Can a Family of 6 do Spain for a month in summer?

Just fyi, make sure you have the proper credentials and visa to work remotely from Spain, else you will be breaking the law.

Lucky for you Spain has recently introduced a digital nomad visa, for people like you to work remotely. You can apply for a digital nomad visa directly through a Spanish consulate or embassy in your home country.

You can read more here:
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Digital-Nomad-Visa.aspx

Spain is a large country and average temps vary from the cooler north, especially in higher elevations to the hotter south near the ocean or sea.

I have been to Spain in the summer and the south was hot, much like my home state of Georgia.

I spend a few days in the Costa del Sol area of Spain several years ago and was disappointed by the beaches. Still, there are some nice areas on the water, not sure how much you want to focus on the beach versus enjoying the history and culture.

The Basque region is wonderful , as is the area around Barcelona, but my favorite cities in Spain are Toledo and Seville.

Good Mediterranean food is all over the country. Large cites are more expensive that smaller cities or towns.

You can purchase medical insurance and evacuation coverage for a month and low cost. I always buy from American Express for my wife and self and it usually runs about $60 for both of us for a month.

Sound like a great idea, just do your research on where to stay.

One thing, crime is low in Spain, except for the pickpockets. Barcelona is the pickpocket capital of the World.

Do you expect that you and your wife would be working at the same time and the kids effectively look after themselves? I do think that if this is the plan your children are too young at the moment.

I am not currently working but am planning to go back to work if I can. I have been at home with the kids almost 10 years and am trying to go back into the workforce. We also have an au pair who would travel with us.

Our 3 boys with about the same age spread did pretty well on a short (2 week) trip to Italy in January a couple decades ago--they were 4, 8, and 10 at the time. Fairly easy doing zone coverage with 2 vacationing parents and 3 active kids--we also were not in one location for the whole time, so we were able to do a lot of sightseeing/museums/activities together in various cities. I can't imagine keeping your 4 kids occupied with one (or two) parents working most of the day and one au pair in a foreign country, away from their friends, yard, toys, activities, etc. At that age you basically have two pairs of different age grouped kids. Can't imagine that there are a ton of activities that would be suitable and be able to consistently engage/entertain both age groups away from home for a couple of days, let alone a whole month.

My two cents is that although the idea of living abroad for a month while working remotely seems pretty sweet and the idea of having tired happy kids at the end of the day idyllic, the reality is that the experience will most likely fall quite of short your expectations and there may be a fair amount of dissension, grumpiness (both kids and adults). Compounding this is trying to pull this off during the crowded high tourist season and during the summertime when most of the temperatures around the Adriatic beaches are pretty warm.

I know it may be hard to pull off, but it may be more reasonable and enjoyable to try to do a full on vacation with the au pair for 2-3 weeks and minimal to no work related electronic interfacing.

On the positive side it seems that a lot of AirBnBs have fiberoptic internet connectivity so the resultant WiFi speeds should be suitably fast for remote work (and works great for streaming).

Depends on when and where, I'd say. July and August are peak tourist and vacation season -- everywhere that isn't crushingly hot, and even some of the places that are, will be jam-packed full in every way. People leave the big cities and head to the nearest coast, whether it be Mediterranean or Atlantic; lots of otherwise very nice places turn into madhouses. I was in Sevilla ten days ago or so, and the tourism was already booming.

I'm on the Costa de la Luz right now, just outside Cádiz. Lovely area, great beaches, starting up in the city of Cádiz and running more or less uninterrupted all the way east to Tarifa. It's not too bad now, but I'm told that the whole coastal region will fill up, starting pretty soon now. We've had 30-33 C (86-91 F) degree days for several days in a row, and it's not yet July. That's not insanely hot, but it's pretty dang hot in the sun; the Andalucian sun is strong. The siesta concept is a happening idea. The evenings are lovely and long.

Sevilla routinely sees 40+ C (104+ F) days in the peak of summer, as do Madrid and other cities. The weather picture will be quite different, of course, for cities such as San Sebastian, Bilbao, and the northern region. Check weatherspark.com for comparative weather data about almost any location you can think of.

I've been in the Barcelona-Valencia-Alicante area in the September-December time frame and can happily report that the weather is mostly gorgeously perfect turning to mild winter with some light rain, a little hotter in September and on the cool side in November, of course. The tourism at the beaches tapers off sharply in September (Barcelona seems to get heavy tourism almost all year round), but the beaches are still great to visit. It will also be easier to rent accommodations, and the rental prices should be somewhat down from their summertime peak.

Depending on what schedules are imposed on you (kids' school, your work, etc.), you might consider making a September or October visit.

With fluent Latin American Spanish, you''ll be fine. You'll notice the Castilian accent ("grathias" rather than "gracias," etc) and some differences in vocabulary, but nothing that will mess up your day. I speak conversational but imperfect Latin American Spanish and get by OK. My main problem is understanding the fast-like-water-from-a-fire-hose spoken version.

Assuming it’s during the summer months, I’d take a look at Donostia/San Sebastian. There are nice beaches and parks, the main area is pretty flat and there is an adventure park on Monte Igeldo. Wherever you are considering, I’d look online for expat groups that might have more information for your kid activities. My great-niece goes to Paris for a month every summer with a nanny (first trip she was 4 with minimal French skills) and they found a local summer camp for her.

Lots of details to work out, but why not give it a go.

How do your kids amuse themselves at home? It may make sense to structure your housing choice and location around what they are already familiar with. If you live in a suburban home with a fenced yard, taking an urban apartment with a 10 block walk to the nearest park may not be best.

I like the beach idea. Expecially if you rent an apartment that has an enclosed pool and play area. Many of Spain's beaches are relatively wide and flat. Lots of play area without being in the water.

With four children from 3-10 years of.age, you no doubt have had your hands full. Have you traveled with the 6 of you out of the country before? Hopefully you have, so you have some idea of the dynamics of how easily they adjust away from their routine at home. You certainly have earned a holiday. Setting up household for your family in Spain for one month will involve more work just arranging for a rental. And I can’t see how you comfortably rent a place without first walking through it so you’ll know if it ‘s going to work for your family.
Personally, I don’t think I’d get much work done in a foreign country simply because I’d want to check out
the usual attractions of the area and the interesting things nearby. Even without 4 kids—I don’t think I would be able to focus on working for any significant amount of time. And the heat and humidity of Spanish summers rules out much of Spain in summer because you’ll need to get out of the sun. Even if you go to the beach every day— after 3-4 hours most are maxed out and want to get out of the sun. The Basque Country, as said above, makes a lot of sense. Another area where temperatures are far more moderate and prices less than the big cities of the mainland is in the Canary Islands, the island chain off the African coast and which is part of Spain.
Because apartments are quite small in Europe and both three and four.-bedroom apartments are very difficult to find, I’m not sure what advice I could give. you to find a suitable accommodation that’s also conducive to working. You’ll likely need to rent a house. You can get some idea of the relative cost of vacation home rentals at Booking.com. although working with a local property management company once you’re in Spain likely will cost less and means you’ll be able to see what works best for your family.