Understanding Spain

Why does Valencia have so many blooming oranges?

How many CCTV cameras are there in Spain?

CCTV cameras are becoming cheaper, more prevalent, and more technologically advanced. The Local takes a look at how many CCTV cameras there are in Spain, how that stacks up against other countries, and if they actually make us safer.

RELIGION

FOCUS: How Catholic are people in Spain nowadays?

CHRISTMAS

Why a ‘toy hospital’ in Madrid is marking its last Christmas

UNDERSTANDING SPANIARDS

REVEALED: The most and least polite cities in Spain

MUSIC

Rosalía: Five things to know about Spain’s greatest musical export

Six out of ten Spaniards rely on word of mouth to find a job: study

UNDERSTANDING SPANIARDS

Spaniards have ‘herd mentality’ rather than being free thinkers: study

POLITICS

REVIEW: Ten stories that shaped the news in Spain in 2022

POLITICS

Why Spain is fighting the UN to double in size

FOOD & DRINK

‘We’re going to hell’: Supermarket’s readymade fried eggs offend Spaniards

UNDERSTANDING SPAIN

Why does tap water taste strange in some parts of Spain?