Venture to Vigo for Spain’s full holiday package

Vigo has great beaches, lovely lanes, beautiful views and historic buildings This dynamic city, the biggest in Galicia, has a stunning location. There are 14 golden beaches on the three miles of coastline that border the city, eight with Blue Flag status. Divers, nature lovers and sunworshippers also love the Cíes Islands, the beautiful archipelago [...]

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Feeling a little eel

Travelling in the tourist off-season has plenty of benefits. Outside of the two or three months when your chosen destination is teeming with tourists, the hotels will usually be cheaper, the queues generally shorter and the opportunity to see how the locals really live far greater. More Spain travel:CAVA AND COD WITH THE CATALANSTHE BEAUTY [...]

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Banco Santander, Telefonica, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Repsol and Rent-A-Center

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 16, 2012 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Banco Santander SA (SAN – Snapshot Report), Telefonica [...]

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1952 UFO Sightings Over Spain and Africa

One interesting document, buried within the pile of documents released under the CIA’s 25 year program, is a fascinating 1952 report about UFO sightings over Spain and Africa during July through October of that year. The report was drawn from information found in several newspapers throughout Spain and West Africa. It describes how a rash [...]

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How long can Spain take the financial heat?

Imagine the interest rate on your mortgage going up and up until you can barely meet the monthly installments. How long do you hold on, scrimping and saving, before you throw in the towel?  That is the dilemma facing Spain, whose Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is fighting to prevent his country becoming the latest — [...]

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Nadal out of London Games with knee injury

MADRID (Reuters) – Olympic champion Rafa Nadal’s withdrawal from the London Games because of injury deprived the tournament of one of its biggest attractions and left Spain reeling on Thursday. Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, Spain’s official flag barrier in the London Olympics, poses with the Spanish national flag during a ceremony in Madrid July [...]

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Making partying pay: Ibiza invaded

Date July 10, 2012 Read later Along with the millions of German, British, Italian and French tourists for whom the island is Spain’s best-known brand, there are other newcomers: Spaniards themselves, heading to Ibiza and the other Balearic Islands in search of work. Photo: Getty Images Sunburnt and full of beer and rum, thousands of [...]

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Massive austerity protests hit Spain

Tens of thousands of angry Spaniards have protested in 80 cities throughout Spain against the government's latest austerity package, blaming officials for "ruining" the country. Protesters flooded Madrid's main square Puerta del Sol and the streets in front of parliament late into Thursday night. While large crowds also gathered in Barcelona and Bilbao, and the [...]

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Europe shaken by Spain bailout fear

Europe's debt crisis has flared again as fears intensified that Spain will be next in line for a government bailout. A recession is deepening in Spain, the fourth-largest economy that uses the euro currency, and a growing number of its regional governments are seeking financial lifelines to make ends meet. The interest rate on Spanish [...]

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Lawmaker: Queen Sofia’s visit a welcome development

HOUSE Deputy Speaker for Mindanao Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the visit of Queen Sofia of Spain to Zamboanga City on Thursday was a welcome development for the city. Salazar, who is this city’s first district congresswoman, said the Spanish government, through self-sustaining programs, had been extensively helping identified communities in Zamboanga City through non-government organizations [...]

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