Dxf

Hola

I live in Chiclana and have done so for 15 years; what does "safe" mean? If you are talking about illegal houses, then half of the houses are illegal but will not be pulled down as they have been standing for more than the required 6 (soon to be 8) years without any authority demanding their demolition. Therefore half the houses are legal - but that doesn't mean to say they have all the paperwork.

The weather here can be checked on my weather station
chiclana weather station meteo tiempo forcast - we usually get down to somewhere around zero in winter(but often min is 5c), top temp is around 20C but can be as cold at 10C.

Top temp in summer can be in the 40's and guaranteed 35C for many weeks of the summer.

Any other questions - just ask

Davexf

Moses2013

Therein lies the problem. Haven't you looked above Valencia where you would also find a decent climate (whatever that is)? Even people on the Côte d'Azur manage to live, so nothing wrong with locations just below France all the way down to Valencia.

csrich

Have a look at the Ayamonte thread for information about part of the Huelva region.

Loafing Along

Today it's COLD . Bright and sunny but a vicious wind. Problem is over time one gets used to warm weather and when the thermometer drops to 10ºC or lower it feels artic. Am so used to seeing visitors walking round in shorts and polo shirts while "locals" wander around in two/three layers, anoraks and heavy coats and scarves everything is relative.

SpanishLife99

Thanks for all the replies!

Being from Manchester (and having lived in a freezing old house for years..), I feel I'd cope rather well with Spanish winters, but the idea would still be to raise the temps just a little and obviously curtail the actual length of winters a little )

My research so far has found a perfect looking space in the south east. Fairly coastal but close enough to the mountains to keep me happy.

As I'd be driving the dog there for the first initial trip, I feel the east coast is just advisable purely from a distance to travel pov

And a decent expat presence is obviously preferable. I'd be looking to help out / get paid work helping out as I should have flexible time available for that

Also, renting for six months ish to get a taste before any plunge. Can't wait!

If people have any general tips and advice re Almeria province, please feel free to share!

FranE

We live outside Peniscola, Valencian community. Although the town gets very touristy (mainly Spanish tourists) in the height of summer, it's lovely out of season, you can have the cobbled streets of the old town, and the castle, all to yourself.


Peniscola is on the very edge of the Serra d'Irta national park which runs for (roughty) 5-10 km inland and 15/20 km south, right down to the completely undeveloped coast. Our house is JUST inside the national park boundary, inland from the town. It's truly beautiful, no traffic, no noise, just woodland for miles and birdsong all day.


Being further north, we don't get the extremes of temperature in the summer, but it does vary from year to year anyway. Last year the spring and summer were ideal, I was sunbathing on the beach in early May and even in August it wasn't too hot. The year before, the summer was very late and I was still in jeans and jumpers in May, the summer was hotter, and it "turned" in September. The winters are cold, and damp, but the "default" winter weather is clear blue skies and no wind.


A point about airports and Ryanair. Castellon airport is 35 minutes from us and Ryanair has flights from Stansted 3 times a week. They used to fly from Bristol as well but they have stopped. No announcements, nothing. However, Barcelona is 2.5 hours away (car or train) and Valencia about 3 hours. Reus is closer but again Ryanair have stopped flying there.

jumar

We live just outside Totana in the region of Murcia. 35 minutes to the coast of Puerto Mazarron and just under the Sierra Espuña with great mountain walking. A very Spanish town but with a scattering of expats around, mainly in the campo. Winters are normally excellent but summers can get hot.

Rosemary

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MikeJ

Have a look and perhaps post on the Ayamonte Club sub-forum.

Ayamonte in Huelva province is on the border with Portugal and is served by two international airports: Faro (40 mins) and Sevilla (75 mins). You can get the benefits of both Spanish and Portuguese cultures with a few minutes drive over a bridge across the Guadiana river. Whilst the climate is not perfect is certainly not extreme. Warm to Hot in the summer is ameliorated by a cooling Atlantic breeze - but it is not as windy as the coast around Cadiz and Tarifa. Cool and a bit wetter in the winter - which leads to green surroundings and a source of much of the early season soft fruit and oranges we get in the UK. You can need a heater in the winter but it's never really cold.
There are a few ex-pats living there and a few tourists in the know visit in the summer but it is certainly never overrun with boozed up Brit stag parties.

SpanishLife99

Thanks for the Huelva update!

Any Javeans around? Is it really as wet the stats seem to suggest?

Horlics

Javea? Wet? Not the one i live in.

Moses2013

What stats? If you mean the one I'm thinking of it's a hot semi arid climate and you receive half the rainfall Gibraltar would get.

Fred James

The Costa Blanca is slightly wetter than the Costa del Sol, mainly because of the frequency of the Gota Fría which occurs in Autumn and can result in very heavy rainfall. Apart from that there really isn’t much difference.

aidan1980

quite right, we came over to Seville in Feb for the Leicester champions league game, loads of us in t shirts and shorts while the locals were covered up in big coats etc lol

SpanishLife99

http://www.holiday-weather.com/javea/averages/

Check out the rain figures. Not quite Manchester but certainly way more than Andalucia in general