Erasmus in Barcelona is a popular choice for students looking to experience a vibrant city with a rich culture and history. This article provides essential information and tips for students planning their Erasmus adventure in the Catalan capital.
The rental stock in Barcelona has plummeted by more than 50% during this term of office, which, together with the growing rental demand, has caused the average price to reach €18.6 per square metre per month, reaching the all-time high of January 2023, according to data from idealista, after increas
Working from home rather than commuting to the office began to increase with the pandemic, and now that things are slowly getting back to normal, remote working seems to be here to stay.
Barcelona enters the ranking of the ten most attractive European cities for investors in 2022, according to the EMEA Investor Intentions Survey 2021 report prepared by the consultancy firm CBRE. The Catalan capital is the ninth European city preferred by investors, ahead of Munich.
When people think of a life of luxury in Spain, many people immediatly think of expansive villas on the Costa del Sol, or Majorca. For others however, there is simply no substitute for a city lifestyle.
Spain is a diverse country with a large number of foreign-born residents. Expats make up almost 15% of the population, and they come to Spain for a wide variety of reasons, from increased standards of living or decreased cost of living, to the beautiful landscape and weather.
Travelling is one of the things that has been most affected by the pandemic, and also one of the things that everyone is looking forward to doing with some of normality as soon as possible.
One year after the introduction of the Catalan rent cap law limiting rental prices in the region (known in Spain as "la ley catalana del alquiler"), the data show that the measure has had two main consequences: 1.
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic where the tourism sector has been heavily affected in Spain, Barcelona City Council has announced that it plans to ban the rental of rooms for less than a month to prevent the proliferation of tourist rentals in the city.
Tourist or short-term rentals h
The Spanish real estate market is currently showing divided forecasts between those who are optimistic and those who are not after the COVID-19 health crisis.
The InterNations website, a website which helps people to connect with fellow expats, has published 'The 30 best cities to move to in 2020', according to a survey of 20,000 expats, foreigners living and working outside their home country.
Barcelona continues to attract real estate buyers from all over the world and is one of the best European cities for investment in 2020, thanks to its exceptional quality of life and growing number of investment opportunities.
Our house of the week is a modern luxury villa with a pool and sea views in Barcelona, in one of the most exclusive residential areas of this Mediterranean metropolis, Pedralbes.
Expats from all over the world living in Barcelona and Madrid and visitors just passing through are discovering a new type of social event that is revolutionising both travel and meetups in Spain’s two biggest cities.
Barcelona has it all – beaches, culture and the best rooftop bars for chilling out that you can find anywhere. From a rooftop on a museum to hotels with roof terraces in the Gothic quarter and near the Sagrada Familia, these rooftops help make Barcelona one of the best cities to visit in Spain.
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Welcome to the Parc del Laberint d'Horta in Barcelona, a hedge maze in a beautiful garden. This little-known gem is located outside the centre of the city, and feels like stepping into a fairytale.
Madrid and Barcelona can boast of being two of the most sustainable cities in the world. The 2018 Sustainable Cities Index, compiled by Arcadis, places these two Spanish cities among the 30 most sustainable in the world.
While it may be true that Spain isn’t as famed for its opera as perhaps Italy or Germany, there is actually a surprising wealth of opera houses and quality performances put on frequently in every major city in the country.