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Spain, beyond the paperwork
Most people decide where in Spain to live before they decide which visa to apply for, and they decide it on a week’s holiday. These are city and region notes written the other way round: what a place is like in February, what August does to it, where the flats are, and what you would want to have seen before signing a lease. The paperwork lives on the blog.
Where in Spain should you actually live? Seven cities compared for movers, not tourists
Seven Spanish cities compared for people planning to stay: what living there is like, who each one suits, and the catch nobody mentions on a holiday.
· 11 min read
Best places to visit in Barcelona beyond the postcard
Barcelona without the queue misery: which Gaudí buildings repay the ticket, the neighbourhoods that show you the city, better beaches, and what to skip.
· 8 min read
Best places to visit in Madrid when you might be moving there
The Madrid worth your time on a short trip: the art that repays a second visit, the barrios that answer whether you could live here, and what is overrated.
· 8 min read
Best places to visit in Málaga, Spain's other remote-work capital
Málaga for visitors who might stay: the museums that earn the trip, the fort above the city, the beaches locals use, and the catch behind the boom.
· 7 min read
Best places to visit in Seville, and when to go
What to see in Seville and the months to avoid: the Alcázar, the cathedral, Triana and the quieter palaces, plus an honest word about the summer heat.
· 8 min read
Best places to visit in Valencia, from someone who helps people move there
The places in Valencia worth your time, ordered by what each one tells you about the city, plus what actually opened in 2026 and what has not yet.
· 8 min read
Day trips from Valencia that are worth the train ticket
Eight day trips from Valencia, with the transport that actually runs in 2026, how long each really takes, and an honest note on the ones needing a car.
· 7 min read
Living in Valencia: what Spain's most talked-about city is actually like in 2026
What a year in Valencia really contains: the heat, the flood recovery, the rent squeeze, the transport, the language question, and who the city suits.
· 10 min read
Spain's eclipse run: what August 2026 looked like from Valencia, and how to plan for 2 August 2027
Spain gets three solar eclipses in three years. What the 2026 totality was like from Valencia, where the 2027 one falls, and how early to book a bed.
· 6 min read
Where to live in Valencia: eight neighbourhoods, honestly compared
Eight Valencia neighbourhoods compared for people who will live in them: who each one suits, how loud it gets, and what you give up by choosing it.
· 9 min read
Valencia or Barcelona: choosing your base for a move to Spain
Valencia against Barcelona on the things that decide a move: cost, housing, tourism pressure, language, flights and finding people. With a clear verdict.
· 9 min read
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