Property in palomares

Hi Guys. 

Good call. Only been through a few times on way between properties. Thought the main town was ghastly, but that's just me. Someone posted about Palomares a short time ago re. The old A Bombs the Americans dropped decades ago. Look at.Villaricos & Carboneras as well.

Quite like both of those but you really do need to visit.

BEST WISHES,

Bob and Sandra

Mojacar Playa and Puerto Lumbreras

I wish people would stop bringing up the 2 square metres of land that is still contaminated from the 1966 incident and therefore out of bounds as though it's some sort of major health hazard. The locals and expats hate the constant references to it although the Cuevas town hall don't do themselves any favours and bring it up regularly to try to get the Americans to remove the remaining soil. It gives the impression that Palomares is a dangerous place to live which of course is utter rubbish as the mass of commercial vegetable growers right close in to the village centre will attest - they wouldn't be allowed to be there if there was a problem. And Tesco, Lidl, Mercadona etc wouldn't sell be able to sell you that last lettuce you bought and eat would they? Don't forget that 1.6 million people now live in Hiroshima and Nagasaki so 2 square metres of contaminated soil on the outskirts of Palomares doesn't really compare.

We have a property in Palomares that is just coming up for rental and it's a great small town: we are walking distance to the centre of town, restaurants and bars - Monika's is great and Paco, her husband, sells lovely fresh vegetables there every Sunday - there are shops, a pharmacy, hairdresser, banks, a thriving campsite and other services. You can walk or cycle down to the beach where there is a good new bar, Akua, which has a good menu. There are cycle tracks into Villaricos and buses to Cuevas del Almazora, Vera and Vera Playa.

So to answer your question, I think Palomares is great.

Rob
Los Gallardos and Palomares

Thanks Rob, we were at Akua today. We are going back to palomares tomorrow to check out the town. If it is as nice as it looked as we drove through we will definitely have a look at what property is out there.

Terry

Lovely place.  

Try San Juan de Los Terreros too. It is up and coming. Lovely seafront and big sandy beach. Churinguitas along the front and lots of restaurants. I really liked Carboneras but the choice of limited flights to Almeria put us off and decided to buy nearer to Murcia and new airport will be about same distance plus Alicante and Almeria as alternative options. It’s only 10mins from biggest town Águilas. Good luck with your search 

Palomares is a lovely place,  plenty of bars right in the centre plus banks pharmacy and shops,  they have a small Market in a couple of times a Week and on a Sunday its worth the short walk to Villa Ricos  for their market. .. I have an appartmentin Palomares currently for sale if your interested. ..?? 2 bed large balcony with sea and mountain view. . Message me or it's up with spanish properties... palomares is worth a visit and if i every sold my house inland I'd probably move there

Palomares has everthing you need in a small village ..Banks. Bakery. Ironmongers. Supermarkets. Bars and Restaurants .

Walkable to the Beach and VillaRicos neighbouring Village .   

I have a 2 bedroom apartment with sun terrace  with shared pool for rental .  

I dont think a true description of Palomares Village is "gastly"

I have seen far worse. It is a very convenient village with a couple if Banks and 3 supermarkets, bakery,restaurants and bars. 

Its also a walk away from the beach. 

It's all in the eye of the beholder.

It's horses for  courses but there appeared to be too many with vested interests reporting.

We thought that GHASTLY ( our opinion ) balanced the reporting.

Apologies to those with a vested interest or who reside there but that's the remit of a Forum.

Best Wishes,

Bob and Sandra

Mojacar Playa and Puerto Lumbreras