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Spanish Courses in Spain - Cactus Language offers a wide range of destinations to take up Spanish Language Courses in Spain. Courses are available for all levels and all ages.

Employment
Employers, Agencies & Placement Services 
Academia Atlantika - Spanish language academy dedicated to teaching English and Spanish as a Foreign Language.
Amnesia - Ibizan club.
Babel Idiomas - Spanish courses in the centre of the Andalusian city of Malaga. They offer intensive courses, au pair programmes and gap year programmes with accommodation in student flats or with host families.
Eden - Home to Gatecrasher.
Eurocamp - Friendly, helpful employees sought for a summer in Spain.
Fiesta Hotels & Resorts - Catering to a British clientle the group has one hotel on the island of Menorca, four on Mallorca and one on Tenerife.
Inghams - Large employer of ski personnel.
International Educational Services - Au pair and study in Valencia. Also places au pairs throughout Spain and western Europe.
The Magic Travel Group - Tour operator in Spain and Portugal.
Neilson - The large leisure firm, part of Thomas Cook, offers summer jobs in Spain.
Pacha - Ibizan club. Open all year round.
Powder Byrne International - Now have an online job application and job description section. Summer staff for the Algarve.
Queens Hotel - Benidorm hotel that we have seen advertising in the past for hardworking and reliable kitchen porters and waiting staff.
Queen Victoria - British expat pub with message board of jobs available locally as well as vacancies of its own.
Space  - Ibizan club with a famous terrace.
Spain Student Travel Andalucia Work and Travel - A specialist youth & student organization, offering work and travel experience in Andalucia, accommodation and student resources in Costa del Sol.
TJM - Group adventure holidays to France, Spain and Cornwall. Staff should be available between May and September. 
Venue Holidays - Family run company offering self-drive holidays with fully-equipped tents and mobile-homes on sites throughout France, Spain and Italy. They employ Campsite Couriers to assist with the running and maintenance of sites and units. Must be out-going, fit and able to work as a team-member or on own initiative. Knowledge of a major European language helpful but not essential. Season runs from March to October, minimum period 2 months. Wages £100 per week.

Employment Resources
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work 
Balearic-Jobs.com- A promising source of information on the Balearic group. Jobs and jobs wanted messages are posted on the message board and visitors have the chance to talk to the webmaster live via the site.
Canterbury English TEFL Course - English Academy and TEFL training school located in Madrid.
Centric Travel Benidorm Information - Information on holidaying, living and working in Benidorm, including a jobs forum for job seekers in the Benidorm area.
Digital Ibiza - Information for both tourists and travellers, offering a messageboard to advertise accomodation, work and other useful information. Also included is a diary area where travellers can upload stories and photos for other site visitors to view.
The Do Drop Inn - Related the Queen Vic (see above), the Do Drop Inn is a pub popular with expats.
EBC - International TEFL certificate course offered by a Madrid based TEFL training school and corporate language training company.
European Language Centres - Learn to teach English and travel the world. European Language Centres offers four week intensive courses for the internationally recognised Trinity CertTESOL certificate in Prague, Seville and Madrid.
Expatriate Cafe - Articles and information for teachers of English in Spain.
Gapwork - A stylish site particularly strong on working in Ibiza. Alongside the free online resources, Gapwork sell gap packs designed specifically for working travellers. 
Ibiza Spotlight - A guide to all aspects of staying in Ibiza. Including advice on working there in the Business section.
INTESOL International TESOL Training - Accredited TEFL courses in Spain, UK, Czech Republic and by distance learning.
JobtoasterSpain.com - Jobs and employment in Spain.
Lanzarote.com - A guide to the island including a short list of job vacancies.
MadridTeacher.com - MadridTeacher.com has employment and jobs information for English teachers working and living in Madrid.
Marbella Jobs Guide - An Employment directory listing current job openings in and around Costa del Sol.
Passport TEFL - Trinity TESOL Certificate courses in Barcelona and Madrid.
Recruitment Abroad - Seasonal and permanent positions within the Costa del Sol region of Spain. You can apply directly online to many of the companies featured there and also register free to be kept up to date with new job vacancy releases.
Shagalluf.com - Sporting a simple, yet effective, design Shagalluf.com provides a guide to the bars and clubs in Magaluf, Mallorca, an interactive message board, chat room, a small jobs database and a workers area.
Spainalive - A nice looking site for visitors or longer stayers in Spain. Includes a Jobs in Spain section. This site had an out of service notice the last we looked.
Spain and Portugal for Visitors - Initially built as part of the About.com network, this site contains over 300 pages of information, articles and annotated links including a Living and Working page.

