Which is the best region of Spain in which to study Spanish?

Perhaps Granada to start-there is a large student population there and the pace is slower, then moving onto Madrid, where you can learn Spanish at the pace of a big city. I wouldn't recommend Barcelona, because you will learn Spanish with a very strong accent which may prove difficult for others to understand outside of Barcelona.

Hi! I'm from Mexico and I would like to tell you that the best way to learn how to speak the Spanish spoken in Madrid is no other than going straight to the point. The reason why I'm telling you this is that every state or province in Mexico speak on a different way the Spanish language and you are not going to find a different situation once you arrive to Spain. ( they have Andaluz, Catalan, Vasco ) I can't imagine myself learning English here in Chicago and then move out to Australia! I don't think so. ( I can't understand squat, they have 1000 different words and a German-south African accent). I've been here in the States for 11 years, my English may not be perfect but is quite understandable, at least here in Chicago. ( good enough ) if you go to Mexico city somebody may welcome you with something like this: 'on tablas carnal? yo creiba que estabas mortero? Did your Spanish from Guatemala teach you what is this supposed to mean? no, right? well, that proves my point. there's no way around dude!

Salamanca of course. They speak a beautiful Spanish., no provincial accent. Much better then in Madrid or Barcelona. I have studied Spanish there in my holidays. There are many institutes because learning Spanish there is popular. It is a beautiful town. I have enjoyed it much.

Well my parents are from Guatemala and I was born and raised in NYC - so my "spanish" is more Guatemala style( I have been traveling there since I was a little girl) . I went to study it in Sevilla - and its the BEST thing I could have done, the Andaluz spainsh is more like the Latin American Spanish (which made it a little easier) ,everything thing there reminded me of Guate. (except is way cleaner in sevilla), the people too ( they are soo friendly).

Andalucia (the south) is best because the people are friendliest and the accent is heaviest. If you get used to the heavier accent, the normal ones will be easy! Go to Sanlucar de Barrameda or Cadiz, both beach towns.

In the French Quarter dimbulb! C'est effrayant!

Don't listen to anyone who says Barcelona- because although people there understand Spanish / Castillian, they speak Catalon on the streets and in their daily lives. That's no way to improve your Spanish! Madrid is a great city for young people, with lots of things to see and do, and tons of nightlife. If you're willing to be away from the coast, I would suggest starting there. You'll meet lots of cool people and maybe meet some travel buddies. If you want to be by the coast, I've heard great things about Valencia but haven't visited it myself.

Hi! I am from Spain and teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language. The best places to learn it due to the accent and way pronuntiation are Madrid, Castilla Leon, Castilla La Mancha. In the north i could suggest Santander and if you go to the south, their pronuntiation is crazy! Any other options will have the typical way of speaking from those regions so that is my bet. By the way, I usually have problems speaking spanish in Cataluña and have to use English to make me be understood...Maybe I did not find the right people, but that is what it ususally happens to me.

If you want the best schools, then Madrid of course. You will also have purer more academic Spanish, less provincial accents, most educated people (in Spanish), and build networks for work prospects later.