Italy’s northern lakes offer more than just outstanding views and an easy accessibility. The range of healthy and adventurous outdoor activities seems endless, while homes are probably more affordable than you imagine. Here is what you could do doing and what you’ll pay for a property by Lake Como and Lake Garda.
So, you’ve found your perfect Spanish home. The chances are you will want to decorate it to reflect your tastes. But how would you go about it and where can you find inspiration? Our Spanish writer Sally, who also happens to be a retired interior designer, gives us her top tips for decorating your Spanish home…
Spain has 10 different costas, so there is a lot to choose from! But which would suit you best? We put the question to two estate agents – one from the Costa del Sol, which you can read here – and one from the Costa Blanca. Here, Karsten Ryder from Vincent Real Estate, based in Benijofar in the south Costa Blanca, tells us about the lifestyle, the joys of living on the Mediterranean coast and why you should move to Costa Blanca!
The Costa del Sol has long been the favourite stretch of Spanish coast for international home buyers. But with so much option in Spain, why should we still be buying here? We spoke to local estate agent Shirin Sharifi of The Spanis Estate agent…
The question everyone is asking, both in Spain and abroad, is when will we be able to travel again with the minimum of restrictions? The hospitality industry here is suffering tremendously. The Spanish government has just announced an €11 billion aid package for small businesses in the tourism sector and for bars and restaurants to help them survive before Spain welcomes back tourists.
So, you think you might like to live in Spain, but you’re not sure. It’s a big step. Maybe it would be easier not to move to Spain? On the other hand, it’s been your dream for a while… All of these thoughts went through the mind of our writer in Spain, but she went anyway. Fifteen years later, why does Sally think you should join her there?
