News: Mandatory to take in a car in Spain
If you live in Spain and have been driving there for some time, the following will be old news, but for many holiday makers who come to Spain with their own car it may not be so obvious. When you enter Spain you must respect the rules of that country. That also applies to what you must have...
Read more
News: Spanish language mistakes made by Dutch speakers
Speaking another language is not always easy and all too often sentences and words are translated too literally from the native language into the other language. This happens more often than is called a "malfunction" or a language pattern of the mother tongue that someone has in his / her head...
Read more
News: Mother's Day or Día de la Madre on May 5 in Spain
Spanish mothers will be pampered on Sunday 5 May (2019) on Mother's Day or Día de la Madre. In Spain, Mother's Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday in May, something that differs from, for example, the Netherlands and Belgium where Mother's Day takes place on the second Sunday in May,...
Read more
News: May 1 is Labor Day and public holiday in Spain
On May 1st it is Labor Day and that is celebrated by giving everyone a day off. However, it is not for everyone in Spain because there are still more than 3.3 million job seekers who cannot find a job and there are many who do not even receive benefits. The largest unions CCOO and UGT are...
Read more
News: The Paradores have more than one million "amigos"
The Paradores de Turismo managed to win over one million "amigos" in the "Club de Amigos de Paradores" plan in 23 years. In 1996 they started this special discount plan where the friends of the Paradores can get free breakfast on a first visit, welcome drinks, free nights or nights with...
Read more