Gap Year & Voluntary Work
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - International conservation working holidays in both Spain and Portugal.
Proyecto Oasis - Internships / volunteering in Spain. They help students and universities to find opportunities in Spain in the fields of tourism, social work, administration, marketing and comunication.
Sunseed Desert Technology - At Sunseed research, education and ecological living are uniquely combined. Take part in research into Appropriate Technology, Semi-arid land management and organic gardening, learn about sustainable living and become part of a vibrant community for as long as you want. Either pay to take a working holiday in an idyllic Spanish village or apply to become part of the staff for a small weekly allowance. 

Living in Spain & Portugal
Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term
BIP Portugal - Algarve estate agents with a guide to buying property in Portugal.
Blue Levada Estates - Property on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
Buy Spanish - A guide to buying property in Spain, mortgages, home Insurance and furniture. Also lists international schools, information on working in Spain and moving.
Central Portugal Properties - Estate agent with short area and buyers guides.
Chelsea Homes International - Estate agent with four offices in Spain.
E Tenerife.com - Information relevant to tourists and expat residents, as well as those considering or preparing to take the plunge and move to Tenerife.
Eye on Spain - A community based website for anone buying a property or living in Spain.
Garveigh.com - Property in the Algarve and other areas of Portugal.
Home Insurance Spain - Designed for holiday home owners.
Iberian International - Properties in Spain and other countries including Turkey, Cyprus and Belize.
Idealspain.com - Over 2000 pages of information on buying, moving and living in Spain covering subjects such as banks, making a will, schools, drink driving laws and how to get a social security number..
Information on Spain - Free info on moving to and living in Spain, the cost of living, Spanish life, working, starting a business and buying a property. General country information, history and facts, schools, healthcare and the legal system.
Interrealty Property Gazette - A group of magazines and an estate agent with over 50 offices in southern Spain.
Kyero.com - Spanish property portal. Includes an articles section and lists hundreds of local estate agents.
Lanzarote Property - Find a home on the island.
Lapis Lazuli - Small, family run Portuguese property company.
Leeds Building Society - Mortgages in Spain.
Lita Gale - Legal services in Spain and Portugal. An emergency guide to buying, selling, and the taxation of property in Portugal is available.
Living in Spain TV - TV channel providing information and entertainment to the expat community.
Living in Spain - A guide to living as an expat in Spain.
Madridconnect - Portal to Madrid with classifieds, events, chat and info on bars, restaurants and living in Madrid.
Murcia Puchades - Spanish real estate sales group.
Practical Hints to Living in Spain - Advice and information for expats.
Profile Spain - As well as searching for property this website can be used to get an overview of living in Spain, covering topics such as working, internet, schools, lawyers and driving in Spain.
The Property Finders - Finding property in Spain, France, Ireland and Italy.
Property Sales Spain - Property for sale or rent throughout Spain.
The Smart Guide to Living in Portugal - A rather nifty guide from Barclays mixing advice taken from Survival Guides with Portugal relevant advertisers.
Spain Expat - An independent information site specifically for expats moving to Spain or already living here.
Spainhouses.net - Properties for sale and rent in Spain.
Spain on Show - The website for Prestige Villas..
Spanish-Living.com - Covers retiring in Spain, moving there, starting a business, employment law and a job search.
Spanish Venture - Property portal.
Taylor Woodrow (Gibraltar) Ltd - Large building company with over 8000 employees in Gibraltar, the UK, Spain North America, and Ghana. Also information provided on apprenticeships for carpenters, plumbers and other building trades, undergraduate sponsorship and trainee and graduate programmes.
Tenerife Property Shop - New and resale properties in southern Tenerife. Website also has a careers page looking for sales advisors at the time of writing.
Viva Estates - Estate agent with Spanish area guides and a magazine.

