Information about Life in Spain

Knowing your gestor from your abogado in Spain
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
We might talk about legal advisers and executives, solicitors, barristers and lawyers. But there’s one professional in Spain who is even more difficult to pin down - the Spanish ‘gestor’. Many...
A spot of shopping in Spain
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The number of shopping malls and retail parks is spiralling in Spain. There are a number of advantages to using these sites. Perhaps most attractive for many is the fact that they are usually open...
Serrano ham
Friday, October 26, 2012
Serrano ham. It’s delicious. You can find it in nearly every bar and restaurant in Spain and pay anything from a few cents to hundreds of euros for the pleasure. A bit like whisky (but without the...
Mud and salt - good for the skin in Spain
Friday, October 26, 2012
Perhaps not the two ingredients you would first mention as key to healthy skin. Visit the Lo Pagan mud bathing site and you might be surprised. A short drive south of Torrevieja and at the northern...
Fresh Fish in Spain
Friday, October 26, 2012
One of the good things about living in and visiting Spain is if you enjoy eating fish. It’s usually cheap, readily available and you will usually find a fresh fish counter at even the smaller...
Elche
Friday, October 26, 2012
Famous for its palm trees and shoes, Elche in the Valencian community has much more to recommend it. In fact, so much so that it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. One of the reasons for...