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TWO 15th century paintings looted from Poland during World War II that ended up in Galicia, have been returned after 79 years. They were on display at Pontevedra Museum following the 1994 purchase of an art collection owned by collector Jose Fernandez Lopez.

Pontevedra Provincial Council vice-president, Cesar Mosquera, said: “We’re helping to restore an injustice, helping to restore plundered art, helping in whatever way we can to make the world a better place.”

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It also had notes for theatre companies intending to put on the play.

The manuscript has been in the National Library since 1886 and had classified it as an ‘anonymous comedy’. The library said the words used in the text were ‘closely aligned with Lope’s, and not with those of the other 350 playwrights who were part of the AI experiment’.

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Experts then used traditional research resources to corroborate the findings.

FESTIVAL: Villagers celebrate

“La Francesa Laura is a remarkable play, with the dramatic force expected of a mature Lope de Vega,” the library said.

Mosquera and a Polish government representative signed a formal restitution agreement last month. The works - Mater Dolorosa and Ecce Homo (below) - were part of the 700 piece Czartoryski collection stolen by Nazi forces from the Polish village of Goluchow.

STEEP RISE: Around €286 a month more on four occasions in a bid to combat high inflation in the eurozone.

One expert told news agency EFE that he expected rates to reach 3.5% or 4% at the end of the first quarter of 2023, or at the beginning of the second.

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Boob job stops squatter eviction

A WOMAN accused of squatting in a property has tried to get out of a court date claiming she had to have surgery on her breast implants on the same day.

Lawyers for the Swiss owner of the occupied home revealed that their client was ‘wondering if he had purchased a house in Spain or in a banana republic’ in the wake of the incident.

The victim had decided to buy a property in Malaga, having fallen in love with the city and wanted a home for long stays, and eventually to live in.

He discovered however, it had been taken over by a squatter when he arrived one day last year and found that the key no longer fitted the lock.

Police were called but could do nothing more than to identify the alleged squatter. She was eventually called to court for an eviction proceeding, but the case has been put on hold after defence lawyers presented a document from a clinic that stated that she was scheduled to have surgery involving the ‘elevation of mammary implants’.

The lawyers for the victim believe that the appointment is nothing more than a ruse to drag on the trial, and have called into question the authenticity of the document.

Luxury Larios

MALAGA’S main shopping street is one of the most expensive in Spain.

Calle Marques de Larios ranks in first place in Andalucia and in the top five in the country for rentals.

According to US property giant Cushman & Wakefield the average rental price is €1,800 per square metre per year.

Meanwhile Calle Tetuan, in Sevilla, comes in with €1,260 per square metre per year, and Barcelona's Paseo de Gracia is Spain’s most expensive at €2,677 per square metre per year.

It is closely followed by Portal del Angel, also in Barcelona, followed by Madrid's Serrano, Gran Vía and Preciados.

Paseo de Gracia comes in at 18th in the world rankings, which are led by New York’s Fifth Avenue at €21,076.

Bargainbasement

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By Dilip Kuner

IF you are looking for a bargain property in Malaga province, head inland… a long way inland!

Sierra de Yeguas has been named as the cheapest municipality for real estate in the province with homes costing a wallet-friendly €562 per square metre.

The village, near to the border of Sevilla province, sits in rolling hills close to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon, famous for its flamingos.

The area ‘rich for hiking trails’ is also just 30 minutes from the excellent train connections in Antequera and 20 minutes to the Caminito del Rey.

About 3,400 people live in what was