A proposed new law limiting tourist rentals in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza could be good news for foreigners looking to make a long-term home in the Mediterranean’s best islands.
A statement by Spanish PM and banks required to refund money to mortgage borrowers are hitting Spain’s headlines this week as is the arrival of snow on the Costa del Sol
Barcelona gets the crowds, Palma gets the wealthy, while the charms of Valencia sometimes get forgotten. They shouldn’t, this beautiful city near the sea welcomes everyone, whatever dialect of Spanish they speak! Many Catalans will say that Catalonia is not Spain. In many ways this is true, but on a trip to Valencia I discovered that Valencia has its own dialect of Spanish… it’s all very confusing!
In summer we spend most of our time outside, but what do residents do here in the winter, when the temperatures fall and the days are shorter? At this time of year some of my friends leave their second homes and head back to Britain to spend the festive season with their families. In the south of Spain it is often the case that the family from Britain come to spend this season in Spain with their loved ones, but up here in Catalonia expat number have dwindled and most of the buzzing seaside resorts have closed down. There are a few tourists wandering through but things remain pretty quiet unti