Spanish culture

Piraeus Tower SA and Spanish-based Inditex Group have signed an agreement for the lease of the Piraeus Tower.

Inditex, one of the top fashion groups in the world, will be the anchor tenant in the Piraeus Tower.

The group was founded in La Coruna in 1975 and is now active in 216 countries with 6,700 stores.

Thousands of revelers splattered each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the Spanish town of Bunol celebrating the return of the annual "Tomatina" food fight after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An American and two Spaniards were gored on July 10 during a danger-filled fifth bull run of Spain's famed running of the bulls through the cobblestoned streets of Pamplona.

The bulls broke into separate groups, and one of them trailed behind the rest, making the course extra unpredictable for runners trying to scamper out of their way.

A group of people who survived mass rapeseed poisoning four decades ago in Spain announced today that they have taken over the Prado Museum in Madrid and threatened to commit suicide if the government does not fulfill their demands.
They are asking Prime Minister Pedro Snchez to help the victims of the mass poisoning that happened in 1981, Reuters reports.

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An exhibition at the Cervantes Institute from November 15 to 30 sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of Salvador Dali's work, illustration, which he first took an interest in in 1916, when his sister became ill and the budding artist drew pictures to accompany stories for her. He went on to produce illustrations for 79 books, and also worked with magazines and other publications.

A Spanish bullfighter died after he tripped in the ring and was gored by the bull in south-western France, according to media reports.
Ivan Fandino, 36, was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries, Spanish news agency EFE reported, citing sources close to the Basque matador’s entourage.

Spanish police have confiscated 15 tons of hashish on a ship. This is the largest quantity of drugs discovered in the Mediterranean this year, reported the Interior Ministry.

Two persons on the ship - a Dutch man and a Bulgarian man - have been arrested in the operation which started on Saturday night.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Saturday will be part of worldwide events marking the Spanish Language Day (Día E).

Spanish and Latin American music, but also books, theater plays and cuisine from several Spanish-speaking states will dominate the events in and outside the Cervantes Institute building in downtown Sofia (3, Sveta Sofia Str).

An exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso will be one of the central events in the 2015 cultural calendar organized by the Cervantes Institute and the Spanish Embassy in Sofia.

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