European cities

Spain has secured two major European urban sustainability titles for 2028, one city named European Green Capital 2028 and another awarded the European Green Leaf 2028 title.The winners were announced on 8 October 2026 at a ceremony in Guimarães, Portugal, which holds the European Green Capital title

The Telegraph has one Spanish city as the best destination in its 2026 ranking of The 15 best European cities for a stress-free minibreak.

If you live in Spain already or you’re planning a longer-term move, the latest Eurostat projections sketch out the sort of country you’ll be growing older in.

Across Europe, finding a decent home at a price you can afford has become harder every year.

Barcelona being named European Capital of Christmas 2026 is a proper badge of honour.

Every year, the prestigious international travel, tourism, and lifestyle magazine Travel + Leisure publishes its ranking of the 15 most beautiful cities in the world.

Sometimes the best way to get to know Spain is to skip the big names and see where everyday life unfolds.

Real estate agency Engel & Völkers has reported that its properties in Madrid are rented to foreign students within "hours".

The European Commission, through its Vice-President and head of the European Green Deal, Maros Sefcovic, shortlisted five Spanish cities (Madrid, Valencia, Valladolid, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Zaragoza) to receive the Mission Label after assessing their climate agreements. He announced this on Thur

Savills has published its Climate Resilient Cities Index, in which Madrid ranks fourth behind Berlin, Toronto and Paris.

Holiday home rentals soared in many cities with the arrival of Airbnb more than a decade ago. It has now reached a point where it seems too difficult to regulate the sector, and no city has found the right 'formula'.

Achieving a good balance between health, life, and work may seem difficult for many, but according to the 2023 Forbes Advisor list, there are cities worldwide where it can be achieved.

Temperatures started to soar in Spain last week with its first heat wave this summer, reaching up to 44°C. Heat waves can have dramatic effects, especially on the elderly and people with health problems.

idealista, the leading real estate marketplace in Southern Europe, is sponsoring the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time. This year, the contest will take place in the English city of Liverpool from 9th to 13th May.

Improved health conditions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening of borders between countries, and the end of confinements and perimeter closures have turned The Economist's ranking of the world's best cities to live in around the world upside down.

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.

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.

Going to street markets is one of the best ways to get to know a city, and during this festive period there’s no lack of Christmas markets all over Europe which are perfect for buying unique presents. If you like curious objects and enjoy finding vintage treasures, then a visit to these Christmas m

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.

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.

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.