The last two weeks in Valencia have had people complaining about the heat but funnily enough it is not actually as hot as normal according to the numbers, just around 32 degrees every day. However we are getting a really humid period at the moment and you walk around dripping. This is not the case in all parts of Spain, Madrid is a lot hotter but dry, Seville just gets seriously hot, North West Spain copies the UK weather patterns, rain, sunny spells and if it isn't raining it has just rained or it's about to rain.
When you are buying a property in Spain you should really take this into consideration. If you want sun then anywhere on the Mediterranean Coast should do for you. The further south you get the warmer it gets too in the summer (more or less). If you don't like the heat then don't bother getting into that particular kitchen. The number of people who have bought in Spain and then spend all of their life that "Phew, it is hot" cannot be counted. Get used to it.
Equally if you are looking to buy in Northern Spain then don't expect to be roasting on the beach all day and equally don't complain that "It is raining... again". It rains, get used to it.
If you go to Madrid don't complain that there isn't a beach. You really should have done some research to tell you that the nearest beach is about 350km away in Valencia. If you go to Barcelona then don't be surprised when you are walking down the street and your rudimentary Spanish doesn't allow you to understand any of the conversations that are going on between people walking in the opposite direction. Catalan isn't big in foreign schools.
What's the point of this?
Do your research so you don't get found out when you get here. Make sure you ask questions, the internet is your friend. And you could do a lot worse than getting hold of my new Magazine about "
Spain and Spanish property", (Just for the iPad) and the collection of Spain is Different stories every two or three weeks in the Spain is Different magazine. (
You can get the last issue here)
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