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City guide Maspalomas

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €210,000 in Meloneras/Playa) ⁠The October 2026 Fotocasa index is for all home sizes together. Playa del Inglés is 5,496…

fix pass after the batch check. Reopened the coworking, hospital, bus-fare, library, park, tax and price pages: every address, timetable, phone and fare quoted is on its cited page, including the hospital phone number and the bus station street. Aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Corporate Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Tax System, Highest Income Tax Bracket and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the country prep and the fixed comparison cities: the euro-per-dollar figure now carries the prep's fourth decimal, tap water uses the shared Spain wording, the residence test and the impatriate and withholding figures are cited to pages that state them, and the Canary special-zone dividend sentence moved off the country lines. Refreshed the research model and verification date (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/residence).

City guide Marbella

• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,800 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €228,000) ⁠About 4,647 €/m² in Elviria-Cabopino in October 2026 (Fotocasa). A 60 m² flat at that rate…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €440,000) ⁠About 4,523 €/m² in Marbella Centro in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all home sizes). An 80 m²…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €280,000) ⁠About 4,647 €/m² in Elviria-Cabopino in October 2026 (Fotocasa). An 80 m² flat at that…
• Accommodation Prices vary by season: €1,200/mo for a studio, €2,500+ for luxury villas ⁠Fotocasa asking rent in October 2026 was about €20/m² in the city, €19/m² in Marbella…
• Affordable Shopping Spots Mercadillo de Marbella (Mondays) and La Cañada Shopping Centre ⁠A Monday morning market in the Albarizas neighbourhood, east of the old town, sells…
• Annual Events Starlite Occident Festival (July/August) and Marbella Feria (June) ⁠Patron-saint festivals in June and October. A summer bus runs from the centre to Starlite…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat rate) or Digital Nomad Visa (15% rate) ⁠Qualifying newcomers, including eligible teleworkers, can elect the impatriate regime: 24%…
• Best Coworking Space The POOL (El Corte Inglés, Puerto Banús) - approx. €30/day, €250/mo ⁠The Pool, first floor of El Corte Inglés El Capricho, Avenida Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso de…
• Best Hospital Hospital Costa del Sol (Public) and Quirónsalud Marbella (Private) ⁠Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol, the public hospital, Carretera Nacional 340, km 187…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, aggressive anti-tax avoidance measures in place ⁠Yes. Spanish residents are taxed on a foreign company when they hold over 50% and the…
• Corporate Tax 25% standard (15% for new companies for first 2 years) ⁠The general corporation tax rate is 25%. Newly created companies pay 15% in the first tax…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: BBVA, Santander, Sabadell ⁠Euro (EUR, €). ECB reference on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD (1 USD = 0.8909 EUR)…
• Cycling/Walking Paths Paseo Marítimo (12km coastal boardwalk) ⁠The beach promenade is about 6 km, with palms, bars and the sea. The municipal coastline…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 26% for residents ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19% on the first €6,000, 21% to €50,000, 23% to €200,000…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (National + Regional combined) ⁠The national general-income withholding scale reaches 47% above €300,000. Combined…
• Historic Buildings Casa del Corregidor (1552 building in Old Town) ⁠Casa del Corregidor, a 16th-century house on Plaza de los Naranjos.
• Historical Sites Marbella Castle Walls (10th-century Moorish ruins) ⁠The remains of the Arabic castle and the defensive walls in the old town. Roman capitals…
• Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Central Camilo José Cela ⁠The central library is Biblioteca Central Fernando Alcalá Marín, Parque de la Represa…
• Local Heritage UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Sierra de las Nieves (nearby) ⁠Sierra de las Nieves was named a UNESCO biosphere reserve on 15 June 1995. It has also…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Málaga María Zambrano (High-speed AVE) - 45 mins drive from Marbella ⁠Marbella has no railway station. The nearest station is by Fuengirola, 27 km away. Málaga…
• Museums & Art Venues Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo ⁠Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo, in the old Hospital Bazán on Calle Hospital de…
• National Parks Nearby Sierra de las Nieves National Park (30 mins drive) ⁠Sierra de las Nieves National Park, declared in July 2021, about 22,980 hectares in the…
• Nearby Nature Escapes La Concha Mountain hiking (Stunning views of North Africa) ⁠La Concha, 1,215 m, is the peak west of the old town. The main hiking trails start on the…
• Population 156,000 ⁠159,786 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, the municipal figure in the national statistics…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type F (standard European two-pin) ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
• Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - approx. 0.4% to 1.1% of value ⁠IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the city sets the rate. A…
• Property Transaction Tax ITP (Resale) is 7% flat in Andalusia; VAT (New build) is 10% ⁠In Andalusia, a resale from a private seller pays transfer tax at 7% (since 28 April…
• Public Transport Passes Avanza Bus (Tarjeta Bono) - €1.20 per trip with rechargeable card ⁠Avanza runs the urban buses. A single ticket is €1.18. The rechargeable Tarjeta Bus is…
• Regional Travel Direct Avanza buses to Málaga (60m, €7) and Algeciras (75m, €9) ⁠Málaga-Costa del Sol airport is about 45 km east. A May 2024 travel guide lists an…
• Religious Sites Iglesia de la Encarnación (Old Town) ⁠Church of Santa María de la Encarnación in the old town, Baroque, begun in 1618.
• SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, Orange; approx. €15-€20 for 50GB-100GB prepaid ⁠Buy at an Orange or Movistar shop and bring photo ID for prepaid registration. Orange…
• Scenic Viewpoints Mirador de Juanar ⁠Refugio de Juanar, near Ojén. Juanar Cross, on the same ridge, is 1,178 m and stands in…
• Street Art Salvador Dalí Sculptures on Avenida del Mar ⁠Ten sculptures by Salvador Dalí stand in the garden on Avenida del Mar, between the old…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €6,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €260,000) ⁠About 4,523 €/m² in Marbella Centro in October 2026, from Fotocasa asking prices for all…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €168,000) ⁠About 4,647 €/m² in Elviria-Cabopino in the same October 2026 Fotocasa index, an eastern…
• Tap Water Drinkable, but most locals prefer bottled or filtered due to high mineral content ⁠Generally safe to drink throughout Spain. Southern supplies can have a higher mineral…
• Tax System Worldwide income for residents (>183 days) ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
• VAT 21% (IVA) ⁠21% standard VAT (IVA). A 10% reduced rate covers some food, new homes and tickets to live…

fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, SIM Card, Highest Income Tax Bracket and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the unchanged Spain prep and researched Estepona/Fuengirola wording; exchange rate and mobile prices retained. Libraries & Study Spots, Museums & Art Venues and Public Transport Passes now explicitly flag unconfirmed address, opening hours or prices; Best Coworking Space and Best Hospital details reconfirmed without changing their values. Research date and model attribution updated (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.orange.es/tarifas/movil/prepago/orange-prepago-10, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/ayuda/manuales-videos-folletos/manuales-practicos/manual-tributacion-no-residentes/regimenes-opcionales/regimen-especial-impatriados.html).