11 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48
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Malaga named the BEST city to learn Spanish and the fifth in the world to learn a new language

MALAGA has been named the top city to learn Spanish and the fifth in the world for language learning. 

Malaga has been named one of the best cities in the world to learn a new language. Photo: Tabea Schimpf/Unsplash

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Want to brush up on your Spanish? Come down to the Costa del Sol!

Despite its infamy for strong accents and regional dialect, Malaga has been chosen as the best location to learn Spanish, according to holiday booking platform, Holidu. 

The company analysed important factors like the number of language schools, opportunities to learn and teach languages, interaction with locals and ability to practice language skills. 

They also looked at the average cost of living, digital nomad culture, the friendliness of locals and safety.

Considering each of these factors, Malaga was named the fifth best city in the world to pick up a new language. 

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It was just behind Taipei (Taiwan), Varsovia (Poland), Zagreb (Croatia) and Wroclaw (Poland). 

Despite this, Malaga had a near perfect score, with 9.5 out of ten. 

Malaga was also named the best city in the country to learn Spanish, beating Madrid, Valencia, Alicante, Granada, Sevilla, Barcelona and Bilbao to take the top spot. 

“Malaga stands out as a great destination for language learning. It has 190 language schools and an affordable cost of living of €2082, making it an ideal location,” said the travel company.

“Also it has a solid safety index of 71.14 and the option to work from home, making it an outstanding choice.”

The Costa del Sol city secured its place as the top city in the world to learn Spanish as it was the only place with a five out of five rating for friendliness towards foreigners. 

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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