Liz Light walks in the Grazalema Mountains in southern Spain.

Interpol is hunting a former Auckland man suspected of masterminding a $2m European property scam...

The grandfather of Spanish fashion, 81-year-old Elio Berhanyer, has become the latest victim of the country's ailing economy.

Spain has become the latest country to pass an anti-smoking law for its eateries.

An off-duty policeman rescued a man who fell on to Madrid's underground Metro tracks seconds before a train came through.

New Zealand golfers Caroline Bon and Wendy Hawkes are one step away from earning their playing cards for next year's Ladies European Tour.

Ireland's €85 billion bailout has failed to end the crisis of confidence gripping the eurozone.

Auckland's Wendy Hawkes has been the big mover among New Zealand golfers contesting the European Ladies Tour pre-qualifying school.

Whangarei amateur golfer Caroline Bon is the best placed New Zealander after the first day of the European Ladies Tour pre-qualifying school.

Roger Thomas tackles a Spanish island that's strangely off the bike radar.

Linda Herrick savours the food, history and relaxed atmosphere of Madrid.

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler have rated their top 10 European islands.

Delicious and filling and so much better from your own garden, potatoes are a deserved family favourite. Justin Newcombe gives us his top tips.

Galicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James (in Spanish: El Camino de Santiago).

Galicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James.

The rain in Spain stays mainly in Galicia, finds Peter Calder.