What’s the BEST Region in Spain to Live? (We Ranked All 17)

La mejor ciudad para vivir es Madrid, sin lugar a dudas.donde la longevidad es más larga una vida media de 84 años, en Barcelona 82 de media.

It depends on what you are lookin for

Navarre has the city with the best cuality of life of Spain (Pamplona), the best health care of Spain, the third highest GDP per capita, an amazing basque culture in the north, one of the most iconic festival worlwide, the salary is higher than the national average, similar to Madrid and Basque Country. What are u guys talking about?? It seems that u haven't research enough

I'm Galician, but Aragón is a great place to live in! And it's definitely way more than Zaragoza, which is an underrated, very cool city.

If you think Mallorca or Menorca is just cruise ships and party scene then why would we listen to you? Plus Mallorca gets a great food scene because of the tourists restauranteurs have to be inventive. I'm not even a fan of Mallorca but jesus the comments are bad.

Also not enough diversity between Canary islands? Ffs some have rainforrests on La Palma, Gomera, Tenerife, Deserts on Lanzarote and Fuerta. Also Tenerife is touristy af. Also how the hell are Canaries hard to get to?


Then again immigrants calling themselves exparts really explains the vibe.

no entiendo los criterios, ¿Playa? bueno Suiza no tiene playa, por ejemplo y a nadie se le ocurre decir que no es hermosa.España, tiene de todo..no olvidemos es el pais mas montañoso de Europa y el que mas playas con banderas azules tiene...

Aragón, la región de los Pirineos, con pistas de esquí enormes, montañas y paisajes parecidos a Suiza, elegida la mejor región de turismo de aventura, donde puedes hacer todo tipo de deportes de naturaleza y solo destaca Zaragoza😂😂

I think you're failing to understand that both the Canary and Balearic Islands are literally the 1st and 4th most visited regions in the entire continent and hence they're easily the best connected places in the entire country after Madrid and Barcelona, so not sure what you meant by "difficult to get there"... there are cheap direct flights from Tenerife and Gran Canaria to the entire continent, only truly rivaled by Madrid, Barcelona and Mallorca in international connectivity. The Canaries feel less touristy because tourism is spread out during the entire year and among 4 big islands, unlike the Balearic where it's concentrated in the Summer months and mainly in 2 islands, but the Canaries have actually more visitors. Also, the Canaries are the 6th largest region in the entire country by population... I think places like Extremadura or the Castilles are much more isolated than Europe's main holiday destination lol

Sorry, but you have no idea. Generalizing too much and prioritizing large cities, which is NOT the essence of Spain. I live in Aragón, in the north, Prepyrenees. We have everything. Deserts, green valleys, nice cities, tranquil villages, tourism, and places where tourism is very low key, which makes it nice for tourists. Many many things to see and do. Mountain sports, cultural visits, hiking, air sports, anything you can think of. The tourists practice all of this but also the locals

Seguid, seguid sin acordaros de Extremadura. Lo ideal ya sabemos que es la masificación, donde va a parar. La parte Norte de Extrtemadura, sus pueblos, son una maravilla para vivir. Y estos amigos no hacen más que justificar que la ignorancia esmuy atrevida.

i lived in Lugo, Galicia for now roughly 3 years... quite isolating sometimes but may move to a bigger city in Galicia... but Galicia in general is fantastic if you can deal with the rain & cold... definitely "S" tier, Galicia Calidade

What a perverted look on the world to submit countries and regions to a ranking from best to worst by a self declared entitled jury that turns world geography into a school subject, evaluated by school marks, looking at the wonders of nature and cultural achievements with a note book in hand, wondering whether to give them a nine or just a seven on the score. What a hilariious level of ignorance!😂

Teruel doesn't exist?? Aragon has three regions and cities!

He aguantado esta infame sarta de topicazos hasta la Comunidad de Madrid, luego ya les he mandado a la mierda y he dejado de ver el vídeo. Hasta ese momento, ni una sola mención a la cultura, el paisaje, la arquitectura, los monumentos vinculados a diferentes civilizaciones, lugares y enclaves Patrimonio de la Humanidad, etc. Claro, que tampoco se puede esperar una mínima sensibilidad ni un gran despliegue intelectual de unos estadounidenses medios, cretinos y mediocres, para los que sólo parece importar si el lugar tiene playas y marcha, y una cierta fama turística... Y ya está, ahí termina el sesudo análisis de estos tipos. Me pregunto qué diablos conocerán de Extremadura, Aragón, La Rioja o Castilla-La Mancha. Pero, mejor así para los que hemos viajado mucho y sabemos apreciar la pureza y autenticidad de lugares mágicos, emblemáticos y de un enorme peso cultural como los que estos dos ignorantes han colocado en la letra D

Lo que es la pronunciación es altamente defectuosa, y las ciudades de cada región, no son las reales, por ejemplo al hablar de Aragon, se olvidan de Teruel.

