Costa Brava ?
Mar 16th 2006, 12:16 pm
#1
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2006
Location: Brussels
Posts: 887
Costa Brava ?
I am interested in moving to northern Costa Brava , soonest poss. this year !
a ) Are there many British people there , or predominantly Germans/Dutch/Belgians/Skandies ?
b ) Where would it be good and convenient ( roads , shopping , airport , safety , older expats , medical services ) to buy a house , considering that , preferably , we'd like to stay east of Barcelona ?
Thankful in advance , for any comments / suggestions !
a ) Are there many British people there , or predominantly Germans/Dutch/Belgians/Skandies ?
b ) Where would it be good and convenient ( roads , shopping , airport , safety , older expats , medical services ) to buy a house , considering that , preferably , we'd like to stay east of Barcelona ?
Thankful in advance , for any comments / suggestions !
Apr 4th 2006, 1:23 pm
#2
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2006
Location: Brussels
Posts: 887
Costa Brava ?
So , 19 days and 55 viewings after my original posting ,
not a single reply !!!???
Now I am really intrigued !
not a single reply !!!???
Now I am really intrigued !
Apr 4th 2006, 2:59 pm
#3
RETIRED ;-))
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: Benalmadena Pueblo,Spain
Posts: 20,156
Re: Costa Brava ?
Originally Posted by Ray51
So , 19 days and 55 viewings after my original posting ,
not a single reply !!!???
Now I am really intrigued !
not a single reply !!!???
Now I am really intrigued !
I dont know the area myself, but if I was going to live there I would rent an apartment first and check out the area and queries I had.
Everyone has different ideas on what is good and bad, and if the area didn`t suite you can easily move on.
Good luck.
Apr 4th 2006, 4:45 pm
#4
Rizlared
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Anhui, China
Posts: 237
Re: Costa Brava ?
Originally Posted by Ray51
I am interested in moving to northern Costa Brava , soonest poss. this year !
a ) Are there many British people there , or predominantly Germans/Dutch/Belgians/Skandies ?
b ) Where would it be good and convenient ( roads , shopping , airport , safety , older expats , medical services ) to buy a house , considering that , preferably , we'd like to stay east of Barcelona ?
Thankful in advance , for any comments / suggestions !
a ) Are there many British people there , or predominantly Germans/Dutch/Belgians/Skandies ?
b ) Where would it be good and convenient ( roads , shopping , airport , safety , older expats , medical services ) to buy a house , considering that , preferably , we'd like to stay east of Barcelona ?
Thankful in advance , for any comments / suggestions !
Apr 4th 2006, 5:04 pm
#5
Forum Regular
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: Murcia, Spain
Posts: 148
Re: Costa Brava ?
Originally Posted by kevray
Other than to agree that you have to visit to find answers to your questions, I would suggest that to live East of Barcelona may require a boat !!!
Paul
Apr 8th 2006, 8:28 am
#6
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 394
Re: Costa Brava ?
Originally Posted by kevray
Other than to agree that you have to visit to find answers to your questions, I would suggest that to live East of Barcelona may require a boat !!!
Let's face it though, if you're after sun, sun and more sun, then Alicante, Murcia and Almeria seem to have an uncanny knack for it when all other parts of Spain are clouded over in showers.
Apr 8th 2006, 11:39 am
#7
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2006
Location: Brussels
Posts: 887
Sun , sun & more sun ?
No , that's definitively one thing I am NOT after ;otherwise , I'd be in Dubai already !
Truly hate the overbuilt show-off Costa del Sol , it's heat & that way of life !
Need a bit of other interests , like in : art , good shopping ( this already says France , rather than Spain ) , occassional travel by my car or a quality-fast-train into a different language-zone , never to see the insides of yet another damn airport again ...
So , that's why Brava looked appetising - i.e. before I looked up villas for sale & silly-to-mad prices , being asked...
Truly hate the overbuilt show-off Costa del Sol , it's heat & that way of life !
Need a bit of other interests , like in : art , good shopping ( this already says France , rather than Spain ) , occassional travel by my car or a quality-fast-train into a different language-zone , never to see the insides of yet another damn airport again ...
So , that's why Brava looked appetising - i.e. before I looked up villas for sale & silly-to-mad prices , being asked...
