SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF RETIRING TO SOUTHERN SPAIN

Many Britons today who are heading toward retirement age are considering their options. Regardless of which way you voted about Brexit, if indeed you voted at all, you have probably had quite enough of it. We don’t want to indulge in politics, but one solution could well be to move to Europe for your retirement, and to one country in particular, which is Spain.

The Spanish are a very welcoming nation and are happy to see Britons coming to live in their country. There are an awful lot of advantages, not the least of which is the weather. As we head into winter here in Britain, the weather in Southern Spain is fine. How does 320 days a year of sunshine on the Mediterranean sound? It certainly beats the North of England and Scotland from November to April.

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Estepona Is One Of the Hidden Gems Of The Costa Del Sol

The town of Estepona is one of the hidden gems of the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain. It is often overlooked in favour of neighbouring Marbella and to a certain extent Fuengirola and Torremolinos, which means that it has been able to keep its ambience and “olde worlde” charm, although it does cater for foreign visitors. It has one of the prettiest old quarters in Andalusia with narrow streets of whitewashed houses covered in colourful plant pots bursting with flowers of all sorts.

Estepona faces the coast and is backed by the Sierra Bermeja mountains which are only 40 minutes away by car and offer some great hiking and cycling trails with views of North Africa and Gibraltar in the distance. Indeed, Gibraltar airport is only 40 minutes from Estepona, and Malaga airport is just an hour.

If you are a golfer, Estepona could provide your dream home because it has no fewer than six golf courses, and there are yet another five only 15 minutes’ drive away in Sotogrande. There is also a fantastic choice of restaurants in Estepona offering Italian, Mexican, Indian, and Chinese food, and of course there are plenty of excellent seafood restaurants such as La Escorella which is right at the side of the port and gets its’ fresh fish straight off the boat every day. Another outstanding seafood restaurant is El Pescador which offers some of the biggest and juiciest black mussels you have ever seen.

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Orihuela Would Be A Good Choice For An Overseas Investment Property

Orihuela is a city in Alicante in South Eastern Spain and lies in the flat lowland of the Vega del Segura just North East of Murcia City. It was actually a settlement before Roman times and became the Roman town of Orcelis. It was captured by the Moors in 713 and liberated by the Christians in 1264. It was sacked in disturbances in 1520 at the beginning of the reign of Charles I and then again in 1706 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It has often been flooded by the Segura river, and part of it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1829.

The Moors created a great system of irrigation and grew maize, which resulted in a proverb “Rain or no rain, corn in Orihuela”. Today the area is farmed for oranges and lemons, wheat, oats, almonds, peppers, potatoes, dates, and cotton. Orihuela is also famous for growing carnations. The town also has a traditional textile and shoe industry, and today has a population of around 80,000.

The older part of the city is on the North side of the Segura and contains some historic buildings such as the Church of Santas Justa y Rufina, dating from the 14^th century, and the Church of Santiago which is a cathedral from about the same age. There is also the College of Santo Domingo dating from 1516.

Orihuela is an extremely popular town for tourists to visit. It is very easy to get to with airports at Alicante and Murcia, and there is a coastal toll motorway and main coastal road which provide easy access to other areas. There are several golf courses nearby, and also several Blue Flag beaches only a dozen miles away.

Orihuela would be an excellent choice for an overseas investment property, since when you are not using it yourself you can let it out all year round and make a steady and healthy return. If you look for Orihuela villas for sale you will find that there is quite a large choice from which to select, many of which have their own pools.