Posted: Sun Oct 1, 2023 9:06am
San Miguel is a lovely little town with a good selection of shops, bars, restaurants, a reasonable supermarket and a great Wednesday street market. It’s a proper little Spanish town, but you would have no trouble being understood with just English - though you always get treated a little better if you have a smattering of Spanish.
There are a lot of new apartments just being built right next to the town centre, which would be ideal if you don’t want to drive. There are 2 regular bus services that go to Torrevieja - the Torrevieja-San Miguel service, and the Torrevieja-Orihuela service.
If you look at properties online, be careful, as the San Miguel area covers urbanisations a good few miles away from the town centre, where it is very hilly and can be a long walk from amenities. I would definitely rent first, or at least stay in the area a couple of times over both July/August and February/March, to experience both extremes of the seasons. Perhaps have a look at Los Balcones - Lago Jardín 1, for a nice urbanisation with year round residents, flat walking distance to bars, restaurants and a good supermarket, as well as regular buses every 30 minutes into Torrevieja.
Hope this helps. Good luck, and enjoy.