Spain Vacation Rentals - Eastern Coast

These regions, stretching along the Mediterranean from the border of the Andalusia region to the border with France, are popular beach destinations. The Costa Blanca (White Coast) is a slower version of the southern Costa del Sol. The city of Buñol in Valencia is known for its Fiesta of La Tomatina (a tomato food fight) in August. The northern region of Catalonia with its Costa Brava (Wild Coast) has its own language and culture. Barcelona is in this region (listed on a separate page). Regions - Murcia (Region of Murcia - Región de Murcia), Valencia (Valencian Community - Comunidad Valenciana), Catalonia (Cataluña)

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Featured Vacation Rentals

Our featured European vacation rental resources.

Rentvillas.com

Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey. The majority of their properties are in Italy. They work directly with owners and represent some local agencies. They have a local representative in Rome. When booking you are assigned a Travel Advisor, so you get personal attention. Agency based in California and has been in business since 1984.

Local Agencies

Vacation rental agency with head office in the country where they offer vacation rentals. Usually you find the best prices with local agencies.

Accommodation Valencia

Local Agency based in Spain

Vacation rental apartments of all sizes in the city of Valencia.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Charming Villas Catalonia

Local Agency based in Spain

Vacation rentals in the Catalonia region of northern Spain and in Barcelona. Most are large villas/houses.

Listings for Spain: Barcelona, Catalonia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, not all properties have prices/availablility calendar

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Mediterraneo Rural

Local Agency based in Spain

Two houses near the village of Benimeli near the Costa Blanca (2bed and 4bed).

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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North Spain Villas

Local Agency based in Spain

This agency offers a selection of villas and apartments in rural and coastal Catalonia, many with pools. They have some very beautiful and interesting properties, such as accomodation in a 12th century castle.

Listings for Spain: Catalonia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, bank transfer

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Rural Catalunya

Local Agency based in Spain

Offers a selection of interesting looking properties available by the day, week or month. Their written English is not great.

Listings for Spain: Catalonia

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar

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Rustical Travel

Local Agency based in Spain

Villas and vacation rentals in rural Spain. Agency based in Madrid, fluent in English.

Listings for Spain: Andalusia, Asturias, Cantabria, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards

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Spain Select

Local Agency based in Spain

A small but impressive selection of apartments and villas, including one IN - not outside but actully in - Plaza Mayor, Madrid. Written, instead of drawn, layouts are included in the listings.

Listings for Spain: Andalusia, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Madrid

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards

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Valencia Short Stay

Local Agency based in Spain

Apartments and cottages in and outside the city of Valencia. They also offer a wine tour that looks really fun.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps, credit cards, PayPal

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VillasBarcelona.com

Local Agency based in Spain

Vacation rentals in Catalonia (near Barcelona and Costa Brava). Agency run by a couple in Barcelona. Many rentals for large groups (as well as small) and a wealth of information about Catalonia - culture, food, and much more.

Listings for Spain: Catalonia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, online booking, credit cards

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Apartments

A group of apartments in a village, town or city run by one owner.

Apartaments del Carme

Seven apartments are offered in the Barrio del Carmen area of Valencia.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps

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Hap Dreams

Eleven apartments in a restored building in the city of Girona.

Listings for Spain: Catalonia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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River Ebro Apartments

Two apartments on the River Ebro in rural Catalonia, in the town of Mora d'Ebre (1 and 2 bedrooms). Evening meal service and welcome hamper available. Owners live in the building. Good walking and birding in this area.

Listings for Spain: Catalonia

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews

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Torrevieja Villas

Two 3 bedroom townhouses in the town of Torrevieja on the Spanish coast.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Agencies

Vacation rental agencies not based in the country where they have their properties. Usually based in the US or the UK. They may represent local agencies.

Alicante Holiday Villas

Agency based in United Kingdom

A number of vacation rentals in and around the city of Alicante. Prices are listed in British pounds.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking

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Aspects of Spain

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals in Javea on the Costa Blanca and Nerja on the Costa del Sol. Most properties have pools. Offices in England and Spain, in business since 1994.

Listings for Spain: Costa del Sol, Valencia

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Belvilla - Spain

Agency based in Netherlands

Vacation rentals in Europe (850+ in Spain). Agency, based in the Netherlands, has been in business for over 30 years. Other websites represent their database. Belvilla is part of the @Leisure group.

