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  1. City guide Cadaques

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €6,000 per m² (e.g., 55 m² = €330,000) ⁠Same October 2026 Fotocasa asking price, 6,170 euro per square metre. A 55 square metre…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 55 m² = €231,000) ⁠Same October 2026 municipal asking price, 6,170 euro per square metre, because the index…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,800 per m² (e.g., 85 m² = €493,000) ⁠Same October 2026 Fotocasa asking price, 6,170 euro per square metre. An 85 square metre…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,900 per m² (e.g., 85 m² = €331,500) ⁠Same October 2026 municipal asking price, 6,170 euro per square metre. An 85 square metre…
    • Annual Events International Music Festival of Cadaqués (August); Festa Major (September). ⁠The 53rd Festival Internacional de Música de Cadaqués runs from 28 June to 21 August 2026…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Spain's Digital Nomad Visa allows for Beckham Law application (24% flat tax on Spanish… ⁠Employed remote workers with the international telework visa can opt into the…
    • Best Hospital Hospital de Figueres (45 mins away). Local clinic: CAP Cadaqués for primary care on Carrer… ⁠Hospital de Figueres, Ronda Rector Arolas, telephone 972 501 400, is the district…
    • Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and contactless payments are accepted in almost all restaurants and shops. ⁠Credit and debit cards are widely accepted. Some shops ask to see identification.
    • City Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain ⁠Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, 'Transparencia Fiscal Internacional' rules apply. ⁠Yes. A Spanish resident is taxed on a foreign subsidiary when it owns, alone or with…
    • Corporate Tax 25% (Standard rate in Spain). ⁠The general corporation tax rate is 25 percent.
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include CaixaBank and BBVA on Riba de la Meitat. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so 1…
    • Cycling/Walking Paths Camí de Ronda (Coastal path) heading south towards Roses or north to the lighthouse. ⁠The GR 92 has a stage point at Cadaqués. The northbound stage to Llançà is 20.3 km and the…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 28% depending on amount. ⁠Non-residents pay 19 percent on dividends, and treaties can set a lower rate. Residents…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (on income over €300,000). ⁠The national 2026 withholding guideline reaches 47 percent above 300,000 euro. Actual…
    • Highway Access Accessed via the winding GI-614 road; connects to the AP-7 (Autopista del Mediterráneo) at… ⁠From the AP-7, leave at junction 4 (Figueres-Roses), take the C-260 toward Roses, then the…
    • Historical Sites Church of Santa Maria (16th-century baroque altarpiece); Old Town watchtower. ⁠Església de Santa Maria, Plaça de l'Església and Carrer Guillem Bruguera 20, at the top of…
    • Local Markets Monday Morning Market at Riba Nemesi Llorens (Clothing, food, crafts). ⁠Monday market, 08:00 to 14:00, at Sa Riera. In winter it is set up at the Saba car park…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Figueres-Vilafant (AVE High-Speed Train station) 45 minutes away by car/bus. ⁠Cadaqués has no station. The tourism board says trains run to Figueres and you continue by…
    • Must-See Landmarks House-Museum of Salvador Dalí in Portlligat (€15 entry, booking essential). ⁠Salvador Dalí House-Museum, on Portlligat beach. A general online ticket for the house and…
    • National Parks Nearby Aiguamolls de l'Empordà (Wetlands) - 30 minutes away by car. ⁠No national park is in the municipality. Cap de Creus is a natural park, and the town sits…
    • Population Approximately 2,900 (up to 30,000 in summer) ⁠2,918 on 1 January 2025, the municipal register figure on the English Wikipedia page. The…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets. ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Transaction Tax 10% ITP (Transfer Tax) for resale properties in Catalonia. ⁠On a resale in Catalonia, transfer tax is 10 percent up to 600,000 euro. Above that, the…
    • Public Transport Passes Sarfa Bus (Moventis) connects Cadaqués to Barcelona and Figueres; tickets approx €25 to… ⁠The October 2025 SARFA service card prices a 10-trip Barcelona to Costa Brava Nord ticket…
    • Regional Travel Sarfa Bus for daily routes; ferry services to Roses and Empuriabrava during summer. ⁠Moventis line 12 links Cadaqués, Roses and Figueres on a timetable dated 1 September to 31…
    • Religious Sites Església de Santa Maria de Cadaqués, overlooking the bay. ⁠Església de Santa Maria de Cadaqués, the parish church at the highest point of the town…
    • SIM Card Movistar, Orange, and Vodafone. Nearest official stores are in Roses or Figueres; local… ⁠Orange Prepago 10 is 10 euro including VAT for 28 days (80 GB, with 15 GB of EU roaming)…
    • Scenic Viewpoints Cap de Creus Lighthouse; Viewpoint from the top of the church hill. ⁠The Cap de Creus lighthouse is at the easternmost point of the Iberian mainland. Santa…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €6,500 per m² (e.g., 35 m² = €227,500) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 were 6,170 euro per square metre for Cadaqués as a…

    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)

  2. City guide Benidorm

    • Regional Travel ALSA Bus (to Valencia/Madrid) and TRAM (to Altea, Calpe, Alicante) ⁠Alsa runs the coast between Valencia and Alicante, and an express coach reaches Valencia…
    • Religious Sites Iglesia de San Jaime y Santa Ana (Old Town) ⁠Església de Sant Jaume i Santa Anna, in the old town, was built between 1740 and 1780. It…
    • SIM Card Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, Yoigo; Prepaid 20GB for approx. €15-20 ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange shop; identification is usually required. Orange Prepago 10…
    • Scenic Viewpoints La Cruz de Benidorm (The Cross) at the top of Sierra Helada ⁠La Creu de Benidorm, also called Mirador de la Cruz, is on Carrer Taywan. It is a cross…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 put Benidorm at 4,156 euro per square metre. The…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €88,000) ⁠Finestrat, the next town to the west, was 3,674 euro per square metre in the same October…
    • Tap Water Safe to drink, but high mineral content; most residents prefer bottled or filtered water ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide. Some southern regions have higher mineral content, so…
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (>183 days) ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Residence is 183 days in the calendar year, or a…
    • Theater Venues Benidorm Palace (world-class cabaret and dinner shows) ⁠Benidorm Palace, Avenida Doctor Severo Ochoa 13, is a cabaret and dinner theatre. The…

    fix pass. Tap Water now states the country prep’s nationwide safety rule and southern mineral caveat. Highest Income Tax Bracket now labels 47 percent withholding and the near-54 percent effective top as Spain country references with regional variation. Best Hospital, Libraries & Study Spots, Casino & Gaming Halls, Theater Venues, Local Markets and Public Transport Passes have explicit verification limits for addresses, hours or prices in Not verified; their values are retained. Refreshed research date and researcher attribution. (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Benidorm, https://marinabaixa.san.gva.es/es/contacto)

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