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dinnerout wrote on Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:45pm:

Jalon is lovely. It sits in an elevated position inland in the very beautiful Jalon valley. There are quite a few Brits living up there in Jalon itself and nearby villages like Parcent. It's really "Spanish", completely unspoilt and surrounded by fruit groves and lush vegetation. 

But....I'm not confident that it's served well by public transport (few places outside of Spanish cities are!) and being reliant on a car would be 100% necessity. So a significant decision based on beauty v accessibility. The Jalon to Denia bus service runs approx 4 times daily and is a bit of a ...

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...trek! I've just checked this, it's 1hr 15 minutes. 

For example I live in a village/town population 2000, 6 miles inland from Denia and although I have a car the Jalon/ Denia bus passes through here and takes me into Denia fairly quickly. In Jalon you will definitely have that feeling of being further away from things but the offset is that it's very pretty.

When you visit and drive around, stop for coffee, walk in the towns and villages you'll soon start to get a feel for where you want to settle.

Steve

Stephanie86 wrote on Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:54pm:

Hi, no am not on the group, Im not one much for joining things and to be honest, my impression is that these kinds of organizations are flourish more in the Southern Costa Blanca. And Im useless with FB, I can’t be bothered 😟

John123456 wrote on Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:48am:

I find this website useful. It hosts most properties on the market for sale by either private owners and estate agents. It has an interactive map and you can chose the area(s) you wish to search:

www.idealista.com 

Stephanie86 wrote on Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:55pm:

But despite that, if you want to meet at sll, just pm me

Sueffun wrote on Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:28am:

Hi Alex and everyone

We moved to the UK in 2021 from South Africa, I’m British and emigrated there in 1980.
Our house in SA was a white Spanish style, on a hillside looking over all the trees to the sea view, but it was very hot and humid which I don’t like but my husband does. We were on the East coast Kwa Zu...

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...lu Natal.

Neither of us like the UK weather and now two of our sons have moved to the EU, Germany/Netherlands and the youngest is moving to Valencia in March 23, our eldest is in Canada.

So I’m trying to find a house similar to what I had in SA, I don’t need a sea view but I do love trees and I like mountains, no further than an hour from Valencia and an airport.

The point of moving, other than the weather, is to be near to at least one of our sons so we could visit regularly. The other two can fly in without a long journey after the flights.

I’ve looked at many areas on line,  but I’m told I have to be look carefully at the winter sun as many places are in shade during winter because of the mountains. 

I met an estate agent on a fb group recently and everywhere I mention she says isn’t good, for some reason or other, maybe she just wants to promote her area, I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking here for objective options.

Xativa seems good with the train to Valencia but I’ve heard it’s incredibly hot in the summer. Dry or wet heat? I can handle dry, not humid.

I just need pointing in the right direction because it’s such a huge area to research.

Thank you

Sue

Sueffun wrote on Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:28am:

Hi Alex and everyone

We moved to the UK in 2021 from South Africa, I’m British and emigrated there in 1980.
Our house in SA was a white Spanish style, on a hillside looking over all the trees to the sea view, but it was very hot and humid which I don’t like but my husband does. We were on the East coast Kwa Zu...

Read more...

...lu Natal.

Neither of us like the UK weather and now two of our sons have moved to the EU, Germany/Netherlands and the youngest is moving to Valencia in March 23, our eldest is in Canada.

So I’m trying to find a house similar to what I had in SA, I don’t need a sea view but I do love trees and I like mountains, no further than an hour from Valencia and an airport.

The point of moving, other than the weather, is to be near to at least one of our sons so we could visit regularly. The other two can fly in without a long journey after the flights.

I’ve looked at many areas on line,  but I’m told I have to be look carefully at the winter sun as many places are in shade during winter because of the mountains. 

I met an estate agent on a fb group recently and everywhere I mention she says isn’t good, for some reason or other, maybe she just wants to promote her area, I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking here for objective options.

Xativa seems good with the train to Valencia but I’ve heard it’s incredibly hot in the summer. Dry or wet heat? I can handle dry, not humid.

I just need pointing in the right direction because it’s such a huge area to research.

Thank you

Sue

Rob60 wrote on Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:18pm:

Hi Sue

Following a few years of searching the Northern Costa Blanca for our future home we decided on Ontinyent. I hour from both Valencia and Alicante airports it is ideally located so any visitors have the choice of 2 airports to fly into.

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It is a large town of 35,000 population with level of services that you would expect from a town of that size.

We are situated in the campo just outside of the town and benefit from outstanding countryside, hill and mountain views from our South facing house

We are 40mins inland from the stunning beaches of Gandia, which we visit regularly.

I can highly recommend Ontinyent and if you choose to look in this area then I can certainly recommend reliable and trustworthy local estate agents.

Peter R wrote on Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:42pm:

Hi

I think Denia would suit as it has a great climate along with good restaurants and direct access to the AP7 so both Alicante and Valencia airport only an hour away 

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The coast line is great for walks , beach sea activities and a good ferry service to the Islands

Now the railway is back in service more access  to the area down to Alicante at a reasonable price 

Give a consideration 

Try renting in the area to see if if fits

Good luck in your search