New Estepona Apartments offer Luxury Urban Living By the Sea on the Costa del Sol

Infinity right in the heart of the city

New Estepona Apartments offer Luxury Urban Living By the Sea on the Costa del Sol 

It was just last week when Residencial Infinity – the latest Developmental – was announced. Demand and interest is already through the roof though and units are being sold at a rapid rate.

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Residencial Infinity Offers an Incredible Location on the Main Avenue of Estepona’s Town Centre

Estepona – situated around 20 minutes west of Marbella – is among the top seaside resorts along the Costa del Sol and Residencial Infinity is in the town centre. This means that those living in Residencial Infinity are never very far away from the services and amenities they need. The stunning Blue Flag-award-winning La Rada Beach is just four minutes away on foot too.

Residencial Infinity Offers Signature Contemporary Design

This is one of the most idyllic locations you can find. The Residencial Infinity building houses 112 luxury 2-and-3-bed apartments with ultra modern designs. Each apartment has a private terrace and tenants can enjoy underground parking and storage.

Residencial Infinity Offers High Quality Fixtures and Fittings

The apartments are spacious, filled with natural light, and boast high quality fixtures and fittings. They are complemented with exclusive onsite communal facilities such as the rooftop solarium – complete with infinity pool, sunbathing deck, and incredible views of the nearby ocean – along with a gym, green zones, sauna, bicycle room, play area for children, and so much more.

The building licence has been secured and the project is set to be completed by the first quarter of 2020. The best part is that prices start out at just €229,950. Check out the project for yourself here! Contact us today and we will send you everything.

Are Spaniards Really Living Longer Because of Siestas?

Are Spaniards Really Living Longer Because of Siestas?

Could the Siesta be the reason the Spanish enjoy a longer life?

The siesta is one of the most admired aspects of Spanish daily life that leaves other Europeans somewhat bemused and envious. 

Outside of the fact that there’s nothing stopping Brits, Germans, and Scandinavians from adopting the siesta culture themselves, most cultures have trouble wrapping their heads around the idea of napping for a few hours in the middle of the day. Could it be that the Spanish have been on to something for all these years though?

The truth is that Spaniards work for much longer than most other Europeans, and they’re also living longer than other Europeans; which begs the question of how much of that is because of siestas.

The latest World Happiness Report 2017 ranked nations on a range of metrics to determine happiness. One major one was longevity, which Spain came in second place for after Japan thanks to an 82.8 year life expectancy. 

This is hardly new of course, but researchers have been – albeit correctly – putting this down to the Mediterranean diet. While the diet is partly the reason why, the report believes that the humble siesta could have something to do with it as well.

People have the idea that Spaniards are just sleeping when the shops close between 2 and 5PM, but the reality is that this is how they organise their working shifts. If you work continuously with just half an hour for your lunch then you’re bound to eat a quick takeaway or some fast food. If you’re allowed to stop working for a few hours then you are more likely to go home or to a restaurant where you can relax and enjoy several courses and have the time needed to let it digest. That’s much healthier than any takeaway.

It’s not necessarily getting to sleep, but getting to relax and socialise during the day that may be giving Spaniards better longevity. The report also argued that the higher density of Spanish towns and cities mean Spaniards spend longer on their feet and walk much more during their day than other nationalities.

Amount of Pension-Age Brits Living in Spain Doubles Across Past Decade

Amount of Pension-Age Brits Living in Spain Doubles Across Past Decade

Living in Spain has become so easy all the pensioners just 

love the lifestyle

A recent study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the UK and the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE) in Spain has revealed that the number of Brits aged 65 and over and living in Spain has increased bymore than double in the past decade. 

The report from the ONS/INE showed that over 121,000 Brits of a pensionable age are living in Spain – which is around 40% of the entire British community of Spain. 

Some 108,433 of these 121,000 Brits are believed to receive a state pension in Spain, according to the Department for Work and Pensions. 

Even though the number of British pensioners has more than doubled since 2007, the number tends to slowly rise each year. There hasn’t been a year that saw a sudden spike in numbers. It’s much more likely that the reason for the increase is just a matter of ageing. Brits have been living in Spain so long that they are reaching pensionable age. 

