The Latest Spanish Property News from Kyero.com
August 31st, 2007
As the tiny Valencian village of Buñol erupts into its annual Tomatina festival, revellers seek somewhere to stay. Despite being located less than 40km from Valencia city, Buñol is one of the region’s quietest inland villages, where the only life that stirs on an average afternoon are a few old men standing around and chatting.
For much of the year, visitors are rare and foreigners even rarer, despite the fact that you can buy property here for less than €99,000.
Unless you love the idea of living in a remote village surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside Spain has to offer, this may seem like a dubious investment choice.
However, once a year the narrow main street of Buñol transforms into the site of one the world’s most coveted festivals, as tourists from across the globe vie for the opportunity to take part in the renowned annual tomato war, Tomatina.
Buñol mayor, Fernando Giraldós, said yesterday that he is expecting 40,000 people to take part this year, with visitors from the UK and other parts of Europe, as well as Japan, Canada, the USA and New Zealand, who will more than quadruplicate the usual population of 9,500.
To ensure all the warriors have plenty of ammunition, the town hall has ordered 115,000 tonnes of tomatoes, up 15 per cent on last year.
In fact, the only thing that the town hall isn’t providing is accommodation, and as there are no hotels in the village, any owners of rental homes in the area will find their properties in great demand.
