Germany is earning property buyers’ trust, this month’s Top of the Props report from TheMoveChannel.com suggests. Germany has entered the top ten most popular property destinations for the first time ever, as the country offers a reassuringly stable market for investors. Germany jumped four places in the overseas property portal’s rankings to take the tenth [...]
Three top matadors have slayed six bulls in the last bullfight held in Catalonia before a ban on the centuries-old tradition comes into effect in the northeastern Spanish region. The sold-out crowd of 18,000 applauded and chanted ‘Freedom!’ throughout the bullfight at Barcelona’s Monumental arena, the city’s last active bullring, which opened its doors in [...]
Countries and people are different; that is what makes them exciting, but if you are investing abroad you need to be fully aware of the pitfalls and the benefits before you start?, says Richard Way, Editor of Overseas Guides Company (OGC) www.overseasguidescompany.com ?Ignorance is the greatest factor for things going wrong when purchasing a property [...]
After years of hard work, routine and commitment, retiring to a place in the sun is the ultimate dream for many seeking a calmer pace of life, warm climate and enhanced travel opportunities whilst physical and financial resources are still available. With this in mind, it’s hardly surprising that 1 in 8 Britons rapidly approaching [...]
At least 10 people were killed when two earthquakes hit the southern Spanish region of Murcia today. A 5.3 magnitude quake hit the town of Lorca, some 120km southwest of Alicante shortly before 7pm local time. A second 4.4 magnitude quake hit the area a short time later. They caused houses to collapse, damaged historic churches [...]
The past week has seen a dynamic shift in the balance of economic power within Europewith credit rating agency Moody’s downgrading Spain whilst lifting non EU member, Turkey’s sovereign rating. Moody’s downgraded Spanish debt by one level to Aa1 meaning that the traditional powerhouse has lost its coveted triple-A credit rating. The downgrade was triggered [...]
Twin sisters on holiday in Spain have died in a car crash, it was revealed yesterday. Paria Najmi, nine, died instantly after she was thrown from her parents’ Volvo when it overturned on a motorway on Wednesday. Her twin sister Galia died later in hospital. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash and investigators [...]
Bullfighting banned and history is changed after today, Catalonia today voted to ban bullfighting in a historic decision which animal rights campaigners hope will lead to similar moves across Spain. The region’s parliament outlawed the practice on the grounds that it is cruel and outdated. Great decision came after campaign group Prou! (Enough!) collected 180,000 signatures [...]
Spain just made it and send Portugal off from World Cup in Africa, David Villa scored for Spain and Ronaldo hardly was in the game and never had a change to show his famoust tricks. Spanish players was very angry with the game and tryed very hard to send one of Portugal players out with [...]
Paraguay secured their quarter-final spot Tuesday after beating Japan 5-3 in a tense penalty shoot out in World Cup 2010 game. The South Americans will take on either Spain or Portugal in their next World Cup game. Paraguay beat Japan on penalties to move into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday after the match had [...]
The British have had a notorious love affair with holidaying on the Spanish Costa since the seventies. And as more and more flocked, the diversity of holidays available expanded. Spain now offers high end luxury holidays, other end of the scale bargain breaks and pretty much everything in between. But is the British love affair [...]