Travelling in Spain & Portugal
Accommodation & Getting Around
Accommodation Valencia - Welcoming us to Valencia, Accommodation Valencia offers city apartments, studios, one, two, or three bedrooms, as an alternative to hotels for an extended stay in Valencia.
Barcelonaconnect - A guide to Barcelona including travel tips, cheap restaurants, accommodation, night life, insider information covering living and working in Barcelona, language schools, hundreds of classifieds every month, a chat room, message boards, bi weekly community meetings, stories, and more in English, Spanish, German and French. An online copy of their printed monthly magazine is available to view.
Alicante, Spain - Travel information about Alicante, Calpe, Javea, Benidorm, Denia, Torrevieja and other cities around the Costa Blanca.
Costa del Sol Tourist Board - Tourist information for the sun coast.
The Daily Majorca - Free online news and classified service for everything Majorcean.
Donosti.org - A tourist guide of San Sebastian; webcam, images, hotels, restaurants and more.
Home Hostels - Accommodation for backpackers and students in Valencia and Barcelona.
Ibiza Online - A guide to the island, its nightlife and institutions.
Ibiza Sun - Resources for travellers to Ibiza.
PortugalVisitor.com - Tourist information on Portugal including regional guides, culture and travel tips.
Pyrenees Accommodation - A selection of Pyrenees hotels and country inns with online reservation in Catalonia Pyrenees and Costa Brava.
Spain-Info.com - Spanish Tourist office site. Contains all kinds of information for people interested in Spain, including tourism, living in Spain, culture and history.
YouthTravel.com - Sells 3 or 5 night "club in" passes for Ibizan clubs.

Other
Culture, News...
Absolute Barcelona - Barcelona's international business directory, forums, business chat, networking, Barcelona practical info and free classified ads.
CapCreus Online - Online newspaper for the northern Costa Brava.
Cervantes Spanish Language School - Using interactive teaching methods, this school tries to provide a creative and pleasant environment for students from more than 35 countries, and arranges homestays offering Spanish hospitality, cooking and cultural exchange. Extra curricular activities include excursions to places of interest such as Seville, Granada and Cordova.
The Daily Majorca - Free online news and classified service for everything Majorcean.
DialAbroad Spain - An instant dial service that is advertised as letting you call abroad from 4 cents a minute with no account to open, no separate bills and no hidden charges.
ENFOREXSpanish Language schools open all year round for teenagers, university students and adults. Schools in Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, Salamanca, Granada and Almunecar in Spain. They also have three summer camps for children aged five to 18. 
Front Page Online - Portuguese weekend newspaper in English.
Government of Gibraltar - London website for the British Rock in the Mediterranean.
Hispania Valencia - Language school for foreigners in Valencia.
Help Spain - A Spanish directory of companies and web sites.
Holadenia - Spanish school in Spain for foreigners.
Island Connections - Online version of the Canary Island's fortnightly English language newspaper.
Lenguaviva - Learn Spanish in Seville.
LucyCorne.com - Lucy is a freelance writer and passionate traveller living in the Canary Islands, having just completed a travel guide about the islands for the British publisher Bradt. On her site you'll find published accounts of previous trips and photos, mainly of the Canary Islands.
LusoCultura - Cultural page of the Portuguese embassy.
MyLanguageExchange.com - Learn Spanish.
The Paper - Fortnightly Tenerife newspaper.
Quality Courses - Spanish courses and culture lectures in 12 schools in Spain’s most beautiful cities including Málaga, Sevilla, Barcelona, Madrid, Salamanca, Granada.
Spainhouses.net - Properties for sale and rent in Spain.
Spanish Courses in Spain - Cactus Language offers a wide range of destinations to take up Spanish Language Courses in Spain. Courses are available for all levels and all ages.
Spanish in the World - Spanish schools located all over the Spanish speaking world. Spanish in the Spanish World offers Spanish courses, free services for learners of Spanish and a tourist guide and other resources for people interested in the Spanish language.
Sprachcaffe - Learn English in England, USA, Malta and Australia, French in France, Italian in Italy, Spanish in Spain and Cuba, German in Germany, all in a relaxed atmosphere.
Tenerife News - Another newspaper published every two weeks.
Think Spanish! Audio Magazine - Monthly Magazine and Audio CD designed to increase Spanish fluency while teaching the student about life and culture in Spanish speaking countries.
Ugabula - Spanish search.
US Institute of Languages - Learn Spanish free online or purchase the Visual Link Spanish course. Free Spanish newsletter.
VirtualAzores - Directory. In Portuguese.
Web Express Guide - Free magazine distributed along the Costa del Sol.
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