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Home insurance in Spain: How does it work and what does it cover?
WEBNov 28, 2022 · In the UK, home contents insurance covers your personal possessions against theft, fire or other damage, while buildings insurance covers the structure of your property if the tiles on your roof are broken in a storm for example, the outside is damaged by fire or a tree falls on part of your property. In Spain, home insurance works slightly ...
Black flies thrive in Spain's heat: How to avoid their bites
WEBAug 18, 2021 · Globalisation is playing a role in the rise of black flies in Spain as well. ANECPLA has warned that the black fly is a transmitter of serious infectious diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness), endemic to several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil and Venezuela, where according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) 18 million people are currently infected with river blindness ...
A handy guide to understanding Spain's regional accents
WEBAug 3, 2023 · It’s all about the S. Perhaps the clearest difference between Spanish spoken in the north and south is the seseo.. Whereas in some areas of the southern half of mainland Spain and the Canary islands as a general rule people pronounce the ‘s’, ‘c’ and ‘z’ all with an ‘s’ sound, in the northern half they say ‘z’ and ‘c’ with a ‘th’ sound similar to that of English ...
Why Thursday August 15th is a public holiday in Spain - The Local …
WEBAug 12, 2022 · This will be honoured with church masses across the country. Every year, August 15th is a guaranteed vacation day, unless it falls on Sunday. In that case, each region can decide if they want to keep the holiday or change it to another day, such as moving it to the next day. Pretty much every city and town in …
Spain's govt moves ahead with reforms to backfiring sexual …
WEBApr 19, 2023 · Spain's 'Solo sí es sí' (Only yes means yes) law, which has caused uproar across the country after it lead to the release and reduction in sentences for sex offenders, is to be reformed with cross party support but division within the governing coalition.. The amendments have been approved by the Spanish Justice Commission and now await a final vote in the Spanish Parliament.
11 of the most influential women in Spain's history - The Local Spain
WEBMar 8, 2022 · Isabella I of Castile, queen and conqueror. Arguably the most influential Spanish woman of all time. Here’s a quick summary of her exploits: she and her husband unified Spain after centuries of Moorish occupation, she reorganised the government system, brought the crime rate down, unburdened the kingdom of Castile and Leon of the enormous debt brought on by her brother, ordered the ...
What do Spaniards think of their royal family? - The Local Spain
WEBSep 19, 2022 · Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish crown, will formally swear loyalty to the Spanish constitution on her 18th birthday this week, a milestone that many in Spain say is helping the royal family move on from the scandal-tainted reign of her grandfather, Juan Carlos. At Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London in 2022, Leonor's father and current ...
How Barcelona is once again Spain's pickpocket capital - The Local …
WEBAug 16, 2022 · It’s worth noting that non-violent robberies have increased by 51 percent on average across Spain in 2022, but Barcelona once again stands out as the city where pickpocketing and other forms of stealing is rife, higher than in other big cities such as Madrid and Valencia where non-violent theft is also an …
The towns in Spain where Brits outnumber locals - The Local Spain
WEBMay 20, 2019 · But the real surprise is that there are a couple of dozen towns and villages where Brits, often retirees, outnumber the locals. As the following map shows, the towns and villages with the highest percentage of British residents are in Spain's Valencia region and north eastern Andalusia. Three of these 'British' municipalities in Alicante ...