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[@mitcoes]

You have to come back to the Feria del "Tomate del Perello", I think it is the best tomato, but unfortunately it is just a Summer fruit (legally vegetable in the USA for tax reasons). To the South of Valencia, the city has 20 km of beaches, one of them being savage and mostly with no people, because it is only the Parador del Saler and golf club there, Also it is rare to have a 2nd row on those south Valencia city beaches, but you will have 3rd and more rows of people on beaches from Cullera to the south.

[@kilcal]

I thought about moving to Spain several times (Valencia specifically) in the last few years but ended up deciding not to because of climate change concerns. I've heard several times that Spain is running out of fresh water, Europe's energy blackouts due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, and longer and hotter heat waves every year. I know that this probably isn't your area of expertise but maybe you can do a video about some of these concerns and what Spain is doing to prepare or mitigate whats happening.

[@mitcoes]

Unfunded fears. Agriculture "drinks" 90% of the water, and we have a lake that is almost half the city "l'Albufera" . If some day in the far future you are still alive and seawater rises, you can live far from the coast, but temperatures for living are better near the sea, you will need AC in summer days, for one or two moths, and heat more or less the same number of months in winter.

[@kilcal]

@@mitcoes wow, not sure how it's unfounded when a simple google search for "Spain water shortage 2024" brings up Fortune - Spain's drought is so bad that Barcelona is getting a second desalination plant for drinking water. NYTimes - A Glimpse Into Spain’s Future, Where Water Comes by Truck, Not Tap euronews - Spain on track for hottest first quarter on record: Have heavy rains helped with severe drought? npr - In Spain, a years-long drought is pitting locals against the tourism industry comments like "some day in the far future" is why things continue to get worse for everyone.

[@owenriddle1572]

5 years ago we paid 500€ a month for a 2 bed in the centre of Valencia practically. It's now between 1500 and 2k. Its shocking buts its how it is. Average salary is 1,200/300€ . Same situation everywhere

[@nellycastro4482]

I live here for 2 years and going out has increased too. Before what I spent on a meal 35 to 50 euros now is 85 to 100 euros

[@elledix3575]

The same gentrification going on here in Sicily! Locals may feel snubbed cos they can't afford to sit down in a restaurant or bar in their own town anymore. The menus are getting less authentic and the old-school good chefs have retired so who wants to anyway?! You can move to other slightly less touristy towns, but the same is happening there. The biggest shame is that these places are gradually losing their identity despite what the video is trying to make out with "the grandmothers with their carts" at the indoor market. WhyTF are women over 50 always referred to as grannies anyway??

[@MrCanalon]

No it´s not, Valencia, Palma and Barcelona, "expat" hotspots are very nuch expensive now. You know where Zamora even is?That's the point

[@relocatetoItaly]

Everytime foreigners move in the rents go sky high and the locals cant afford to live there, same in Portugal.

[@christinecleavest9099]

@@MrCanalon many did not know about Girona but they are facing it now too. I am finding with DNV being issued, people are finding many places to lay down roots away from the usual hotspots. P.S I know where Zamora is, even have some Zamorano 🙂

[@Anastasiaknt]

Side note: you mention rents like 1k or 1.8k a month and while that can be a reasonable price for people from other countries its a dramatic situation for local people. Minimum legal wage in Spain is 1134e/month which means that many earn that or even less. The majority of people dont gain more than 2k/month. The tourism is destroying the locals, specially in Valencia.

[@AciremaEno]

Damm if you do and Damm if you don’t - humans🫣

[@Aunethc]

I used to live in Valencia and wanted to get a new appartment, but the prices for appartments are absolutely crazy. I felt priced out with a decent salary and moved to Galicia. I know Im a part of the problem, but I feel really sorry for the locals.

[@Nine49_49]

I come from a country with similar minimum wage (definitely under 1200eur) and the house prices are twice as expensive as Valencia...with way less to offer in terms of entertainment, public transport, etc). People still seem to manage to buy property, of course with a lot of hard work, getting an extra job for a few years, help from the family. It's easy to blame tourists but the fact is, tourism is omnipresent and affecting pretty much every European country's way of life.

[@d4nt3sc0]

100% agree. Rich expats and fondos buitres like Backrock are pushing out locals in Valencia and rest of cities. This video is just a show up

[@borjajimenez2640]

Completely right, but they dont care if the well being of others is destroyed. Check what japan had to do and those were tourists not “expats”

There are so many great cities in Spain, Valencia is one but not the only one

[@mizginavale22]

Yes, Valencia is a great area here in Spain but the secret is out and more people are moving here. Rent prices keep increasing and availability of apartments is tight.

[@nicolasb.henry294]

Yes unfortunatelyValencia is the new Barcelona....

