Information about Galicia
These links will take you to websites about differing aspects of Galicia.
- Galicia Guide This is the biggest English language guide to Galicia on the internet with over 500 pages of town and city guides and information. It also has sections covering property and life in the region of Galicia.
- wikipedia.org If you want factual information about Galicia with links to many of its towns along with some history and political awareness info, this site will meet your requirements.
- discoveringalicia.blogspot.com This is a great page full of reviews, guides and everything else connected with places in Galicia. It was put together by a bunch of Tourism students at Ourense University in 2005.
- celtia.info If you want a single page reference with a glossary of facts about Galicia, covering features like, climate, population, geography etc, take a look at this page.
- www.spanish-living.com - Galicia This is the main page about Galicia on Spanish-Living's site. Some of the information (as you will see) is not totally independent as it was contributed to by ourselves.
- Camino blog This is an interesting, detailed and illuminating blog by a lady who walked the full "Way of St. James" Camino and tells you about the journey and places that she passed through on her trip.
- enroutemag.com This is a 3 page magazine article extolling the virtues of Galicia.
- telegraph.co.uk A newspaper article by a Brit who retired to Santiago de Compostela in 2005.
- A photo log This is a photo log by a resident of Galicia showing (what I guess) are places he has visited. You can check out the photos taken each month.
Property buying in Spain
below are some links with information about property buying in Spain.
- spanish-living.com A legal guide to buying property in Spain.
- yellowpagesspain.com Some quick reference summary paragraphs about items like opening a Spanish bank account, the notary etc.
- money.independent.co.uk An article from the "Independent" about buying property in Northern Spain.
- amberlamb.com A good one page guide about things to consider in advance to buying a house in Spain.
- galiciapropertylawyers.net This is the website of an English speaking property solicitor based in Galicia. It will give you an idea of the kind of service that they provide, what is included and excluded within their standard service and how much they charge.
- euroresidentes.com/Property This is a portal page to a wealth of information and links - all concerned with buying property in Europe.
- byebyeblighty.com A good summary of what to expect in terms of expenses etc associated with buying a house in Spain.
- Land Grab in the Southern Spain In late 2007 and early 2008, some parts of Southern Spain were branded with the worrying title of "land grab" regions. If you want to reassure yourself that this does not apply to Galicia, see this article.
- Bantegal.com Unfortunately, this site is only available in Gallego and therefore only useful if you can read the regional language of Galicia. (We will tell you what “Bantegal” is about when you speak with us.)
- propertyinspain.net This is a very comprehensive guide to every legal aspect that you need to consider when purchasing property in Spain. It covers everything from “pre contract" enquiries to inheritance tax.
