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Life in Spain

  • April 27, 2025
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Life in Spain is wonderful and it is rated among the 3rd most visited country in the world. Many people come from all over the world to visit this country. This country welcomes every person for a visit and that’s why there are a number of tourists who came to visit Spain from all over the world.  From example the number of people who came to visit Spain every year is about 375,000 who came from Britain to visit Spain. Every year around 200,000 people came from Germany to visit this beautiful country and almost 175,000 people came from Italy every year to visit Spain.

There are several reason that why Spain is favorite country for the tourists and one of the best places in the world to live in. There are many reasons to love Spain and here are the few reasons that are major concern for people who are willing to live and visit Spain.

Climate

Climate is one of the biggest reasons to attract visitors to this country. Spain has the most spectacular weather which attracts many Europeans to visit this country every year. It is possible that whenever you’ll visit Spain you’ll experience the wonderful spring season in Spain. Spain has the best climate in Europe.

Spanish Diet

Spanish diet is famous in the world and there are several benefits of eating Spanish diet. You surely have heard about the Spanish diet that it is made by fresh fruits, wine, olive oil and vegetables are included in it. According to experts drinking a glass of wine on regular basis keeps you healthy. You will surely love the Spanish diet if you’ll ever have a chance to visit Spain. Trust me; Spanish diet is something you’ll surely love about Spain.

Diversity

Diversity of Spain is amazing. You can say that you’ll experience several countries in only one country. There are a large number of beautiful beaches in the Spain. Beautiful mountains are present in Spain where you can practice ski and trekking too. Spain has 3 National languages (Gallego, Catalan and Basque).

This diversity is not limited to climate and landscape of Spain but people of Spain are also different from one another. There is a difference in the people’s accent too. People in south have soft accent and people of north are kind of shy and they usually speak less.

Life in spain is wonderful. Though you are planning to visit Spain or you are intended to shift in Spain as inhabitant then trust me you will surely love the lifestyle of Spain. There are more reasons to love Spain than any other country. Climate, diversity and Spanish diet are the most important things of Spain that you’ll surely fall in love with. If you are planning a holiday then there is no better destination in Spain. I must say that a tour to Spain will be memorable for you.

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Moving to Spain as an Expat

  • April 27, 2025
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Spain is a very peaceful, beautiful and well developed country. When you start living in Spain it offers well developed infrastructure and living in a modern environment. Spain also offers a good mixture of modern architecture, historical and is also rich in its culture

Spain as an expat Destination

Almost 6% of the population among living in Spain are expatriates, which includes immigrants from different countries. Spain has a warm climate and because of this it is a very famous retirement destination. Spain has low prices of apartments and house and have high standard of living. Many of the other expatriates come to Spain to open different bars, night clubs and cafes for the tourists.

Life of the Expatriate in Spain is suitable for those who pursue a relaxed life. Locals are friendly and trust worthy. Spain attracts huge numbers of tourists every year.

Job of the expat

Key facts Expat should know about living in Spain:

  1. Once you have selected a place to live in Spain, first thing you should do is to register yourself with your whole family including your children at town hall for the “Empandronamienta”. This is very critical because it allows the local government to do elementary things such as purchasing of car and registration for school.
  2. Water shortage is a problem in southern Spain and sometimes limitations are being made on water usage.
  3. People living in Spain have to get an NIE (NumeroidentificationExtranjeros) number. This number is issued by police of the specific area. It is a law that all the people who are not from Spain have to register them with their local authorities.
  4. All the people who use motorcycle in Spain have to stop at the pedestrian crossing, so be very careful when you cross the road or driving a motorcycle.
  5. Most of the banks in the Spain open only at mornings.
  6. If you are doing job in Spain one thing should be kept in the mind that Don’t make your pocket empty at the end of month by thinking about getting pay at the start of month, this is so because mostly people doing jobs there get late payment. Not in the first week of starting month.
  7. You should know one thing more that the people of Spain have more than one name from which they are being called by others.
  8. Different languages are being used in different cities of Spain.
  9. People of the Spain don’t wear clothes according to the weather, In fact they wear according to the climate.

