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Buying Property on the Costa de la Luz

Where to buy property on the Costa de la Luz

Overseas property buyers are relatively new to this area, on the Atlantic coast of Andalucia, but the Spanish have been coming here for years. In cities such as Jerez and Huelva and in its charming coastal harbours and unspoilt villages inland there is a wealth of property for sale on the Costa de la Luz to suit most property buyers.

As is often the case, the true bargain properties are located away from the coast, though improvements to roads and other infrastructure investment here are making the beach more accessible from rural areas. Which is not to detract from the appeal of inland Andalucia, where attractive towns such as Arcos de la Frontera offer beautiful, fertile countryside and an increasing number of golf courses and other leisure facilities.

Chiclana de la Frontera is one of the better known resorts, with an eight-kilometre Blue Flag beach and excellent facilities. Close by is Sancti Petri, an urbanizacion with a large and busy harbour, horse riding and a Seve Ballesteros-designed golf course.

The northernmost part of the coast, west of Huelva, has the same climate as the neighbouring Algarve region of Portugal, but properties in a town such as Ayamonte are somewhat cheaper than a Portuguese equivalent. Cadiz has an historic Old Town with some very traditional old properties at low prices, and the trendy windsurfing resort of Tarifa has some of the most sought-after and expensive properties on this coast.

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