[@owenriddle1572]

Not quite Barcelona. You can still move around quite happily but give it a couple of years

[@youssef16844]

You can thank James and other self-proclaimed Spanish "experts" for that last part.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Tourist hating on other tourist the circle is truly complete

[@mizginavale22]

@@southcoastinventors6583 In my case, I am not a tourist. I am a legal resident of Spain. Also, I am stating facts in my post and not hating on anyone.

[@madhavyu]

American who has been living here for six years. Valencia is my favorite city in Spain.

[@worldobserver3515]

Nice. What's the temperature during the summer? Did you pick up Spanish there? Are you fluent now?

[@madhavyu]

​@@worldobserver3515 Weather similar to Southern California but on average it gets about 5 degrees (F) hotter and more humid in the summer and 5 degrees (F) colder and wetter in the winter. My Spanish is not that great but enough to get by.

[@worldobserver3515]

@@madhavyu 105 degrees with humidity? Yikes.

[@madhavyu]

@@worldobserver3515 No, the hottest days in the summer are usually around 95. There might be one day every couple of years that is 105 but that is rare. Humidity is very high in the summer - reminds me of Houston or Miami.

[@worldobserver3515]

@@madhavyu "reminds me of Houston or Miami." Wow.

[@furryrug5998]

I think cities worldwide need to get a grip of this problem which I believe is mainly due to people harvesting the property market for short term letting. Drives up the cost of property & rental market.

[@fernandosegui1]

Let´s not forget that the people from Pego (only 76 Km away) IN Alicante rejected and avoided to have Eurodisney built in the middle of a wetland natural area, in order to avoid the drastic change that it would have meant!!!! HATS OFF!!!!!! TOURISM IS GOOD ... BUT WITH CONTROL!!!!!

[@miggu]

I thought Paris won the the contest but ok

[@testseven6663]

@@miggu Better located in europe... but weather is nuts there compared to mediterranean area. xD

[@miggu]

@@testseven6663 I think that part is the California of Europa , a better place for Eurodisney

[@LivegoodWilliam]

its the 2nd city in Spain i visited back when it was still pesetas. absolutely stunning city

[@Phantoman7]

When I was in Valencia over a decade ago,, I had exactly the thought, that this is a place I would love to live. Combination of modern with historic, an abundance of sun, sea side and great weather. Maybe I should have actually moved there when I first had the idea.

[@Necessary_Chemical]

Given its popularity in the past years, Valencia has turned into a magnet for tourist and immigrants alike. Regardless if they're coming from the US or from other parts of Europe, Valencia seems to be on everyone's mind. It is indeed true that it got quite expensive in the past years due to this and as a consequence, rent increased all over the place (the fact that it's also a quite big destination for students due to its many universities does not help the situation) and it's becoming increasingly hard to rent an affordable place. It reminds me of Barcelona where this bubble is heavily speculated by both locals and companies who buy a lot of flats and then let them out, pricing them for the "foreign" pockets rather than the local ones. I still love Valencia, it's a perfect city for me but as usual, there are two sides of each coin so I guess this is the "price" Valencia has to pay for its soaring popularity.

[@arcabuz]

Valencia will turn into the same sh1t hole as Benidorm, Magaluf, etc.. just look at the lady of the video. Tacky, potentially drunk and I bet she is unable to learn the local language

It is funny to see so many foreigners flocking to any spanish place and then wondering where all the locals went, why prices do increase, and so on. Some even have the audacity to complain about locals not caring about befriending them. You've got your way but somehow it isn't enough until I'm willing to put effort into sharing my private life with "expats" too. I have to deal with all the consequences, I get no benefit out of it, but also get to be lectured on how xenophobic I am, close-minded, racist, how much tourism benefits me and so on. I am tired of this. I don't speak for all spaniards, but I have no intention to befriend foreigners any more. I have no more mental energy for dealing with this BS and attitude. I'm not going to share the "local spots" with foreigners to get them exposed to the internet and ruined. I've helped plenty of people settle in my city. A week ago someone told me that I don't show up to meetups anymore. I've been reflecting about this and I realized I'm only an entertainment to this people. It has always been transactional. I'm just part of this theme park. I just hope I can find a decent place that stays under the radar of this "expat bloggers" so I don't have to deal with this any more.

[@arcabuz]

@ estoy contigo 100%, no le quito una coma. And in my opinion the Anglos are the worst.

[@vmoses1979]

It's a failure of regulation to allow real estate speculators to jack up rents to prices that locals cannot afford. You are in effect taking money from the lower classes and foreigners and giving it to wealthy landlords.

