Please help. Though I think I've reduced my choices to two out of an initial half dozen cities, I can't decide now which city to retire to: Barcelona or Venice. (I'm posting to the Spain forum because I don't see a more general international forum that might be more appropriate to post in.) Please don't tease me too badly for this indecision. It's genuinely keeping me up nights, and preventing me from retiring immediately.
I love both cities. I have some command of Spanish (reading, writing, speaking), but very little Italian. But I probably love Venice a little more; I've been there more often. Both cities are near water, a big plus for me. Both are chock-full of the art and architecture that I love. Both seem habitable and friendly - not too big (like Paris or London, for example), but with all the amenities of real cities (restaurants, broadband, and so on). I can afford to live modestly in either city.
I'm not sure what questions to ask (I wish I had some of the very specific technical questions that are the meat and potatoes of the forum), and am pretty self-conscious about asking to compare cities in two countries. But I'll try. Which city do you think I could live most comfortably in? Which city do you like best? Which city (or country) do you think has the best amenities for retirees (health care, health insurance, communities, etc.)?
Thanks for any response.
I love both cities. I have some command of Spanish (reading, writing, speaking), but very little Italian. But I probably love Venice a little more; I've been there more often. Both cities are near water, a big plus for me. Both are chock-full of the art and architecture that I love. Both seem habitable and friendly - not too big (like Paris or London, for example), but with all the amenities of real cities (restaurants, broadband, and so on). I can afford to live modestly in either city.
I'm not sure what questions to ask (I wish I had some of the very specific technical questions that are the meat and potatoes of the forum), and am pretty self-conscious about asking to compare cities in two countries. But I'll try. Which city do you think I could live most comfortably in? Which city do you like best? Which city (or country) do you think has the best amenities for retirees (health care, health insurance, communities, etc.)?
Thanks for any response.