Homes for sale in the Chirivel area - Page 2

Austtrev wrote on Thu Jul 9, 2020 2:26pm:

Hi Sarah

Thanks for all the info. The house is on Calle Aire just above the square. We have been a few times during the day and love it, traditional but close to essentials like supermarkets etc. We didn’t want to be near the coast or in an English area if you know what we mean.

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We had a couple of nights, very windy, down there in March staying at the hotel by the motorway, very quiet but it was Monday and Tuesday. Went in the little bar off the square, is there another bar on the square?

We are both looking forward to moving down there once our pub is sold.Hoping to get a couple of rescue pups and get out in the countryside.

Both need to start on learning Spanish like you say.

Anyway thanks for the advice and if you think of anything else please pass it on and hopefully we can meet up for a natter.

Take care

Austin and Trevor

SarahB wrote on Thu Jul 9, 2020 3:45pm:

Yes it can get windy and cold. My advice would be don't get a late flight as when the house has been locked up it's freezing when you arrive. We have central heating and a log burner so get both on the go on arrival and turn back the beds to air them all day. I recently bought electric blankets h...

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...ere and took them over in February (nice and cosy).

When we first bought the house four years ago we had no gas bottles or wood to burn so no heat or hot water. We have never been so cold! We buy our wood from the shop similar to B&Q in Baza. If you need wood try to keep in in an outside dry area (locked up if possible) so you don't get woodworm in the house.

We are on Calle San Jose so just around the corner from you.

I think there is only one little bar in the village but we have not used it. We have a roof terrace so tend to sit up there and have a drink. The drink in the Mecedonia supermarket in Baza is very cheap (large bottle of Gordans gin 7 euros). They also have an Aldi or Lidl (can never tell those two apart) .

Chirivel is the next village ( head right when you leave the village) there is a small supermarket there and a few bars and restaurants.

If we do go for a drink on a nice evening we take a nice stroll to the hotel you stayed in and sit outside.

There is another restaurant about 10 minutes in the car and called Venta Quemada. It's on the way to Baza. We call it the banqueting hall ( Google it) they do good food.

Anyway good luck to you

Sarah

SarahB wrote on Thu Jul 9, 2020 3:45pm:

Yes it can get windy and cold. My advice would be don't get a late flight as when the house has been locked up it's freezing when you arrive. We have central heating and a log burner so get both on the go on arrival and turn back the beds to air them all day. I recently bought electric blankets h...

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...ere and took them over in February (nice and cosy).

When we first bought the house four years ago we had no gas bottles or wood to burn so no heat or hot water. We have never been so cold! We buy our wood from the shop similar to B&Q in Baza. If you need wood try to keep in in an outside dry area (locked up if possible) so you don't get woodworm in the house.

We are on Calle San Jose so just around the corner from you.

I think there is only one little bar in the village but we have not used it. We have a roof terrace so tend to sit up there and have a drink. The drink in the Mecedonia supermarket in Baza is very cheap (large bottle of Gordans gin 7 euros). They also have an Aldi or Lidl (can never tell those two apart) .

Chirivel is the next village ( head right when you leave the village) there is a small supermarket there and a few bars and restaurants.

If we do go for a drink on a nice evening we take a nice stroll to the hotel you stayed in and sit outside.

There is another restaurant about 10 minutes in the car and called Venta Quemada. It's on the way to Baza. We call it the banqueting hall ( Google it) they do good food.

Anyway good luck to you

Sarah

SarahB wrote on Thu Jul 9, 2020 4:13pm:

Sorry forgot to mention if you are looking for pups there are rescue centres in Alicante. We intend to rescue a dog when we move there

All the best

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Sarah 

Austtrev wrote on Thu Jul 9, 2020 4:31pm:

Hi

Yes forgot to say we had 5 nights in the area in January to see what the weather was like, cold at night but then again we live in Yorkshire high up in the Pennines so we are used to cold weather, a bit like today really. The house has 2 log burners, plus central heating downstairs powered  ...

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...by one of the log burners. We will suck it and see, then if necessary look at a gas powered heating system upstairs.They keep the logs outside in a shed at present. We tend to go for early morning flights if possible anyway, but we will be driving down when we do eventually move.

We had a good run round each time we have been down so getting a rough idea of where things are, think we will have to get back into the habit of doing a “big” shop regularly.

Anyway, thanks again for the advice.

Trev and Austin.

Sleepyhollow103 wrote on Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:11pm:

Hi everyone. My Wife Lynn and I are almost decided to buy in Chirivel but one comment is that "Chirivel is very cold in Winter". 

How cold can we expect it to be? We want to escape the misery of UK Winters and enjoy fresh air and warmth.

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Also, can anyone suggest a reliable pool installer that doesn't rip you off?

Thanks

Dave

SarahB wrote on Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:45pm:

Hi Dave and Lynn yes it can get very cold in the winter. It's better if you are there full time as you can keep the house aired. The winter days are chilly but sunny so let as much natural daylight in as possible. I bought some electric blankets in the UK so our beds are toasty! Duvets are hard t...

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...o find there so take some warm ones with you.

Our house can be empty for up to 6 months so it can take a few days to warm up. We are quite lucky as we have Central heating and a fire. What heating will your house have? 

We were there in January 2018 and the house was freezing! My poor mum thought her cold nose would fall off in the night! 

Please don't let the cold put you off though as you would get used to it, just put a few more layers on. The days are sunny even in the winter but the nights are chilly. Good excuse to snuggle on the sofa with a blanket and watch a film. With a glass of wine of course which is ridiculously cheap in the supermarket in Baza.

We are desperate to move there permanently as it's a beautiful place to live.

Can't help you with the swimming pool question sorry

All the best

Sarah

Sleepyhollow103 wrote on Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:23pm:

Thank you Sarah. You have given us pause for thought although my thoughts are that Winter will be shorter and drier than in Lancashire??

I suppose that as Summer declines you would acclimatise to the change in temperatures.

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We like running, walking and cycling. Do you reccomend Chirivel in this regard?

Cheers

Sleepyhollow103 wrote on Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:11pm:

Hi everyone. My Wife Lynn and I are almost decided to buy in Chirivel but one comment is that "Chirivel is very cold in Winter". 

How cold can we expect it to be? We want to escape the misery of UK Winters and enjoy fresh air and warmth.

Read more...

Also, can anyone suggest a reliable pool installer that doesn't rip you off?

Thanks

Dave