In English usage, a ''finca'' (; ) refers to a piece of rural or agricultural land, typically with a
cottage,
farmhouse or
estate building present, and often adjacent to a woodland or plantation.
Overview
Especially in tourism, the term has recently gained the colloquial meaning of a holiday home in a rural setting, situated on the
Spanish mainland, the
Balearics
The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...
, and the
Canary Islands, and throughout the countries of Spanish-speaking
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
.
Fincas can typically look back on an extensive development history, and are often older than 300 years. In some regions, however, especially on the Balearics, new buildings are erected.
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Real estate in Spain
Country estates
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