Paul Whitelock attended his first corrida de toros at the age of 21 when he was living in San Sebastián in the Basque country. His…
The Spanish government introduced nationwide changes to electricity charging and billing on 1 June 2021. These changes have to be applied by all…
Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock has just completed the process of importing a UK vehicle to Spain and re-registering it onto…
Both HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Spanish Hacienda have declared war on UK citizens who own property in Spain,…
If you have been coming to Spain for many years you may well have asked yourself at some point: “Whatever happened to the Osborne bull?”
The Spanish Ley del Tráfico is somewhat different to the UK Highway Code. Our contributor Paul Whitelock passes a slide-rule…
Andalucía Day, marks the anniversary of a referendum held on 28 February, 1980 when a large majority of voters supported the referendum for…
Our contributor Paul Whitelock has just sold his car. But he didn’t advertise anywhere! Here’s what happened…
On 23 February 1981 Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero, an officer of the Guardia Civil, entered the Spanish parliament…
Spain has drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, which are unique to the country. World-famous are sherry, sangría and
The origins of place names are wide and varied, but some just never cease to astonish.
Spain has its fair…
When Juan Carlos succeeded Francisco Franco as Head of State on the Generalissimo’s death in November 1975 the King played a major role in…
This winter has been the coldest in Spain on record with half the country under snow last week. Here in the Serranía de Ronda it’s also been…
2021 will start as 2020 ended: with the coronavirus pandemic dominating the news. The COVID-19 crisis will carry on having a knock-on effect on…
British state pensioners resident in Spain are entitled to an EHIC which will provide basic medical care if you travel…