You did great puting catalonia at A, it's a great region but too many tourists already, you literally can't go in a semi-centric restaurant in barcelona and not hear half of the people there speaking english, and the air bnb, don't do that if you come here, just pay for a hotel

Being from Extremadura, I can’t really argue with the classification, since it’s part of the collective imagination. I’d just add one nuance: Extremadura is the region of Spain with the most inland shoreline and by far the greatest amount of reservoir water. In short, it’s quite far from the stereotype.

OK, I'm disagreeing big time on your low rating of Aragón. I love Andalucía big time but:
Is there any city there where you can get to Madrid in under 90 minutes? Nope
Is there any city there where you can get to Barcelona in under 90 minutes? Nope
Is there any city there where you can get to San Sebastian in under 2 hours? Nope
Is there any city there where you can get to the Pyrenees in under 2 hours? Nope
Is there any city there where you can get to the south of France in just over 2 hours? Nope
Zaragoza has all of those and more.
Zaragoza has friendly people, awesome food, is not crowded, has a ton of beautiful parks, has very reasonable real estate prices and a University vibe not unlike Granada. Plus, their Spanish is clean as a whistle.
Some people whine about the weather but I grew up in Chicago. 40 in the summer? Yeah, every year. -5 in the winter? Geez, -15 was every winter and we'd hit -20 in some years. El Cierzo? Umm, which US city is The Windy City?
As you might guess, I'm on my way there to buy an apartment!

There's sooo much ignorance on display by you Yanks, there should be like a trump award for tone deafness, cliché amplification and overall cringe. You two should be the first winners of the Yank abroad trumpian award of 2026.

What's the deal with all the immigrating moslems. The govt seems bent on ruining the country as fast as possible.

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I will never get the hype that Valencia has among expats, especially Americans. To me it’s just a duh city, but I’ve been there only a few times. The beaches are not great, the food.. meh and the Valencianos, even if a bit nicer than Catalans, but are not known for being super nice people either 😅 And the nature scenery in Valencia is not what you’d call breathtaking. Anyway, glad to see you like Spain 😎 Greetings from the north of Barcelona

Great video and great geography lesson. But I think you’ve been unfair to discussing cultural charm (Salamanca, Toledo, Merida). In particular, we’re very fond of Extremadura that has such a lot more than meets the first glance, including history, nature and very friendly people. But then that depends on each person’s priorities.

Bilbao, a “secondary city”??? LOL! To visit it is not to know.
Look, it seems like you tend to value the weather over everything else, just like you did with Andalusia. Andalusia has beautiful areas and a rich cultural heritage, but unfortunately the right-wing is in power there... They’re dismantling public healthcare and education, reducing rights, and there’s corruption... The usual! In general, the Mediterranean coast focuses more on "sun tourism", which is seasonal, than on industry or quality jobs.

But let’s get back to Bilbao and the Basque Country. Let’s compare, shall we? GDP per capita. Year 2024.



- Autonomous Community of Madrid, about 7 million citizens, GDP = €44,745



- Basque Country, population of 2.4 million, GDP = €41,016



- Andalusia comes in last with €24,566



So, with a third of the population of Madrid, which is only slightly larger in area than the Basque Country, yet it’s Spain’s second-largest economy. And that’s not all. As a curious fact, half of all strikes and demonstrations in Spain take place in the Basque Country and Navarre; that’s why the best working conditions, better labor agreements, and some of the highest wages are found here. Its healthcare system also functions much better (though it could improve), and children finish school speaking three or four languages.
In Bilbao, we don’t want to be a city like Madrid or Barcelona; we don’t even like skyscrapers. We offer world-renowned cuisine (and a wide variety of international restaurants), a culture dating back thousands of years—Basque is the oldest language in Europe—and our cultural scene continues to grow with new festivals (BBK Live, Bilbao Blues Festival, Basque Fest, Fant Fantasy Film Festival, etc.), a renowned opera season, theaters, dance, street arts, a blend of traditional and modern architecture that includes seven Pritzker Prize winners, parks and green spaces, mountains, the coast just 15 minutes away by metro, all public transportation is 100% accessible for people with reduced mobility, a high safety rating, big social live, and more.



Oh, and the climate is one of the mildest on the peninsula, both in summer and winter. So if you don’t mind it rains frequently to keep our mountains green... Because we Basques don’t stay home because of the rain, and nothing stops.



What do you think now?