| Sun, beach and relaxation - improves your | | | | Foreign Identification Number (Número de |
| health | | | | Identificación de Extranjero) is required |
| | | | to buy a property in Spain. The original |
| The Spaniards have 2-3 years longer life | | | | document must be presented to the notary when |
| expectancy than the North Europeans. Whether | | | | signing the Title Deed (escritura) so make |
| it is the sun, siesta, red wine or olive oil | | | | sure you apply for your NIE number well ahead |
| it is hard to say. However some of the | | | | of time. The NIE number is issued by Policia |
| Scandinavian countries send patients to Spain | | | | National or at the Spanish embassy in your |
| for rehabilitation as experience has shown | | | | home country. |
| that it is easier to recover in the sun. | | | | |
| | | | Buying a property on Costa del Sol |
| Your health enjoys Costa del Sol | | | | |
| | | | Since the international property marked |
| Asthma, arthritis and many other health | | | | slowed down in 2005, the Spanish property |
| related problems fare much better in the mild | | | | marked has had a similar slow down. The |
| climate of Southern Spain. For many people | | | | properties on Costa del Sol follow the |
| this is the main reason for moving to Costa | | | | European marked, as most of the buyers are |
| del Sol. The climate is mild with winter | | | | European. However Costa del Sol is unique in |
| temperatures generally not lower than 10 | | | | the way that buyers come from most of the |
| degrees Celsius, and summer temperatures | | | | Northern European countries, making the |
| seldom higher than 35 degrees Celsius. On | | | | property market on Costa del Sol more robust. |
| average you will find more than 300 sunny | | | | |
| days, and less than 20 wet days per year. | | | | Health insurance |
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| Your free time on Costa del Sol | | | | This is an important topic and you have to |
| | | | pay attention to the small print. Private |
| Different clubs, sports or cultural | | | | health insurance is not that expensive in |
| activities are here to fill your free time. | | | | Spain, though it does depend on your medical |
| It can be playing bridge or golf, taking a | | | | condition and age. The public health system |
| hike in the mountains, attending concerts and | | | | is excellent, however with a private |
| much more. Several business clubs are | | | | insurance you have a choice of hospitals and |
| available where people meet for networking | | | | doctors speaking your own language. |
| and to exchange experiences. | | | | |
| | | | Many flight connections to Costa del Sol |
| Selection in the shops | | | | |
| | | | Costa del Sol is a popular destination and |
| Due to the large international society on | | | | has been for many years. Prices are low, and |
| Costa del Sol, almost any local speciality | | | | if you can order well ahead of departure, you |
| from home is available, especially in the | | | | might find that the prices are so low that it |
| towns of Fuengirola and Mijas. | | | | makes transport and parking at home more |
| | | | expensive than the flight itself. Flight |
| Children on Costa del Sol | | | | connections are available from almost any |
| | | | airport in the United Kingdom and Ireland, |
| There are many International Schools on Costa | | | | and also all other major cities in Northern |
| del Sol, and local Spanish schools are also | | | | Europe are well connected to the Costa del |
| quite good. In any case, the children are | | | | Sol. Most people fly in to Malaga, however |
| always the first to learn the language! | | | | Gibraltar can be quicker if you live in |
| | | | Estepona or Sotogrande in the far west of |
| NIE-number | | | | Costa del Sol. |
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