Life in La Marina

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:59pm

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Sligogent

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Have been looking online here, but finally getting out to Alicante in a few weeks to see what is it really like to Live in La Marina, but will rent before buying, It is hoped that we can live permanently in Spain and La Marina seem nice, We are not much into Pubs but will visit them once or twice a week for dinner,

What it like for walking site seeing and what it like in cold months, many people about, What are beaches like, and any social clubs to meet new friends in 60,s age group, active couple, will have Transport and a wee dog,

We welcome tips and advice from this excellent forum and people with good knowledge of the area

Thanks in advance

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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:07am

killjoy

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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:07am

"In a few weeks", be prepared not to find anything resable before 2nd half of september. Be careful with property agents and do not pay anything upfront (reservation fee or the like), that money is gone. Usually a deposit of 2-3 months rent is requested. It is extremely hard to get this refunded in full at the end of the contract.

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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:17am

John 52

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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:17am

This has been covered before ,theres the village of La Marina on the coast and comes under the jurisdiction of Elche and the urbanization of La Marina which we are on that is under San Fulgencio, I would definitely recommend renting before buying on the urbanization ,we find it very quiet ,plenty of houses but think majority are used as holiday homes ,plenty of bars and restaurants but many are quiet in evenings as lack of tourists due to travel restrictions and in our experience an aged population ,if you contrast that with 2 Spanish towns we have visited in the evening over the past few days Dolores and La Mata ,these are vibrant places ,plenty of people of all ages going about their business, in fact there was a fantastic show In Dolores on Saturday night in one of the squares which was performed by young children and teenagers absolutely first class .We have had a change of heart and think we should have bought in one of these towns ,where there seems to be so much more happening ,of course you will have people who disagree and are happy on La Marina Urb