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Spanish Benedictine nun is emerging as one of the most outspoken - and atypical - leaders of southern Europe's far left The speedometer on Teresa Forcades' battered silver Peugeot saloon shows 130kmph, but Spain 's most famously radical nun is so busy talking she seems oblivious to the 80kmph speed limit signs above the motorway near her Sant Benet ... (more)

United Nations World Tourism Organization Capitan Haya, 42 Madrid, 28020 Spain Phone: +34 91 571 07 57 Fax: +34 91 567 81 00 /20 Visit Website Receipts from international tourism in destinations around the world grew by 4% in 2012 reaching US$ 1075 billion.

I would highly recommend going abroad anywhere for the full year rather than just a semester, for a few reasons: You stop being a tourist and start feeling like a local, you can forge lasting friendships with locals because they know you're not leaving in two monthsand, most importantly, in the second semester you can fix all the mistakes you made ... (more)

MADRID A Dutch sociologist has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias social sciences prize for her work in the field of globalization and urban sociology.

Now in its third season, The Perennial Plate takes us on a two-week culinary excursion through Spain for its latest episode.

The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, or often called La Boqueria, is a large public market in Barcelona, and one of the city's great tourist landmarks, with an entrance from La Rambla a main tourist street in central Barcelona.

The Palace of Arts Reina Sofia at the City of Arts and Sciences, by architect Santiago Calatrava, in Valencia.

The Brazil international will travel to Barcelona this summer to open talks but a ex-official of his current club believes he is Allianz Arena-bound Former Santos official Vicente Cascione has claimed that Neymar will leave the club for Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window to link up with former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola .

Generator has this week officially opened the doors of its first venture in Spain.

With so many extraordinary works by architect Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, it's easy to overlook some of the city's other attractions and pleasures -- a thousand years of Catalan art, historic barrios and the beach to name a few.

You've eaten at the restaurant - or probably you haven't. Now visit the exhibition.

A river cruise must be the most relaxing way to take a touring holiday. Unpack once, and the sights come to you.

Can you afford a holiday this year? With the economic squeeze still in full effect, you would be forgiven for thinking it might be best to put travel plans on hold.

Kate Simon is the Travel Correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

With Spain tipped by the Post Office to be the cheapest European destination this summer, Tony Looch takes a coach trip through the north and discovers a wealth of history and impressive architecture.

As Cincinnati grappled with a $35 million deficit and first began to consider laying off police and firefighters, Mayor Mark Mallory and several members of his staff took a 10-day trip to Spain.

Spanish chef Ferran Adria, the man behind the late, lamented elBulli restaurant, is bringing an exhibition dedicated to the art and science of his distinctive brand of molecular gastronomy to London.

Most book fans would love to explore the vast collection of lost and obscure titles in the mythical library introduced in Carlos Ruiz Zafon's breakthrough book, The Shadow Of The Wind .

Triangle Postals announces Barcelona Official Guide. The city of Gaudi 1.2 for iOS.

American television star, international fashion icon and model Olivia Palermo, pictured on a visit to the Village to shoot for Vanity Fair.