[@josejavi8620]

Spaniard here, dont come its impossible to make an honest living here. the cost of live has skyrocketed since covid, we do not need more expats increasing the price of everything

[@MrCanalon]

Se la suda lo que vivan los demás, estos expats quieren vivir como reyes y si tu o todos sus vecinos están en la mierda LES DA EXACTAMENTE IGUAL. Saludos desde Baleares

[@NarrativeOfLifeM]

we will come for your jobsssssss :D

[@josejavi8620]

@@MrCanalon y lo peor es aguantas los videos que ponen, things i love about ✨Spain✨

[@MrCanalon]

@@NarrativeOfLifeM Tu no trabajas ni aunque el trabajo te de una patada en la espinilla, ale a comer fish and chips

[@MrCanalon]

@@josejavi8620 en uno de sus videos reconoce él impacto negativo que tiene en las ciudades que visita pero como buen expat...SE LA SUDA!! JAJAJA el tío tiene un cuajo...

[@MindYourself2100]

Living here for over a year now and I can safely say that buying and renting prices Kate mentioned are 3 years old, really outdated. Current prices are around 30% higher

[@Valencianet1970]

I’m Valencian 100%, all my grandparents are Valencian, and I love the fact that more and more people are thinking of moving here. House prices are going up, true, but this is happening all over the world not just here, and gentrification happens also within Valencian people, moving from one area to another. I was brought up in Cabanyal, then moved to Russafa, then to the City Centre, and now I live in the outskirts. This is what people do, move from place to place, and prices go up when an area becomes trendy. Of course, I don’t like millions of tourists from cruises in the streets of Valencia or silly hen or stag parties, but people from other countries moving here, I love it.

[@CarlosPerez-zf1uy]

So you m like to be cucked by tourist with more money pushing you out, borinot.

[@pk2k2]

Quan tinguis tot el el Carmen que no es pugui parlar ni castellà, ja veuràs si te'ls estimes tant estos gringos.

[@Valencianet1970]

La meua llengua es el valencià, i no la puc parlar quasi per que n’hi ha mogollo de gent que parla castellà i no valencià. Així que estic acostumat a que no parlen la meua llengua. De tota manera, la gent que es muda a viure ací, tots aprenen a parlar castellà per que es una de les coses que els atrau als estrangers, començar una nova vida a un altre país i aprendre els costums i la llengua.

[@vmoses1979]

More foreigners with much more money moving in is not a good thing. If they come as tourists fine but living there means inflated rents and home prices.

[@CarlosPerez-zf1uy]

@@Valencianet1970 Pues tio si te parece bien ir por colon y que se hable mas holandes e ingles que español y valenciano. Bien por ti, a mi me parece horrendo. Nos va a tocar irnos a vivir a requena a este paso, para pagar un alquiler.

[@wesgraham2262]

Europe is SO expensive compared to southeast Asia. An apartment in Valencia as she said is $1,500 a month. I’m paying $200 a month for a fully-furnished 1-bedroom apartment with a balcony, free water and Internet, and a 50 inch Smart TV in Siem Reap, Cambodia. English is spoken and the US dollar is used. What’s not to love?

[@SpainGuru]

Amazing video as always. James always makes me feel I am there with him and his guests.

[@JohnLovesSpain]

I love Valencia... IMO it's as close to a perfect city that exists on earth. Thank you for this 👍

[@arcabuz]

Stay in your country

[@JohnLovesSpain]

@@arcabuz what country do I live in?

[@CarlosPerez-zf1uy]

@@JohnLovesSpainjust stay in your country.

[@TP-3000]

My adopted City, having married a local. Beautiful city, great people

[@ashotgolovenko5287]

1.8k rent is not cheap by any means and quite similar to Barcelona's rent prices

[@sarandonga0011]

It would have been super interesting to know how someone from Valencia feels about gentrification and rising rent prices. Of course British or people from USA can afford those houses… it is def a good value for money for them.

[@veronicav1779]

Protests all over Spain against over tourism. Can you blame them?

[@Valencianet1970]

@@veronicav1779 Protests??? Where are the protests? I´ve just seen one small protest in Tenerife but nobody is protesting, only complaining about tons of tourists arriving in cruiships, silly hen or stag parties, and illegal tourist apartments. But people moving here to live is something different.

[@unetar]

Fun fact in view of the topic being discussed in this video: I was born and lived in Valencia for 3/4 of my life, but in the end I decided to move away for good, selling my flat in El Carme and settling in my second homeland here in Central Europe, for the heat and humidity were taking a serious toll on my health, and of course, issues related to the impossibility to find a reliable income source weighted heavily at the time of choosing a new path (very little family and no connections anywhere, which equals suicide in terms of earning a living), but the asthma-like breathing problems in the "neverending" hot season and the all-day-long sweating + the winter with its humid cold weather which is actually rather detrimental to the joints did play a chief role at the time of taking a final decision. Very pleased now in this mild continental climate and not returning, not for the world. (Edit: there are by far not so many expats and tourists here, yet another reason that supported the decision to leave. The peaceful atmosphere of old times is lost forever, small shops selling useful everyday items began closing one after another, and the only businesses that opened after them were bars and restaurants, so that it all evolved towards a choking atmosphere and the constant danger of being hit by a Dutch riding his/her bicycle. "Tourists go home" is actually a slogan which could sometimes be seen painted on walls in the streets of the old town.)

