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Every change to our researched data, with the old and new value and why it changed. Records are researched from official sources and published through review.

  1. City guide El Cotillo

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 55 m² = €231,000) ⁠Using the October 2026 Fotocasa price of 3,821 euros per square metre in El Cotillo, a 55…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 55 m² = €165,000) ⁠Using the October 2026 Fotocasa price of 2,813 euros per square metre in La Oliva pueblo…

    lint fix pass aligned Tap Water, SIM Card, Cashless Friendly and Highest Income Tax Bracket with the Spain country prep and comparison cities; updated research date, researcher and source retrieval dates; added the Spanish coworking source and marked the Best Coworking Space monthly price unverified because English and Spanish prices conflict; reconfirmed the Best Hospital address, Historic Buildings and Museums & Art Venues location, property asking prices and historic bus fares without changing their values (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain) (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income) Source

  2. City guide Denia

    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,700 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €216,000) ⁠Same October 2026 Fotocasa asking price for Centro Urbano, 2,836 euro per square metre. An…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €152,000) ⁠La Xara and La Sella were 2,703 euro per square metre in October 2026. An 80 square metre…
    • Annual Events Fallas in March; Bous a la Mar in July ⁠Falles run from 15 to 19 March. Bous a la Mar are in the first fortnight of July, with the…
    • Art Galleries Galeria d'Art L'Estacio ⁠Centre d'Art L'Estació, Carrer Calderón 4, is the municipal exhibition space in the old…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax) or the Spanish Digital Nomad Visa (specific tax benefits) ⁠Employed remote workers with the international telework visa can opt into the inbound…
    • Best Coworking Space Knowhere Denia (Carrer Foramur, 12) - €15/day, €150/month ⁠Micelium, Carrer del Verger 10, charges 129.95 euro before VAT for 28 consecutive days at…
    • Best Hospital Hospital de Dénia-Marina Salud (Partida Beniadlà) ⁠Hospital Universitario de Dénia, Partida de Beniadlà, is the public general hospital (266…
    • Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and Apple Pay accepted in 95% of establishments ⁠Cards are widely accepted; carry cash for smaller venues and markets.
    • City Denia, Alicante, Spain ⁠Dénia, capital of the Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, strict transparency rules (Transparencia Fiscal Internacional) ⁠Yes. They apply when a Spanish resident holds more than 50% of a foreign entity that is…
    • Corporate Tax 25% (Standard Spanish rate; 15% for new companies for 2 years) ⁠The standard corporate income tax rate is 25%. A newly created company that carries on a…
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, Banco Santander (Carrer del Marqués de Campo) ⁠Euro (EUR). ECB reference on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD (1 USD = 0.8909 EUR)…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 28% for residents ⁠19% withholding on dividends. Savings income, including dividends, is then taxed on a 19%…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (over €300,000) ⁠The state withholding scale reaches 47% above 300,000 euro. The country tax profile puts…
    • Highway Access AP-7 (Autopista del Mediterráneo) connecting to Valencia and Alicante ⁠The AP-7 (E-15), exit 62, and the N-332 both reach Dénia and link it with Valencia and…
    • Local Heritage UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy designation ⁠UNESCO named Dénia a Creative City of Gastronomy on 11 December 2015.
    • Local Markets Monday Street Market (Torrecremada Park) ⁠Mercat Municipal de Dénia is on Carrer Magallanes. A 2017 travel guide puts the Monday…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Denia Tram Station (Line 9 to Benidorm/Alicante) ⁠The TRAM station is on Passeig del Saladar, in zone C, and it is the northern end of line…
    • Museums & Art Venues Museu del Joguet (Toy Museum), Museu Arqueològic ⁠Museu del Joguet is on Carrer Calderón, in the old Dénia to Carcaixent station, and the…
    • Must-See Landmarks Castillo de Denia (11th-century castle) ⁠Castell de Dénia, in the centre. A travel guide calls it 12th-century and lists an adult…
    • National Parks Nearby Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Wetlands) ⁠Marjal de Pego-Oliva, between Pego and Oliva, is a natural park under Law 11/1994, a…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Montgó Natural Park (hiking trails) ⁠Parc Natural del Montgó rises to 753 m on the south side of Dénia and was declared a…
    • Population 45,000 (increases to 200,000 in summer) ⁠47,261 in the 2025 municipal register. The Spanish encyclopedia says the town can reach…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) – approx. €200-€600/year ⁠IBI, the local real-estate tax, is charged every year on the cadastral value. The rate is…
    • Property Transaction Tax 10% ITP (Transfer Tax) for resale; 10% VAT for new builds ⁠On a resale in the Valencian Community, transfer tax is 9% for deeds from 1 June 2026, or…
    • Public Transport Passes Bono Oro card for DeniBus; TRAM cards for regional travel ⁠Dénia station is in zone C. A one-zone single is 2 euro. The 10-trip pass is 9 euro from 1…
    • Regional Travel ALSA Bus to Valencia/Alicante (€12); Balearia Ferry to Ibiza/Mallorca (€60+) ⁠Alsa runs the coast between Valencia and Alicante. The bus station is on Plaza del…
    • Religious Sites Iglesia de la Asunción (Plaza de la Constitución) ⁠Església de l'Assumpció, on Plaça de la Constitució, is the 18th-century parish church.
    • SIM Card Movistar, Orange, Vodafone; €15-20 for 50GB-100GB prepaid ⁠Orange, Movistar, Vodafone and Yoigo are the main networks. Operator shops usually ask for…
    • Scenic Viewpoints Mirador de les Rotes / Torre del Gerro ⁠Torre del Gerro, on Carrer de la Via Làctia about 5 km southeast of the old town, is a…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 put Centro Urbano at 2,836 euro per square metre…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €88,000) ⁠La Xara and La Sella, a village district of Dénia, were 2,703 euro per square metre in the…
    • Tap Water Safe but high mineral content; most locals prefer bottled or filtered water ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide. Southern regions may have higher mineral content.
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (>183 days) ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Residence is more than 183 days in the calendar…
    • Top International Airline Ryanair, EasyJet, Iberia ⁠Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2.com and Iberia all fly from Alicante-Elche.
    • Top Regional Airline Vueling (flying from Alicante-Elche ALC or Valencia VLC) ⁠Vueling, Air Nostrum and Air Europa fly from Alicante-Elche (ALC). The airport page lists…

    fix pass. Currency & Banking keeps the unchanged country exchange rate with shared wording; Tap Water uses the prep’s nationwide safety and mineral-content qualification; Cashless Friendly uses the prep’s cards and small-venue cash advice. Best Coworking Space clarifies that 129.95 euro before VAT buys 28 days, or 157.24 euro including VAT, and its address and hours were confirmed. Public Transport Passes replaces the old 1.50 euro bus single with 1.65 euro, adds D10 at 10 euro, D40 at 35 euro for 40 trips in 90 days and the 2 euro card. Other country figures remain aligned with the prep. Dated venue details and the unsupported nomad-area recommendation are explicitly listed as not verified. Research attribution and verification date updated. (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://micelium.es/es/tienda/escritorio-compartido/escritorio-por-meses/, https://www.busdenia.com/es/bitlletes-y-precios)

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