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Viveiro revisited: pulpo, beaches and a Joaquín Sabina tribute band

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On February 16, 2025
Dominic Begg, a BSS member living in Catalunya, celebrates a return visit to his beloved Galicia, still full of good memories and worthwhile new discoveries. The saying “Mucha expectación, decepción” is often heard in bullfighting circles, with reference to big-name corridas that fail to live up to their billing; and we are generally warned against […]
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Exploring unknown Aragon

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On February 16, 2025
BSS member, nature lover, and ecologist Carlos Oppé shares the delights of a journey off the beaten-track. From Santander to Sos del Rey Catolico In Teruel, one of the three provinces of Aragon, so many inhabitants considered themselves isolated and ignored by the rest of Spain that they launched a political party called Teruel Existe, […]
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Spain’s Golden Visa programme to end

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On February 16, 2025
London based BSS member Jordi Mateu, who works for an immigrant advisory firm, looks at a significant shift in Spain’s immigration landscape. Beginning on April 3, 2025, Spain’s Golden Visa programme is due officially to come to an end. This change is the result of months of debate with the reform narrowly approved by the […]
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Leighton House: Bay of Cádiz, moonlight

  • Posted by membership
  • On February 10, 2025
When the events team were invited to a preview of the Leighton and Landscape: Impressions from Nature exhibition we were very excited to accept. Those who had previously visited Leighton House knew it was something special, for those of us who hadn’t it didn’t take us long to see the attraction and ask ‘how can […]
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Burns Night Supper 2025

  • Posted by membership
  • On January 29, 2025
Our 2025 event programme kicked-off in Madrid with the hugely popular Burns Night Supper. In its third year the much moved evening was celebrated on the day of Robert Burns’ birthday – 25 January. The evening followed traditions which have shaped Burns night across Scotland and beyond for 200+ years. As the evening’s focus is […]
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Christmas Party 2024

  • Posted by membership
  • On December 12, 2024
The Christmas party is always a spectacular way to end the programme of events and this year was no exception. From the delicious waves of tapas which always leave us yearning for more, to Codorníu and Mahou’s much enjoyed beers, wines and cava, the Christmas spirit spread easily amongst our members and friends. Hispania’s Lombard […]
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Meet our 2024 BritishSpanish Society Scholars

  • Posted by membership
  • On November 28, 2024
Now in its 17th year, the society’s scholarship awards support post-graduates of British or Spanish nationality studying a wide range of academic disciplines. Our 2024 winners are studying or completing research projects across economics, music, environmental studies, history and science. The awards receive the financial backing of the charity’s principal corporate sponsors; BBVA, Canada Blanch […]
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