[@Benito-lr8mz]

Valencia se mueve acciones comtra la turistificacion en el Cabañal y otros barrios y la gentrificacion al haber tantos extranjetos en general .

[@testseven6663]

Y aun así, no acaban con el tema de las casitas rosas...

[@controller01]

Expat? Oh La La what a fancy word for inmigrant.

[@controller01]

@mdplady "expats" also can break the law. How an individual behaves is not related to the word itself

[@Dhi_Bee]

Exactly. When you’re a “person without melanin” from a so-called “developed country” they call themselves “expat”, but for the rest of us (regardless if we’re POC or not from a “developed” or “developing country”) they call you “immigrant”😂 They have to make up words for themselves to make themselves feel superior. Basically colonizer talk 🤷‍♂️

[@marcotrujillo7364]

Ja ja ja good one As a spaniard i don't consider brits to be immigrants, they are europeans, thats all It is to It.

[@MrRaybrown007]

foreigner

[@danielflynn8118]

Merriam-Webster defines Expatriate as "a person who lives in a foreign country." Not all expats are immigrants. An immigrant is "a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence."

[@marijolivitzky4336]

Same in Valencia town in the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental. The town Valencia has many foreigners residing there as it's cool and close to nature rather than living in Dumaguete the capital of Negros Oriental, Philippines. It's not a surprise as the Philippines was colonized by Spain many centuries ago wayyyyy back in 1567.

[@javierjativa10]

I can tell I am from Valencia and the last months I see more foreigners than locals everywhere

[@MrRaybrown007]

Welcome to the new world.

[@patrickl7156]

Thank you Kate for showing us your beautiful city and Thank you James for all the amazing videos.

[@mandiplummer5541]

I loved this video, a fantastic tour - thanks Kate!

[@virginiafeliciano9318]

The first place I visited was Valencia and fell in love. That market is amazing and I long to visit it again. This video however popped my bubble of living there because it seems very expensive to rent or even buy now. It seems that all the people relocating there have made it like any US city which looses it allure for me now. I will visit it again, God willing, but if I do move or buy in Spain I think it will be elsewhere. Thank you James. The video was very good and I appreciate your hard work.

[@veronicav1779]

the Brits ruin everywhere

[@santgenisfashion1]

Spanish person here. Do you realize how ridiculous the word “expat” sounds? Why don’t you call yourselves ‘immigrants’? that’s what you really are! It seems that this euphemism give you some sort of status above any other immigrant because of your country of origin. I understand that moving to Europe is trendy now, especially for Americans who want to experience living outside the American bubble, and Spain is still a “cheap” place for you all to live in, but it’s in part because of this “expat invasion”, that prices are raising in Spain and life is becoming harder for us, locals. Just reflect on it, please!

[@chrishall1407]

❤

[@user-nc2qj2jc5q]

exMichigan in Spain 🇪🇸🇪🇺👍 . People who use the words expat, Americans and Brits there not like those others.

[@user-nc2qj2jc5q]

Took me 8 years to get spanish citzenship.

[@Benito-lr8mz]

​​@@user-nc2qj2jc5qThe word expat sound clasist in Spain practically all peolpe say inmigrant independent of born place at the end exit of your country for some reason .

[@Benito-lr8mz]

Inmigrantes o expatriados da lo mismo el caso es que hay demasiados

[@wandagonzalez3302]

Awesome Video!!! Love it 😍 Thank you 😊

[@jorgeruizibanez2318]

The problem, serious for me, is the heat at Summer , doesn't drop off from 28 °c at night....!!!80%humidity...

[@Answersonapostcard]

yes, I have a friend in Valencia and she says the same.

[@Lily4444]

Yes it’s awful and the city smells bad

[@-jamthesun1103]

We went to Valencia last year. Wow. What a beautiful city. Lovely old town. Beaches. Parks. Just stunning.

[@user-cb9ke4xs3y]

As always, very thorough information. Thank you, James!

