Overseas property buyers are increasingly shunning the Spanish coastline and moving inland, it has been revealed.

The Spanish Property Owners Guild (Spog) stated that many coastal areas have become overdeveloped by mass tourism.

However, it believes that foreign property buyers can still find an unspoiled environment if they move away from the sea.

Paul Bradley, spokesperson for Spog, suggested that prospective investors look towards places such as La Vinuela, which is just 20 miles away from Malaga.

This means that property buyers could live in a more peaceful and natural environment while still having easy access to the Costa del Sol.

Mr Bradley commented: "Real Spain still exists - ten miles inland and it is still how it has always been."

A recent survey of foreign property owners by A Place in the Sun magazine found that Spain was still the most popular destination among Britons.