CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION - ESTEPONA, COSTA DEL SOL - MARBELLA, COSTA DEL SOL - FUENGIROLA, COSTA DEL SOL - MIJAS - BENALMADENA - TORREMOLINOS, COSTA DEL SOL - MALAGA, COSTA DEL SOL - NERJA, COSTA DEL SOL - BARCELONA, COSTA BRAVA - BLANES, COSTA BRAVA - LLORET DE MAR, COSTA BRAVA - TOSSA DE MAR, COSTA BRAVA - ALMERIA, COSTA DE ALMERIA - ROQUETAS DE MAR, COSTA DE ALMERIA - SALOU, COSTA DORADA - MIAMI PLAYA, COSTA DORADA - CADIZ, COSTA DE LA LUZ - ISLANTILLA, COSTA DE LA LUZ - A CORUNA, GALICIA - SANTANDER, CANTABRIA - SAN SEBASTIAN, BASQUE COUNTRY - JAVEA, COSTA BLANCA - GANDIA, COSTA BLANCA - BENIDORM, COSTA BLANCA - ALICANTE, COSTA BLANCA - TORREVIEJA, COSTA BLANCA - LA MANGA, COSTA BLANCA - ORIHUELA COSTA, COSTA BLANCA - PALMA, MAJORCA - MAGALUF, MAJORCA - ALCUDIA, MAJORCA - MAHON, MENORCA - LOS DELFINES, MENORCA - IBIZA TOWN, IBIZA - SAN ANTONIO, IBIZA - PLAYA D’EN BOSSA, IBIZA - PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS, TENERIFE - PUERTO DE LA CRUZ, TENERIFE - LOS GIGANTES, TENERIFE - LOS CRISTIANOS, TENERIFE - COSTA DEL SILENCIO, TENERIFE - CALETA DE FUSTE, FUERTEVENTURA - LAS PALMAS, GRAN CANARIA - PLAYA DEL INGLES, GRAN CANARIA - PUERTO DEL CARMEN, LANZAROTE - PLAYA BLANCA, LANZAROTE - LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS - LA GOMERA, CANARY ISLANDS - GRANADA, ANDALUSIA - VALENCIA -
| Area: | SAN SEBASTIAN, BASQUE COUNTRY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investor Profile: | Retirement, Worker, Holiday, Business | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Population:
| Total | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 180,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Climate: | Hours of Sunshine Per Day in Summer | Days of Rain Per Year | Average Spring Air Temp. | Average Summer Air Temp. | Average Autumn Air Temp. | Average Winter Air Temp. | Average Water Temp. | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 175 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proximity to: | Airport | Beach | Nearest City | |||||||||||||||||||
| 62.5 miles (Bilbao) | 0.25 – 2 miles | San Sebastian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Educational facilities: | No. of Universities | No. of International Schools | No. of Private Schools | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Health services: | No. of Public Hospitals | No. of Private Hospitals | No. of Private Clinics | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shopping: | No. of Shopping Centres | No. of Markets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurants and bars: | Different types of cuisine e.g. Italian, Chinese, German, Mexican and local Galithian restaurants. Most restaurants in old quarter. Lots of bars around the city. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports and leisure facilities: | 18-hole golf course. 6 museums including San Telmo museum .Aquarium. Casino. City concert hall- concerts, operas and plays. Also jazz, Film and Music Festivals. Several parks and gardens. Mount Igeldo attraction park with over 30 attractions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Transport: | Public Transport | Roads | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train services from Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid. Buses from Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Pamplona, Valencia, Alicante and Salamanca | A-8 from Bilbao. A-63 from Irun. N-1 from Madrid. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Crime rate: | Low | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Main types of employment | Agriculture and fishing industry. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Future plans: | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yield range | 5.4% - 6.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of property | Entry Price | Rent- School Holiday Peak | Rent- Peak | Rent- Off Peak | Average Annual Yield | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 bed apartment | 214862 | 600 | 480 | 288 | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 bed apartment | 268578 | 720 | 576 | 346 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 bed townhouse | 402866 | 960 | 768 | 461 | 5.4% | |||||||||||||||||
| Villa | 472696 | 1260 | 1008 | 605 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||||
| Demand for letting | School Holiday Peak | Peak | Off peak | |||||||||||||||||||
| High | High | High | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance and leisure scores: | Total (out of 10) | Financial (out of 5) | Leisure (out of 5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Flights scheduled from: | Gatwick, Heathrow, London City, Stansted, Bristol, Newquay, Plymouth, Southampton, Birmingham, Newcastle, Teesside, Manchester, Isle of Man, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Belfast City, Belfast International, Dublin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Typical cost of flights: | School Holiday Peak | Peak | Off Peak | |||||||||||||||||||
| £136-270 | £101-200 | £76-150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operators: | Iberia, BA, BMI, Al Italia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | San Sebastian, locally known as Donostia, lies 21 km west of the French border. The city is set in a circular bay (La Concha), on the edge of thick forests inland. There are three beaches: Concha, the most famous one; Ondarreta and Zurriola (also called Gros). Concha and Ondarreta are into a bay adorned with Santa Clara Island. Sights to see include Miramar Palace, which is between the Concha and Ondarreta beaches, the 19th century Buen Pastor cathedral, Castillo de la Santa Cruz de la Mota, and .Aiete's Palace in the Aiete neighbourhood. The city also has an old quarter (Parte Vieja). San Sebastian is not the obvious choice to buy a holiday home in but it has the climate for a holiday home for nearly half a year. The area is driveable to (around 11 hours) so can be easily accessed without the need to book flights for the whole family. It has some of the facilities you would find at the better southern resorts but not all. Quite nicely it has some facilites that you wouldn’t find in these southern resorts such as classical Spanish cinemas and traditional religious festivals. Prices aren’t necessarily cheap with entry prices starting from 200,000 Euros. The level of English spoken is lower than the resorts down south. Demand for rental properties is consistent throughout the year from the French as well as the English. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Website: | http://www.terra.es/personal6/aintzane1/san-sebastian.html | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish Property Network | The Knowe, Barrhill, Dalbeattie DG5 4JD | Tel: 01556 610712 Fax: 01556 610712 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Woodrow European Dept | 2 Princes Way, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3ES | Tel: 0121 600 8000 Fax: 0121 600 8001 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlas International | Atlas House, Station Road, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1EB | Tel: 01306 879899 Fax: 01306 877441 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bellamy Marks International | 22 Markhouse Avenue, London E17 8AZ | Tel: 0845 090 0199 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish Property Network | The Knowe, Barrhill, Dalbeattie DG5 4JD | Tel: 01556 610712 Fax: 01556 610712 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Woodrow European Dept | 2 Princes Way, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3ES | Tel: 0121 600 8000 Fax: 0121 600 8001 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlas International | Atlas House, Station Road, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1EB | Tel: 01306 879899 Fax: 01306 877441 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bellamy Marks International | 22 Markhouse Avenue, London E17 8AZ | Tel: 0845 090 0199 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||