Every year in the Communidad Valencia there is a festival known as the "Fallas". There are various stories about the origin of the Fallas, though most suggest that it was an event celebrated by the Guild of Carpenters in Valencia, where on the night prior to the day of their Saint, Jose, they removed all the waste wood and wood shavings from their workshops and burned them on the eve of the Day of Saint Jose. 

The celebrations are undertaken mainly in the provinc...

In Spain, we all know that with Spring, all the local towns in Spain start to gear up after the Winter with Fiestas, where better to celebrate the Fiestas than in the beautiful town of Javea-Xabia? 

The town hall (Ayuntamiento) has issued the year's guide to the festivities. The Fiesta Committees have been busy raising money for these events via a variety of means, including selling lottery tickets, holding parties, advertising even guides, etc. It is a widespread beli...

Every year Spain gears up after the Winter with Fiestas, this is the way in which we like to celebrate the start of Spring, and where better to celebrate this than in the beautiful town of Moraira-Teulada? 

The town hall (Ayuntamiento) has issued the year's guide to the festivities. The Fiesta Committees have been busy raising money for these events via a variety of means, including selling lottery ticket...

When you start to look at properties for sale in Spain, it is important to know that there is no chain system, so if you see a property you like then if you put an offer in and it is accepted you will be expected to sign a contract and complete the sales transaction within 8 to 12 weeks. 

It is important, prior to looking for properties that you decide how you are going to fund your purchase, is it going to be a Cash only deal or a Mortgage? Either way it is better to have eve...