Whether you're already living in Marbella or preparing to move to Marbella, our Expat Guide to Living in Spain offers articles and reports submitted by expats about expat life in Marbella. For answers to specific questions, visit our Spain Forum to talk with expats in Marbella.
Culture shock is part of the settling in process. Knowing the different phases of culture shock and how other expats in Marbella handle it can be very comforting. Help others preparing to move to Marbella by filling out our Culture Shock Report.
Submit a Culture Shock ReportWhat should you take with you when you move to Marbella? What should you leave behind? What type of housing and neighborhoods are typical for expats in Marbella? Help others moving to Marbella by filling out our Moving Overseas Report.
Submit a Moving Overseas ReportMost expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they moved to Marbella. If you are already living in Marbella, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not by filling out our Dream vs. Reality Report.
Submit a Dream vs. Reality ReportRetiring abroad can be a great option for retirees seeking their dream lifestyle at an affordable price. Help other retirees, who are thinking about retiring in Marbella by filling out our Overseas Retirement report.
Submit a Retire Abroad ReportHow did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like in Marbella? Help other expats who are preparing to have a baby in Marbella by filling out our Having a Baby Abroad Report.
Submit a Having a Baby Abroad ReportWhat's it like to find a job in Marbella? How difficult was it to obtain a work permit? What types are jobs are typical for expats in Marbella? Help others following in your footsteps by filling out our Working Abroad Report.
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12 Expats Talk About What It's Like Moving to Spain
Moving to Valencia
Expats moving to Valencia enjoy life on the Mediterranean coast and a cost of living that is lower than what expats in Barcelona and Madrid must absorb.
Moving to Barcelona
Expats in Barcelona enjoy a beautiful city on the Mediterranean Sea and one of the most popular cities in Europe. Here is some great advice from expat that already live there.
An Expat Shares What it's Like Retiring in Salamanca, Spain
This report on retiring to Salamanca in Spain offers a great deal of advice for expats who might consider moving to this university city later in life. Find out about some of the the specifics to living in Salamanca and also what motivated this retiree to pick this ancient Celtic city in Northwestern Spain.
An Expat Talks about Moving to Valencia, Spain
Take some time and get to know the zones of the city in a preview trip if you can. Do what works for you... unlike the US, you are paying the rental agents at least a month's rent for their services, so call SEVERAL and see what each can find. Be very clear what you are looking to rent, and walk around in the area and call the numbers from the signs in the windows.
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