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What is the most popular Spanish destination for Brits?

Great Britain has long been one of Spain's most important tourism markets and so far in 2023, almost 13 million UK holidaymakers have flocked to the costas.



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Mallorca. A long-time British favourite, thousands of Brits visit the Balearic Island of Mallorca to see its picturesque towns, beaches and bays.

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Hostelworld's Meet The World Report revealed that the least-seen countries around the globe include Greenland, Chile, Ghana, Fiji and Bangladesh, which have been visited by less than one per cent of British holidaymakers.

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Best Places to Visit in Spain
  • Barcelona.
  • Santiago de Compostela.
  • Segovia.
  • Costa Brava.
  • Cordoba.
  • Menorca.
  • Toledo.
  • Madrid.


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Located in Asturias, Ponga offers Brits the chance to get paid to move there due to its own lack of inhabitants. On the face of it, making the switch seems like a no-brainer. Ponga get around 2,000 hours every year, compared with the UK's 1387, so if you're sick of the sunshine, that's one reason to move.

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Many British tourists come to Spain looking for “sun & beach”. Spain has a much longer coastline than Portugal, with more beaches - and it has a (loooong) Mediterranean shore, that Portugal lacks: “Mediterranean” implies warmer water and better weather.

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If you are a non-EEA national (including British) and wish to stay in Spain for longer than 90 days, you will need a visa. You should apply for the visa that suits your purpose from a Spanish Consulate in your home country.

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Expats will feel at home with 28 British shops, pubs and restaurants. If Britons feel homesick, they have another 1,300 UK permanent residents living in Torremolinos.

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Which city has the friendliest people in Spain? While Spain is an expat-friendly country with its international universities and multi-national companies. Bilbao, Cordoba, Salamanca, and Toledo have some of the friendliest people in Spain.

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Maspalomas Beach, Gran Canaria. A golden Sahara-like landscape on the south coast of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Maspalomas Beach is one of the prettiest places in Spain.

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Exclusive celebrity meeting: Mallorca The most exclusive place for celebrities is probably Deià, on the west coast of Mallorca. This pretty little town has been popular with artists since the 1950s and the exclusive La Residencia Hotel is a perennial favourite with many.

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The richest municipality in Spain 2022 Pozuelo de Alarcón, a municipality on the outskirts of the city of Madrid, repeats as the area with the highest average net annual income per inhabitant, with this figure standing at 26,367 euros.

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Surprisingly, the United States, which was the top holiday destination worldwide in 2021, has been knocked off the top spot by France in 2023. Alongside France, the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Italy continue to be in high demand, while Portugal and Brazil have joined the top 10 list.

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