The town or the coast
Choose the town and you choose the rhythm of a Spanish village that lives all year. The old town has its own schools, its shops, restaurants serving arroz al horno and cocas, and a covered market hall with fresh fish, jamón, olives and cheese. The villas around it stand among almond and olive trees, and in the hills here the olives are still picked by hand. In January and February the valleys turn white and soft pink with almond blossom.
Choose the coast and you choose the sea. Benissa Costa is a green strip of urbanisations along small coves, Cala Advocat, Cala Baladrar, Cala Llobella and Cala de la Fustera, made for snorkelling and an early paddle in a kayak. The Paseo Ecológico follows the shore from one viewpoint to the next. In the evening the beach restaurants and chiringuitos fill up, and for the bigger shopping, Calpe and the Portal de la Marina centre in Ondara are a short drive away.
The urbanisations
On the coast the urbanisations take the names of their coves and hills. La Fustera sits closest to Calpe, around one of the few sandy beaches on this stretch, and Baladrar gathers around the cove of the same name. Montemar, San Jaime, Buenavista and Racó de Galeno are the areas buyers ask us about most. In all of them villas from the first building years stand beside new houses, so two homes on one street can be decades apart.
Our office is in Fanadix, in the middle of these urbanisations. If one of these names is new to you, call us, and we will tell you what the listing photos leave out.
What to ask before you buy a villa here
- Is the house on the mains sewer, or on a septic tank?
- Do the pool, the porch and any room added later appear in the Land Registry and the Catastro, and do they have a licence?
- How steep is the road up to the house, and who looks after it?
- Is there a community of owners, what does it cost each year, and what does that pay for?
- When were the roof, the pool and the installations last renewed?
- Could a new house on the plot below take the view you are paying for?
The buying process and its costs
The steps and costs of buying are the same everywhere in Spain, so we explain them once, in our guides:
By Patrick Lamoral, Managing Director