interat1

Hi Guys, im looking to buy a holiday flat in villajoyosa, anyone live there at the moment, or have visited this part of Spain, I would like some info on the area, im going there to buy a property in April, I've just joined this forum, it looks great and have had a few fast replies from members, I really want to be close to Benidorm as I go there 3 times a year, any information would be great, thanks in advance.

Miles Barnett

Hi, my name's Miles. I'm currently working at a law firm in La Zenia and living in Los Alcázares, Murcia, but I used to live near Mutxamel and went to Villajoyosa quite a few times.

Villajoyosa definitely has more of a Spanish feel to it than Benidorm does and I liked it whenever I visited, it's also very well placed as it's easy to reach not just Benidorm but also Alicante from there which is useful especially out of the tourist season.

The Moors and Christians festival held in Villajoyosa in July is also very impressive as you may have already heard!

Rosemary

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Rosemary

Dick Dasterdly

Well if you want to bring a bit of colour to your life it could be just the place to go.

https://www.google.es/search?q=villa...w=1366&bih=653

Other than that a pleasant enough atmosphere as best I recall.

interat1

thanks mate

andyrich666

Its not all like that though as you come in to Villajoyasa from the N332 Big Roundabout / Motorway link through the town, it looks a bit of a run down s/hole, I looked at a flat there, it looked awful from the outside but was actually quite luxury inside. It was on the roundabout of Carrer Music Tito, maybe just that area was run down or typical Spanish urban area.

agoreira

Even Bristol has a more Spanish feel than Benidorm!

mikelincs

If you want to be close to Benidorm, then can I suggest Albir, on the coast itself, short drive or bus to Benidorm, but it does have a more laid back feel, can be quiet in the winter, but still a nice place to live.

andyrich666

Benidorm gets a lot of slack that I really do not think it deserves

agoreira

Benidorm is what it is, it meets a need, millions of visitors, both Spanish and guiris go there and love it (my sister loves it), but it's a bit like Marmite, you love it or hate it. I don't have a problem with the place, a bit like Torremolinos, Fuengirola, Torrevieja etc they all have a very loyal following, and that's great that people enjoy them, personally they are not for me, no more than Blackpool would be. Whenever I see shots like this, I think where is the fun in that?

HBG

I'm going back some years now but the old town of Villajoysa used to be famous for tension between the large gipsy population and the locals, a place to be avoided by expats at night.

Dick Dasterdly

From what I recall the large Poniente district was always predominantly very Spanish.

Even the Levante district had large influxes of Spanish during holiday seasons.

Has it changed that much ?

From what I've heard more recently Benidorm as a whole is still very popular with Spanish people.

Dick Dasterdly

I've never seen it anywhere remotely close to that, though I never used to go in peak periods.

I used it mainly as a base to explore nearby areas, but generally apart from a handful of harmless and mostly good natured drunks, I found a reasonably calm and pleasant atmosphere on most occasions I ventured into the more popular areas.

HBG

That link reminds me exactly of how it was all those years ago when I ran a business in Benidorm in the second street up from the Levante beach and lived in an apartment on the first one, I can see one of them from the photograph.

I hated it when I first arrived and wasn't there for fun but the whole place grew on me, very quickly, although I did have to invest in ear plugs and two way mirrors in my offices to catch out the thieving staff.

I was a lot younger then and couldn't live there now, unless it was a good ten streets back from the front or in peaceful Albir/Altea.

me me

I must admit, I am a beach, shops, bars, concrete and crowd lover.

I would choose Benidorm over a quiet town anyday.

But we are all different.