| There are many types of properties available including | | | | buying (or holidaying) in this area. |
| villas, apartments, townhouses, farmhouses, | | | | Bear in mind however the rock bottom prices that |
| waterfront villas, fincas and apartments, both new | | | | were available in Spain are long gone, prices in the |
| and old, throughout the region and the timing could | | | | Costa Brava region are cheaper but they are not |
| not be better. | | | | bargain basement! |
| The Costa Brava was the first of the Spanish | | | | The main coastal areas of the Costa Brava are |
| "bucket and spade" resorts that started off the | | | | Roses, Tossa de Mar, Lloret de Mar, Pineda, Santa |
| major UK fascination with Spanish holidays, however | | | | Susana, Calella, Malgrat and Blanes. Each offers a |
| this surge in popularity was accompanied by a surge | | | | unique experience on Spains "wild coast" along with |
| in high rise building to accommodate the tourists | | | | great deals on homes within walking distance of |
| resulting in a severely blighted landscape with hardly | | | | secluded and charming beaches. |
| an inch of coastline left unspoiled in the major tourism | | | | How to get there; |
| areas - this actually led to revised building regulations | | | | Barcelona International Airport (BCN) is located just |
| in Spain which makes it impossible to happen again | | | | south-west of the Costa Brava in the municipality of |
| anywhere on Spains coastlines. | | | | El Prat de Llobregat. |
| Over the last few years the local government in this | | | | Girona International Airport (GRO) is the Costa |
| region have been toiling hard to return the area to | | | | Brava's resident airport, & is located some 40 |
| the naturally rugged "wild coast" of Spain and have | | | | km from the coast & 12 km from Girona itself. |
| made major headway in revamping this resort area | | | | There are many property companies offering |
| into a once again beautiful Spanish holiday destination | | | | discounted inspection trips to the Costa Brava to |
| (this used to be the area that the Spaniards used for | | | | check out there estate listings, this can be a very |
| vacations!) | | | | cheap way to experience the beauty of the region. |
| Due to the overdeveloped reputation the property | | | | Offers available are in the range of £50-100 |
| prices in the Costa Brava have not risen as high as | | | | per person for a 3-5 day trip including hotels and |
| some of the other regions and therefore now is the | | | | flights! |
| time for prudent investors to be thinking about | | | | |