Unemployment rate is very high in Spain due to which high competition for job is. Opportunities for jobs are present in bars, restaurants or teaching foreign languages. Most of the people in Spain are there due to the jobs. There is a shortage of workers in technical posts.

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Jobs in Spain

  • April 27, 2025
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Living in Spain and can’t find out best job for you? Don’t worry because this article will help you a lot in finding new jobs which will make your life easy and your tension will be gone. Survey was being done in Spain from different people and it was known that teaching and being a doctor in Spain are the most respectable jobs

Some of the best jobs which foreigners, in fact, Spanish can find out in Spain:

The Doctor

The Medical profession is the most respectable profession not only in Spain in fact all around the world. Medical professionals have high scores because they give very much importance to the patient’s opinions and views. Doctors are required in Spain because it is being said that there are not proper doctors, clinics, and hospitals for the people. They have to pay a huge amount for getting treatment because they are private. Elders are also being cared by the relatives rather than any nurse or proper medical panel.

The Teacher

The Atmosphere of the Spain is quite bad in schools. Many of the foreigners go to Spain and star doing jobs as a teacher to teach different languages not only to the children in schools in fact to the young people also who are interested in learning new and different languages and learning of these languages can be for any reason.

Journalist

Another job which Spanish or even foreigners can do in Spain is starting off life as a journalist. By providing different information of different places across the world or only in Spain. The only thing which is required to be a good journalist is that you have to be good in speaking languages. You should have a grip on accent being spoken.

The Lawyer

Being a lawyer is a very respectable thing. You can get a high reputation through this profession. People of Spain are not very much happy with the work of their lawyers. Lawyers enjoy the total confidence of the party to whom they are taking a side. So if you are looking for a job and have a degree of a lawyer than Spain can give you aopportunity. Don’t get late by sitting at home and wasting time.

 Restaurants and Bars

If you don’t have any experience or degree you can go to the different bars, clubs and restaurants for finding out a job. Because this is a place where the extra burden is not being put on the workers. But if you still don’t want to do a job at these places, you can find out a place and have some money in your pocket then you can also start your business from small level by making your own clubs and bars. These are the places where people do come for spending their time and for having something to eat.

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Things to Know before Moving to Spain

  • April 27, 2025
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Thinking of moving to Spain? Stressed and worried? Don’t worry, moving abroad is always a big deal. Moving to Spain is not as if you are moving to paradise. But yes, it’s sunny and has beautiful sites and beaches, have beautiful views and all these things can drive you crazy. Whenever you think to move into a new place, you do some research and learn some things about that place. So if you want to move to Spain some things should be known and kept in mind.

  1. Some people when to get to know about going to Abroad, they start learning their languages. So if you are thinking of moving to Spain try to learn some words and language which Spanish people use in Spain. But many of the times, people who learn the language here is different from Spain so you have to be careful about the language.
  1. Okay, so the second main thing which can make you confuse there are the names of the people living there. Different people have almost two to three surnames from the father and same as for the starting names, which are from the mother. These different names are being used for the identity.
  1. One thing all of you must be careful is don’t make your pocket empty at the end of the month by thinking that your coming pay is just about your door. Your pay can be late for which you have worked for the complete one month because Spanish people mostly gives late paychecks to their workers.
  1. A very easy way in Spain to recognize a person that whether he or she is a tourist or a Spanish, tourists will be seen wearing clothes according to the beach or any other place but Spanish will not. The Reason is this because the people living in Spain wear their clothes by the season not by the weather of the Spain.
  1. If you go to a restaurant in Spain and order a coffee before having your meal than this thing will make your waitress confuse more than anything. Because people living there order coffee after the meal.
  1. Everyone loves doing shopping, but make sure about one thing before moving to mall for the shopping. Don’t bother doing shopping between 2ish and 5ish. Try to go to big malls for shopping rather than selecting small ones.
  1. Spain is very good for doing jobs there. This is so because you will go early in the morning and will be free by 2 or 3pm and then the rest of the day is all yours. You can enjoy it however you like to by going to a lunch, dinner, coffee, beach or shopping.

Very important part is living there, you should have made some search on the rents of houses and apartments. Even if you are buying some property make sure you are getting it on the right amount because the charges can vary from one place to other.

