Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:48am
Angel, Lubrin is of course a small village. There are around 1500 people living in the municipality but they are spread all over the villages leaving possibly 500 in the village itself. Life here runs at a sedate pace though the town hall are very proactive and encourage tourism based mainly on the food produced here. The olive oil and honey are both of a very high standard. The average age of inhabitants is on the old side but we do have a good number of younger people and young families.
Avtivities are for many based around walking and cycling.However there are other things like a book club, various activites in the gym and the town hall have in more ordinary times an excellent excursion programme . The village itself has sufficient shops to survive for those without transport and the weekly market is excellent. There are currently 3 bars operating selling food and another being currently refurbished . In addition we have a bar at the village pool . In that area you will also find a tennis court,padel court and 5 a side pitches. All are available free of charge to residents.
There are a reasonable number of expats from various parts of Europe but the village remains very Spanish.
Obviously we are around 40 minutes from the beaches and an hour from the Capital. We go to the latter for bigger shops, the theatre etc . Having said that Lubrin does have a theater which again the town hall use to provide free shows a few times a year for the pueblo. Usually professional touring shows from the province.
There is a health center in the village and a truly excellent farmacia (open 24 hours for villagers if need be). There is a bus service to Almeria 1 or 2 times a day but no other public transport.
We love living here and find the locals very friendly. I play golf at the coast and my wife does pilates/yoga etc in Bedar. It certainly is not for everyone but it certainly suits us.