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Region recommendation for authentic Spain - retirement?

b00641103 New member

Member since 06 February 2024

b00641103New member06 February 2024 11:06:06

Hi guys,

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽my mum and dad are looking an apartment to holiday in over the winter months, to get away from the terrible irish weather.

They love authentic spain, and have spent much time in the north, but want to buy somewhere in southern spain to guarantee some good weather in autumn and winter.

we are looking for a 2 bed apartment, with a balcony/terrace, ideally near the coast/sea.聽 we want to be in an area with some authenticity and plenty of traditional spanish tapas bars and seafood, we want to avoid areas filled with irish and english bars as that is what they spend their day to day lives in etc

we looked at la cala de mijas after experiencing some great seafood there, but came to realise that our 200k budget all in doesn't get us the property we want.

Can anyone recommend some good regions or towns to look at? we have 200k all in to spend, it would also be great to have somewhere we could rent out in the summer time if possible

all recommendation's welcome,

thanks

Bhavna Team

Member since 01 June 2015

BhavnaTeam06 February 2024 14:43:50

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@b00641103

Hello and welcome !

While waiting for members to share their feedback with you, feel free to have a look at the ads posted in the Housing section. You may then do a quick search on the regions where these properties are located.

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All the best

Bhavna

Ironchicken New member

Member since 18 September 2020

IronchickenNew member06 February 2024 15:10:07

@b00641103 we are in el campello, a small market town just outside Alicante. Tram connection to the city. Lots of spanish from Madrid have holiday apartments here. The pueblo is聽 very spanish, close to the sea is more touristy but still kind of local. 200k gets a nice apartment.

gwynj Bulgaria Expert

Member since 30 June 2020

gwynjBulgaria Expert07 February 2024 08:36:43

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@b00641103

We are in Elche a good-sized city next to Alicante, and served by Alicante-Elche Airport. This is a more typical Spanish city, UNESCO-listed for its palm groves. It has a pretty historic centre, a beautiful municipal park, and a lovely riverside walk along the Rio Vinalopo. There are several very nice beaches (La Marina, Santa Pola, Arenals del Sol) about 15km away. Our meagre stash went a LOT further here than if we'd decided we needed to be in Playa San Juan in Alicante proper. And Elche is a lovely town, we're very happy here.

But there are lots of great places along the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol.

I recommend Idealista (dot com) as it has lots of listings all over Spain. It's a great research tool to see how far your budget will stretch. Certainly 200k will get you a very nice 2 bed in many places... but be way short in others.

Jackohartes New member

Member since 29 December 2023

JackohartesNew member07 February 2024 20:38:30

I'd like to recommend Aguilas. We've just bought something similar to your needs and we like the town, it's very Spanish and great for renting out in the summer.聽 If you'd like anymore information feel free to message me and I can give you some great contacts.聽 Cheers, Freda