Looking to retire to Spain

PeteinAberdare wrote on Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:45pm:

The sea is at least 1 hour away from that location, so it doesn't fit with what you say you require.

PeteinAberdare wrote on Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:03pm:

We recently bought a townhouse in Dolores de Pacheco, about 3 miles inland from the Mar Menor. It's a Spanish village with some holiday-home developments on the outside edges. I don't think you need to go far inland to escape the main tourist scene.

Franco57 wrote on Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:36pm:

We have friends who relocated to Calasparra from the uk 2 years ago they love it bought a beautiful villa in an urbanisation with a few expats this is what they wanted not near the beach but must homes have swimming pools so it’s a day out to the beach very nice surroundings quiet and peaceful ...

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...good value for money when purchasing property.

Richielisa wrote on Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:06am:

Hi,

We are Richie and Lisa from the UK and new to the forum. We are looking to retire to Spain and have a few areas in mind. However,  we do like some areas around the Costa Calida region and have noticed some nice houses in Calasparra at reasonable prices. We are not familiar with the area and ...

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...are looking for some guidance please? 

Access to airports, the sea and the countryside/mountains is perfect for us as long as the sea is around half an hourish away and airports within an hour.

We dont want to be isolated but then again dont want to be in the middle of a busy tourist area. Our priority is quality of life with comfortable, clean and scenic surroundings if we are honest.

Thanks in advance.

regards

R & L

Barbara50 wrote on Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:26pm:

Hiya. We are inland in the Bullas/Mula region because we wanted to be around an hour from Alicante airport.  Beach is 45 mins away.  Calasparra is a fair bit inland again, so depends on whether airport transfer time is important to you. Also, the weather can be severely different there ...

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...compared to where we are, temperatures around 5-6 degrees lower and typically wetter which can make a huge difference outside of the May to October season, so to speak. It really is critical to come out and explore the area. Good luck with your search🤞