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  1. City guide Cadiz

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €180,000) ⁠About 3,095 €/m² in Centro Histórico in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes). A 60 m²…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,000 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €120,000) ⁠About 2,676 €/m² in Puntales-Zona Franca in October 2026 (Fotocasa). A 60 m² flat at that…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €224,000) ⁠About 3,095 €/m² in Centro Histórico in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes). An 80 m²…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €152,000) ⁠About 2,676 €/m² in Puntales-Zona Franca in October 2026 (Fotocasa). An 80 m² flat at that…
    • Accommodation Idealista and Fotocasa for long term; Airbnb and Booking.com for short term ⁠Fotocasa asking rent in October 2026 was about 12 €/m² in the city and in Centro…
    • Annual Events Carnaval de Cádiz (February/March) - One of the biggest in the world ⁠Carnaval de Cádiz runs for about ten days before Lent, with street singing, dancing and…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax up to €600k) or the Spanish Digital Nomad Visa (15% tax) ⁠Qualifying newcomers, including eligible teleworkers, can elect the impatriate regime: 24%…
    • Best Coworking Space Coworking Cadiz (Calle Periodista Federico Joly, €15/day, €150/month) ⁠El Triciclo Rojo (Avenida de la Ilustración 6, Edificio Astarté, planta 2, oficina 4…
    • Best Dessert Spots Pastelería Casa Hidalgo (Try the 'empanada' or 'turrón') ⁠Casa Hidalgo, a bakery and patisserie at Plaza de la Catedral 8, open Tuesday to Sunday…
    • Best Hospital Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar (Av. Ana de Viya, 21) ⁠Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Avenida Ana de Viya 21, 11009 Cádiz. Switchboard…
    • Birdwatching Locations Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park (Salt marshes and flamingos) ⁠Parque Natural Bahía de Cádiz, the wetland south of San Fernando. November to January is…
    • City Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain ⁠Cádiz, provincial capital of the province of Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain. The city is known…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish 'Transparencia Fiscal Internacional' applies ⁠Yes. Spanish residents are taxed on a foreign company when they hold over 50% and the…
    • Corporate Tax 25% (Standard rate in Spain) ⁠The general corporation tax rate is 25%. Newly created companies pay 15% in the first tax…
    • Currency & Banking Euro (€). 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD. Major banks: Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank ⁠Euro (EUR, €). ECB reference on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD (1 USD = 0.8909 EUR)…
    • Cycling/Walking Paths The 8km boardwalk stretching from the Old Town to San Fernando ⁠The travel guide puts the beach strip at 5 km and Victoria beach at 3 km. The island…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 19% to 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% (on income over €300,000) ⁠The national general-income withholding scale reaches 47% above €300,000. Combined…
    • Highway Access AP-4 (Connects to Seville) and CA-33 (Connects to San Fernando) ⁠From Seville the travel guide sends drivers along the A-4, which it still describes as a…
    • Historical Sites Teatro Romano (Roman Theatre) - 1st Century BC ⁠Teatro Romano, Mesón 11, in El Pópulo. Wikipedia dates it to the 1st century BC, built for…
    • Local Heritage Gadir Archaeological Site (Beneath the puppet theater) ⁠Yacimiento Gadir, San Miguel 15, an uncovered stretch of the Phoenician city. The puppet…
    • Museums & Art Venues Museo de Cádiz (Plaza de Mina) - Contains Phoenician sarcophagi ⁠Museo de Cádiz, Plaza de Mina 5. The collection includes two Phoenician sarcophagi. EU…
    • Music Scene La Perla de Cádiz (Flamenco Peña) ⁠Perla de Cádiz, a flamenco show on Friday and Saturday evenings, in a small hall on…
    • Must-See Landmarks Cádiz Cathedral (The Silver Cup) and Torre Tavira ⁠Cádiz Cathedral, on Plaza de la Catedral: a general ticket is €12 and includes the clock…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Parque Genovés (Exotic botanical garden by the sea) ⁠Parque Genovés, gardens along the sea walls between the Candelaria and Santa Catalina…
    • Population 113,000 ⁠109,950 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, the official municipal figure published by the…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C and F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
    • Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - Approx. 0.4% - 1.1% of cadastral value ⁠IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the city sets the rate. A…
    • Property Transaction Tax 7% ITP (Transfer Tax) in Andalusia ⁠In Andalusia, a resale from a private seller pays transfer tax at 7% (since 28 April…
    • Public Transport Passes Tarjeta de Transporte (Consorcio Metropolitano) - €0.40 per trip with recharge ⁠In 2026 a Cádiz urban ride on the Bahía de Cádiz consorcio card is €0.77, or €0.27 when…
    • Regional Travel Renfe Media Distancia to Seville (€16, 1h 30m) or Catamaran ferry to El Puerto de Santa… ⁠Renfe trains from Seville take about 1 hour 45 minutes and run every hour or two, via…
    • SIM Card Orange, Movistar, and Vodafone. Pre-paid plans start at €15 for 50GB at shops on Avenida… ⁠Buy at an Orange or Movistar shop and bring photo ID for prepaid registration. Orange…
    • Scenic Viewpoints Castillo de Santa Catalina (Views of La Caleta sunset) ⁠Castillo de Santa Catalina, at the north end of La Caleta, is free daily 11:00-20:00. The…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠About 3,095 €/m² in Centro Histórico in October 2026, from Fotocasa asking prices for all…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €88,000 in San Fernando) ⁠About 2,676 €/m² in Puntales-Zona Franca in the same October 2026 Fotocasa index, the…

    fix pass: Currency & Banking, Tap Water and SIM Card aligned with the shared Spain prep; Highest Income Tax Bracket corrected to distinguish withholding from combined regional rates; Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads clarified with the five-year non-residence condition and conditional tax eligibility. Best Coworking Space added to Not verified for its address, access hours and prices after operator-page timeouts; SIM Card renewal interval and Movistar prices marked as inherited from the prep. Research date and model attribution corrected; other researched items retained (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, https://www.eltriciclorojo.com/mesas-de-trabajo)

  2. City guide Cadaques

    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,500 per m² (e.g., 35 m² = €157,500) ⁠The same October 2026 Fotocasa figure, 6,170 euro per square metre, is the only published…
    • Tap Water Safe to drink but high mineral content; many locals prefer bottled or filtered water. ⁠Tap water is generally safe to drink throughout Spain. Some southern regions have higher…
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (over 183 days/year). ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. You are tax-resident if you spend more than 183…
    • VAT 21% standard; 10% for restaurants/hotels. ⁠IVA is 21 percent standard, with reduced rates of 10 percent and 4 percent, and 0 percent…

    Lint fix pass. Tap Water now uses the shared national safe-water wording; SIM Card now states the country prep's 28-day Orange Prepago 10 bundle and usual identification requirement instead of the separate three-month card lifetime; Cashless Friendly matches the national card-payment wording; Highest Income Tax Bracket now distinguishes the national 47 percent withholding guideline from combined regional rates and includes the country profile's effective top near 54 percent. Updated research attribution and verification date. Added explicit verification limits for SIM Card, Currency & Banking, Annual Events, Public Transport Passes, Historical Sites and Religious Sites; retained the supported Best Hospital, Must-See Landmarks, Local Markets and six purchase-price items. (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.orange.es/tarifas/movil/prepago, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income)

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