I just saw this on the Guardian website; it’s five years old now so I doubt he is still alive and if he is he is almost certainly not in Roses any more. Still I thought it was interesting and you may have met him somewhere in Roses and not realised! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/oct/17/secondworldwar.mainsection Submitted by Webmaster

Costa Brava Chaplaincy “To help and inform all English-speaking people living the Costa Brava, Spain”. Submitted by Geoff Martin

Registering on the Padrón Municipal has always been a fairly pointless procedure offering no benefits to individuals. However the Padrón is now becoming far more important (as foreigners in Vic found out last month, and as you will if you try to purchase an automobile here.) Many local municipalities are “refreshing” their lists and if [...]

Already faced with a rapidly ageing fanbase at home and widespread incomprehension and rejection abroad, Spanish bullfighting has suffered another major setback after the Catalan parliament voted to outlaw it completely across the region. photo credit: Odysseus_ Read this article in The Independent

Very interesting (and long) article about Girona’s relationship to the Rennes-Le-Chateau mysteries and the search for the Holy Grail: http://www.andrewgough.co.uk/girona.html

Most of the best hospitals in Spain are in Catalunya, including Figueres: http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17359/top-20-hospitals-in-spain-revealed Submitted by Webmaster

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The Telegraph website has an interesting article on how UK residents have basically been ripped off by the Spanish tax system- maybe you can claim some money back if you’ve recently sold your house: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4950142/British-couples-living-in-Spain-illegally-overtaxed-on-properties.html submitted by Webmaster

Now read below about this new, latest money making scheme Ryan Air have just come up with……So, if you buy your duty free in the airport, it may just cost you muchas, muchas more…..No such thing as a cheap flight…..D

Spain Expat has a great article on slang terms you won’t find in your dictionary. Submitted by Webmaster