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City guide Sevilla

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,800 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €228,000) ⁠About €4,258 per square metre in Casco Antiguo in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes)…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €114,000) ⁠About €1,464 per square metre in Cerro-Amate in October 2026 (Fotocasa). A 60 square metre…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €280,000) ⁠About €4,258 per square metre in Casco Antiguo in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes)…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,750 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €140,000) ⁠About €1,464 per square metre in Cerro-Amate in October 2026 (Fotocasa). An 80 square…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Digital Nomad Visa (Beckham Law) allows 24% flat tax on Spanish income only. ⁠Qualifying newcomers, including eligible teleworkers, can elect the impatriate regime: 24%…
• Best Coworking Space WorkLabs (€15/day, €180/month) or Arcadia Coworking near Alameda (€140/month). ⁠Arcadia Coworking, Calle Cuna 16, first floor: a flexible desk is €159 a month plus 21%…
• Best Hospital Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Public) or Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón (Private). ⁠Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, the public complex of the Andalusian health…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, 'Transparencia Fiscal Internacional' rules apply. ⁠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…

fix pass evidence limits added for Best Coworking Space (Arcadia details and workINcompany address), Best Hospital (private hospital address), Gyms & Fitness Centers (promotion dates) and SIM Card (Orange renewal period); item values for the first three are unchanged. Research date and researcher attribution updated for this fix pass (https://workincompany.com/; https://www.quironsalud.com/sagrado-corazon; https://www.basic-fit.com/es-es).

City guide Santiago de Compostela

• Dividend Withholding Tax 19% to 26% progressively 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% (State and regional combined for income >€300k) ⁠The Galicia regional scale tops at 22.5% on general taxable income above €60,000. The 2026…
• Highway Access AP-9 (Atlantic Highway) connecting North to South Galicia. ⁠The AP-9 runs from A Coruña and Ferrol through Santiago to Pontevedra and Vigo; the…
• Historic Buildings Hostal de los Reyes Católicos (Parador hotel) ⁠Hostal de los Reyes Católicos, Praza do Obradoiro 1, a Parador in the former pilgrim…
• Historical Sites Monasterio de San Martín Pinario ⁠Monasterio de San Martiño Pinario, Praza da Inmaculada 3, about 50 m north of the…
• Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca de Galicia (Cidade da Cultura - Architecture by Peter Eisenman) ⁠The library is in the Cidade da Cultura on Monte Gaiás, the Peter Eisenman complex. Entry…
• Local Heritage The Shell/Saint James Cross, icons of the Camino pilgrimage. ⁠The scallop shell and the pilgrim staff are the badges of the Camino. UNESCO describes…
• Local Markets Mercado de Abastos (Open Mon-Sat mornings) ⁠Mercado de Abastos, Rúa das Ameas, about 200 m east of the cathedral. Open Monday to…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Estación de Santiago de Compostela (High-speed AVE to Madrid in 3h 15m) ⁠Santiago railway station is about a kilometre south of the cathedral, with the bus station…
• Museums & Art Venues CGAC - Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (Free entry) ⁠CGAC (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea), Rúa Valle-Inclán 2, designed by Álvaro Siza…
• Music Scene Casa das Crechas (Folk/Celtic sessions) or Modus Vivendi. ⁠Casa das Crechas is at Vía Sacra 3, just north of Praza da Quintana. Modus Vivendi is on…
• Must-See Landmarks Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and Praza do Obradoiro ⁠Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and Praza do Obradoiro. The old town has been a UNESCO…
• National Parks Nearby Illas Atlánticas (Cíes Islands) - 1.5 hours away (Requires boat) ⁠Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia, the islands from…
• Population 98,000 ⁠100,965 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, the municipal register total. The 2024 register…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
• Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles), roughly 0.4% - 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 (Inheritance & Transfer) - 8% to 10% in Galicia. ⁠Galicia sets the general transfer tax on a home bought from a private seller at 8%. A sale…
• Public Transport Passes Bono de Transporte (Bus): €0.60 per trip with rechargeable card. ⁠TUSSA urban buses in 2026: a cash ticket is €1.00. The ordinary rechargeable bono is €0.36…
• Regional Travel Monbus for regional buses; Renfe for 'Eje Atlántico' trains to A Coruña and Vigo. ⁠Renfe runs about every hour to A Coruña in about 30 minutes, and those trains continue to…
• Religious Sites The High Altar and Crypt of Saint James inside the Cathedral. ⁠The high altar of the cathedral, and the crypt below it with the supposed tomb of Saint…
• SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, or Yoigo. Avg. €15-€20 for 50GB+ ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required…
• Scenic Viewpoints Parque da Alameda (The famous photo with the Cathedral) ⁠The mirador at the north end of Parque da Alameda is a viewing platform looking toward the…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠Fotocasa, October 2026, does not split prices by bedroom count. The Casco Histórico was…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000) ⁠Fotocasa, October 2026, the rural parishes (Parroquias de Santiago) were 998 €/m², the…
• Tap Water Drinkable and high quality (soft water from Galician mountains) ⁠Safe to drink. The city travel guide says tap water is safe. The Spain guide says tap…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents. ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
• Theater Venues Teatro Principal (Rúa Nova) ⁠Teatro Principal, Rúa Nova 21, about 200 m south of the cathedral. Centro Dramático Galego…
• Top International Airline Lufthansa, Ryanair, Aer Lingus (Santiagoe-Lavacolla Airport) ⁠Ryanair is named among the budget carriers with seasonal flights from west Europe, the UK…
• Top Regional Airline Vueling (Major hub at SCQ) ⁠Iberia and its partners fly from Santiago-Rosalía de Castro airport, in Lavacolla about 12…
• VAT 21% (Standard), 10% (Reduced for food/restaurants) ⁠21% standard VAT (IVA). A 10% reduced rate covers some food, new homes and tickets to live…

fix pass. SIM Card aligned with the country wording (identification usually required); Highway Access trimmed to the routing the opened pages show, dropping Tuy; Best Coworking Space re-cited to the directory's current address with its 28 October update. The travel guide, both map nodes, the Spanish article and the directory were re-opened and confirmed the hostel, cathedral, museum, market, theatre, bar and hotel details.