Listings for Spain: All Regions, Barcelona, Madrid

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, guest comments may be in Dutch, credit cards

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Casas Cantabricas

Agency based in United Kingdom

In addition to a selection of rentals (mainly in rural areas) this agency also offers some interesting looking self-guided tours in the north. They also have a number of vacation rentals in Portugal.

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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, online booking, credit cards

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Doorways

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Spain and Costa Rica. Most are high-end villas. Agency based in Pennsylvania.

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Features: good photos, location maps, availability calendar, credit cards, US check

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Interhome

Agency based in Switzerland

Agency based in Switzerland with listings throughout Europe. Variety of places and prices - over 30,000 vacation rental properties in 21 countries (mostly Europe). Partnered with ResortQuest in the US. They have sites for different countries (country person booking lives in) with prices in their currency. If their listings are represented by another company, the prices are the same. Note that Interhome has local offices in many areas, so it is like dealing with a local agency.

Solmar Villas

Agency based in United Kingdom

This family-run agency specializes in villas with private pools.

Listings for Spain: Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Costa del Sol, --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Directories

"Rent from Owner" websites with lists of vacation rentals where you book directly with the owner.

ASETUR

This international directory of rural houses, farmhouses, and rural apartments is written mostly in Spanish.

Listings for Spain: All Regions

Features: good photos, location maps

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Casa Spain

Casa Spain calls itself the first vacation rental directory in Spain and has a vast number of offerings country-wide. Their search engine is very easy to navigate.

Listings for Spain: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Ba --> <--

Features: location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Choose Spain

Rental listings and homes for sale from all over Spain but with an emphasis on Andalusia and the coastal areas.

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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Colours of Spain

Directory service with offices in Spain and the U.K. targeting U.K. based travellers. They have many listings all over Spain - a good resource.

Listings for Spain: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Ba --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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Costa Blanca Apartments

Directory of vacation rentals on the southeastern coast of Spain.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Holiday Velvet

Vacation rentals worldwide. Book directly with the owner. Holiday Velvet acts as an agent for some rentals. Not many properties in some destinations (listings are being added). They take 101 properties per location and work with "seriously committed owners". Also hotels and B&Bs.

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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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HolidayLettings.co.uk - Spain

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with thousands of listings for Europe (Spain +7,500 properties). Good searching (can search for properties with internet access). Book directly with owner. Owned by TripAdvisor.

Listings for Spain: All Regions, Barcelona, Madrid

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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HomeAway - Spain

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with over 15,000 rentals for Spain. Rent from the owner.

Listings for Spain: All Regions

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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Rentalia

Directory of vacation rentals in Spain (10,000+ properties), Italy (3,000+), Portugal (1,000+) and Andorra (60+). Based in Madrid and has been in business since 2002. "Verified notes" to show listings have been verified. Book directly with owner. Some properties have online booking.

Listings for Italy, Spain - Spain listings for: All Regions, Barcelona, Madrid

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, some online booking

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Spain Dreams

Directory for hotels, farm stays, and vacation rentals. Good travel information for Spain. Some interesting tours are offered.

Listings for Spain: All Regions

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Spain Flat

Directory of vacation rentals in Spain, with many in Barcelona. Excellent information on the customs of Spain.

Listings for Spain: All Regions, Barcelona

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar

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Spain Holiday

Rent-by-owner properties of all sizes in all regions of Spain (4000+ properties). Excellent search and good descriptions of properties. This company specializes in Spain and is based in Spain. (They require proof of ownership from all owners listed on their site.)

Listings for Spain: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Ba --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar

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Spanish Villas Spain

More a listing of properties for sale than to rent, this directory does have quite a few vacation rentals available for short stays, mainly on southern coasts and the islands. For people who want to buy property, there is a lot of information on this website.

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Features: location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Toprural - Spain

Directory of 60,000+ vacation rentals in 10 European countries (Spain 12,000+ properties). Rent directly from the owner. All properties are in the countryside or villages smaller than 5,000 population. Website has been in business since 2000 and is based in Spain. Good traveler content on the site.

Listings for Spain: All Regions

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Valencian Federation of Rural Tourism

This is a non-profit organization run by the owners of rural accommodation (farmhouses and rural apartments and houses) in the regions of Alicante, Valencia, and Castellon.

Listings for Spain: Valencia

Features: good photos, location maps

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VRBO - Spain

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, part of the HomeAway group.

Listings for Spain: All Regions

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, book with owner

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