CHIPIONA

Spanish tourists have long flocked to Chipiona for its therapeutic, iodine-rich seawater – and its excellent fish restaurants. Though lesser known by foreign tourists, this is a pleasant, lively and very Spanish town, 9km west of Sanlúcar and 52km from Cádiz, which is busy in summer with Spanish families visiting their holiday homes by the long, sandy beaches, the best of which is Playa Camaron to the East of town.

The town of 17,000 inhabitants, which dates back to Roman times, is – appropriately for us – named after the lighthouse which is the tallest in Spain. In August, Chipiona’s bars, restaurants and discos in town can be seen in full flow, but out of season it’s a very quiet seaside town.

As an indication of property prices, you can buy a spacious, furnished newly-built three-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of town and near the beach for 227,000 euros. A resale frontline beach townhouse costs around 260,000 euros.

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