Well said Liz it is a beautiful part, we only holiday unlike alot of you who live there but everytime we come out we find somewhere new that is really lovely.

Like Liz says don't be put off and just do your research, many of us have bought places without any hassle and have been welcomed by our Catalan neighbours, even though we can't understand a word they say and they can't understand us either but we get  there  ;D ;D

Good luck