[@chrishall1407]

Ultimately, my wife and I want to finish up life on this planet in Spain. HOWEVER, I have ZERO desire to do it this way. I don't understand the point of moving to a wonderful area and changing it to resemble what I'm LEAVING. My goal will be to be as invisible as possible. Renting from a family in small country town would be preferable. Whether it's achievable or not in about 10 years is a whole other thing. 😅

[@critical_thinking420]

Bruh. I moved from 4-5 million Kyiv to a small mountain town in Spain You don’t want this life. Its too boring, its a groundhog day every day. Also everything is closed all the time and no one speaks anything except spanish. And they speak like a machine-gun, so be prepared not to speak to anyone at all. Its cold half of the year and local houses are terrible at insulation. If you turn anything power consuming - expect the lights to go off. Look at least at a mid-size tourist popular city, like Alicante. Before anyone asks - it is a free crib. We are thankful as hell, we pay for electricity and such, just stating facts. And yeah, we are moving out soon

[@critical_thinking420]

On the other hand if you’re old and speak good spanish - maybe it will work out 🧐

[@chrishall1407]

​@@critical_thinking420 😅 I grew up in the sticks. I'm used to that. I'm not the most social person(understatement) so that's perfect for me. Plus, we've already experienced exactly what you described. BTW, you did a fantastic job!

[@geertstroy]

Great insight.... would do the same , but not in España....

[@CarlosPerez-zf1uy]

@@critical_thinking420so you moved to my country not speaking the language got a free house, while we have multiple homeless people, and just complain about us for what? Just leave already you are saying more negative things that positive. You should have never come to this country.

[@surfzion]

"Expat" !!! I love how Anglo-Saxons do everything to distance themselves from the term "immigrants".

[@simonalger5512]

James is quite correct to use the term "expats" and not "immigrants" in this context. As an Anglo-Saxon, allow me help you along your English learning journey. "Expat" typically refers to someone temporarily residing in a foreign country often for professional reasons and with an intention to return home, while "immigrant" describes someone who relocates to another country usually for permanent settlement, driven by a variety of reasons such as economic opportunities or safety.

[@sportsfreundberlin]

@@simonalger5512 But people move to Valencia permanently. So they're actually immigrants.

[@simonalger5512]

@@sportsfreundberlin That's lovely for them, however James' video is about expats.

[@sportsfreundberlin]

@@simonalger5512 😂

[@Dhi_Bee]

@@simonalger5512🤡🤣

[@noel.abascal]

Loved the video, keep them coming! Thank you James, I’ve been to Spain a few times and never visited Valencia but it’s definitely on my list for the future. ❤ I’m going to Gran Canaria in November, I don’t remember any videos of the islands from you, think about please. 😂😎✌🏼

[@Mick-nu9xe]

As someone from the UK who lived in Valencia for 6 months be prepared to mostly make friends with only other international people. I can’t speak for all locals but a lot are not happy to see you and honestly I don’t blame them. Guiris as they call them are pricing them out of their own city and eroding local culture. Without a doubt once of the most beautiful cities on earth but I just hope it retains its charm with some many guiris there

[@CarlosPerez-zf1uy]

It is already losing every single good thing Valencia had. Is just turning into a zoo for guys like you.

[@easydrive3662]

Visited valencia a couple of times, its a beautiful city with every part of it clean, tidy and not one rough bad area to it. It has a real mix of old and modern buildings that blend together so well, together with onr of europes best climates the city is perfect

[@6861Charley]

I visited Valencia on second week of April. Food was delicious especially Paella and City of Arts and Sciences is amazing and explored other places.

[@wildbill6366]

Whenever all the expatriates moved to an area they will ruin it in a short time.. prices are up and crowds are there.. it's now become kind of a tourist trap.. if you have lots of money and want to be surrounded by lots of tourists and expatriates, it's great... There are way better choices.

[@HanzHeHim]

Thank you for this video

[@saalfeld_rocks]

Thank you for the wonderful video, James. Your portrayal of Valencia really captures its beauty and vibrancy. I've been living here as an foreigner for two years and I'm currently exploring other Spanish cities to possibly move to, most likely Madrid. While Valencia is indeed charming with its friendly locals and pleasant climate, it seems to suit short-term stays or tourism more closely if you are after a life in a city centre. Prospective residents might want to consider the city's lively atmosphere, which includes a vibrant party scene and the boisterous Fallas festival, which, despite its deep cultural roots, can often be overwhelming with its noise and the aftermath of celebrations. Additionally, Valencia also ranks on the higher side for taxpayers in Spain, which is an important consideration. And while real estate prices are on the rise, the quality of housing doesn't quite compare to what you might find in Madrid or Barcelona. Just some thoughts for anyone considering Valencia as a more permanent home!

[@trave7644]

What great parents to teach kids so many languages!

[@marcusadrian7646]

It is sad. The tourist and expat hype destroys one city like BCN before, then passes to the next one Valencia.

[@Emy53]

That's a beautiful home. Many levels and balconies. Rooms were very large.

[@deejay6752]

I really enjoyed your video. Given that there are many older expats whom a more likely to have health problems. What is health care like there including prices of doctors visits, insurance monthly premium cost, and abundance of clinics or hospitals, are there enough hospitals and or clinics to see a doctor if needed? Also let's say the "no me digas" happens and a person dies. How are funeral arrangements made: cremation, funeral, for simple direct burial, cost of funeral, and burial/cemetery costs, and cemetery availability/eligibility? Thank you. ✌🏼💋❤

[@richardmyles1301]

Rents DOUBLED in 2- 3 years Not so cheap anymore

[@sorchiazzo]

great video buddy

[@8tonystark8]

Because it has the best climate in whole of Europe from October to May.

