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  1. City guide Puerto de la Cruz

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,500/m² (e.g., 60 m² = €210,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 3,795 euros per square metre in Zona Martianez, for all…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,400/m² (e.g., 60 m² = €144,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 2,898 euros per square metre in San Antonio-Las Arenas, the…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200/m² (e.g., 80 m² = €256,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 3,795 euros per square metre in Zona Martianez, for all…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200/m² (e.g., 80 m² = €176,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 2,898 euros per square metre in San Antonio-Las Arenas, the…
    • Annual Events Carnaval de Puerto de la Cruz (February/March) - world famous. ⁠The Carnaval Internacional de Puerto de la Cruz includes the queen gala and the apotheosis…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Spanish Digital Nomad Visa grants Beckhams Law eligibility (24% flat tax up to €600k). ⁠Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. Work needs a permit. Qualifying…
    • Best Beach Nearby Playa Jardin (volcanic black sand, designed by Cesar Manrique). ⁠Playa Jardin, west of the harbour, is a coarse black-sand beach with lifeguards, showers…
    • Best Coworking Space Coworking in the Sun (Calle de Valois, 18). Monthly pass approx. €150. ⁠Coworking in the Sun is in Centro Comercial La Cupula, local 69, Avenida Marques…
    • Best Hospital Hospital Universitario Hospiten Bellevue (Calle Siete de Julio). ⁠Hospital Universitario Hospiten Bellevue is at Calle Alemania 6. The hospital lists 922 38…
    • Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and contactless payments (Apple/Google Pay) accepted in 95% of establishments. ⁠Cards are widely accepted. Some shops ask to see photo identification before taking a…
    • Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Playa de las Americas (nearby) or Casino Puerto de la Cruz (Lago Martianez). ⁠Casino Puerto de la Cruz, still mapped as Casino Taoro, is at Avenida Cristobal Colon 1 in…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish CFC rules apply to international tax planning. ⁠Yes. Spanish rules can tax a foreign company when Spanish residents hold over 50 percent…
    • Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, BBVA, Santander. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 euro = 1.1225 US dollars, so about 1 US…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 26% depending on amount; exemptions apply under ZEC. ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19 percent on the first 6,000 euros, 21 percent to 50,000…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (National + Regional combined). ⁠In 2026 the state income-tax scale tops at 24.5 percent and the Canary Islands scale tops…
    • Language Classes FU International Academy (Calle de Valois); Spanish courses for foreigners. ⁠FU International Academy, an Instituto Cervantes accredited school, is in Centro Comercial…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Estación de Guaguas (Bus Station) on Calle del Pozo. ⁠Tenerife has no train. The TITSA bus station is on Paseo Hermanos Fernandez Perdigon, by…
    • Museums & Art Venues MACEW (Museum of Contemporary Art Eduardo Westerdahl). ⁠MACEW, the Eduardo Westerdahl Museum of Contemporary Art, is on the first floor of the…
    • National Parks Nearby Teide National Park (approx. 45 mins by car or Bus 348). ⁠Teide National Park. TITSA line 348 runs from Puerto de la Cruz to El Portillo and Las…
    • Population 30,500 ⁠31,137 inhabitants in 2025, the official municipal register figure for Puerto de la Cruz.
    • Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - approx. 0.4% to 1.1% of rateable value. ⁠IBI is an annual local tax on owning real estate, and the town sets the rate. A current…
    • Property Transaction Tax 6.5% ITP (Transfer Tax) for second-hand properties in Canaries. ⁠In the Canary Islands the general transfer tax on real estate is 6.5 percent in 2026. A…
    • Public Transport Passes Ten+ Card (rechargeable). €1.45 per trip, or monthly unlimited for €30 (residents). ⁠The ten+ card works on the tram and on TITSA buses. A visitor day pass is 10 euros for 24…
    • SIM Card Orange, Movistar, Vodafone. Prepaid 'Mundo' 50GB for €15/month. ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required, and…
    • Short Term Rentals Airbnb and Booking.com; expect €1,200 - €1,800/month for central apartments. ⁠Airbnb and Booking.com. On Pisos.com in October 2026, one-bedroom and studio asks in…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,800/m² (e.g., 40 m² = €152,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 3,795 euros per square metre in Zona Martianez, for all…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,600/m² (e.g., 40 m² = €104,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 2,898 euros per square metre in San Antonio-Las Arenas, the…

    fix pass after the batch review, re-opening the coworking, hospital, casino, transit, guide, encyclopedia and price pages. Best Coworking Space now carries the operator's published day, week and month prices; Short Term Rentals was re-priced to the October asks seen on the listings page; Casino & Gaming Halls gained the tourism-board page showing the casino address and opening hours; Language Classes gained the school's own contact page showing its street address; the record date and model were set to this pass.

  2. City guide Playa del Ingles

    • Population Approximately 17,000 permanent residents ⁠The locality had 5,887 inhabitants on the municipal register of 1 January 2025. The…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C and F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
    • Property Transaction Tax 6.5% ITP (Transfer Tax) for second-hand properties in Canaries ⁠In the Canary Islands the 2026 general transfer tax on real estate is 6.5 percent. Stamp…
    • Public Transport Passes Global Bus - Tarjeta TransGC (up to 40% discount on fares) ⁠Visitors pay the Global single fare on board, in cash or with a contactless bank card. The…
    • Regional Travel Global Bus line 30 to Las Palmas (€6.15) or line 66 to the airport (€3.50) ⁠Global line 30: Santa Catalina in Las Palmas to Playa del Inglés is 6.25 euros, and San…
    • Religious Sites Templo Ecuménico El Salvador (Av. de España) ⁠Templo Ecuménico El Salvador. OpenStreetMap, checked on the map on 4 January 2026, places…
    • SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, and Orange. Pre-paid plans from €15 for 50GB-100GB ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required, and…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,500 per m² (€180,000 for 40 m² in prime tourist zone) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 are for all home sizes together. Playa del Inglés…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,200 per m² (€128,000 for 40 m² in San Fernando or Bellavista) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 are for all home sizes together. San Fernando, the…
    • Tap Water Safe for showering but generally not recommended for drinking due to high mineral content… ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide; southern supplies can have a higher mineral content…
    • Tax System Spanish nationwide system with Canarian IGIC (7%) instead of VAT (21%) ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
    • VAT 7% (IGIC - Canary Island General Indirect Tax) ⁠The Canary Islands charge IGIC instead of mainland VAT at 21 percent. The published…

    fix pass aligned Currency & Banking (exact exchange rate), Tap Water (shared nationwide wording), Tax System (residence test), Highest Income Tax Bracket (national withholding and regional variation), and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads (national entry, work permission and optional tax election) with the unchanged Spain prep and Las Palmas comparison. Updated research attribution and verification date; added residence evidence and documented unverified Best Coworking Space walking time, Religious Sites addresses and hours, Regional Travel and Public Transport Passes operator confirmation. Reconfirmed existing hospital address and parking hours, coworking prices and six purchase-price examples without changing their values (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/residence, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements).

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