You'll find this stretch of shoreline just about 6 miles northeast of Alicante city. Playa de San Juan is known as one of Spain's best beaches; in fact, many recent travelers said it offers a better ...

He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator. By John Yoon La sociedad española se ha ...

Juan Carlos, who currently lives in exile in the United Arab Emirates, calls the late Princess of Wales "cold, taciturn, distant" in the book Georges De Keerle/Getty King Juan Carlos, the former ...

Las Hogueras de San Juan (the Bonfires of Saint John) is a festival that occurs each year in late June, and it's one of the most important events in Alicante. There are mixed notions about the ...

Reporting from Madrid — After 39 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain announced Monday that he is abdicating in favor of his son, saying it was time to pass the crown on to another ...

Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I, who steered the nation from dictatorship to democracy, has left the country amid scrutiny of his alleged financial dealings. In a letter to his son, King Felipe VI, ...