Lifestyle in Spain

The cancellations of major national and international events due to the coronavirus is something we’ve become highly used to in recent times, and Spain’s world-famous Tomatina de Buñol has ended up with the same destiny in 2020.

The regional government of the Balearic Islands has decided to tighten the existing rules for holidays in Mallorca.

Spain's new normal is here and with the lockdown regulations becoming more relaxed across the country, Madrid's parks are filling up with locals and visitors once again.

After months of confinement at home, a beach holiday in Spain sounds more appealing than ever, and now that the country is largely living in the “new normal” after the coronavirus pandemic, Spain is open and European tourists are being allowed to return to Spain and its islands to enj

Cudillero, with its postcard-like appearance, is known as one of Spain’s most picturesque destinations and is characterised by colourful houses situated on a cliff which overlooks the small fishing port.

The consulting firm Mercer has published a new edition of its famous ranking on the cost of living in the main cities of the world for expats. As usual, Hong Kong leads the list of the most expensive cities, although there are some changes in the top positions compared to previous editions.

The state of alarm in Spain that had been in force since mid-March ended on 21st June. This means that the “new normal” has begun nationwide and will continue until an effective therapy or a corresponding vaccine against the coronavirus is found.

Not far from Barcelona, just outside Vilafranca del Penedès and next to the Mas Tinell vineyards, is the Cava & Hotel Mastinell.

In 2019, Spain granted 681 "golden visas" to foreigners who paid more than 500,000 euros for the purchase of one or more real estate assets, according to data collected by one of Spain's main newspapers, El País. This figure is a record for the country.

This year, summer is shaping to have more unknowns than ever as the conditions for the opening of the swimming pools or the beaches change depending on the COVID-19 situation in Spain.

The Spanish government has given the green light to allow foreign tourists to visit the Balearic Islands on a pilot test that began on 15th June 2020, initally more than two weeks before Spain would officially open its borders to international visitors after the coronavirus pandemic.

With Spain’s four-phase plan to lift the strict coronavirus lockdown well underway, the return to a "new normal" is getting closer with some regions of the country ready to find out what this will look like as soon as the end of June.

In times of coronavirus, those lucky enouch to have a terrace or balcony have some real treasure on their hands, and even more so, now that they will be used much more with the arrival of summer.

If you had been told earlier this year that the arrival of the coronavirus would mean that the population would have to be homebound for months, then like everyone else, you would have struggled to believe it.

Good news is in store for the Spanish tourism industry after COVID-19 and those who are holding onto the hope of having a summer holiday in Spain this year or those travelling from abroad to their Spanish holiday homes, as the Spanish Government has announced that the recently introduced restriction

Today more than ever Socrates' famous phrase "I only know that I know nothing" is rather relevant.

In June 2020, the Catalan Tourism Agency (ACT) will launch a campaign aimed primarily at the rest of Spain to attract visitors with nature-based tourism that is not overcrowded. The tourism industry will remain one of the most affected by the health crisis.

Traditionally one of Europe's busiest airports, the transfer of people and cars through the Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport seems a distant memory.

With Spain beginning on the road to recovery after the COVID-19 crisis with its reopening plan, additional measures have been introduced for those entering Spain from abroad.

At the beginning of May, the Spanish government published a set of new measures that are part of a gradual recovery plan to get the country out of the strict lockdown that was put in place in March in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the country.

Last weekend, Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE) published a set of new measures that are part of a gradual recovery plan to get the country out of the strict lockdown that was introduced in March in a bid to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The obligation to remain confined to our homes since 15th March due to the state of alarm decreed by the Spanish Government has altered all of our daily habits, including consumption at home.

The commercial real estate company, Cushman & Wakefield, has drawn up plans of how offices may look after the coronavirus crisis in Spain and beyond.

Madrid, along with the rest of Spain, has been in coronavirus lockdown at home for over a month.

Last Saturday, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced in a new hearing the extension of the state of alarm due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. This extension has now been passed in parliament and will come into force on 26th April 2020.