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[philipjmorgan42]

Hi everybody

I will be moving to Spain next summer and I can't decide where to go. I have definitely decided not to go to Madrid or Barcelona. Madrid simply doesn't interest me, I am looking for somewhere a bit quieter, and Barcelona is too expensive.

Right now the options I am considering are Sevilla and A Coruña. I have heard that Sevilla is nice but very touristy. A Coruña looks interesting but I´m not sure how easy it is to find work there.

If anyone has any experience of these cities, please give me your thoughts.

Thank you

[johncoan]

I lived in Ferrol (very close to A Coruña) for a year, and it was OK, and later I did a stint in A Coruña for a summer school. But frankly it's a bit of an odd choice. Why there? (I only moved there because a vacancy was advertised - back in those pre-internet days where you'd apply for TEFL jobs from Tuesday's Guardian).

The Cambridge School might still be there, and I'm sure - as with all Spanish cities - there'll be a couple more language schools. It's a decent size if you're not looking for BIG cities. Santiago and Vigo are nicer cities, I'd say, and with more work going, I'm sure.

[Nicky_McG]

I had a couple of colleagues who'd moved from Sevilla to Madrid as they found the people too conservative. That would be a negative in my book but it depends what you're into. I've visited Sevilla and it didn't seem that touristy but it was unbearably hot in summer (noticeably hotter than Madrid).

[DosEquisX]

I'd look into Malaga or Valencia.

[currentaffairs]

I like the idea of staying out of Madrid and Barcelona. I would look at Sevilla, Valencia, San Sebastián, Pamplona, Leon, and maybe Bilbao.. Galicia is very wet to be honest.

[jonniboy]

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[reddevil79]

I don't think Pamplona is quite so bad, but León can get very cold and rainy in the winter months.