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Cheapest Way to Travel in Spain

  • April 27, 2025
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Many of the people want to visit Spain, Main attraction of all the tourists in Spain is the Eiffel tower and many of the beautiful views and beaches. But many people stop thinking of going to Spain because of the expenses. In this article, you will get to know the best and cheap ways to travel in the Spain.

Some of the points which will make you think about visiting Spain:

Accommodation

Housing in the Spain is very reasonable and cheap when we compare it to other western countries. Budgets of hotels for tourists and hostels for the working people and students are also very reasonable. And if you go to the hotels of even small towns it costs, even less.

Food

You can get food at very less amount in Spain. You don’t have to pay much of your amount of food. Even the grocery will also cost you very less amount per week.

Transportation

Many of the city metro buses run in Spain which is very reasonable for the tourists. These buses also have guiders in them to guide the tourists. They move from every stop. If you don’t want to spend money on transportation then the metro bus is the best solution to your problem.

Buy city passes

Many of the travelers and tourists don’t buy the passes. But if you are interested in sightseeing than it is a very good investment. If you buy a city pass then you can get some percent off in transport too. So don’t miss it out. Visit different beautiful places with your family and enjoy them.

Shopping

You don’t have to spend much of the money in shopping because the prices of all the clothes and many other things are very reasonable and you can enjoy your shopping by going into the malls.

Explore the Islands

Spain has got the best Islands and the best views, so don’t miss out the chance of visiting Spain.

All these things can make your budget to travel in Spain. Spain is a very beautiful country. You will for sure love this country. Spain has a very moderate and cool environment, you can enjoy rainfall as well by going there because many of the countries in Spain gets rainfall and plenty of rain. People of the Spain are also very much friendly and they help you when they see that you try to communicate with them. You can also see the people of Spain growing different vegetables and fruits. You can get very good fruits and vegetables from health wise as well as price. Plus the ticket of flight is also not very expensive.

This is the time to think about spending your vacation with your family in Spain. Don’t miss out a chance. You will love this country from every point.

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Pros and Cons of Living in Spain

  • April 27, 2025
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Already living in Spain or thing of moving to Spain?  The purpose of this article is to give some advantages to living and doing work in Spain, not only advantages but disadvantages as well.

Advantages of living in SPAIN

  1. Climate and Weather:

Weather of Spain is many kinds as for compare to the other northern countries. Many of the cities in Spain does not get cold even in winters while some of the cities experience snowfall and plenty of rain in winters.

So, Spain has a moderate and mild temperature. And you often wake up to clear blue skies and warm sunshine.

  1. Health:

Spain has many of the places outside where you can play different sports and can do exercise which will make you fit and healthy. Diet and food of Spain are also very good and healthy which makes you healthy and young.

  1. Beaches:

Spain has very beautiful places and sites plus the jobs in Spain can be found near to the Beaches. So you enjoy doing work there also because many of the tourists come to view the beaches and they all are very nice and friendly.

  1. Culture:

When you move to Spain or even if you are living there, it is a great cultural experience which will wide your and your family’s prospectus.

  1. Friendly:

Spanish people are very friendly. When they see that you try to speak their language or try to communicate with them, they help you as much as they can by making you feel comfortable.

Disadvantages of living in SPAIN

  1. Racism:

In general, if we see, there are still many of the people living in Spain who are racist of foreigners who is moving to their country. All of the people of Spain are not friendly.

  1. Corruption:

Be very careful if you are thinking to buy some property in Spain. Most people recommend that first take a place for living on rent rather than buying it. It is said so because many of the properties in Spain are illegal and have different prices at different places.

  1. Health:

There are not very well known doctors and hospitals in Spain for the patients. And elder people who are not well are looked after by their relatives. Many of the jobs in Spain don’t come with an official contract and therefore free medical care will not be given. This will put you in a vulnerable condition as a worker and you have to pay high expenses for private health care.

  1. Missing Home:

A big Disadvantage of working in Spain is that you miss your friends and family back home. Even your family is not far away but still it will cost you charges.

Working in Spain is honestly a best experience and place. It is a fantastic country with beautiful views, climate, and people. Get the right job and after that, you will never want to leave Spain but if you get the wrong job you will regret completely.

