THE ADDRESS Magazine No.20 | Page 155

A wonderful villa that delivers style, substance and tasteful individuality A s Spain's second-largest city, Barcelona offers something for everyone: sea and beaches, art, museums, historic and modern architecture, cuttingedge gastronomy and Mediterranean allure. With a population of 1.6 million in the city itself and slightly more than four million in the metropolitan area, a high standard of living, fashionable boutiques, fascinating galleries, exciting fiestas and year-round sun, Barcelona is undoubtedly a top place to live. The city has easy access to the rest of Europe, with one of the largest Mediterranean ports, an international airport, motorways connecting to the European network and a TGV high-speed train station. The top end of the property market in Barcelona has been traditionally attractive to Scandinavian, French, British and Swiss buyers. The last couple of years, they have been joined by investors from Eastern Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, a trend that has been boosted by the introduction of Golden Visa permits to non-EU nationals who spend €500,000 or www.theaddressmagazine.com 161