Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053082)

So my husband and I are thinking of moving to Spain in a year or so. We are both Scottish and already live in the French Alps so no stranger to culture shock and integrating

We liked the look of the Andalucia, the lovely beaches around Carbeneras and San Jose and would love to be close to Serre Nevada to keep in with our skiing.

I'm looking for recs for a town/small city that has great markets, a variety of shops and bars and close to some great beaches as if we are going to move from the Mountains the beach is our priority, especially clear water beaches like Playa de los Muertos....Somewhere that maybe has a cosmopolitain vibes with people from different parts of the world....

We are looking to long term rent a farmhouse/villa/somewhere with outdoor space for growing plants/veg, space for a home office etc.

Also we would like to be within an hour of places that do live music as my husband is a professional musician and would be keen to gig all year round. Not sure what the scene is like in Spanish towns...he's pretty well received in France and Sardinia so hopefully it's good there too!

Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053082)

So my husband and I are thinking of moving to Spain in a year or so. We are both Scottish and already live in the French Alps so no stranger to culture shock and integrating

Also we would like to be within an hour of places that do live music as my husband is a professional musician and would be keen to gig all year round. Not sure what the scene is like in Spanish towns...he's pretty well received in France and Sardinia so hopefully it's good there too!

Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053082)

So my husband and I are thinking of moving to Spain in a year or so. We are both Scottish and already live in the French Alps so no stranger to culture shock and integrating

We liked the look of the Andalucia, the lovely beaches around Carbeneras and San Jose and would love to be close to Serre Nevada to keep in with our skiing.

I'm looking for recs for a town/small city that has great markets, a variety of shops and bars and close to some great beaches as if we are going to move from the Mountains the beach is our priority, especially clear water beaches like Playa de los Muertos....Somewhere that maybe has a cosmopolitain vibes with people from different parts of the world....

We are looking to long term rent a farmhouse/villa/somewhere with outdoor space for growing plants/veg, space for a home office etc.

Also we would like to be within an hour of places that do live music as my husband is a professional musician and would be keen to gig all year round. Not sure what the scene is like in Spanish towns...he's pretty well received in France and Sardinia so hopefully it's good there too!

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 12053182)

Playa de los muertos is in Cabo de Gata national park. It is basically a dessert filled with big plastic tents growing vegetables. It is hideous. The beaches there are amazing because they are virgin beaches with great landscapes, but I would hate to live there

If you like beaches then Cadiz provinces has amazing ones and great villages

If you want to be close to Granada and the Sierra Nevada then maybe Almunecar or even Nerja would be better choice

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 12053182)

Playa de los muertos is in Cabo de Gata national park. It is basically a dessert filled with big plastic tents growing vegetables. It is hideous. The beaches there are amazing because they are virgin beaches with great landscapes, but I would hate to live there

If you like beaches then Cadiz provinces has amazing ones and great villages

If you want to be close to Granada and the Sierra Nevada then maybe Almunecar or even Nerja would be better choice

Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053899)

Thanks for the advices - Nerja did indeed come up in searches but I believe property is a little cheaper in the Almeria town area....?

We want to move to Spain for legal reasons, France is no good we can't do what we need to here. If we could move anywhere it would be Sardinia as the beaches are off the scale, the people so friendly, availability and prices of fresh fruits/veggies for longer, the seafood, the coffee! But again same legality in Italy. Spain (and the Netherlands) are the only place we can do what we need to medicinally and has the weather.

So it is Spain we are after, you won't convince me to stay in France as that isn't suitable for us long term. Almunecar actually looking really good, quite well placed too.

We have a couple of years to sort ourselves out and find the right place....so the research continues and will visit next spring time :-)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12053922)

If France is a problem why not Costa Brava if you like Sardinia? I don't mind Almeria but to me the whole area looked a bit depressing and it's far too dry. For a holiday OK but I would really miss the smell of pine trees, fresh cut grass etc.

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 12053182)

Playa de los muertos is in Cabo de Gata national park. It is basically a dessert filled with big plastic tents growing vegetables. It is hideous.

Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053931)

Right yes, I see your point with the trees and grass etc after a quite scout on google images. would something like Palamos be a good town to be in the vicinity of?

:-)

Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053938)

yes those two towns you mention, SFdG and Platja d'Aro do look lovely, we would need to be inland a bit to get some garden space!

We would only be renting anyway - :-) Let me know how the vibe is, especially when you are going out of season :-)

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12053950)

I posted this in another thread but a lovely short video showing some of the scenery:-)
https://www.spain-holiday.com/Sant-Feliu-De-Guixols

Originally Posted by queen_sheba_1 (Post 12053980)

Very good actually, just what we are looking for :-) We were in Marbella in June and thought it might get quite unpleasant in August but we've always got the option to come back to the French Alps for Jul/Aug, leave the tourists to the baking heat!

but this looks a little more tolerable. Maybe not much winter open water swimming but i'm sure there are proper swimming pools open all year (not like here!)