We do advise you to hire a car to make the most of the area. If you don’t it will take 15 minutes to walk to the nearest supermarket or two minutes in a car.

The nearest beach is Guadamar, which is white sand and has life guards on duty in the Summer months. There are all the water sporting facilities at that beach. Along the coast are several other beach resorts all the way the Javea in the North.

Driving South on the A7 will take you to the Murcia area on the Costa Almeria and the Costa De Sol via Granada (4 hours).  North takes you to Javea, Calpe , Valencia and Barcelona (4 hours). North East to Madrid which is inland (A31) (3 hours). So if you want get about you are in the best place.

The local towns have all the types of shops you need for your stay. For fashion shopping the best place is the city centre at Alicante , only a 30 minute drive up the AP7 & A7.

The local towns are steeped in history with the “Moors & Christians era, 14^th Century” and have very old churches right in the middle. It is normally the building with the blue roof. The general area was created from farm land so there are plenty of open spaces.

The cost of living is about a third cheaper than the UK , but some things are expensive so be careful. If you bartering the word for expensive is “Caro” (to dear).

The Spanish respect you if you a little Espanol and wont laugh too much when you get it wrong. Be careful if you ask for chicken (Pollo – pronounced poyo) because (perro) is a dog and you would not want to eat dog & chips!!

This is an ideal location for those of you that just want to chill out or to visit the very special areas on the Costa Blanca.