Well many people picture Spain as a country of continuous hot sunny days - now that is a fallacy !
The north of the country Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria usually has cold and wet weather throughout the winter as a norm and is very much like the UK.
What surprised us and many others from the UK is how cold it can get during the night down on the sunny coasts of Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol. Just remember the flats and villas are designed to stay cool with their cold tiles - and they do in winter !
The local shops sell numerous types of heaters - especially I think for the northern Europeans - the locals tend to wrap up warm in a fleecy dressing gown ( I think that is a good idea and next winter I shall be purchasing the same )
Carpets and rugs tend to be expensive in Spain - quite a few people can be seen carrying their UK purchased rug onto the plane at Manchester airport ..
Like everywhere else the cost of electricity is likely to rise in Spain again this year as global energy prices rise. However much we try to save on electric cost in Spain we are always hit by a hefty standing charge ( in the UK standing charges seem to have disappeared ) ..
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