Avoiding Soaring Coastal Spanish Prices and Head to the Mountains

Avoiding Soaring Coastal Spanish Prices and Head to the Mountains

You’re on your holiday in the Costa Del Sol, and you see a ‘Se Vende’ (for sale) sign outside a cute apartment a few minutes’ drive from the sea. Excitedly, you look at Idealista (the Spanish version of RightMove), and you weep when you see it’s €250,000 for a two-bed, one-bathroom, 70 m² that you still need a car to get to the beach. We exaggerated slightly, although €250,000 is the average price for an apartment near the sea in Torremolinos. I…