Malaga, Mijas, Marbella, Gib ?
 

Seriously considering moving there (in 6-12 months).

Fuengirolas, Mijas and Benalmadena SEEMS to be the best choice as it's right in between Malaga and Marbella, and it seems still pretty busy in the winter (not a ghost town i mean, which is definitely what i DON'T want). But i could consider Malaga or Marbella as well, just need more opinions.

Anyone living full time over there ?
Any thoughts on what is the best city on Costa del Sol ?
Quality and defects of the city you are in ?

Yes did the same 12 years ago :) Contact me on Skype envivomedia for some tips. Live in Alhaurin de la Torre what is near malaga

Malaga is a decent sized city, population doesn't really change through the year.

All the rest, you hit dead times in the off season.

Malaga and Marbella suck.
Benalmadena has its charm, but most of that coast is just plastic made for tourists...
but if that's your taste.....

Why would you move to this area for 6-12 months? maybe 3 months in the summer then after that you will be 1 of 10 people in the entire area.

last autumn spent one month in tarifa. Tarifa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
lots of digital nomads staying there to work. worth to visit at least for a few days.

of course, you could come to the Spanish holiday destination of Spain, Torrevieja.. Just south of Alicante, you have La Manga, the worlds largest lagoon! It's always fun, with plenty of night life & warmer waters :thumbsup

hey gspot thanks!
I was in Alicante not so long ago but i did not go to Torrevieja, how is it in the winter there ? isn't it like only old people ?

Any resort will be dead in winter. Look at the cities.

I lived in Alicante for years, all year round it's active, but San Juan(the next town) closes down in winter.

No, Torrevieja is filled with bars still open until 2 in the morning & much more night & day life than the bars. Yes the waterparks are closed, but hey, it's 15 to 20 cent at the moment, and i'm not interested in splashing around atm :thumbsup

The La zenia strip & all around here is always lively all year round with all ages, majority of middle age, 30's to 40's :2 cents:

probably the ugliest coastal town in whole Spain..along with Torremolinos

one of the best places to stay in that area IMO:2 cents::2 cents::2 cents:

Why not Portugal?
Less expensive......

Lagos, Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lived here for one year and a half....

Praia da Luz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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the same prices

la manga, ugly... ffs, stop please :1orglaugh

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The Orihuela costa has been voted "cleanest air in Europe" for many years in a row & with only 6 or 7 days of rain a year, is the driest area to live also!

The south of Alicante, North of Murcia has exceptional night life, the sea's warmer than any other part of the coast because the warmth & the position on the med.

I was talking about Torrevieja, which is plastic and it sucks

plastic? The marina, beaches & the streets, they're all new... you need to come back before you say anything about Torrevieja... although, plastic it has never been. With the salt lakes, orange & lemon groves, clean waters &so many bars & restaurants giving free drinks & food while you enjoy your life here, it's one of the only places in the world I'd like to be :thumbsup

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http://www.eurotourguide.com/sites/d...?itok=kkSpLl1D

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these are all local places near me...

here is the town center now

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beaches

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churches

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here's the market area down along the sea front with a fair behind it

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Wudn't it be too hot in the summer?

Marbella is full of teenage drunks and romanian hookers

only someone that didnt see any decent/ beautiful beach OR comes from a country with a weather like UK can name this beach as beautiful....
yet, I've been always wondering why so many British people are here...
Spain is a charming country, thats for sure (mostly outside turist traps like Marbella, Torrevieja, Torremolinos, Alicante and so on), but when it comes to beaches - its nothing special....
Maybe if I'd have to chose between staying in cloudy and rainy UK or mostly sunny Spain...I would be delighted, too :1orglaugh:1orglaugh
if you name Spanish beaches as "paradise", how would you name that ?
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I like Marbella. It has a nice marina (Puerto Banus). There live many rich people. Is expensive (if it is a criterion). It has a nice old town and many restaurants. Beautiful villas to rent.

Spain's got great beaches, but mainly on the Atlantic coast.
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and that beach is called Poo.:1orglaugh

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We walk here most days through out summer
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with so many beaches & the average temperature of 26 degree, I still say Spain is a great place to live :thumbsup

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yeah, its ok country to live.
as for the beaches - I prefer them to be 30-35 celsius degrees, with water calm like in swimming pool,without jellyfish and far away from so called civilisation. I don't think that I will find something like that in Spain :>

Spain's got a lot of nudist beaches too :winkwink:

26 is average temperature , all summer, from late April until early November, there's maybe 3 or 4 days of rain, the rest of the months are 30 to 35, sometimes, peaking 40. The beaches are busy near Torrevieja, although, on a small walk, you can find coves with pleasant warm waters, no jelly fish & soft sands.

La Manga, about 10 miles south has soft sands, the water is salty & flat, full of lovely colored fish & sea horses, no jelly fish :thumbsup

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what I meant was temperature of the water in the sea :)

ahh yes, maybe the Indian ocean could be a couple of degrees warmer, alas, the med keeps is much warmer than the other seas of the world. It's usually roasting in summer, like a warm bath. In fact, last year gone, the swimming pool was so hot, it was hard to breath when swimming, it was literally like a jacuzzi :helpme

I never thought it would be possible to miss the point so much :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

The point of living in Spain is to live a "normal" life in a sunny country with decent beaches you can use 8 months/year.

Sure the carribbeans have nicer beaches, but do you want to live in Dominican Rep or freaking Antigua and Barbuda with criminality, mosquitoes, and shit ? Well i don't. And all the ones who tried came back within a year... Cause you get bored as hell there, there is ONLY nice beaches

Yes we all know there are nicer beaches than Spain (thank you google images) but the whole point is to find a place where you can actually live a normal life in a civilised country which has other assets than offshore banking...

And for that, Spain is just plain awesome :1orglaugh

Marbella is quite nice. I stayed there for about a month a few years back.

Typical beach town but with a huge temporary population of millionaires and billionaires. You'll definitely meet some interesting characters. The locals are friendly as well, still speak with several people I met while there.