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Spain - An Expatriate Guide
Overview
Climate & Weather
Getting There
Spanish Culture
Entry, Residence and Registration
Currency and Cost of Living
Foreign Currency - how to secure a favourable exchange rate
Insurance
Healthcare and Medical Treatment in Spain
Social Security in Spain
Taxation in Spain
Utilities (Electricity, Gas, Water)
Opening a Spanish Bank Account
Speaking the Language
Education and Schools
Importing, Registering and Driving a Car
Food and Drink
Leisure, Entertainment and Sports
Telephone, Postal Service, Internet, TV
Taking Your Pets To Spain
Retirement and Pensions
Making a Will in Spain
Expat groups in Spain
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Working in Spain
Employment, Qualifications and Starting a Business
Unemployment in Spain
Business Culture
Property in Spain
Property Types
Property Locations
Property Prices
Finding Your Spanish Property
Purchasing Spanish Property
Property Purchase Tips
Renting Property in Spain
Spain - City and Region Guides
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Alicante
Alicante (city)
Almeria
Barcelona
Benidorm
Costa Blanca
El Campello
Javea
La Marina
Lanzarote
Malaga
Malaga (city)
Marbella
Quesada
Ronda
San Vicente de la Barquera
Torremolinos
Torrevieja
Valencia
Spain - Latest Articles
Great And Unrealistic Expectations
Where Is The Real Spain?
Selling Your Spanish Property In A Recession
Madrid Wipes Records Of All Foreigners
Spain - Expatriatism And The Economic Crisis
The Spanish Attitude To Smoking
The Spanish Landgrab Law - Is It Fair?
The Ethics Of Spanish Bullfighting
A Day in the Life of an Old Fool up a Spanish Mountain
Spain Ends Monopoly Of Electrical Supplies
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Expat Experiences of Life in Spain (submit yours here)
Fred and Arpi Shively
Both my wife and I are freelance. We used to do a lot of articles together for various Spain-centric magazines - most of which have ceased to exist. Aside from photography, I occasionally act as a creative consultant for events, seminars, etc. mostly outside Spain. From May, I'll be offering photo-treks in Andalucia. My wife is a Lonely Planet author having written the Andalucia section of the latest Spain guide...
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Ian and Brenda Lee
We have owned property in Spain since 1988 - first Majorca then Nerja. However, we moved over permanently in 2001. The move was fine - apart from having to get rid of a great deal of acquired stuff that we couldn't bring over. Having a house built here was a different matter..!
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Alan and Clare Baxter
We lived in South Lincolnshire prior to our move to Spain, where we bred Pygmy goats. We had the largest breeding herd in the UK, and it was the building up of that over 6 years that gave us the income to sell up and move to Spain....
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Steve and Mags Harding
We are Steve and Mags (Margaret) Harding. We are both in our mid 50s and both held full time jobs in the UK, which we gave up to move to Spain. We have a Spanish horse, a Cocker Spaniel dog (Cokey), a cat (Chico) from the local garden centre, and 4 chickens...
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John and Joyce Bowlings
We are the Bowlings, John, Joyce, and the dogs. We always planned to retire early, sell up our house in Barnsley Yorkshire, build a house in Spain and move permanently to Spain to become Residents...
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