Stephen Burgen

Ten hours before he was due to pass by, the faithful were already picking their spots along the route Pope Leo XIV will take on his brief journey to bless Antoni Gaudí's iconic church the Sagrada Família.

As completion of 144-year construction nears, questions swirl over resemblance of church to architect’s original plans

Spain's supreme court has jailed the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos for 24 years for taking bribes on public contracts for sanitary equipment such as ‌face masks during the Covid pandemic.

Team hope 30 of hours of footage held by three countries will be enough to bring to life film-maker’s vision

Stephen Burgen in Tarragona Authorities in Spain have warned of an increased risk of fires when hundreds of thousands of people head to the hills and beaches to get a better view of Wednesday's total solar eclipse

As a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent wild animals

Jon Henley in Paris, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought

The government had previously said that anyone who enters illegally through the Spanish enclave would be sent back

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona The Spanish government has U-turned and said it would allow 500 migrant minors in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland.