Southern Spain property

If you have arrived to this page then you are no doubt looking for Spanish Property. Now you will have to make the decision about what sort of property you are looking for and more importantly, which area of Spain you want to live.
Property in Spain is priced below the level in the UK and varies tremendously depending on location with properties in small villages costing only a few thousand pounds.

Spain is a large country and has many beautiful coastal resorts and cities. Here is a summary of the areas you may want to consider living.

CITIES

Madrid - The Spanish capital city situated in the centre of the country and at least 2 hours drive from any coastal resort. The places to visit are the Prado Museum (Museo del Prado), Royal Palace (Palacio Real) and the many plazas and bustling boulevards.

Barcelona - Barcelona is a very cosmopolitan and busy city. Its mouments are Museu Picasso, La Rambla, Montjuic, Barri Gotic and the Sagrada Familia.

COSTAS

Starting in the South West of Spain there is the Costa de la Luz on the Atlantic Coast with its white beaches. Moving to the East and past Gibraltar we have the more well known Costa de Sol which takes us up to Nerja. Moving further east is the Costa Tropical where they have an almost Caribbean temperature all year round and grow many fruits such as Mango and Advocado. On the South East corner we have the Costa de Almeria with its desert like terrain and the National Park called Cabo de Gata. Costa Calida is the coastline from Mojacar around the Murcia province the up to the Costa Blanca and Costa Azahar in Valencia. Costa Dorada then covers the coast around Barcelona and finally the last stretch of Eastern coastline in Girona province is the Costa Brava. The northern coast of Spain has important ports such as Bilbao and Santander along the Costa Cantabrica which brings us finally to the North western corner called the Costa Verde which has an important fishing industry, not unlike Scotland in many aspects with a Celtic ancestry.

ISLANDS

The Balearic Islands - These islands are split into two groups, the northern group called Gimnesias consisting of Mallorca, Menorca and Cabrera, and the southern group called Pitiusas with Ibiza and Formentera.

The Canary Islands - This group of islands, has a constant climate and temperature throughout all the whole year, and beautiful sandy beaches, consisting of 7 main islands (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera and Hierro)

To help you find the house, apartment or villa you want then here is a short guide to some of the terms you may need:
villa - detached house
piso - flat
apartamento - apartment
chalet - detached house
chalet adosado - semi-detached house
casa - house
ático - penthouse
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