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retrocool wrote on Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:11pm:

Hi, we looked around all the nearby areas for two years. We settled on Puert de Mazarron, (El Alamillo to be exact). A ten minute stroll down the beach to the Puerto, close enough to reach all the bars and restaurants etc, as well as banks, supermarkets and so forth. El Alamillo has a few bars et...

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...c too so is quiet enough to relax, yet close enough to get to the centre. Although as with everywhere in July and August it is the main destination for Spanish to holiday. We welcome this as we came to integrate. There are also plenty of UK residents and visitors too. Hope this helps.

retrocool wrote on Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:11pm:

Hi, we looked around all the nearby areas for two years. We settled on Puert de Mazarron, (El Alamillo to be exact). A ten minute stroll down the beach to the Puerto, close enough to reach all the bars and restaurants etc, as well as banks, supermarkets and so forth. El Alamillo has a few bars et...

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...c too so is quiet enough to relax, yet close enough to get to the centre. Although as with everywhere in July and August it is the main destination for Spanish to holiday. We welcome this as we came to integrate. There are also plenty of UK residents and visitors too. Hope this helps.

eviedoll wrote on Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:30pm:

We too have lived in el alamillo for 3 yrs now and love it. Agree with previous comments.  July and aug are horrendous but you learn to cope with it and avoid alot of places