Eastern Almeria, Spain - A Place in the Sun

2024 / Eastern Almeria, Spain, Laura Hamilton on 8 November 2024

Eastern Almeria, Spain, Laura Hamilton

Laura Hamilton is in Southeast Spain, helping best friends of 50 years, Jan and Chris, find a holiday home that works for both their families. In fact, between them they have six grown up children and five grandchildren – so it could be a challenge to please everyone! Jan and Chris have a budget of £150,000 to buy their dream property, and Laura has five great options lined up – but will they fall in love with one enough to end up making an offer?

About the area

To get to Almeria in the south of Spain you fly to Almeria airport which takes about 3 hours from the UK – then it’s around an hour’s drive to the town of Arboleas where we’ll be basing our search. Almeria has more than 130 miles of stunning coastline and is one of Spain’s most fertile agricultural regions despite having the most hours of sunshine and lowest rainfall in Europe. It’s a very popular area with hikers, cyclists and lovers of the outdoor lifestyle and is steeped in history – dating back to the Bronze Age. Arboleas is historically a farming town, though in recent times it’s become more and more popular with second home owners and people moving out of Spain’s main cities.

Property 1

3 Bedroom Bungalow with Pool in Los Menchones

This bungalow has a lovely pool area as well as a garden on two sides. Inside there’s a conservatory dining room, a living room, and a separate kitchen, along with the main bedroom with an en suite bathroom, two more good sized bedrooms and a shower room.

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Valued at £157,456 at the time of filming.

Property 2

3 Bedroom Bungalow with Pool and Roof Terrace in La Alfoquia

This bungalow has a great pool plus a couple of courtyard areas and a pretty spacious roof terrace with mountain views. Inside there’s a light and airy open plan living dining and kitchen space, the main bedroom with an en suite shower room, as well as two more bedrooms and a bathroom.

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Valued at £161,842 at the time of filming.

Property 3

3 Bedroom Detached White Villa in Los Carrascos

This detached villa has loads of room outside including a pool area, a garden with fruit trees, a covered terrace and a big parking area. Inside there’s a large living room, a separate kitchen diner, two bedrooms with a jack and jill shower room between them along with a third bedroom and a bathroom.

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Valued at £165,789 at the time of filming.

Property 4

3 Bedroom Villa with Pool and Bar in Llanos del Peral

This villa has a lovely pool area with a bar and a Mediterranean garden with loads of places so sit and relax – not to mention a potential man cave and a living space by the pool which can be opened to the elements or covered up. Inside there’s a very spacious light and airy living dining and kitchen area, the main bedroom which opens onto the pool and has its own en suite shower room, along with two more good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom.

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Valued at £166,623 at the time of filming.

Property 5

3 Bedroom Villa with Pool and Roof Terrace in Los Carrascos

This villa has loads of outside space including a pool, two outdoor dining areas one covered and one not, as well as its own bar, plus a roof terrace with mountain views. Inside there’s a big living room, a separate spacious kitchen diner, as well as the main bedroom which has an en suite shower room, a second bedroom with an en suite WC, plus a third bedroom and a family bathroom.

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Valued at £165,789 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

5 Bedroom Luxury Villa in Mojacar Playa

This villa is on the coast just outside the town of Mojacar Playa. It is a 5 bed six bath villa right by the beach with loads of room for indoor and outdoor living.

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Valued at £570,175 at the time of filming.