Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain
It is often said that knowledge is power, and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country, like Spain. Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture, rules, events, and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time.
This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain. In this way, you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense. Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain.
Almeria
It is often said that knowledge is power, and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country, like Spain. Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture, rules, events, and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time.
This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain. In this way, you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense. Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain.
Almeria
By Anna Ellis • Published: 18 Apr 2025 • 15:28 • 1 minute read
Image: Ayuntamiento de Alicante.
Santa Bárbara Castle is hosting an exhibition that takes you on a journey through music history, featuring instruments from the 1500s to the 1900s.
You’ll see rare and restored pieces like Renaissance psalteries, Baroque pianos, and one of the oldest guitars still in existence.
The exhibition, called “From Words to Music. Historic Musical Instruments in Alicante,” is open at the Sala Taberna until January 2026. It also includes four live concerts in the castle’s old cistern, starting with a performance by a quartet from the Valencian Community Baroque Orchestra.
Councillor for Tourism, Ana Poquet, says the exhibition is “full of treasures” and shows how music helps us understand our cultural roots.
Exhibition coordinator José Manuel Pérez Burgoss describes it as a fascinating look at how music and instruments have shaped society over time.
You’ll find 20 instruments on display, each with its own story and sound. Almost all of them can still be played, thanks to careful restoration. A video helps bring their sounds to life.
Highlights include harpsichords, early pianos, historic guitars, handbells from the time of Emperor Charles V, and a unique 18th-century harp made for women to play in salons.
One standout is a 1600s French guitar, believed to be one of the oldest in the world, and another made in the 20th century by José Ramírez for the guitarist José Tomás.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Originally from Derbyshire, UK, Anna has lived in the middle of nowhere on the Costa Blanca for 20 years.
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Known as the PEOPLE’S PAPER, Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain. And it’s FREE!
Covering the Almeria, Axarquia, Costa Blanca North, Costa Blanca South, Costa del Sol , Costa Calida, Mallorca and beyond, EWN supports and inspires the individuals, neighbourhoods, and communities we serve, by delivering news with a social conscience. Whether it’s local news in Spain, UK news or international stories, we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home.
With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month, EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain. The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close.
Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP), Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall). All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers. All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE.
© 2025 EWN Media. No part of this website may be reproduced without written permission from the publishers. All rights reserved. Supported by WP Advisor.
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.
