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Spain is by far the most popular destination for the 800,000 British people who have bought a second home abroad. According to recent research it is estimated that more than 5 million would buy abroad if they had the choice. Forty percent of these would rate Spain as their preferred location and a large number of these are now private villa owners who rent properties out for Holiday Rentals.

COSTA DE LA LUZ

The Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light) is a section of the Andalusian coast in Spain facing the Atlantic; it extends from Tarifa in the south, along the coasts of the Province of Cadiz and the Province of Huelva, to the mouth of the Guadiana River.

A popular destination for vacationing Spaniards, in recent years the Costa de la Luz has become more popular with foreign visitors, especially the French and the Germans. Increasing urbanization and tourism-oriented development of parts of the coast have had economic benefits, but these trends have also ignited fevered real-estate speculations and some environmental degradation

Apart from the beaches and the sunshine, there are ample opportunities and facilities for leisure activities, like fine dining, golf, kitesurfing, boating, and other water sports.

The Costa de la Luz is especially noted for the beauty of its protected natural reserves and a number of first-rate natural attractions. Among them are: the Doanna National Park, where endangered species, such as the Spanish Imperial Eagle and the Iberian Lynx , can occasionally be sighted; the picturesque Bay of Cadiz; the steeply-pitched shorelines of the southern section of the Andalusian coastline; the salt marshes of Barbate and the seaside cliffs at La Breña and the sprawling wetlands at the mouths of the rivers Tinto and Odiel, where there is a profusion of water fowl and, in season, other migratory birds, including storks and flamingos.

Among the towns, cities, and beaches of most interest to a visitor to the Costa de la Luz (in order, from northwest to southeast) are: Ayamonte, Isla Cristina, Lepe, El Portil, , Matalascanas, Chipiona, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz, Chiclana de la Frontera, Conil de la Frontera, Zahara de los Atunes, , Vejer de la Frontera, Bolonia, and Tarifa.

Other places along the coast, of somewhat less touristic interest (again, in order, from northwest to southeast), are: Isla Canela, Islantilla, La Antilla, Cartaya, El Rompido, Mazagon, Rota, Puerto Real, San Fernando, and Sancti Petri.

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