Ten reasons to settle on the Costa Brava
After France, Spain is the most popular holiday destination in Europe, and France's apparent dominance is largely due to visitors transiting elsewhere. In 1996, between 1.2 and 1.3 million European tourists visited Spain. Therefore, it is not surprising that many of them are interested in buying a house there. In general, the Spanish real estate market has experienced strong growth, with the Costa Brava enjoying a particularly significant increase in value. About 20% of foreign owners are more or less permanent residents in Spain, while the remaining 80% have bought their property for vacation or for investment purposes. The Costa Brava is particularly attractive because The summer heat is less intense than further south, The landscape is spectacular, There are beautiful, well-preserved medieval towns like Pals and Peratallada everywhere, Catalonia is well run with good roads and railways The A7 motorway is never more than a few minutes away by car and connects to the French netwo...