SPAIN is a magnet for tourists because it has lots of attractions all year round. Besides, its climate is temperate and is conducive for northern Europeans who have experienced icy storms even during summer. These Europeans do not want to go across the Atlantic to the United States or to another paradise, Dubai, in the Middle East because they’re both too far and they don’t want to go to tropical places such as Phuket either because their body cannot withstand the humidity there.

Ultimately, some of these tourists who are frequenting here every summer in such places as Palma de Mallorca off the Mediterranean coast in the Iberian Peninsula have purchased residences here and have decided to settle down here. Some of these expatriates have retired from their home countries as early as the age of 40 and so they have ultimately found Spanish spouses who are loving. The others who are mostly Scandinavian love to go about the nudist beaches in Spain because the atmosphere there is not too cold as compared to the beaches in the Netherlands.

Because of this reality, the Spanish government has made real estate policy in the country too lax for individual foreign ownership. There are no hassles, only yearly accountabilities such as the annual income tax and the monthly garbage collection tax which goes directly to the local government whose jurisdiction extends toward the subject property. For this, a few British expatriates have become entrepreneurial. They purchase half a dozen vacation homes and lease it to their compatriots. Because of that, the tourism and the real estate economies of Spain have even multiplied its earnings.

In New Year’s Day, it wil really be very nice if has bought a piece of land near the major beach resorts in the Andalucian region or any of the coasts in the Mediterranean. You will see the New Year fireworks reflected in the Mediterranean waters. You will also get to eat the Mediterranean diet, which basically consists of fresh Mediterranean seafood, lots of fruits like olives and vegetables and some sherry which is a staple drink here in Spain. In sauteing, Spanish people only use the healthiest cooking oil in the world which is olive oil. Also on New Year’s Day, the Roman Catholic majority in Spain go to church to attend mass because it is the feast of the motherhood of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son, on that day. It is a requirement for all Roman Catholics.

Because of the devoutness of the Roman Catholics here in Spain, we can see its manifestation highlighted every summer with feasts of saints here, there and everywhere including the Spanish territories Balearic and Canary Archipelagos. In Spain, one can also see a blend of other religions in the design of its churches especially in places such as Granada. The Alhambra, now a UNESCO heritage museum, is formerly a church with Gothic-inspired architecture that is converted into a mosque.