General Francisco Franco's palatial summer residence is open to the public after a lengthy legal battle between the government and the late Spanish dictator's family.
The regional government challenged Franco's family in early 2008 to open the property for public viewing. A court ruling in Oct. 2010 in favor of the government opened the house to its first visitors Friday.
The palatial country house - Pazo de Meiras in Sada - in northwest Spain previously belonged to novelist Emilia Pardo Bazan (1851-1921) and is considered a national monument.
However, in 1938 it was offered by local businessmen to Franco, and since his death in 1975 heirs to his estate have considered it their own.
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General Francisco Franco's palatial summer residence is open to the public after a lengthy legal battle between the government and the late Spanish dictator's family
BRITISH holidaymaker killed another man with a bottle at a nightclub in Mallorca after an argument broke out,
BRITISH holidaymaker killed another man with a bottle at a nightclub in Mallorca after an argument broke out, emergency services reveal.
Thomas William S. is said to have sliced Gary Clive V.'s neck several times with a smashed bottle when the two men began to fight in the bar Café Plaza in Magalluf, in the Punta Ballena district, an area heavily frequented by tourists.
They are said to have started a punch-up after a heated discussion got out of hand, which lead to the tragic denouement.
Gary V. is said to have bled to death as a result of severe wounds to his aorta and other main arteries in his neck.
The 41-year-old Briton died from his injuries at the scene, before the ambulance was able to get there.
Guardia Civil officers say Thomas S., 44, is being held in custody following the attack at around 00.30hrs last Saturday.
Thousands of people marched through the streets of the Spanish capital Madrid Saturday evening in protest against the military intervention in Libya.
Thousands of people marched through the streets of the Spanish capital Madrid Saturday evening in protest against the military intervention in Libya.
The march, which went under the banner 'For the emancipation of the Arab nations: neither dictators nor imperialists,' was called by human rights and other social groups.
Organizers highlighted the "hypocrisy" of the countries currently involved in the military intervention against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the fact that many of them had supported and sold weapons to him, while buying oil and gas from him.
The demonstrators condemned what they consider the imperialist policy that have contributed to social and economic unrest in the Arab world.
Brittany Ferries has taken over the Portsmouth to Bilbao route formally operated by P&O which ended sailings in September
new passenger and car ferry service between the UK and Spain is set to depart for the first time later.
Brittany Ferries has taken over the Portsmouth to Bilbao route formally operated by P&O which ended sailings in September due to "unsustainble losses".
The first ferry on the twice-weekly crossing will leave at 2200 BST and is due to dock in Spain on Tuesday.
It will be Brittany Ferries' first new route in 25 years with the firm believing it can make a profit.
The Cap Finistere will take the place of P&O's Pride of Bilbao ferry.
Mike Bevens, from Brittany Ferries, said: "Bilbao has forged a reputation as a destination in its own right in recent years.
"As the numbers of air travellers from the UK to Spain have declined, we've witnessed a surge in demand for direct UK
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