the parkers

We will be moving to Spain next year and are currently having a house built in between Algarrobo and Sayalonga in Andalucia.
Was wondering if there were any expats in the area.
My husband is 53 and I am 38 and both of us will be retired.
Would be nice to hear any advice or views on the area and more importantly what to expect.

jdr

Maybe you are approaching life in Spain in reverse ?
Surely you should know the area, if you like it then build your house.

shaggymon

Just what I was thinking! First advice, apart from that above, make sure, given your ages, that you have proper private medical insurance. As you are not "pensioners" in terms of being over 60/65, you Will not be eligible to join the Spanish national health system (unless of course you qualify by some other means such as disiability etc in the UK). Sorry I am assuming you are from the UK...

Donna33

Hello

I have lived in Caleta the next town for 5 years there are plenty of expats in the area.
It is very nice can be quiet out of season and very busy june july august.
There are a few english run bars and restaurants.
There are some english clubs you could join and various things going on.
Donna

bob_day

We live just past Sayalonga on the Competa road having made our permanent move here just 2 weeks ago today. We owned our home for a couple of years so have visited regularly during that time. However most of the trips were fairly short so we haven't really had a chance to really explore the local area as yet. Having said that we love the area as do the expats that we have met so far, but then I guess they would otherwise they wouldn't live here.

Sayalonga is a very small, very quaint, very Spanish village, and you can get the necessities from it's shops, bars and restaurants. For bigger shopping expeditions we to head down to SuperSol/Eroskis/Mercadona at J272. Fruit and veg can be bought very cheaply from the local markets, Caletta being particularly good.

We haven't actually been into Algarobbo itself so have no idea as yet what delights it may or may not contain.

There are quite a few expats of various nationalities scattered around although there isn't a concentrated enclave as you find in other areas.

Feel free to drop me a PM or email if you have any questions.

emsirrah

We went on holiday to a friends villa in Sayalonga and the second day we were there bought a villa on the same road. Never been there before, infact the only place in Spain we had ever been was to to Madrid to a football match.
Just felt the place was right and for 7 years it was. We have friends who still live there and although we have moved to the the West coast of Malaga still visit Sayalonga.

the parkers

This is very helpful and I thank you for your time. We're both counting down the months until we can start our new life. As soon as we saw the plot and the location we knew it was right and we know it will be quiet at times so its encouraging to know that there are some expats in the area. We will be visiting the plot in july so may look up some folks in the area to get a real idea as to what to expect over a friendly beer. Thanks again