Spain is a popular holiday destination with a long summer season. Choose from villas to rent by the sea with fantastic ocean views, or spend your holidays in self catering apartments, flats, bungalows and cabins to let on the coast. For those on a budget, Spain still represents great value compared to much of Western Europe and cheap studio lettings are available, although some of those luxury penthouses are not to be missed either! Out of season, many properties are available for short breaks, providing ideal getaways for Autumn and Winter sun. Activities abound, with sailing, swimming, surfing, water skiing, horse riding, bird watching, coarse fishing, sea fishing and many other vacation sports. If you don't want to cook, why not consider bed and breakfast at a boutique guesthouse or in a luxury Spanish Pousada, mansion, castle or hotel. Or if yo u really want to cook, you could try a cookery course with b&b in attached rooms!
Spanish golf courses are amongst the best in Europe and indeed the world with an abundance of championship courses available to play. Golf compex apartments and golf villas can provide you with accommodation right on the course and many come with reduced green fees.
Of course, Spain is not just about villa lettings by the ocean. Inland, rural cottages and country houses (or casas) abound for relaxing retreats. Privately owned fincas are former farmhouses which can be hired direct from the owner. You may even find unusual properties such as cave houses, converted wine caves and windmills! Eco friendly properties where you can offset your holiday carbon footprint are becoming increasingly available. Visit Spain's vineyards for wine-tasting, take walks amongst some fabulous hillside scenery and enjoy the vistas of the mountains and forests on foot or on horseback.
And finally, don't forget the competitively priced skiing in the Pyrenees. Rentals in catered ski chalets are a popular alternative to the Alps at a very reasonable price.