VALENCIA is ground zero for the worst natural disaster to hit Spain in a century, claiming at least 95 lives. But it is ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez at Vadodara’s Laxmi Vilas Palace. The historic ...
Queen Isabella I of Castile, shown in a 19th-century portrait by Luis de Madrazo, funded Spain’s transatlantic colonial adventures, beginning in 1492 with Columbus’s first voyage. Oronoz/Album ...
From drought that killed a quarter of a million in the Horn of Africa and heatwaves in Europe that cost some 90,000 lives to ...
A Greek sailor from Hydra named Nicholas Kolmaniatis, known as Nicholas Jorge, became a war hero in Argentina in the 19th century.
Because of their privileged status as a transnational religious institution and their allegiance to the pope, the Jesuits enjoyed considerable autonomy from both the Spanish and Portuguese crowns.
Adjacent to the Valencia Cathedral, the marble-floored Plaza de la Virgen is an ideal spot to appreciate some of the city's ...
The largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands ... The history of leisure hiking in Majorca dates to the 19th century, when Archduke Luis Salvador, cousin of Austria’s Empress Sisi, came here on his travels.
With histories steeped in conflict, tragedy and intrigue, there are some seriously haunted hotels, castles and inns around ...
A collection of half-timbered houses, steep cobbled lanes and ancient inns, Rye is an instant charmer. Located between the ...