Currency exchange rates are encouraging even more foreign buyers back to the Spanish property market and this is reflected in increased sales, especially in popular areas. New legislation to relax the requirements for Spain’s golden visa which allows non-European Union buyers to gain citizenship if they invest in the real estate market is also set […]
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Exchange rates and golden visa encouraging overseas buyers in Spain
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Low-cost airline traffic from UK to Spain up by 9.2% in 2015
2014 saw an almost constant increase in the number of foreigners visiting Spain, and the first two months of 2015 seem to boast promising figures for Spanish tourism. January and February saw a marked increase of 9.2 per cent more Britons travelling to Spain on low-cost airlines. In recent years the rise of the low […]
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Málaga, Spain’s Self-Appointed New Arts Hub
For the past 15 years, Málaga, the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, has pushed to promote its connection to the great painter, as part of its efforts to turn itself into an arts center. Now, the cultural ambitions of this southern Spanish city are taking on a new dimension, spearheaded by its longstanding mayor, who persuaded […]
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British continue to lead record foreign tourism in Spain British continue to lead record foreign tourism in Spain
Spain was visited by 6.5 million inbound tourists in the first two months of the year – an increase of 4.5% and an all-time record since these figures began to be kept by the Inbound Tourism Survey (FRONTUR) drafted by the General Sub-directorate of Tourism Information and Studies of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and […]
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Favourable FX rate sees Brits eyeing up luxury homes and yachts in Mallorca
With the sterling to euro exchange rate hovering around the 1.39/1.40 mark, having this month reached the best rate in more than 7.5 years, many Brits are seeing now as the perfect time to invest in luxuries across Europe and in Mallorca, luxury shopping is easy to do. The largest of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca […]
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Palma de Mallorca: best place to live in the world
THE capital of Mallorca has been chosen by English newspaper The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the world. Palma de Mallorca has beaten 50 other candidates – amongst which were cities such as Toronto, Berlin and Auckland – thanks to its allure, beaches and great climate, as well as its warm […]
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Price of flights to Mallorca drops
PRICES of flights from the Iberian Peninsula to Mallorca are 33 per cent lower in 2015 than they were in 2013. Mallorca stays, for the third consecutive year, amongst the 10 favourite destinations for people in Spain, according to travel website liligo.es. The data displayed in their report shows that prices to Mallorca have gone […]
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Top tips for seeing the solar eclipse in Spain
This Friday, March 20th, there will be a total eclipse of the sun, and a partial eclipse will be visible in Spain. Between 8.57 and 11.29am on Friday morning Spain will enter a time of darkness, as the country experiences its most impressive eclipse in a decade. The passage of the moon in front of […]
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Tantalise your taste buds with a timely trip to Mallorca
The economic crisis affected countless areas of life in Spain and one of the hardest hit sectors was the food and services sector. Quite simply, a struggling economy meant families were eating out less and cutting down their weekly shopping bills. Restaurants failed as their clientele dwindled and Spain’s supermarkets saw sales drop by 2.9% […]
