Cities ranking

The Spanish and Catalan capitals have managed to rank among the safest cities in the world, according to a study by The Economist. Barcelona came eleventh, while Madrid narrowly missed out on the top 20, coming in twenty-first place.

Spain's two largest cities are attractive for technology businesses. So much so that the latest data from fDi Intelligence, a Financial Times publication, places Madrid and Barcelona among the best cities in Europe for startups and entrepreneurs.

The City Council in Madrid is planning a Festival of Lights celebration in the city in October 2021.

The end of Spain's state of emergency has boosted bookings in hotels and tourist accommodation and there is a general upturn in prices in coastal areas.

Vigo is the Spanish city with the best quality of life according to a survey conducted by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) among the inhabitants of the 15 largest cities in the Spain.

Retirement is an important and long awaited time for the majority of people and a time when many also decide to make the move abroad to enjoy this "golden age" of  life.

Madrid is one of the best cities in the world to raise a family, according to a study by the British insurance company CIA Landlord.

The city of Madrid is becoming a real estate oasis in Spain and in Europe, where prices are remaining largely stable in the residential market and transactions are returning to growth after the coronavirus crisis.

The World Best Cities 2021 ranking, prepared by Resonance Consultancy from a combination of statistical data and reviews generated by users of Google, Facebook or Instagram, places Barcelona and Madrid among the 10 best cities in the world to live and work in.

Barcelona attracts technology lovers.

Large metropolises such as London, Paris or Hong Kong are no longer as attractive for expat workers to live in.

Once again this year, the British magazine Time Out has published its annual ranking of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world. These places, according to the publication, traditionally represent the spirit of big cities: places to eat and have fun, enjoy art and culture, and take in

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.

There have been some new additions to the ranking of the most attractive European cities to invest in the real estate sector this year.

Paris, London and Milan are the European cities that come to mind when we talk about luxury.

The Basque city is the only Spanish city in the top-20 of the world's most prosperous cities, according to a study by the strategic consulting firm D&L Partners. Madrid didn’t make the top twenty, but it is not the only large capital in the world that has been excluded.

If you talk to any city-lover on the planet, they'll probably tell you that their favourite city is one of the ones that appears in this ranking.

The quality of life in a city is measured not only by average wages, household savings capacity or rental prices, but also by the expenditure made by tourists. For Deutsche Bank, Milan, Copenhagen, Zurich and Madrid are the most expensive cities for a weekend getaway.

Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid) ranks first in the list of the wealthiest municipalities in Spain with an average disposable income of 53,185 euros.

Barcelona and Madrid are between the twenty most dynamic European cities. London, Paris, Cambridge, Berlin and Amsterdam are the five major cities with the largest ability to attract and retain talent.

It's official: if you want to live in the happiest city in the world, just move to Malaga.

The European real estate sector is set to continue being one of the great investment options for big business in 2019, although not all markets will be the same. This is one of the conclusions that we can draw from a report by the consultancy firm PwC and the Urban Land Institute, after carrying ou

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.

When you see this town for the first time, approaching on the winding Aragonese roads through dense countryside and steep cliffs, you’ll immediately wonder why you never visited it before.

There are few cities in the world where people live better than in Madrid.