Interested in La Marina

BrianF wrote on Fri Oct 2, 2026 10:35am:

Hi everyone, my wife and are looking to possibly relocate.We have been looking around the Quesada area, but have not seen anything and prices are higher than we expected.La Marina looks like a good option. So I would like to know what is good and bad about living in La Marina please.

I would very much appreciate anyone who lives in La Marina commenting.we are currently in La Mata for the next couple of weeks and would like advice on where I La Marina would be good to visit for advice ...

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Thank you in anticipation 

BrianF wrote on Fri Oct 2, 2026 10:35am:

Hi everyone, my wife and are looking to possibly relocate.We have been looking around the Quesada area, but have not seen anything and prices are higher than we expected.La Marina looks like a good option. So I would like to know what is good and bad about living in La Marina please.

I would very much appreciate anyone who lives in La Marina commenting.we are currently in La Mata for the next couple of weeks and would like advice on where I La Marina would be good to visit for advice ...

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Thank you in anticipation 

Joan48 wrote on Fri Oct 2, 2026 2:03pm:

Depends what you are looking for and if you want to integrate with Spanish families. To me Quesada is not Spanish but that’s just my opinion. We live in a small pueblo - Daya Nuevo. Housing is very reasonable and you have everything for day to day living, doctor, pharmacy, school, small superma...

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...rket, Ayuntamiento, all within walking distance. We are close to Benijofer, Rojales and a 20 minute drive to Torrevieja for bigger shopping centre. So as I said it depends what your priorities are. Happy huntinr

marcliff wrote on Fri Oct 2, 2026 3:02pm:

Quesada is a part of Rojales. Yes, it has a majority of foreign residents but Rojales is still very Spanish. 

Iain54 wrote on Sat Oct 3, 2026 9:52am:

La Marina urbanisation has a mix of nations, with a quite a few UK residents. You have a mix of properties from compact one bedroom to upmarket detached at probably the best prices in the area.

More importantly,  it's a friendly environment where people will chat to you. There are loads of activities to participate in and build a circle of friends. ...

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BrianF wrote on Sat Oct 3, 2026 12:24pm:

Thanks for your response. That sounds just the type of environment we are looking for, integration  with different nationalities is really important to us.We are currently in La Mata and thinking of visiting La Marina towards the end of next week. Can you recommend a good starting point for ...

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...us please 

BrianF wrote on Sat Oct 3, 2026 12:24pm:

Thanks for your response. That sounds just the type of environment we are looking for, integration  with different nationalities is really important to us.We are currently in La Mata and thinking of visiting La Marina towards the end of next week. Can you recommend a good starting point for ...

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...us please 

Villas wrote on Sat Oct 3, 2026 1:05pm:

It sounds like you would like it. The first time I visited ( 26 yrs ago a in La Marina inmobliario). The first impression I got, was an English lady wearing hair-curlers shouting to her teen son on his bike in the street, "Come in now you little bu**ger, We're going out to' t pub! Your egg & ...

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...chips are in the oven!" It may have changed. I rarely visited since. V