[@petek5523]

*Malaga has entered the chat 😅

[@Answersonapostcard]

and an insufferable summer.

[@chrisofmelbourne87]

Hmmmm. Do you know the weather in all of Europe? Kalamata in Greece has an amazing climate also. Also Crete.

[@Answersonapostcard]

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[@rafarequeni822]

@@petek5523 As a valencian who has been in Malaga a few times in different periods of the year, I'd say that Malaga's weather is better. It's not that hot in the summer, and the humidity tends to be a little lower too. The winters are similarly mild.

[@chrisallen-turner6995]

I have been here 9 years, and I have adapted and integrated, I speak Spanish and Valencian. I am fallero. I hate what tourism and foreigners buying homes is doing to my neighbourhood el Cabañal ... They stick out like arrogant sore thumbs and drive up property prices...

[@enekoetxeandia906]

Ninguno de estos flipados se siente culpable de estar contribuyendo a joder indirectamente a tanta gente? Ya sé que la movida va de mirar para otro lado, de decir que America is a shitshow (como si esto fuera muy diferente) y de descubrir el sitio ideal para tu retiro (con dolares americanos, por supuesto), pero supongo que en el fondo algún remordimiento tendrán...? O igual no, ya que muchos creen que tienen derecho a todo porque tienen pasta y son gringos. Prueba a entrar en su país tú. Me aburre sobremanera esta invasión y tanto video sobre el tema. Todo el día hablando de "build a community" haciendo los gestitos de los quote-unquote con los dedos. Muchos buscan sitios donde vayan los locales, lo auténtico, pero seguido lo suben a las redes y en menos de nada ya está petado de guiris también. Sé que es complicado, que los propietarios de inmuebles tienen su parte de culpa también (y en parte, lo entiendo) y que pasa en muchos sitios, pero... Qué hartazgo!

[@critical_thinking420]

11:40 My typical conversation with locals 😅 Me: - Hola como estas? Spaniards: - Hi, how are you? Let me practice my spanish gotdamit 😂

[@manuelfresco6879]

THE most important phrase is "Lo siento, pero no hablo ingles“.

[@critical_thinking420]

@@manuelfresco6879 haha, thanks, I will try that

[@LaudenElizabeth]

Hahahahaha, “can I at least try?”, them: “where are you from?”

[@AIejandroide]

And let us practice our english

[@southcoastinventors6583]

That because your Spanish is bad and they are trying to be nice.

[@brentleimenstoll129]

Visited Valencia many times when I lived there. However, I'm not much for the big city as I believe you get much more of a cultural feel from the smaller towns. I would visit the small town of Alginet many times and really began to love it along with the beach town of Cuellera. Additionally, my ex-wife lives in Valencia so I would not want to run into her. 🤣

[@PortageurCa]

I can't wait to check out Valencia. I think it's my next destination in Spain.

[@denniszenanywhere]

I'm glad you did this. More journalistic -- more informative.

[@cmacmenow]

Malaga or Valencia? I need to make my mind up James! Super vlog. Kate was so informative and fun. Her home and family are muy, muy bonito. Horchata is delicious.

[@funkaddictions]

Go to Malaga, there are too many of us in Valencia

[@mado.madeleine]

Valencia

[@funkaddictions]

@@mado.madeleine 😁

[@MiloshBlack00]

As a native Valencian I answer you, go to Malaga

[@saalfeld_rocks]

If you're considering Valencia, I recommend staying there from March 1 to March 19 to experience the Fallas festival (technically only 15 to 19 March, but it starts getting busy as of 1 March) firsthand-it's quite different from what tourist videos typically show. I regret not moving to Malaga, where the beach in the city center is perfect for after-work walks.

[@johnnevada46]

Brexit has completely changed the profile of the typical British immigrant (or expat) arriving in Valencia. Twenty years ago the region was very popular with British pensioners on average or even below average pensions. However, the costs, requirements, and uncertainties involved in obtaining a 'third-country' visa have frightened away this profile. Arrivals from Britain now tend to be fewer - but younger and wealthier.

[@sbkpilot1]

Valencia used to be very affordable relatively speaking, now are costs going to quadruple just like what has happened elsewhere?

[@raquelbuhos6320]

The market Mercado Central is lovely and it still has people who buy their food there, but as you can see it is mostly old people. They bought their houses in the city center a long time ago and they are the only locals who can afford to live there. Everything else is for tourists or foreigners because they are the only ones who can pay the prices of those flats. There won't be locals buying at Mercado Central in a few years. I find sad that the people who come to see "the locals lives" are the ones destroying it.

