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  1. City guide Gijón

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,450 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €147,000) ⁠About 3,789 €/m² in Centro (Fotocasa, October 2026, all flat sizes). A 60 m² flat at that…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,650 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €99,000) ⁠About 1,944 €/m² in Rural (Fotocasa, October 2026). A 60 m² flat at that rate is about…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,300 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €184,000) ⁠About 3,789 €/m² in Centro (Fotocasa, October 2026, all flat sizes). An 80 m² flat at that…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €120,000) ⁠About 1,944 €/m² in Rural (Fotocasa, October 2026). An 80 m² flat at that rate is about…
    • Affordable Shopping Spots Mercado del Sur (Fresh local produce) ⁠Mercado del Sur, the indoor market hall on Plaza Seis de Agosto, open Monday to Saturday…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax for 6 years) or new Digital Nomad Visa tax regime ⁠Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. A longer stay uses the…

    retry fix pass standardized Tap Water, Corporate Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Highest Income Tax Bracket, VAT, Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads to the shared Spain answers from the country prep and researched A Coruña comparison; retained the exchange rate, mobile prices and supported venue details, recorded the limits of the older venue listings, and refreshed research attribution and verification date Source

  2. City guide Fuerteventura

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €168,000). ⁠Using the October 2026 Fotocasa price of 1,967 euros per square metre in Zona Centro, a 60…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €114,000). ⁠Using the October 2026 Fotocasa price of 1,902 euros per square metre in Tefía-Tetir, a 60…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,600 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €208,000). ⁠Using the October 2026 Fotocasa price of 1,967 euros per square metre in Zona Centro, an…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,750 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €140,000). ⁠Using the October 2026 Fotocasa price of 1,902 euros per square metre in Tefía-Tetir, an…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax for 6 years) or the 2023 Startup Law for the Digital Nomad Visa. ⁠Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. Work needs a permit. Qualifying…
    • Best Beach Nearby Playa de Sotavento (South) for lagoons; Grandes Playas (North) for dunes. ⁠Playa de Sotavento de Jandía, on the southeast coast, for the wind and the long shore. In…
    • Best Coworking Space Cofete Coworking (Corralejo) - Day pass €20, Monthly €180. ⁠Cofete Coworking, Calle Isaac Peral, Corralejo. A listing gives an open desk at 7 euros a…
    • Best Hospital Hospital General de Fuerteventura (Puerto del Rosario). ⁠Hospital General de Fuerteventura, Carretera del Aeropuerto km 1, Puerto del Rosario. The…
    • Birdwatching Locations Embalse de los Molinos (Freshwater reservoir attracting rare birds). ⁠The reservoirs of Las Peñitas and Los Molinos, in Parque Rural de Betancuria, are noted…
    • City Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain ⁠Fuerteventura, province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The capital is Puerto del…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, strict Spanish Ley de Impuesto sobre Sociedades applies. ⁠Yes. Spanish rules can tax a foreign company when Spanish residents hold over 50 percent…
    • Corporate Tax Standard 25%, but the Special Canary Islands Zone (ZEC) offers a reduced 4% for eligible… ⁠The general corporation-tax rate is 25 percent. Authorised Canary Special Zone entities…
    • Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, Santander, BBVA. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 euro = 1.1225 US dollars, so 1…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 26% (Standard Spanish rates, though ZEC companies have exemptions). ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19 percent on the first 6,000 euros, 21 percent to 50,000…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (on income over €300,000). ⁠The Spain country prep records a 47 percent national withholding top above 300,000 euros…
    • Local Heritage The 'Majorero' identity, centered around goat farming and traditional embroidery (Calado). ⁠The majorero name is the island identity. It is tied to the local goat, and majorero…
    • Must-See Landmarks Dunas de Corralejo Natural Park. ⁠Parque Natural de Corralejo, the dune field on the north coast.
    • National Parks Nearby Parque Natural de Jandia (South). ⁠Fuerteventura has no national park. The south of the island is Parque Natural de Jandía…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Isla de Lobos - A 15-minute boat ride from Corralejo; uninhabited volcanic island. ⁠Isla de Lobos is Parque Natural Islote de Lobos, a small island off Corralejo and part of…
    • Population 120,000 ⁠131,905 on 1 July 2026 in the national statistics institute resident-population table, in…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets. ⁠230V, 50Hz, Type C and F sockets (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - Annual tax approx 0.4% - 1.1% of cadastral value. ⁠IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the town sets the rate. A…
    • Property Transaction Tax 6.5% ITP (Transfer Tax) for resale properties. ⁠In the Canary Islands the general transfer tax on real estate is 6.5 percent in 2026. A…
    • Public Transport Passes Tiadhe 'Bono Residente' or 'BtF' card - €1.20 to €5.00 depending on distance. ⁠Tiadhe runs the island buses. A non-resident card costs 5 euros and takes 10 percent off…
    • Regional Travel Fred Olsen or Armas Ferries - 25 min crossing from Corralejo to Playa Blanca, Lanzarote… ⁠Fred. Olsen Express sails from Corralejo to Playa Blanca on Lanzarote, 25 minutes on the…
    • SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, Orange. €15-20 for 50GB-100GB prepaid plans. ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required before…
    • Street Art Puerto del Rosario Sculptures (Over 100 sculptures throughout the city/open-air museum). ⁠Puerto del Rosario has an open-air sculpture set of around 100 works, most of them made…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €120,000 in Corralejo). ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 are for all home sizes together. Zona Centro in…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,100 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €84,000 in inland villages). ⁠Tefía-Tetir, the cheapest district on the same October 2026 Puerto del Rosario table, is…
    • Tap Water Not drinkable (desalinated). Locally known as 'agua de grifo'; use for cooking/showering… ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide; southern regions may have higher mineral content…
    • Tax System Personal Income Tax (IRPF) on worldwide income for residents (183+ days). ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
    • VAT 7% IGIC (Canary Islands' reduced VAT equivalent) instead of 21% mainland VAT. ⁠The Canary Islands do not charge mainland VAT (21 percent). The local sales tax is IGIC…

    fix pass aligned Currency & Banking with the prep’s exact exchange rate and cash-use guidance, Tap Water with the national guidance, SIM Card with the prep’s identification requirement without limiting visitors to a national ID or foreigner number, and Highest Income Tax Bracket with the national reference while retaining the supported Canary rate. Refreshed research attribution and verification date; rechecked Best Coworking Space and Best Hospital without changing their values (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://workin.space/en/spain/corralejo/cofete, https://www.sanidad.gob.es/ciudadanos/centros.do?metodo=realizarDetalle&numero=350252&tipo=hospital).

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