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BUY IT Where to get a 13th century philosopher’s home
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DON’T think about owned by one of it too long… but this historic home just come up for the godfather’s of Spanish philosophyonce has The 1,500 metresale. once owned by square country home, Casa wrote in Catalan.Mallorcan philosopher Ramon Mata, was Llull, who Credited as being one of the forefathers of the Catalan language, Llull sity named aftereven has a univerhim in Barcelona. On sale via various agents, the stunning hunting estate in Mallorca has 53 hectares of prime land and numerous outbuildings. The 13th century writer and artist was hugely influential land and once taught on the isking James II of Aragon. Llull lived in the huge estate near ANCIENT: a Llull book Algaida from 1250 until a series of six religious visions a missionary converting leave his family to lead led him to a life as Muslims and Jews cism. to catholiHe wrote over 200 works during his tomb in Palma’s life and has a basilica of St Francis, ing restored. currently beHis family sold the home in the 16th It sits near Llucmajor century. on the road from Montuiri. Randa to
The Brits are back
BRITISH buyers bounced backhave in Spain over the ond half of the secyear. According to one developer, the key ber of British numers has more buydoubled on the than period last year.same Between July and October 2017, homebuilder Taylor Wimpey has a whopping seen 118% increase in buyers from the UK. “We are extremely proud of the results generated to in 2017,” said date sales boss Marc Pritchard. “And it is great to see the British buyers back. “They have been of the buyers in half PAIN’S property market is set last four months.”the for another healthy Another 12 months So far this Sales and prices year. year, of are expected more Spain’s to rise… as leading sales - as long as growth in Spain with 10% been called for December no sudden economiclong as there are Catalunya is dealt 21, and the housebuilder situation has calmed reported a 13% has one of the country’s shocks, predicts 6.9% this with year. However, this has down. crease in sales inAccording to Anticipalargest agents. direct rule. (388 sales will rise by Prices for resales and new of Spain’s largest not stopped some properties) 9.3% next year to builds The property companies meanwhile, compared to 342 homes up from 481,000526,000 properties, to increase are expected to continue est region is regarded as the wealthi- with links to the region, seeing their last year. more than in 2016.this year and 21% quarter of by 5.8% over the fourth has in Spain and its capital Barcelona share prices slump. this year. seen some of the Enquiries for Prices are also highest property Merlin Properties and Colonial The firm’s price holifell by day 5.3% and 6.4% 6.1% next year, onexpected to rise by compiled latest report, however, was It is rises this year. homes during respectively at the before hoped top of an expected height of the independence the summer season independence andCatalunya declared ty will not that the political uncertain- Investors, crisis. affect sales too much, Madrid imposed were up by 13% though, are adopting ticulary as regional par- the elections have now and see’ policy in the run up a ‘wait biggest growth seen to the in the elections. last six years.
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LARGE parts of Spain could be desertified by the end of the century. It comes after climate scientists projected global temperatures will rise by 3.2C by 2100 if drastic measures are not immediately imposed. They say the earth will soon reach ‘the point of no return’, which spells likely continual drought conditions for most parts of Spain. An alarming 70% of the country is at risk of desertification, according to official government statistics. A third of Spain is set to become as arid as the desert of Tabernas in Almeria. Meanwhile, the narrow green strip running along the north of Africa will disappear, devoured by the desert, dramatically worsening the migration crisis.
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SPREADING: The march of desertification is draining Spain’s vital water resources, including El Pla de Mallorca reservoir
Spain’s forests will end up confined to the highest hilltops, while cities, including Palma de Mallorca, Malaga and San Sebastian, will suffer as sea levels rise by up to a metre, leaving large areas underwater. Meanwhile Madrid will suffer one of the biggest temperature rises in the world, making the city almost uninhabitable in summer. Green group Climate Central said it would worsen the capital’s ‘heat island’ effect, with temperatures rising between 4.3 degrees and 8 degrees in summer. Due to its contamination and altitude only three other cities - Sofia, Skopje and Belgrade - will fare worse. “We find ourselves in a situation where we are not doing nearly enough to save hundreds of millions of people from a miserable future,” said Erik Solheim, the UN environment chief, at this month’s crucial global climate conference in Bonn. Despite Spain being one of the country’s most at threat, it comes 21st in the list of EU countries for tackling CO2 emissions. It is well behind in its actions to help stave off a critical two-degree rise in temperature, in line with the 2015 Paris agreement. “Even if the objectives of the Paris Agreement are met, Mediterranean landscapes will change, and the dryer areas will advance north,” says Joel Guiot, a French researcher from the European Centre for Research and Teaching in Geosciences (CEREGE). Incredibly, Spain did not even send a respresentative to a global conferContinues on Page 5