Rural areas top demand for Spain
Spain is experiencing a surge in demand, with rural areas leading the way.
Holiday rental specialist Spain-holiday.com, reports demand is up by 2,000% in some areas, such as Manresa, just outside Barcelona and Cunit, the most northerly town on the Costa Dorada.
Chief executive Claus Sørensen, said: "Demand is up across the board but there is no doubt that rural areas have benefited the most.
"We have seen a huge growth in demand over the past year for fincas, masias and farmhouses in Catalonia, Galicia, Tarragona and just inland from Alicante – most of them rural spots, with some areas recording increases in enquiries of up to 2,000% year on year."
Also performing well are Hondon de las Nieves, Alicante, up 700%, and Baiona, Galicia – a favourite holiday destination of the Spanish themselves – up 466%.
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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