You and me both. Bit out of my league though.

Not quite where the ones I think you are referring to but this will do me.http://www.kyero.com/property/119137...for-sale-oliva

Not the decor! The location.

You know ....... if I had a couple of million stashed away I might just go for it

Many thanks for all the information. Having looked at some of the properties for rent in Old Town now, none of them seem to have much garden and no parking so we will have a look at the outskirts of town and close villages that you have suggested. Is there much public transport available, or will we have to rely solely on car or feet.

Maria

Go to the transport section at www.tourist-oliva.com

I live in Piles, the next village to Oliva and yes there is a public bus service which connects Oliva to Gandia via Piles, Miramar, Bellerequard and Diamus with a published time table (not always exactly on time) also a service to the beaches but not sure about the times of that - not even sure whether it runs during the winter months as have never used it. Perhaps Mitzy knows about that one.
I believe in the summer months there is also a bus service to Madrid.

Gandia has a rail route to Valencia and connects to other rail networks.

Ive never used a bus here, but J1 just put up a useful link on the site I posted up earlier in the thread

Thanks Mitzboy will have a look at that, must admit don't use the bus myself although it practically goes by my house, getting old and lazy I guess, much prefer to drive to C4 and use the escalator !!

Would be useful though if ever the car is off the road for any length of time.

The rail service to Valencia is good news. Our son has applied to Valencia Business school to start in October, so maybe he could commute, at least to start with.

Its only just over €6 return Gandia to Valencia
Unfortunately there is no link between Denia and Gandia yet for trains

Wow, that's cheap. At that price it won't be worth him asking to borrow the car, which is good!