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09/10/2010 at 12:04am
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We have wintered in Spain and agree with vwalan - try different locations. We thought Benidorm was hideous, but each to his own. We stayed in Oliva in Costa del Azahar, in Valencia, and had some really bad weather, including gale-force winds, but then by English standards the temperature was mild, and there is some lovely scenery. Further south we stayed at Cuevas Mar campsite, not far from Mojacar. The weather was better than in Valencia and the region has some lovely scenery, and some really interesting places to visit, including the film sets where they made the so-called Spaghetti Westerns with Clint Eastwood! The campsite was fine, quite a lot of Brits there but other nationalities too. From there we headed inland to Orgiva. Lots of snow on the Sierra Nevada but it was mild in the valley, and Granada was an easy day trip. Then we went to a site near Marbella, La Bouganvila. The weather was mostly warm with a bit of rain. Again lots of interesting places to see in the area, such as Ronda. From there we went south to Tarifa, which is known as the wind-surfing capital of Europe for a good reason - sunny but very windy! Another good site was Camping La Aldea at El Rocio, uniquely Spanish. At most campsites there are discounts for long stays but we found an ACSI card invaluable for saving money on shorter stays. If you're going for a long period it seems such a shame to limit yourself to one place. Spain is a large and fascinating country and offers so much more than tower-block hotels and fish and chips!
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09/10/2010 at 9:49am
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Quote: Originally posted by leomar on 08/10/2010This ,will be our fourth year wintering in Spain and , I visit many forums to try and "glean" info;
Bad news; = The best campsites in Spain are north of Valencia!
Good news; = The best winter weather is south of Valencia
There are good campsites in and around Benidorm .
Further south to Andalusia/Costa Del Sol nobody has found a really good site yet
We have come to the conclusion, "wintering in Spain" is best done in Benidorm.
Benidorm in winter ,is full of like minded wrinklies like us ,and not a lager lout in sight!
Winter weather is ,
on a weekly basis;
3 days gorgeous,
2 days OK ,
2 days rain
Venture into the old town at night for real Spanish atmosphere ( you may be the only Brit , in a jam-packed bar)
We can eat out three times a week (different restaurant every night)
and a few drinks in the bar each night all for a total of 75 euros !
Sorry but would not agree with all the above points , there are many good sites well south of Valencia , however I would concur the above point about the weather The first year we overwintered in Spain we stayed 60 miles north of Valencia at Alcossebre and the weather was OK but quite cold in January but there was a noticeable change as soon a Febuary came , we then moved onto Calpe where the weather was far warmer .
We have also been down to La Manga , Almeria , Mojacca in january and the weather was pretty good
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