Area Guides.
Spain really does have something for everyone and one of your first decisions will be to decide on which area is the best fit for you. Here are our guides to some of the most popluar areas to consider....
Mil Palmeras
Mil Palmeras is a beach resort situated on the eastern Mediterranean coastline of the southern Costa Blanca and forms part of the Orihuela Costa. Sitting between the resort of Dehesa de Campoamor to the north and it’s more southerly neighbour of Torre de la Horredada, Mil Palmeras (which translates as ‘One Thousand Palms’) has an exclusive feel and is renowned for it’s stunning coastline and Blue Flag accredited wide golden sandy beach. Smaller and less busy than many of it’s neighbouring urbanisations, Mil Palmeras does still have a bustling daytime scene year-round focused on its beach where you’ll find two of the most popular ‘chiringuitos’ in the area – ‘Popeyes’ and ‘Pirates’ – offering cold beer, fresh fish, traditional tapas and live music. At least one of these chiringuito beach bars, together with a reduced selection of other restaurants and facilities, remains open year-round and make this a great destination at any time of year.
How to get there
Easily accessible and well served by flights from all of the major European airports, travelling down from Alicante airport takes only 45 minutes, whilst the new Corvera International Airport in Murcia is even closer at only 40 minutes drive from the centre of Orihuela Costa. And with UK flights starting from less than a tenner each way, a long weekend in the sun is often cheaper than catching a taxi into your local town centre.
Things to do
Although Mil Palmeras is quieter in the off season, it really comes alive in the peak summer and holiday periods. In the summer months, jet ski’s, sailboards, pedalo’s and other watercraft can be hired from the beach and offer a fantastic way to spend a few hours out on the water. There is also an inflatable playground for the younger children to enjoy with plenty of scheduled beach activities taking place daily, many of them cost free.
The main square of Pueblo Latino offers a wide selection of dining options and has a walkway leading down to the main promenade and beachfront, with the plentiful bars and restaurants to either side framing beautiful views out to sea. The square itself is the venue for the popular weekly open market where you can find everything from traditional local arts and craft to fresh local produce and even some locally sourced wines and spirits.
Weather
Blessed with a climate that the World Health Organisation declare to be one of the very healthiest in the world, the area is noted as having ‘as near perfect an environment as it is possible to obtain’ – high praise indeed! Year-round sunshine and low humidity are a perfect combination and with the Costa Blanca enjoying an average annual temperature of 19o, highs of 40o+ and more than 3000 hours of sunshine over 320+ days, few other regions can compete. Water temperatures average 25o even in the autumn meaning you can take a dip in the Med well into late October whilst daytime temperatures often still reach well into the 20’s throughout December making this the perfect spot to escape the British winter!
Property in Mil Palmeras
Mil Palmeras has benefitted from a great deal of investment over the last few years and is very much considered to be one of the ‘up and coming’ areas along the coastline and is home to a number of new build developments which enjoy spectacular sea views and are no more than a few hundred meters from the beach. Mil Palmeras offers discerning buyer the increasingly rare opportunity to purchase beachside property at still reasonable and affordable prices.
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