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FAQ

  • April 27, 2025
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What is the cost of living in Spain?

Cost of living in Spain basically depends on your lifestyle and the place you are living in. If you are willing to live a luxurious life in Spain then you’ll find Spain very expensive and if you want to live your life in Spain as a local citizen then you will find that your money is enough for living in Spain.

Cost for housing is reasonable in Spain but in popular cities and tourist attracted areas it is high. Cost of utilities in Spain is high as compared to USA and UK. Food in Spain is available in the restaurants at a reasonable price. You can afford the food in Spain.

Which language is Spoken in Barcelona?

Basically Spain has a large diversity and it is divided into different regions. Each region has its own unique culture. The official language that is spoken in Barcelona frequently is Catalan. Catalan is a kind of language that has influences of both Spanish and French. Most locals of Barcelona can speak Spanish well people at tourist areas can also speak English. Catalan is officially taught in schools. Don’t think that Catalan is just a regional language. If you are willing to visit Barcelona then you should need to learn both Catalan and Spanish.

Do I need a car in Barcelona?

No, it is not necessary to have a car to visit Barcelona. Public transport is cheap in Barcelona and you can easily afford the fare of public transport. It is hard to find a suitable parking in Barcelona and hence it makes driving more frustrating in Barcelona. So, public transport is the best option in Barcelona.

What are the best places to Visit in Spain?

Spain is a place that is loved by the tourists and every year large number of tourists came to Spain. If you are looking for some wonderful to visit in Spain then let me tell you that there is a large list of places to visit in Spain. Spain has the wonderful landscapes, beaches, historical places and a lot more. One cannot simple have enough from Spain. You’ll surely have a long list of places to visit in Spain and still there will be the places that are not visited by you. So, if you planning a holiday in Spain then you should plan a long holiday to enjoy the best moments of your life in Spain.

If you are planning a holiday in Spain then you will surely have the best time in Spain. People simply love to visit Spain. There is nothing more than having a best and long holiday in Spain. Spain is the tourist’s most favorite destination worldwide.

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About me

  • April 27, 2025
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Spain is the most wonderful country in the world. Spain is a destination where you can have the best time of your life as an expat and if you are planning to live in Spain then there is nothing more wonderful than living in Spain. Live in Spain is simple and more entertaining than any other Europe countries. There is large number of places to visit in Spain. Diversity of Spain is vast and wonderful. Climate of Spain is also something that is loved by the travelers and inhabitants. Spanish diet is also wonderful and is loved by the people all over the world.

Jobs in Spain

If you have chosen Spain as a destination to work then there are number of jobs that are available in Spain. Spain is a land of opportunities for bankers, Accountants, Entrepreneurs, Engineers and IT professionals. There are a number of opportunities in Spain. If you are looking for a job in Spain then you will surely find the best job in Spain than your previous job in any other country.

Festivals of Spain

If we talk about the life in Spain then you will love your life living in Spain. Spain is known for its festivals and tourist destinations. A large number of festivals are held in Spain every year. You can see that there are festivals that are organized in Spain in every month of the year.

Travel in Spain

Spain is cheap if we talk about travel. You can enjoy the pleasure of public transport services at cheap fares and you’ll surely prefer to use public transport for traveling in Spain as compare to your own car. Most people in Spain use public transport to travel. Traveling is not expensive in Spain.

Spain is known for its diversity and there are 3 National languages of Spain. You cannot simply have enough by living and visiting Spain. There are more reasons to love Spain. You can enjoy your life at its best in Spain. If you are thinking about living in Spain then you should have to rent first. You can visit Spain as a tourist with a short visa for 90 days.

Vacation rentals in Spain are expensive as compared to full time rentals. Vacations rentals are provided to tourists with all the facilities like furniture, utilities and fees. If you are planning to move in Spain then you should buy a property for yourself or you can rent out a property for long term because long term rental properties are available at low prices and are quality places to live. Lifestyle of Spain is different from other countries but you’ll surely enjoy the lifestyle of Spain if you’ll make necessary changes to your lifestyle that are required to live a better and quality life in Spain.

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