According to the official data from the ONS/INE, there were 296,000 British citizens who had spent more than 12 months living in Spain by the end of 2016. This is more than double the 116,000 Spaniards living in the UK between 2013 and 2015. 

The official figures for the amount of Brits in Spain are quite below the expected 1 million+ Brits actually living in Spain. The higher estimate comes from a report from the UN in 2015 that suggests over two-thirds of Brits are not officially registered at their local town hall in Spain. 

However, even if you use the lower official figure, there are plenty more Brits living in Spain than there are in other foreign countries. The second and third most popular countries are France and Ireland. 

When it comes to Spaniards living in Britain, the data showed 59% of them were employed in the UK, while 78% of them were working in the education, finance, health, and hospitality industries.

Data Shows Half of Retired British Expats Living in Europe Are Registered in Spain

Data Shows Half of Retired British Expats Living in Europe Are Registered in Spain

With the wonderful weather and low cost f living

its no wonder why so many Brits want to live in Spain

The BBC issued a freedom of information request and the results show just how many British retirees living in the European Economic Area (EEA) – which includes every EU state, along with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway – are registered for reciprocal healthcare in each country. From the looks of it Spain is quite popular indeed.

The BBC found that, across the EEA, 145,000 British expat pensioners are registered for healthcare provided by the EU reciprocal agreement.

Over 70,000 of these people are registered in Spain; way more than the 43,000 registered in France.

On the other hand only 201 French pensioners and 81 Spanish pensioners are registered to receive reciprocal healthcare in the UK; showcasing the factors retirees consider when choosing a destination; the sunshine, warmth, and slow pace of life. There’s a lot of good things about the UK but it seriously underperforms in these three categories.

Spain, by comparison, boasts an incredible climate, great healthcare and infrastructure and, of course, the world-renowned Mediterranean diet.

Given how many retirees from the UK are living in Spain the amount of retirees registered for healthcare in the country might sound a little low. However this can be explained quite simply; many of those retirees are wealthy and will likely choose private healthcare; something else Spain handles incredibly well.

The report also showed the BBC that just £674.4 million was spent providing these pensioners in the EEA with healthcare; which should put to bed the arguments about how these pensioners are draining the services of their host countries through cost of living expenses.

Britain also received £49.7 million from other EEA countries to cover healthcare costs for their citizens.

A “Death Map” of Europe Shows Living in Costa del Sol and Spain can Provide a Longer Life.

Life expectancy longer in the Costa del Sol. 

Studies have been proving for a long time the health benefits of eating a Mediterranean diet and local cuisine in Spain, but it’s only now that a “Death Map” has been compiled by the British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. This map shows that the people living a Mediterranean lifestyle really do live longer than other European people especially it seems with the climate of southern Spain that has w an average all year temperature of 20C and have less environmental concerns in Spain than other parts of Europe.

Death Map

It’s a rather morbid thing to look at but it does show the clear divide in Europe, especially between the richer west side of Europe and the poorer Eastern Europe. It also shows a divide between the colder, if not wealthy and high spending Scandinavian countries, and their sunnier, more southern relatives.

The study shows that people who live in the warmer climates of Spain, Italy, Andorra and the southern and western parts of France can expect to have longer and healthier lives than people living in the UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.

One of the main causes for this longevity is thought to be the diet of these southern countries. People in Spain, Italy and France eat far more fruit, vegetables, fish and olive oil in the restaurants in Spain. They also eat less processed foods and less red meat.

Combining this diet with warmer climates in Spain and great healthcare systems means that these people enjoy not just longer lives overall, but healthier lives too. The Mediterranean countries have far higher percentages of people aged over 75 and considered healthy than anywhere else. The NHS might be keeping British alive for longer but it’s not keeping them healthier.

The study showed that in the ten years leading up to 2011, the Mediterranean countries saw the largest rise in the number of people aged between 75-84. There was also a rise in the 85-94 age bracket.