting and sale of marijuana, as well as the sale of cocaine. In the arrests, which took place last month, one of the detainees is an agent of the Torrevieja Local Police, who is alleged to have used his position to …

Yesterday Spain became the fifth country in Europe to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients of incurable diseases and people with unbearable permanent conditions. The Spanish parliament’s lower house voted 202-140 with two abstentions on the final passage of the euthanasia bill. MPs from Spain’s left-wing governing coalition and other parties supported it, while conservative and far-right lawmakers …

Spain’s tourism minister said Tuesday that the government plans to start reopening the country’s tourism sector when 30-40% of the Spanish population is vaccinated against the coronavirus. Speaking to local broadcaster Canal Sur, Maria Reyes Maroto said the government expects this could be achieved by spring and that she was “optimistic” about the summer tourism season. “In April, we’ll receive …

Spain has extended travel restrictions from the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa until 6pm on March 30th. The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to keep the measures in place on air and sea arrivals from Britain, as well as on flights from Brazil and South Africa, due to concerns about coronavirus strains first detected in those countries. At a press conference after …

The boss of Melia Hotels International has backed plans to create safe travel corridors between the UK and Spain. Gabriel Escarrer, executive vice chairman and chief executive of Spain’s largest hotel company, called for destinations and source markets share “consistently thorough” security standards and controls. He argued that travel restrictions have been enforced without any scientific basis, adding: “We know …

The Generalitat Valenciana will vaccinate all British residents in Alicante even if they are not registered on the Social Security system. You MUST have a SIP card in order to be included on the list. If you don’t have the “permanent” plastic SIP card you can still get the vaccine with the temporary SIP card. You can get a temporary …

Spain has announced that the current travel restrictions on passenger travel by air and sea from the UK will be extended until 6pm (GMT+1) on 16 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), with the exception of Spanish nationals and those legally resident in Spain. International transit through Spanish airports by passengers on flights departing from the UK …

Spain has announced that the current travel restrictions on passenger travel by air and sea from the UK will be extended until 6pm (GMT+1) on 2 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), with the exception of Spanish nationals and those legally resident in Spain. International transit through Spanish airports by passengers on flights departing from the UK …