07 Nov

Valencia feels the benefits of Barcelona’ s uncertainty (Financial Times. 06/10/2017)

Talk of its city beaches, Modernista architecture and fatigue-inducing nightlife, and you might be describing Barcelona. But Valencia, 300km down the Spanish coast, is like a compact version of the Catalan capital — without the pressures of separatism. With the face-off between the national and regional governments causing uncertainty in Catalonia, Valencia is providing an appealing alternative for would-be property buyers, according to several agents. Foreigners are increasingly valuing the quality of life Valencia offers, says Francisco Ballester of [...]

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02 Oct

Street art in Valencia : Is it art ?? Good question ! (Huffingtonpost)

I recently discovered street art. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have been looking at it for years but I never saw it or recognized it for what it really is. In my experience it is exciting original art worthy of the type of attention we give to other works in galleries and museums. And on occasion, it demands even greater attention through images that shock, delight, question or exalt. It’s been around only a brief period of time, [...]

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23 Sep

Spain in the top 10 most enjoyable countries to live in for expats !

  According to InterNations, Spain features as one of the top 10 countries in the world offering the best quality of life for expats.  It moved up to number 4 from being ranked 14 in 2016. Such was the end result of the annual survey ‘Expat Insider’ organized by InterNations, where nearly 13,000 expats living and working abroad participated in the poll.  The survey examined 65 countries and looked at factors such as quality of life, personal expenses, employment, family life [...]

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10 Sep

Spain busts British ring behind €60 million vacation food poisoning scam

Spain busts British ring behind €60 million vacation food poisoning scam (El País) Mallorca-based group targeted travelers on all-inclusive trips, persuading them to seek compensation The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested seven British nationals suspected of cheating Spanish hotels out of €60 million through phony food poisoning claims. Most of the hotels that fell prey to the scam are located in the Balearic Islands. In 2016 alone there were 400 such claims, representing nearly €9 million in compensation. The British government launched an [...]

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03 Sep

July 2017 has pulverized all existing tourism records in Spain

July has pulverized all existing tourism records in Spain. Never before have so many foreign visitors arrived in the country in a single month: 10.51 million, compared with the previous record of 10.02 million, which was set in August of last year, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The industry now awaits the figures for August, which is traditionally the strongest month for tourism. It remains to be seen whether the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils will have [...]

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27 Aug

LIFE IN RURAL SPAIN 16 unwritten rules of living in a Spanish village

16 unwritten rules of living in a Spanish village There are no fines for disobeying these norms but failure to comply definitely won’t go unnoticed In small towns, some things work a little differently, including customs and social norms. Indeed, Spanish villages have their own code of unwritten laws that are usually strictly adhered to. There are no fines or punishments for breaking these rules; they are honored because they have always been in place. They are like part of the [...]

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21 Aug

Bon à savoir …

5 conseils pour créer son agence de relocation en expatriation Voilà maintenant quelques années que vous êtes installé(e) dans votre pays d’accueil, vous connaissez la région comme votre poche, les bons plans, les écoles, les meilleurs quartiers, et plus rien des us et coutumes des autoctaunes ne vous échappent ! Petit à petit, l’idée de créer votre propre société de relocation vous trotte dans la tête. Voici 5 caractéristiques qui vous permettront de vous lancer dans une activité de relocation avec succès. Pour réaliser cet article, Expat [...]

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14 Aug

Année touristique record pour la Comunidad Valenciana !

Le gouvernement de la Région de Valence estime que le nombre de touristes étrangers atteindra quatre millions de visiteurs pour la saison estivale, un chiffre qui représente une augmentation de 10% par rapport à 2016 et d'ici à la fin de l'année, le nombre total dépassera largement les huit millions de touristes. Ce sont les chiffres que vient d’annoncer le président de la Generalitat, Ximo Puig, après une rencontre avec le secrétaire régional de l'office du Tourisme de la [...]

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11 Aug

10% mas de turistas este verano en la Comunidad Valenciana !

La Generalitat estima que el turismo internacional en la Comunitat Valenciana alcanzará los cuatro millones de visitantes extranjeros durante la campaña estival, una cifra que supone un aumento del 10% con respecto a la de 2016 y, a finales de año, la cifra total superará "ampliamente" los ocho millones de turistas. Así lo ha indicado el president de la Generalitat, Ximo Puig, tras reunirse con el secretario autonómico de la Agència Valenciana del Turisme, Francesc Colomer, y con el director [...]

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23 May

Valencia, the city that flourishes

Jusque là plutôt discrète, la troisième ville d’Espagne sort de l’ombre et s’impose désormais comme l'une des principales destination touristique. Et dans le même temps, elle séduit de plus en plus de candidats à l’expatriation. Valence a tout d’une grande. Et si il y a encore quelques années on pouvait dire qu’elle était un peu méconnue, aujourd’hui la belle tient sa revanche. Et commence même à être préférée à ses grandes sœurs, Madrid et Barcelone… Une grande ville, à taille humaine Vraie [...]

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