Opening a bank account in Spain is as easy as it is in other countries. What you have to do is choose the entity that best suits your needs and go to one of their offices with your documents. But what documents do I need? If you have already processed your residence and you have …
Another question that is quite common is: “can I drive in Spain with my driving license?” Well, again, it depends where you are from. If you come from a country in the EU and the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), your driving license will be valid. It can be changed to the Spanish …
In recent years, the celebration of Halloween has become very popular in Spain. It is very common to see children and adults dressed as witches, zombies or vampires in the street, but the tradition in Catalonia is that between October 31 and November 1, is to celebrate the Castanyada (chestnut festival). History tells us that …
Barcelona, archives of courtesy, shelter of the foreigners, hospital of the poor, father-land of the brave , vengeance of the offended and pleasant correspondence of firm friendship, and in site, and in beauty, unique. – DON MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA Barcelona is an incredible city!The first time I visited it was back in 1996, on …
Still don’t know where to live in Barcelona? Here a short description os some districts: Ciutat Vella, the old town of Barcelona, is the historic center of the city. Formed by the four neighborhoods of Gótic, Raval, Born and Barceloneta. In it you can find some of the symbolic places of the city such as …
The hot topic of the moment … Brexit! As you probably already know, from the 1st of February of this year, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland have left the European Union. Until the 31st of December 2020, there will be a transition period during which the rights of British citizens and their families will …
Nie, nie, nie … when someone starts looking for what documents they need to live in Spain, they will end up finding this acronym all the time. But … what exactly is the nie? Nie stands for Número de Identidad de Extranjero. The Nie is a personal, unique and exclusive number that all foreigners (EU …
The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And it’s a woman who’s extremely vain. Carlos Ruiz Zafon Barcelona is simply beautiful. Whenever you look at it, there will be some spot that will take …
Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those …
Something else you will have to do is to register in the padrón municipal, the registry of all the people who live in a municipality. This registration is called Empadronamiento (“padró” in Catalan) and it will be useful to apply for the residence permit, to have a primary care medical center (Cap) assigned, to enroll …
