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Spain is a land of festivals with any given day of the year celebrating a fiesta somewhere in the country! Spain is made up of the Spanish Mainland, the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Fuerteventura and the Canary Islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, Fuerteventura and Hierro on the Atlantic Ocean just off the Moroccan Coastline.
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous regions and which are: Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Catalunya, Extremadura, Galicia, Islas Baleares, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais, Vasco and Valencia.
Spain is bordered in the North by the Bay of Biscay and France, Andorra to the East, to the South by the Mediterranean Ocean and Atlantic and to the East by Portugal. In the South West the 13 kilometres Straits of Gibraltar separates Spain from North Africa.
The whole country of Spain experiences extremes of temperature and generally low rainfall except in the North. In the South of the country the climate is sub-tropical and in Malaga in the winter the average winter temperature is 14 degrees Centigrade.
One third of the countries land is cultivated, the two main agricultural products being grapes for wine production and olives used for olive oil. Other products grown in Spain are oranges, cereal grains, vegetable and root crops. The two main livestock animals farmed in Spain are sheep and goats. Spain is also rich in minerals with gold and silver mined in parts of the country. Some of the other minerals mined are coal, iron ore and copper, also Spain has a reserve of natural gas.
Cork-oak trees make a high proportion of Spanish forest and in the late 1980's 52,000 tons of cork were exported. Spain also has a well developed fishing industry as the waters around the country are well stocked with a large variety of fish. The main manufactured goods that Spain produces are textiles, iron, steel and motor vehicles. It is also one of the world's leading producers of wine production.
In the last few years over 31% of Spain's labour force were employed in manufacturing, mining and construction.
The tourist industry also accounts for a lot of employment in Spain and in 2002 78 million tourists visited the country. Spain is ranked third in the world's most visited countries just behind USA and France.
The history of Spain dates back to the cave paintings at Altamira from 15,000 BC. The country has been occupied by Phoenicians, Romans and Moors. The country was reconquested by the Roman Catholic monarchy, banishing the Moors form the country. The Spanish monarchy ruled for many centuries after this, through the Civil War right up to 1930 when Franco took over power in the country. This occupation continued until 1955 when King Juan Carlos took back power.
Spain became a popular tourist destination after budget airlines made it more accessible and affordable. With its sub-tropical climate and sun bleached beaches Spain soon became a tourist magnet. Spain offers visitors a huge variation in one country. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the Mediterranean coastline or there are plenty of opportunities for tourists to get off the beaten track. There are vibrant and lively cities to visit and many colourful festivals to experience. There are many wonderful museums to visit displaying works from Spain's famous artists such as Gaudi, Dali, Picasso, Goya and Velazquez. Spain is also famous for having six cities which have been declared World Heritage sites, more than any other country in the world.
Spain will still remain one of the top choices for expats to buy property in, whether you wish to buy a holiday home in Spain, investment property in Spain, or relocating to live in Spain; as Spain is a known quantity, easily accessible from the rest of Europe. It has a well developed infrastructure, great International Schools, medical facilities as well maintaining its rich heritage. Whichever type of property for sale in Spain you may be after, whether it is a finca in Spain, a villa in Costa del Sol, a modern apartment in Marbella, a traditional Spanish cortijo, a Spanish macia, a granja or a plot of land for sale in Spain, Spain is a fantastic country to find your place in the sun.
In Spanish Real Estate terms, there is no denying that Spanish property for sale has been reduced in price drastically, this makes it a fabulous time to purchase property in Spain.
In the past decades, Spanish Real Estate saw a massive boom with new properties being built all over the areas commanding the highest demand. Now that a lot of these developments have been completed, numerous properties have remained unsold. Property prices in Spain have seen a sharp drop therefore making it a fantastic opportunity to purchase your ideal property in Spain for a much lower price-tag to what it would have had 12 or 24 months ago.
Property for sale in Costa del Sol is at its lowest it has been in many years, as a Real Estate Agent, this means that we can offer many bargain properties for sale in Costa del Sol as well as a great selection of Bank Repossessions in Spain
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