Walking distance -- huge asset, even if a lot of spaniards still try to take their air conditioned car (it can get hot out there.) Neighbors as an asset... not

Walking distance -- huge asset, even if a lot of spaniards still try to take their air conditioned car (it can get hot out there.) Neighbors as an asset... not so much. Some neighbors are nice, some are noisy, don't pay the communal expenses, quarrel a lot or fry sardines under your laundry lines. But crime is not a big issue, so in general you don't have to be afraid of your neighbors.