[@movingtophx]

Do you have a similar video for Barcelona?

[@Ferda1964]

Believing the 3rd floor apt. above downstairs bar will offer some buffer zone from noisy night crawlers is a delusion.Visit Oregon or British Columbia instead.

[@jenniferpennoyer3753]

Thank you James for introducing Kate to all of us. I spent my childhood summers in Alicante and Valencia. I am so trying to talk my husband into retiring there. I have always felt Spain and that part as home.

[@CarlosPerez-zf1uy]

We are not a nursing home, retire in your country.

[@marisaberi-in4eb]

Gorgeous place, everything you need. Lovely people too.

[@f.g.e.3889]

Valencia area has around 2,000,000 people, 800,000 is just the municipality.

[@martinquinn9007]

Its not x pats its immigrants

[@jim4213]

Invasion

[@samirsaid7658]

@@jim4213but without tourism and expats Valencia will be dead, as Spanish do not have many children nowadays

[@scottt.4596]

This was GREAT! Cheers 🍻 Oh, and BEAUTIFUL kitchen❣️

[@brianhynds6201]

To me these Mediterranean cities tend to look and feel the same. Kinda like Miami or Panama city. All right for the over 60s I suppose.

[@johnschooley3631]

So much fun to see Katie in Valencia. I know her from Maine.

[@italianlifestyle7911]

Lovely country💛

[@niguel4438]

Excelente vídeo. Isn’t Kate a true charmer with a lovely family

[@nellycastro4482]

If you are thinking about moving to Valencia, you should experience the whole holiday of Fallas (from March 1 to 19th) and not like someone is having a holiday in Valencia but like someone that live in the city. For a foreigner could be very intense in every way you would think of. Many foreigners I have talked to experience the same situation. Even many people from Valencia leave the city. I wish someone would of told me before.

[@madhavyu]

Yes, this an important point - most locals don´t like living in Ciutat Vella because it is too noisy and hectic.

[@Benito-lr8mz]

Fácil solución no vengas a Valencia emigra a otro sitio que aquí hay muchos ya.

[@nellycastro4482]

@@Benito-lr8mz Los Valencianos son muy amables, verdad.

[@mircos6994]

@@Benito-lr8mz Benito te veo enfadado XD

[@josemariagarcia9577]

Muchos españoles hacemos lo mismo. A los que no nos gusta el barullo, cuando son fiestas en nuestras ciudades, nos vamos unos días de vacaciones a otros pueblos o ciudades más tranquilas. No creo que sea un drama, y que le haga repensar a alguien no vivir en una ciudad, simplemente por eso. De todas formas, si no les gusta la fiesta y todo lo que conlleva, no creo que España sea la más adecuada para ustedes, aunque en la provincia de Soria o Teruel pueden encontrar sitios muy, muy tranquilos.

[@p.ipebomb]

I thought her husband looked straight up like a working class Ameircan Dad, but when he spoke I was like Okay he's really from Spain 😂

[@AndreiDimaReviews]

Valencia has become increasingly crowded over the past five years, making it less enjoyable to live in. The traffic has worsened, the food scene has declined, and even some of the traditional Tascas have closed down. It's a shame because it used to be such a nice city. And the prices, my god!

[@veronicav1779]

Thus the many protests across Spain and Gran Canaria against UK tourists and immigrants

[@AndreiDimaReviews]

@@solveigsolveig2249 not only expats, greedy people, including Valencians.

[@ArtFreeman]

I love this video. Thank you for showing Valenzia and a home.

[@richstewart3858]

Great video! What camera/mic are you using?

[@TANNASTUDIO]

hi I research your channel and found you Happy too found you I am a digital marketing thank you again except my comment.

[@madplanet3351]

Excellent video as always. Thanks ❤️

[@barbieholicable]

Kate, her home and family are gorgeous and welcoming. Thank you Kate

[@santaaugusta122]

I just left living in the Puçol / Alfinach...bored out of my mind. El Turco is an ok restaurant. You cannot buy anything less than €500,000 in Montesterios / Alfinach. Rent a house/ townhouse IF you find one to rent €2300.

[@rebekahpollock8627]

This was a very interesting video. I like that it took us beyond the historic center. I Would love to see profiles of other Spanish cities, along with their neighborhoods and cost of living.

[@rebekahpollock8627]

@@solveigsolveig2249 To be honest, I will probably never move away from Canada. I watch these videos because I am fascinated to see how people in other places of the world live.

[@bkm2797]

Isn't Valencia home of the famous oranges, they are great for cooking if you like a bit of tang. Looks beautiful and it was nice of Kate to take you along for a tour. Thanks James and Kate, enjoyed the take along.❤️👍

[@trainsbuseshostels]

Awesome video, I’m going to visit a friend there in the fall, great to know more about the city.

