Postby janie » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:32 pm
Hi Andy
As I said before I have lived here in Cadiar for 4 years now. It's quite centrally placed in the Alpujarras and some people us it as a base when they first come here to look about. It's got all the usual shops, bars and supermarkets plus a very good medical centre, primary and secondary schools, nursery, vets, boarding kennels(mine),several estate agents(one of whom is very shady) petrol station etc.
Obviously it's quite rural, still loads of mules and donkeys being used on the land, couple of big goat herds passing through every day. It is quite quiet here though so if it's bright lights and nightclubs that you are after this is not the place.
There is very little work here though, even for the Spanish, which is quite aa problem for some people. There is quite a thriving ex-pat community here which can be quite helpful when you first arrive here. Most people will try to help if they can.
Granada and Almeria airports are about 1.5 hours away, Malaga is just over 2 hours.
It can be very cold in the winter and we did have a little bit of snow last year. The big ski resort is only a couple of hours away and you can get to the beach at La Rabita in about 35 mins.
If you want to pm me and tell me which estate agent you are using I can tell you more about them. They all seem to have the same houses anyway!
Hope this is helpful. If you want to ask anything else feel free.
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