When dawn breaks in the Oliveros neighbourhood in Almería, locals start looking for lottery tickets. Among the street benches, on trees, under litter bins or on road signs. Anywhere can be a good place to hide an envelope that could be lucky. The man behind this idea is Jesús Ibáñez, the lottery owner of the administration 'La trece', which last year distributed more than 8 … [Read more...] about A lottery agent in Almeria hides El Gordo tickets every night around his neighbourhood
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New house prices in Spain reach new highs and are almost 13% higher than they were at the beginning of the bubble of 2007.
The slowdown that is beginning to be felt in the Spanish property market is a far cry from the bubble threats looming over other major economic powers, but many hope that this slowdown will be the start of a sharp fall in prices. Unless there is a surprise, the forecasts do not envisage such a scenario and reality does not point in that direction either.House prices in … [Read more...] about New house prices in Spain reach new highs and are almost 13% higher than they were at the beginning of the bubble of 2007.
Ciudad Real – A quaint little city in Castille-La Mancha
Hola amigos, Stuart here from Spain Speaks today coming to you from the heart of Spain. I'm in the middle of Castilla-La Mancha in a city called Ciudad Real checking out what it's like in a small city here in Spain and I'm going to have a look around and check it out from a quality-of-life point of view and also to see if it lives up to its reputation as one of the most … [Read more...] about Ciudad Real – A quaint little city in Castille-La Mancha
Spain’s best city for quality of life – Vigo
Spain's consumer watchdog the OCU has released the report on the 15 best cities in Spain when it comes to quality of life. Number one city on the list according to this report is Vigo in the northwest of Spain followed by Zaragoza and then Bilbao and you won't be surprised to learn that the worst cities in Spain when it comes to quality of life are Madrid and Barcelona. … [Read more...] about Spain’s best city for quality of life – Vigo
