Costa de la Luz
Swept by the refreshing winds of the Atlantic, the Costa de la Luz is the most western part of Spain and remains a mostly undiscovered destination for the modern tourist. Thankfully, the area has managed to remain virtually unscathed by mass tourism with no high rise buildings, overcrowded beaches and mass property development.
It is a place of outstanding natural beauty, featuring long stretches of white sandy beaches entirely unspoiled and backed by sheer rock faces, sand dunes, vast fields of sunflowers and dense pine forests. The coast takes its name “Costa de la Luz“ or “Coast of Light” from its magnificent sunsets and the brilliant white light and long hours of sunlight it enjoys during the summer months. The sunshine here like in all of Southern Spain is extremely powerful so always make sure you apply a good suncream like Elemis.
Spanning the two provinces of Cádiz and Huelva, it stretches from Punta de Tarifa in the Straits of Gibraltar to Ayamonte, which lies close to the border with Portugal. Popular towns favoured by the Spanish for their summer holidays include Cádiz, Rota, Chiclana and Tarifa. The latter has become a popular and trendy destination for kite surfers and windsurfers.
In recent years the area has grown in popularity due to a combination of its rugged natural beauty, tranquillity, Spanish charm and low property prices.
One of its many attractions include Spain’s largest national park, the Coto de Donaña which covers more than 500 square miles of marshland and dunes and is home to hundreds of species of native and migrating birds.
The area is often referred to as the “Spanish Algarve” as it contains many excellent golf courses, golfing facilities and hotels. Increasingly golfers who regularly visit the Algarve to play such well known courses as Quinta do Lago and Vale do Labo are visiting the Costa de La Luz which offers challenging golf courses and superior value for money.
An added bonus is the areas easy accessibility via Faro airport in Portugal and Jerez, Seville and Málaga airport in Southern Spain. Many low cost airlines now offer great value direct flights from Northern Europe to these airports. It is also easy enough to organise car hire Spain from the airports along this stretch of the coast. For a more permanent move, it is also easy enough to arrange a good deal on your house removals quote and get car shipping UK to get your car or motorcycle from the UK down to this part of Spain.
The accessibility of this stretch of the coast means that it is relatively easy to pop back to the UK for visits if you happen to live in this part of Spain. Being able to keep in touch with the family and make regular visits is an important deciding aspect on whether you relocate to Spain or not, especially for mums in Spain and with use of the internet makes it possible to book cheap flights, organise your car hire or shipping as well as to send gifts or birthday cakes if you are far away so there is no reason to not move straight away!
Popular areas of new development include Ayamonte, Isla Canela and Nuevo Portil at the far western end of the province.
If you happen to be resident on the Costa de la Luz and are seeking work then you might want to consider looking for jobs in Gibraltar as it is located right on the southern corners where the Costa de la Luz meets the Costa del Sol.
Publicity: Holiday ownership is something that is becoming very popular with those of you that like to take a holiday each year. It offers some great alternatives and opportunities and certainly worth finding out more about. The main company that specialises in this is Club la Costa who are located on the Costa del Sol.