Unlike most other English web sites offering information about Spain (the majority of which are aimed at trying to promote real estate with a hope that they may sell you an expensive property), we conversely, try to focus on subjects not normally mentioned but never the less of some reasonable significance to expatriates in Spain.You may be looking for a cheap hire car or simply want to learn about the regions of Spain from the province of Alicante down to popular resorts around Malaga in the south On the other hand why not grab yourself a glass of vino, slip into the Spanish mood and read the latest news and scandal in the latest edition of the expatriate ezine.

If you are really keen to learn then check out the many articles about visiting or moving permanently to Spain. Read the expat on-line magazine to give you an good feel for what life is like as seen through the eyes of expatriates living here. Perhaps you have concerns about driving in Spain, where you can find cheap car rental.Are you considering buying a property in Spain, on the coastal resorts from the province of Malaga to the Alicante on the Costa Blanca?

Along with the rest of the world Spain is having its share of financial woes, which have provoked a dilemma for many thousands of Northern Europeans whose plans to retire to Spain have been put on hold.
For most the problem is raising the necessary capital, usually because of difficulties selling the main family home. However many people have some spare cash, perhaps not enough to buy a villa but they can begin the process by buying a building plot. Land seldom loses its value (they are not making any more of it!), and building your own house has many advantages. Not least of these is that it can be developed slowly over many years if necessary as the financial situation improves. Visit www.thelandregister.com for a list of many thousands of plots for sale.

For centuries Spain has been a mysterious, little-known country hiding behind the Pyrenees - a legendary place of castles, bull-fights, guitars and flamenco. It was a beautiful but rather savage country lost in the middle Ages and dreaming of past glories. It is difficult to believe that only in the second half of this century it has become a Mecca for tourist, and even more recently a wonderful place to live in. It's 30 years since General Franco died and forty years of rigid military dictatorship came to an end, since then the Spanish people have over-whelmingly adopted a new democratic constitution and since joining the European community Spain is now a modern democracy. Its people whilst proudly Spanish also consider themselves as Europeans.