Cheap Spanish property for sale
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. Let us know what sort of property you are looking for and more importantly, which
area of Spain you want to be.
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 owning a holiday
home or set up your new residence.
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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