steviedeluxe

I live in London now. I always thought that if I were to retire in Spain it would be in a Spanish city, as I feel more comfortable in an urban environment. However reading your post, and after the events of the last few days, I'm beginning to see the appeal of a settlement like yours. Of course another alternative would be a rural Welsh setting, but I'd be worried about hostile locals there too!

I wonder if enquiries about retiring to Spain (and other Med countries) may rise after the UK riots of recent days?

EsuriJohn

You seem to be further advanced than us! Costa Esuri was to have 2 Golf Courses, 2 x 4* hotels and one 5*. There would be 6000 units of accomodation and 900 villa plots. The developer Fadesa went into protective administration after he had finished the infrastructure and all his own houses but other developers did not quite make it so a large Tasa development at the back top of the site (not really visible) is semi derelict but another right at the entrance is completed but not much occupied. The only hotel started is only a skeleton and we have one shop and a Restaraunt/Club.

It is a fantastic place close to Ayamonte which has all the facilities and more. The other side of town Isla Canela has great beaches.

So we may not have all we were promised but it is coming slowly and there is talk of a Marina but the hotel would make it.

So don't be put down we all have our problems some more than others as the programme showed but we getting there and the sun does shine most of the time wherever you are in southern Spain.

morsehorse

Here is my permanent home on Camposol not a rabbit hutch but plenty large enough for the two of us!!
Jacqueline

morsehorse

Oops I forgot our 2 choccie labs!!

Rosemary

Thanks for these answers. It is fascinating to hear of a place being built in this way and having a good range of ages who mix together to make the community work well.

Thanks again to those who have put photo´s on.

Where I live is an ordinary Spanish working town with 3000 inhabitants so we have a great mix of ages within the town which keeps it full of life. That was what I wanted and searched until I found it, the people are warm and friendly and very inclusive so we are very happy here. Just had another thought, our fiestas have been laid down by the Spanish for donkeys years, so with so many non-Spanish people living there how has your urbanisation worked out which days to celebrate and what happens?

Rosemary

Rosemary

Love the design of the houses. Hate square box style and sameness so these are really great. Hang on a minute I just realised that these houses are not white. So are there many houses that are not white and are there any rules about the colours used?

See me and my silly questions again.

Rosemary

Tabbycats4

This is our home, Its a good size villa, semi-detached with garden, rear courtyard and huge roof terrace...We have the most gorgeous views across to the mountains.

Your home is fabulous Jacqueline x

Ours is painted Crema, I think other than white and crema, you have to obtain permission to change it...someone correct me if I'm wrong please!!

Glad you are happy in your village Rosemary... sounds lovely. It's a good job we all like different places or the world would be a boring place to live Carole x

sithering

Hi Rosemary

I have to admit my house IS square....but it's also white! There are rules about colour with a limited number of choices, but it is also possible to get permission from the Town Hall to change it to something not on the list. This option is not available to owners on a couple of nearby urbanisations, and in addition many of the houses here have been modified in other ways, with extensions, conservatories etc. Some have done this legally, while some others I'm afraid to say have not.

There must be at least a dozen different house designs on Camposol- mine happens to be the second smallest, but is still plenty big enough for the two of us. They were originally constructed in a very basic way, but very reasonably priced, offering the option to make improvements as dictated by personal requirements and of course budget limitations.

Our villa has 46m2 of living space with a 30m2 roof terrace, accessed via a spiral staircase. Outside we have a small tiled garden area, around 50m2, and own a share of a fairly large communal pool directly opposite. Should we feel the need to expand, our villa has the added advantage of a 50m2 full height underbuild that is ripe for development.

As we say in Yorkshire- 'It'll do for me'

cheers
John

Rosemary

Oh no not another yorkshireman.........my OH is from Sheffield.

Rosemary

sithering

Nobody's perfect....;0)

Rosemary

Oh yes I am.

Graham

sithering

OK I'll give you the benefit of the doubt!

Tabbycats4

It'll do for me too John, and I'm a Lancashire lass and proud of it
Carole x

jackytoo

The pictures are very nice, perhaps we have been a little unfair. Just a suggestion, not a criticism...the urbanisation would look better with a few tall trees here and there

Tabbycats4

Yes you are correct, Jackie, it does need trees, quite a few have been planted but have died off...however it will all happen I
I'm sure of that xxxx