Spain

How fascist leaders in Italy, Spain, Germany and Greece all tried to control the public by stifling linguistic variety

A captivating movie about a fruit-farming family is part of a new rural film trend

Isabel Díaz Ayuso could cause a political earthquake if she takes on the leader of her centre-right party

The painting made Pablo Picasso the most famous – or notorious – artist in the modern world

In the 1980s Bilbao was on its knees. A hugely ambitious new art gallery changed all that

Spain’s most important port is over 300km from the sea

With its charming campery, the plot of this 1940s Spanish crime drama is a breath of fresh air

The chef José Pizarro makes gluttonworthy croquetas and has put together a vegan recipe using only the most sustainable ingredients

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are on a mission to manage at the top

A new Spanish Netflix dramedy reimagines cancer storytelling with style, wit and grace

Technophobe and literary rover Javier Marías managed to live a life as extraordinary as his work

Robert Lewandowski embarks on a new chapter in his striking career

Directness and realness makes Nathy Peluso stand out among the current crop of female rappers

At the end of another summer of heatwaves in Europe, could the Islamic architecture of Spain help in the ongoing battle against climate change?

However you might choose to prepare broad beans, using the vegetable in a tortilla is an excellent way to go

The first of a new series on the hidden aspects of well-known cities explores the suburb of Catalonia’s capital that stays blissfully tourist-free

A Spanish drama about the aftermath of a brutal gang rape is a little hard to take seriously

Barcelona, heavily in debt, have managed to go on a summer spending spree

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

On Washington DC’s grand 16th Street, an outdoor photography exhibition has brought a fragment of Europe to the new world

A new Spanish Netflix series portrays celebrity as inherently toxic and destructive, and yet a natural ambition for the aimless disenfranchised young people to whom it is sold

Eating well goes beyond the food itself. It's about understanding the story behind each and every bite

In a fiercely regional country the tortilla española is the one universal dish

A new Spanish Netflix series asks what privacy in the modern age looks like, especially when all too often the little we have gets betrayed

A chance encounter with a group of dancers shows the surprising origins of a very English tradition

Even inside his own monogrammed funeral casket the writer of Don Quixote remains an enigma

Once the way Extremaduran families got their annual supply of meat, these days the traditional pig slaughter is a big day out

Not for the first time in recent history, Barcelona is playing beautifully while living on bank loans that almost defy financial gravity

The water shortage in Extremadura is becoming critical, writes PETER BARRON

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Even in the least promising surroundings, nature and commerce tend to find a way. Unique wine-making is one element of Lanzarote’s extraordinary rebirth from the ashes

It was submerged in 1922 as part of a plan to build a new reservoir. Now, after a historic drought, it returns