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Achieving a good balance between health, life, and work may seem difficult for many, but according to the 2023 Forbes Advisor list, there are cities worldwide where it can be achieved. The list, usually led by Nordic capitals such as Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo, features three Spanish cities in the top 25. They are Madrid (21), Barcelona (23) and Valencia (24).

In the cities analysed, companies offer their employees the chance to achie...

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Manhattan rents hit another all-time high in July, marking the third time in four months that rents have risen to a record price, according to a report from Douglas Elliman on Thursday. 

The median rental price in July rose 6% year over year to $4,400, which was $100 more than June’s median rent. 

Across Manhattan, rents in downtown neighborhoods were the highest, with a median price of $4,950, a 7.6% increase from last year, according to the report. 

“With man...

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One of the best plans during the Madrid summer is to escape to a town where your Patron Saint Festivities are held. From August 9 to 15 San Lorenzo de El Escorial celebrates its own and the City Council has prepared a program for all tastes and ages: parades, children's activities, sports tournaments, discounts and acts of honor to the boss. In addition, the large plate of the celebrat...

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Luxury home values increased by 1.1%, on average, across the 30 cities analyzed in the Savills World Cities Prime Residential Index during the first six months of the year, according to a report Tuesday. 

Growth picked up pace from the second half of 2022, when prices increased by 0.8%, but average capital values only rose 1.9% year over year in June, marking the slowest annual growth since December 2020, according to Savills. 

“The slowdown in sales markets, first recorde...

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El 12% de las viviendas que se vendieron a través de idealista durante el mes de junio no llevaba ni una semana en el mercado, según un estudio publicado por el marketplace inmobiliario del sur de Europa. Otro 10% tardó en venderse entre una semana y un mes; el 22% de las casas, entre uno y tres meses; otro 34% llevaba entre tres meses y un año, y el 21% más de un año.

En el caso de las capitales, los casos de ‘ventas exprés’ son más frecuentes, sobre tod...

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The town of Hita, in Guadalajara, is an ideal destination for bucolic get away less than 100 kilometers from Madrid at any time of the year. However, with the advent of summer A visit to this town becomes practically essential due to the great medieval fair that transforms it into an authentic town of the time with a market, theatre, combats and an extensive program of activities ....

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It feels like a lifetime ago—2017—when the Museum of Ice Cream first melted into the collective consciousness of Miami. Back then, our writer described it as “a playground for the social media generation.”

Words like “immersive” and “experiential” were only just beginning to trickle into the mainstream, and the concept of a “pop-up” in Miami didn’t instantly trigger pandemic PTSD, with maybe a twinge of nostalgia.

Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga have the most ‘golden visas’ for buying a property

Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga were the provinces with the most visas for foreigners who, in 2022, purchased a property worth €500,000 or more, also known as 'golden visas', according to the Government in a parliamentary response obtained by Europa Press.

Although the government has not provided a breakdown of the figures by province, it does point out – in its response to questions posed by Ciudadanos – that 476 visas of this type were granted in 2022....

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A first look at the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Van Gogh exhibit at The Met

Nearly every artist has their fixation, and for two years, Vincent Van Gogh was possessed with the challenge of capturing the cypress trees that surrounded him in France toward the end of his life.

You’ll be able to see this glorious obsession firsthand at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s major summer exhibit, “Van Gogh’s Cypresses,” opening May 22 and running through August 27.

 

And it is his...

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