The Political Geography of Spain Many people get confused by the geography of Spain. What is an autonomous community? What is a province? Is the “Costa del Sol” either? How about comarcas. What are those? I’m writing this because I get these types of questions all the time from Lissette. We’re living in Nerja. Nerja […]
The Best Places to live in Alicante Province
The Best Places to live in Alicante Province Alicante Province is one of the most popular provinces for foreigners settling in Spain. But what are the best places to live in Alicante Province? Alicia is a real estate agent specializing in Alicante province. In this post, she tells us about the most desirable places to […]
Alicante…and the importance of the scouting trip
Alicante…and the importance of the scouting trip When we did our scouting trip through Spain in early 2020, we looked at a lot of places as potential bases. At the time, Alicante was (in theory) at the top of our list. We were looking for: Alicante crossed off all the points on the list. It […]
Where to live on the Costa Del Sol
Where to live on the Costa Del Sol We see it all the time: people knowing that that they want to live on the Costa del Sol but unsure of where to live on the Costa del Sol. A couple of things for sure: Wherever you end up, you’ll get lots of sun, meet friendly […]
Our Cost of Living in Nerja (Spain)
Cost of Living in Nerja. So how expensive is it to live in Spain? Or, more precisely, Nerja? I dug up all our costs, comparing 4 months of this year: March, April, August and September. With the high inflation we’ve had this year, it’s no surprise that costs have risen and that our highest costs […]
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain (and why it’s perfect for the times)
Updated October 1st, 2022 Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain It’s funny looking back at our post of prospective bases in Spain. It was written in early January 2020. We didn’t have a base in Spain at the time and were on a scouting trip that, if everything had gone to […]
