Hi,
Having lived in the Malaga Province around 11 years ago & visited Almeria in 2007 our wish now is to return to Spain permanently.
Not wanting to go back to where we lived before we have been looking on the net at properties in Almeria. However, since our time there obviously things have changed quite a bit. Are the British still as welcome as they were, are there any 'hot spots' or 'no go areas' that are well known? and what is the main reason for Brits leaving the area at the moment.
Any 'Brits' living in Almeria or have left recently your advice would be welcome.
Feb 27, 2012 · lioness
Many Brits have left Almeria and we did not have a good experience of living there (we left to return to Malaga) - its very dry and under-developed and (for what it was - a lot poorer) we thought it was expensive. The menu de dias and drinks, and food, in Almeria were more expensive than in Malaga.
A lot of the Brits we did encounter in Almeria were not happy really, I don't want to go into details ...found very few happy souls.
Try looking at the Granada region or inland Malaga - there are still some good deals on rentals or property sales to be had, and with Brits and other nationalities mixed in so you don't feel like you are in a British enclave (like in Almeria). I have found some wonderful Danish, Dutch and German friends as well as Spanish!
Anyhow its your choice but maybe rent for a year or two, then you can move until you find 'your spot' and commit your savings to buying a place.
I apologise in advance to everyone in Almeria who is happy there, it just didn't suit us! The heat, dust, scorpions, snakes, etc. it was just too much of a 'dry gulch' sort of place, I guess thats why they filmed a lot of westerns there, but some people really like it that way.
kind regards, lioness
A lot of the Brits we did encounter in Almeria were not happy really, I don't want to go into details ...found very few happy souls.
Try looking at the Granada region or inland Malaga - there are still some good deals on rentals or property sales to be had, and with Brits and other nationalities mixed in so you don't feel like you are in a British enclave (like in Almeria). I have found some wonderful Danish, Dutch and German friends as well as Spanish!
Anyhow its your choice but maybe rent for a year or two, then you can move until you find 'your spot' and commit your savings to buying a place.
I apologise in advance to everyone in Almeria who is happy there, it just didn't suit us! The heat, dust, scorpions, snakes, etc. it was just too much of a 'dry gulch' sort of place, I guess thats why they filmed a lot of westerns there, but some people really like it that way.
kind regards, lioness