If you are looking for a vivid, exotic, mysterious and rich culture, look no more than Spain. The Spanish culture is indeed colorful and interesting, as an outcome of its geographical location and the influence by races such as Phoenician, Roman, Greek Muslim and North African. Location-wise, Spain is found on the Iberian Peninsula which it shares with Portugal. It also has entry to the Mediterranean to the south which enables trading links to those areas and leads to a numerous assortment of influences on Spain and its culture.

Many people think of moving to Spain, given its really exotic and flamboyant culture they see on advertising. A large percentage of these people have misunderstandings. This is no surprise since most people only experience the surface of Spanish culture during their short holidays, and two weeks for example is definitely not enough to really experience the rich culture of Spain. Even on trips, most people will stay at well-liked vacationer resorts which usually has no relevance to real life in Spain.

Reality dictates that there is even very little real association between day-to-day life in non-urban, inland villages of Spain and those living on coastal cities in which you can find mostly high class and high density foreigner estates. If you would like full-on integration into the Spanish culture and experience it first-hand, then non-urban villages will be more suited for you. However, if you just want to enjoy Spain without the necessity for any real integration, then the coastal cities might be perfect for you.

If you are moving to Spain and planning to live in major coastal cities, the way of life around there has very little to do with Spanish culture. You will likely be sharing the neighborhood with British, German and Dutch people, rather than Spaniards. You will see English stores selling goods from UK and run by Britons, with many other English communicating professionals. Since these areas largely cater to vacationers and expatriates, there is a well developed English speaking social network.

In fact, daily life in some coastal areas of Spain can be a tad similar to the UK. You can truly enjoy a good climate, an al fresco life in which living costs are much decreased than in UK. You don't even have to converse the Spanish language to live in those areas for long term. However, you will be missing out the real Spanish culture in any meaningful sense, although it may make your life easier than moving into a linguistically different culture.

Moving inland is a far more serious commitment than to a coastal estate in Spain. It is a fact that in non-urban areas, some of the basic services like ADSL can be lacking. But it doesn't necessarily mean that you should avoid inland areas. Truth be told, integrating effectively into Spanish day to day life and culture can be an inherently rewarding experience - something you genuinely won't want to miss if you are prepared to off-set the difficulties or adapt to a new way of life. But this is something that you have to want to do. There is an expression, where there's a will there's a way. But the logical outcome of that is that if there is no will, you will not find a way. You have to focus on the goals and the benefits that you want to have, and then go for it.