New: Plus Ultra — the SpainExpat member desk. Founding waitlist open Request invitation →

Play – Have Fun in Spain

Dating and hanging with mates. Day trips and activities for expats living in Spain. Take advantage of already being here, learn something about your new home, and travel in the off season for cheap.

See all 10 guides
Highlights

"Rosters turn over every summer, so treat any specific player name as a snapshot rather than a fact."
- Sports In Spain

"The clay-court tradition matters here: growing up on tierra batida teaches a longer, more physical style of point construction than fast hard courts do."
- Tennis In Spain

"Formigal-Panticosa is Spain's largest ski resort by a wide margin: 147 runs across four connected valleys."
- Skiing In Spain

"Showing up regularly to the same activity does more for meeting people than any single event."
- Dating in Spain Tips

"A first date is as likely to be a group outing, drinks with the cuadrilla folded in, as a one-on-one dinner."
- Dating in Spain

"Badoo often has more active users than Tinder in smaller Spanish cities, even though Tinder leads nationally."
- The Hottest Way To Find Spanish Love

"Word of warning. Do NOT plonk yourselves down within a defined COTO DE CAZA. You could get yourself shot – at the least! - especially if you remotely resemble a hare."
- Camping in Spain

"A Blue Flag measures water quality and lifeguard provision. It says nothing about whether you'll actually like the place."
- Beaches in Spain

"Marriage equality here passed its twentieth anniversary in 2025, and adoption rights have applied from day one."
- Gay In Spain

"Spain counts roughly 17,000 padel courts, one for every 2,800 people, more than any other country on earth."
- Padel In Spain

Business
Finance
Language
Legal
Lifestyle
Living
Moving
Play
Technology
Working
Visas