According to the study, "Spain and its towns and regions outstripped France, which came second, by a ratio of over two to one." The most popular locations in Spain are Tenerife, Mallorca and Costa Blanca, all of which were more popular than Paris, the most-searched location in France, the study found.
"Most people in the overseas property industry would put France and Spain on a par, but these results suggest Spanish property is considerably more popular than previously thought," Ashley Rigg, Globaledge's managing director, said in a statement.
Most surprising, according to the study, was Portugal's position at the bottom of the list of 11 countries/regions, representing just 3 percent of the total searches.
