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What are Spanish and Soviet apartments similar?
Sunny Spain attracts many tourists. And some of them are seriously planning to move to this country with stunning landscape and amazing architecture. Apartments in Spain are a little different from our usual ones. What should you do if you want to rent or buy a house in Spain for the first time?
For our person, your apartment will always be something solid. It really is like a fortress in which you can hide and wait out all the absurdities of life. We are used to settling in for a long time and expect from the apartment or house qualities that will contribute to a long and pleasant pastime within four walls.
This perception of their home is difficult for the Spaniards to understand. These are cheerful and cheerful people who are used to spending a lot of time outside, in cafes and bars. On average, as many as 280 days a year in the cities of Spain there is sunny weather. This contributes to an active stay on the street.
Because of these conditions, housing in Spain has ceased to play the same role as ours. In most cases, Spanish apartments can be described as resort apartments. They have a fairly low foundation and thin walls. These houses are being built very quickly. There is also a separate category of apartments for permanent residence. What should we expect from them?
Features of Spanish apartments for year-round living Availability of elevator and ramp for wheelchairs
Even the oldest buildings in Spanish towns are equipped with these facilities. European standards are valued above all else. You'll never have a problem dragging heavy bags of groceries down the stairs.
Tiles all over the apartment
In the apartments of Spaniards it is not customary to take off shoes. This may come as a shock to us, but there are several significant arguments in favor of such a tradition. In Spain, it rarely rains, so the streets are almost always clean. The whole apartment is lined with tiles that are easy to clean. And also such a floor serves as an excellent protection from severe heat. The tile cools down easily and quickly.
Many streets in large cities are washed, and sometimes even vacuumed. Everywhere is very clean, and therefore you can often see sitting right on the pavement of the company of children.
The higher the better.
People don’t like to stay on the first and last floors. This is not the case in Spain! Living on the top floor is a luxury, because you can sunbathe on the roof and have a good time in the evenings. Apartments above the third floor are equipped with large comfortable balconies, although party there. And there are fewer neighbors than a couple of floors below.
Nothing superfluous.
As we have already written, in Spain, the apartment is not designed for everything at once. There is no point in putting a lot of things in it. Many only sleep in the apartment, because it is furnished with elegant minimalism. A closet sewn into the wall, a small bedside table, a bed ... No more!
In many old Spanish apartments you can see the so-called wall, which is very similar to the furniture set of Soviet times. This is funny, because we have such “walls” have long been out of use and are considered tasteless.
Two bathrooms
Even small apartments have two bathrooms. The first - for parents or owners of the room, the second - for children and guests. Usually one is equipped with a bathtub, and the second with a shower.
Internal windows facing the patio
Most of the windows do not open in all apartments, as is usually the case with us. The thing is that many Spanish houses have a patio – a small patio for relaxation. That's where the windows often go. At first it will seem strange and very unpleasant, because it seems as if the windows go out into some well, but over time you will get used to it.
It is also worth mentioning that utilities in Spain are very responsible for their work. Cleanliness and order in the entrances are carefully monitored. The floor, for example, is often washed and rubbed to shine.
For our person, your apartment will always be something solid. It really is like a fortress in which you can hide and wait out all the absurdities of life. We are used to settling in for a long time and expect from the apartment or house qualities that will contribute to a long and pleasant pastime within four walls.
This perception of their home is difficult for the Spaniards to understand. These are cheerful and cheerful people who are used to spending a lot of time outside, in cafes and bars. On average, as many as 280 days a year in the cities of Spain there is sunny weather. This contributes to an active stay on the street.
Because of these conditions, housing in Spain has ceased to play the same role as ours. In most cases, Spanish apartments can be described as resort apartments. They have a fairly low foundation and thin walls. These houses are being built very quickly. There is also a separate category of apartments for permanent residence. What should we expect from them?
Features of Spanish apartments for year-round living Availability of elevator and ramp for wheelchairs
Even the oldest buildings in Spanish towns are equipped with these facilities. European standards are valued above all else. You'll never have a problem dragging heavy bags of groceries down the stairs.
Tiles all over the apartment
In the apartments of Spaniards it is not customary to take off shoes. This may come as a shock to us, but there are several significant arguments in favor of such a tradition. In Spain, it rarely rains, so the streets are almost always clean. The whole apartment is lined with tiles that are easy to clean. And also such a floor serves as an excellent protection from severe heat. The tile cools down easily and quickly.
Many streets in large cities are washed, and sometimes even vacuumed. Everywhere is very clean, and therefore you can often see sitting right on the pavement of the company of children.
The higher the better.
People don’t like to stay on the first and last floors. This is not the case in Spain! Living on the top floor is a luxury, because you can sunbathe on the roof and have a good time in the evenings. Apartments above the third floor are equipped with large comfortable balconies, although party there. And there are fewer neighbors than a couple of floors below.
Nothing superfluous.
As we have already written, in Spain, the apartment is not designed for everything at once. There is no point in putting a lot of things in it. Many only sleep in the apartment, because it is furnished with elegant minimalism. A closet sewn into the wall, a small bedside table, a bed ... No more!
In many old Spanish apartments you can see the so-called wall, which is very similar to the furniture set of Soviet times. This is funny, because we have such “walls” have long been out of use and are considered tasteless.
Two bathrooms
Even small apartments have two bathrooms. The first - for parents or owners of the room, the second - for children and guests. Usually one is equipped with a bathtub, and the second with a shower.
Internal windows facing the patio
Most of the windows do not open in all apartments, as is usually the case with us. The thing is that many Spanish houses have a patio – a small patio for relaxation. That's where the windows often go. At first it will seem strange and very unpleasant, because it seems as if the windows go out into some well, but over time you will get used to it.
It is also worth mentioning that utilities in Spain are very responsible for their work. Cleanliness and order in the entrances are carefully monitored. The floor, for example, is often washed and rubbed to shine.