[@sabinenadal8470]

The right word for foreigners living in Spain is not "expats", it's immigrants

[@mjp96]

Why is that? Please elaborate. Thanks.

[@billlynn8256]

wrong...ask a Spaniard and they are always referred to as "guiris"..look it up.

[@BookLoversValencia]

...and there is an amazing bookstore with over 10,000 used and new books in English in Ruzafa, with tons of events for expats...

[@mathiaskruck2576]

Hi Alan!

[@Benito-lr8mz]

Solo 10.000?

[@geertstroy]

Why dont you read Español..... hilarious....

[@BookLoversValencia]

@@geertstroy I appreciate your interest in my language skills. While I do live in Spain, I choose to read in English for personal reasons. Everyone has their preferences, and mine happens to be English. Thank you for understanding.

[@SuperALBSURE]

Miami without the guns! :-) lovely place.

[@joaquincastello6174]

It´s funny cause you look impressed that "there are some LOCALS going to the market", "Still some LOCALS living in the center".. I am 100% valencian , i speak valencian language and the LOCALS are about 90% of the population of Valencia city. it¨s like going to manchester and say..Wow, wow, some english are still living in this city?. Anyway , it´s just funny. You didn´t mention the valencian language.

[@cmcjvcltcbmc]

Gracias y gracias a Kate tambien.

[@iannorton2253]

Valencia is fabulous. I've visited often and lived for a couple of years near one of the inland towns.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

Valencia is trully wonderful, no doubt about it. If i were living in Cataluña i´d pick the city of Tarragona over Barcelona.

[@derya2041]

Thank you so much for the insight of this city James. Much appreciated!

[@ignacio5283]

900-1500 euros a month. Whats the average monthly working wage?

[@nicolasb.henry294]

In Spain the average working wage is 1500€ a month but people mainly live with 1200€ a month. Salaries are very very low in Spain compare to those in UK, Nothern Europe and even France.

[@Benito-lr8mz]

​@@nicolasb.henry2941.200€ ? creo que más.

[@chloeamanda86]

but prices are cheaper than france and switzerland so …

[@borjamarina1277]

​@@chloeamanda86No, they are not thanks to the inflation.

[@Lily4444]

1200

[@suzieq1827]

This was an amazing video and very cool to see the different neighbourhoods in Valencia. I’m thinking of buying in Spain 🇪🇸 😊 Thanks for sharing

[@lmarts]

What for?? To live or to rent/speculate?

[@Marciap17]

Thank you both, great tour and info. I’ll certainly look into flying to Valencia and meet Kate. 😊

[@petek5523]

Valencia is a wonderful and beautiful city, but like all the other wonderful and beautiful cities around the world,it’s going to be overrun with tourists, like me, and will get more and more expensive as time goes by. I loved my stay in Valencia, but this year I’m trying Malaga to see what the difference is 🎉

[@EMVelez]

Not much difference in Málaga. Many tourists there too.

[@petek5523]

@@EMVelez tourists are everywhere, very hard to avoid them. I’m going to Malaga because I’ve never been, not to try to avoid the teeming masses of unwashed tourists 😅. I’m traveling mid September so hopefully I’ll miss the worst of it.

[@petek5523]

@@solveigsolveig2249 Short term rentals are ruining cities all over the world unfortunately, I only stay in hotels now and try to blend in as best I can. I’m trying to be a good “tourist “ 😇

[@owenriddle1572]

Best advice. If you are considering moving to Valencia. Come for Fallas first 😅

[@rafarequeni822]

Hahahaha! Well, it's only 4 days a year. With Fallas, you know, you live them or you fled from them. 😉

[@user-nc2qj2jc5q]

The only time I go to Valencia is the airport 😂 . Life in the small fishing village is better 🍷👍

[@aguerrero]

American showing Valencia in Spain sounds very jelly about Barcelona. So many comparisons! 😅

[@christinecleavest9099]

I dont think it is jealously as much as Barcelona being a reference point since mostly Barcelona, Madrid and more recently, Costa del Sol are usually what most people from the States have heard about... of course it is slowly changing as more Americans are exploring Spain more than ever.

[@user-nc2qj2jc5q]

Zaragoza would prefer if wanted a big city.

[@Necessary_Chemical]

@@user-nc2qj2jc5q I was considering Zaragoza before Valencia until a friend who was living there asked me the following (which helped me make up my mind): Do you want to die because of the heat in summer? Do you want to die because of how cold it can get in the winter? Then come to Zaragoza! I can't speak to the truth of this but this is what they experienced

[@martinquinn9007]

Looks a lovely city

[@marisaberi-in4eb]

Busy? Go during Fayas!

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Very nice video with great info. I wonder if it is hard to park downtown if you have a car? Or is it best to stay at a hotel a bit outside the city and park there, and then take the Metro in each day? Thank you.