A rural retreat away from the crowded coast can be yours for a fraction of the cost of a coastal property - and you get to see and experience the real Spain into the bargain without giving up too many of the conveniences of modern living.
You can find properties in wonderful locations: alongside idyllic Spanish mountains, accompanied by fertile farmland, or bordering one of Spain's many lakes or waterways.
Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, and La Rioja are virtually landlocked regions of Spain.
Caceres, Albacete, and Autol are small towns in these regions stuffed full of competitively priced properties.
Even regions like Murcia and Valencia, better known for their beaches, have vast tracts of land extending hundreds of kilometres inland from the more expensive coastal and city resorts.
You don't have to travel that far from civilisation, which in Spanish terms is often shorthand for beach umbrella, to find bargains.
Try Alfarnatejo in the northern part of the Axarquia, 50 kilometres from Malaga, where you find some very desirable houses.
Or go 500 kilometres north to Flix on the River Ebro (Ribera d'Ebre) in Catalonia,where EUR100,000 still goes along way.
Getting to the Spanish interior is relatively easy.
Spain's ten international airports, or 11 if you include Gibraltar, have daily flights to and from the UK, and from the airport it only takes a couple of hours by car to get into the Spanish countryside.
Other travel options for getting to and around Spain include taking buses or trains - of which Spain has an abundance, including the Talgo and AVE trains, which rival France's TGV trains - and driving yourself.
You can find properties in wonderful locations: alongside idyllic Spanish mountains, accompanied by fertile farmland, or bordering one of Spain's many lakes or waterways.
Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, and La Rioja are virtually landlocked regions of Spain.
Caceres, Albacete, and Autol are small towns in these regions stuffed full of competitively priced properties.
Even regions like Murcia and Valencia, better known for their beaches, have vast tracts of land extending hundreds of kilometres inland from the more expensive coastal and city resorts.
You don't have to travel that far from civilisation, which in Spanish terms is often shorthand for beach umbrella, to find bargains.
Try Alfarnatejo in the northern part of the Axarquia, 50 kilometres from Malaga, where you find some very desirable houses.
Or go 500 kilometres north to Flix on the River Ebro (Ribera d'Ebre) in Catalonia,where EUR100,000 still goes along way.
Getting to the Spanish interior is relatively easy.
Spain's ten international airports, or 11 if you include Gibraltar, have daily flights to and from the UK, and from the airport it only takes a couple of hours by car to get into the Spanish countryside.
Other travel options for getting to and around Spain include taking buses or trains - of which Spain has an abundance, including the Talgo and AVE trains, which rival France's TGV trains - and driving yourself.
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