Category: Tips

I f you’ll be spending a few weeks or months in Spain, or moving there permanently, top of your list of things […]

When you buy a house or rent an apartment in Spain, someone might tell you that you should buy a “furniture package” […]

    Using a public telephone is perfectly easy just about anywhere in Spain. To use one, you either have a choice […]

Being self-employed in Spain is a little complicated. You can’t just set up shop at home and start working. You must register […]

If you are injured while on a trip to Spain or come down with some type of illness, as long as you […]

One thing visitors to  Spain often worry about is the need to get the correct travel visa  For citizens of EU countries, […]

We get many e-mails asking when is the best time to visit Spain. Are some months better than others? Are there times […]

    People new in Spain are often confused about Spain’s National Lottery. Drawn on Saturdays, with a cheaper drawing on Thursdays, […]

  If you’ll be traveling to Spain and want to pick up a bit of the language, learning Spanish online is your […]

One of the truly wonderful things about visiting or living in Spain is Spanish classical guitar music. Spanish classical guitarists are all […]

On every vacation we take in Spain, at the beginning of the holiday our tour guide tells us about some of the […]

If you like gardening and live in Spain, you will probably find, every year or two, you want to update the planters […]

  When I was a kid, Spain was the preferred holiday destination for many Europeans as it was so cheap. Then it […]

  Of course, Spain is famous for its music and musicians but, since Julio Iglesias, nobody has made it as big as […]

  I was recently thinking about Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s top film director, and all the incredible movies he’s made. So many in […]

  One of Spain’s most interesting electro-pop groups, Crystal Fighters, will play in Barcelona tonight (April 7th). Showing off their mix of […]

  If you’ve spent any time in Spain, you’ve probably attended a Spanish festival. With literally thousands of festivals all over Spain, […]

During the many years my family and I have been in Spain, we’ve been fortunate to never have problems that required police […]

  My parents are currently looking at the process of selling most of what they own in America and retiring to Spain. […]

  When people who aren’t Spanish start to do business in Spain, they often fall into severe culture shock. On the outside […]