My daughter was in Spain for spring semester last year, and we set up a new bank account before she left and we both had internet access to it. We called around to local banks - not the major banks - and found one that had a $1/per withdrawal fee. I believe there are some smaller banks that have no fees. I was able to deposit money here and check the balance, and she had no issues with withdrawals. I think the two major bank networks are Cirrus and Plus, so you just need to look for atms with the right logo. It's much more convenient than setting up a new account in a foreign country. My other suggestion is to have a backup plan. My son was just in both Greece and the UK, and he wasn't able to use the primary card that we had planned while he was in Greece and had to use his backup (with the $5/withdrawal fee @ WF). The primary card worked fine in the UK. Even if you had to use a card with the higher fee, it would still be cheaper than wire transfers, and in Spain we were warned that with the language barriers and very similar names of banks, sometimes the wire transfers are lost for weeks. Have a fabulous trip!