When you think of Christmas in Spain, a few things might come to mind: bustling holiday markets, lavish feasts, and the ...

But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be ...

Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery distributed a record more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday, with the lucky winners holding tickets with the number 72,480 in Logroño in La ...

El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest ...

The 22 December annual Christmas lottery began during the Napoleonic wars in 1812 and has continued largely without interruption since then.View on euronews ...

The longest (and happiest) holiday season in Europe! Hold on to your churros, Spain—there’s a worthy competitor for the ...

But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state ...