Christmas lights in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. Photo: AFP From the truly sublime to the downright bizarre, the festive season in Spain is an amazing experience. Read on to check out The Local’s guide to the very best the country has to offer. Carol concerts,...

  Bid from Unibail-Rodamco consolidates two of world’s largest mall operators Westfield Corp., the operator of the World Trade Center mall in Lower Manhattan, Garden State Plaza in Northern New Jersey and several upscale shopping centers in London, has agreed to a...

Tour the Instagram-friendly seven-room space Museum of Ice Cream officially opened its fourth location in Miami Beach ahead of Art Basel, welcoming visitors to an Instagram-friendly treat at 3400 Collins Avenue in the Faena District. Miami was chosen to “celebrate its...

Residential property sales in Spain have recorded a robust rise of 8.6% in the 12 months to September with prices up 2.4% over the same period, according to the latest figures to be published. By property type, apartment sales went up by 7.7% and prices by 8.9% but...

New York’s most famous toy store has finally found a new home! Hearts everywhere broke when the legendary F.A.O. Schwarz closed its doors back in 2015, but the iconic store is reopening with a new location in New York. F.A.O. Schwarz has leased a...

A sky-high pleasure palace is joining the food-and-fun scene at Hudson Yards. London-based hospitality giant rhubarb has signed for two major eateries at the fast-rising 26-acre Hudson Yards complex — which is being developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties...

Letters thrown from death trains, tiny children’s shoes, a Nazi gas mask… Hundreds of objects from Auschwitz are going on display in Madrid as a roving exhibition on the Nazi extermination camp opens. Some will leave the memorial site of the German death...