| Renting Holiday Accommodation Direct | | | | Spanish Culture |
| As the Internet grows more and more people are | | | | Well known for Flamenco music and dance, bull-fights, |
| shopping on line for holidays but there are a number | | | | fantastic beaches and lots of sunshine, Spain offers |
| of web sites that put you in touch with owners of | | | | much more than that. Going to Spain is not only |
| self catering holiday accommodation that you can | | | | about sun, great cuisine, and a warm welcome, but |
| rent direct. | | | | also its rich monumental heritage and varied natural |
| There are many such web sites specialising in these | | | | environment. Spain has great cultural heritage and is a |
| holidays and the quality sites have a good selection | | | | perfect choice to enjoy a family holiday but it really |
| of fine villas, apartments and other holiday homes to | | | | offers something for everyone young and old and |
| suit all tastes and budgets in popular destinations like | | | | for all tastes and budgets. |
| Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Cyprus. | | | | The Spanish Climate |
| Spain Remains a Popular Choice for a Self Catering | | | | The most popular destinations are the Spanish |
| Holiday | | | | Costas, especially the Costa del Sol and the Costa |
| Most of Spain is ringed with sand, rock, and | | | | Blanca. In the summer the Spanish coastline enjoys |
| seawater. That, coupled with almost year-round | | | | sea breezes, keeping the temperatures bearable, |
| sunshine, has attracted millions of people through the | | | | with average daily temperatures reaching 30 - 31 C |
| years. Spain offers a huge choice of holiday | | | | with about 11-12 hours of sunshine. In Winter you can |
| accommodation from farmhouses in the foothills of | | | | expect an average of 6 hours of sunshine. |
| the Pyrenees and Andalucia to spectacular villas with | | | | Portugal - another popular destination |
| pools on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Costa | | | | The Algarve along the south coast region of Portugal |
| Brava. All these regions provide a diverse collection of | | | | is one of Europe's favorite holiday destinations. A |
| holiday homes you can rent at low-cost by going | | | | reputation for glorious year round sunshine and |
| direct to the owners. | | | | excellent sandy beaches is well earned. There is a |
| Historic and Famous Cities | | | | plentiful supply of private self catering holiday |
| Over thousands of years Spain has been, one of the | | | | accommodation to choose from in superb beach |
| cultural centres of Europe. It has beautiful cities and | | | | resorts or wistful towns with landscapes wreathed in |
| towns, offering really old monuments as well as | | | | olive groves, vineyards and wheat fields. |
| futuristic architecture in its cities like Madrid, Barcelona | | | | Golfing Holidays in Portugal |
| and Valencia where you can take a city break in your | | | | Golfing holidays and Portugal go together. There are |
| own self catering apartment. From the west | | | | many private holiday homes near golf courses in |
| bordering Portugal on the Costa de la Luz through to | | | | Portugal and particularly the Algarve which is a |
| the Costa Tropical, Costa Calida and Costa Derada | | | | perfect place for golfers with some of the finest golf |
| enjoy the spectacular variety in the terrain and the | | | | courses in the world. Here you can rent a private villa |
| beautiful landscapes in this amazing country. | | | | with pool offering easy access to great golf courses, |
| Spanish Landscapes | | | | nightlife, restaurants and beaches. |
| Spains numerous regions are all different one to each | | | | In Conclusion |
| other, geographically, climatically and even in | | | | What ever place you decide to take a holiday you |
| personality. It is a fascinating country to explore and | | | | now have, through the Internet many more options |
| to know more about. From incredible mountain | | | | than the traditional holiday companies. If you want to |
| valleys, lakes and pastures to the central planes and | | | | have more individual choice over where you go and |
| on to busy and ever popular places to visit like | | | | stay then the option of choosing a tailor made |
| Benidorm on the Costa Blanca with its world class | | | | holiday by going to owners direct is well worth |
| beaches. | | | | consideration. |