Should I choose Spain or the Cote d’Azur for holidays?

Costa Brava and Costa del Sol – sunny landmarks of Spain.

In the European ranking of resorts, first place, and rightly so, belongs to the French Riviera with its marvelous and beautiful sea, excellent infrastructure, La Croisette boulevard, the Promenade des Anglais, and the capital of the most desirable real estate – Monte Carlo. The second place on this list is occupied by the Spanish Costa Brava and Costa del Sol.

Costa Brava.

Costa Brava (Spanish Wild Coast) – a tourist region in Catalonia (north-eastern Spain), covering the Mediterranean coast between Blanes and the border with France.

The Costa Brava runs along the northern Mediterranean coast from the Franco-Spanish border and ends close to the north-eastern outskirts of Barcelona. Almost 200 kilometers long, there are hotels in the Costa Brava, restaurants and holiday homes that almost reach the beaches. The Costa Brava with its picturesque landscape is located in close proximity to the economic capital of Spain, Barcelona.
Catalan charm and an elite restaurant can be found in the town of Roses.

For several years it has held the honorary title of the best restaurant in the world. The proximity to the French Riviera (4 hours by car), convenient air connections from European countries, all of which make the Costa Brava an ideal place for a holiday and a long stay in the northern part of Spain.

Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol (Spanish Coast of the Sun) – a tourist region in Andalusia (Spain), covering the Mediterranean coast between Gibraltar and Cape Cabo de Gata. The capital of Andalusia is Seville, other major cities are Córdoba, Málaga, Granada, Cadiz, Jerez de la Frontera.

Andalusia is the Spanish land of sun, flamenco, corrida, siesta and fiestas. There are many famous sea bathing areas: Marbella, Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Málaga, Almunécar, Roquetas de Mar and Nerja. Costa del Sol with the elegant resort of Marbella and Puerto Banus is the best place for relaxation and permanent residence on the southern coast of Spain. A wonderful climate, branches of the world’s largest banks, Spain’s largest marketing networks, world-class restaurants, prestigious universities – all close to the status of the French Riviera, and the cost of living and living an order of magnitude lower. Hotels, resorts and residences are located on a large part of the coast (approx. 300 km). The beaches are mostly rocky, part of the coast is rocky, although you can also find well-kept sandy beaches. Well-developed accommodation and gastronomic base, a wealth of monuments and exotic nature (here we can see plantations of olives, date palms and cotton) are just some of the advantages of the Costa del Sol coast.