Why Spain’s Dorado coast is a property goldmine

Plenty of UK homebuyers are taking a shine to vibrant towns such as Sitges and Tarragona, which are easy to get to from Barcelona airport

Sitges beach
Sitges beach
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The Times

After a day spent online advising women in the UK and New Zealand how to kick-start their careers, Helen Morphew will head through fields and vineyards towards the sea with her dog, Asha. Helen and her husband, Rob, live in Puigmolto, a village 25 miles southwest of Barcelona.

“It takes about 35 minutes to reach Terramar, a beach in Sitges, where we’ll grab an Aperol at a chiringuito [beach bar],” says Morphew, 52, who moved from Surrey to Spain, via New Zealand, in 2019, and set up Asha House Coaching. Rob, 49, is a computer programmer.

“Sometimes we’ll pass people foraging for wild asparagus. It’s very rural yet only a ten-minute drive to the buzz of Sitges. We wanted a coastal location with an international