Torre La Mata would stay here BUT… 

We love LaMata. We are UK based but have a little place up the hill a bit, not far from the Queen Missisippi. There seems to be 3 seasons. July and August which is heaving with Spanish tourists, many from Madrid with holiday homes. It is the busiest time, but it is great to see the beach full and hear Spanish spoken everywhere. (Easter week is similar). May and June then September and October is full of brits and Scandinavian tourists. Not as busy as July and August but not quite as hot. More like a perfect English summer. Still a lovely place for a holiday. November to March is really quiet . Pretty much just locals and owners like us who can't stand to be away from the place for too long. The place has a different feel at different times of the year, but I love all of them for different reasons.

With respect, as a fellow British "immigrant" to Spain I detest use of the word "expat" to describe people from the UK who have made the choice to move here. No one ever referred to my stepfather, an exile from the Russian gulags, nor my Indian, Pakistani and Afro-Carribean friends, as expats, more usually they were and are called "bloody foreigners". The term "expat" is, sorry to say, used by British immigrants to falsely differentiate themselves from people often vilified in their own country, in some cases by they themselves, when their status is exactly the same.

Had some great holidays there 👍

I love La Mata, it has the best surf in that part. If you get down towards Torravieja there's an ex-pat pub called the Perro Negro. Excellent food and good selection of beers 👍 My son lived just around the corner for seven years.

the beaches of the Spanish Mediterranean are mass-tourismed in July and August. Much better are the northern beaches. Tourism is more select and the atmosphere is much calmer and stately. A beach in Asturias, Cantabria or Galicia is much calmer Spectacular, with a mixture of green mountains, extensive beaches and the Cantabrian Sea, more active and energetic than the Mediterranean.

I love La Mata, it's one of my favourite beaches. I miss Spain so much as my parents use to live out there.

Parieaki Street bar is my favourite bar. Staying in La Mata at the moment. It's gorgeous.

La Mata is one of our favourite beaches.Between May and October Blondy beach club is amazing and excellent value.Ask for Massimo the Italian manager.Lovely guy and big Juventus fan.

Aww thanks for wee video,we spent a good few great holidays there,for us it is a lovely wee place,there is a lovely chinese restaurant just along from the pitches,on the otger side of the road,great food,prices too and the service is smashin.Wish we would have made the move when younger,but there yoh go,admire you and Karen for uppin sticks,and doin so.Take care barry,best wishes to you both.👍🥰🥰🇪🇸🇪🇸

Great informative video again! Where would you suggest spending winter, between the months of December to February. We recently stayed in Cabo and really enjoyed it along with La Zenia, but obviously we saw it during the summer. Thanks a lot 👍🏻

Guardamar is similar,mobbed in summer but really quiet in winter.

Stunning 🤩

Valdes....remember the old square before it was redeveloped.out soon.

Beautiful place

Do like a leisurely stroll to La Mata and an amazing beach 🏖 x

From sunny quesada to freezing toonhull it wid bring a tear tae a gless eey

God sake folks don't get yer knickers in a twist with the use of the word expat the couple that make thease videos for your entertainment are decent people so if your not happy with the channel then it's simple just unsubscribe.

Very informative for those who like these areas. I have to say too many bland high rises despite a lovely beach of which there are so many in Spain. Personally I like an area close to an "Old Town" where there is a bit of culture, locals and history. I would soon get bored with these areas.

Hi guys, really enjoy your content. Is there any particular area you would recommend for a long term let/possible purchase in and around Torrevieja ?

Is there anything to do in the winter? Is it hard to make friends there?

No offence but alot of the costa del sol other than torremolinos and benal is so much nicer than that area. La mata and Torreveija are kind of dumps. At least behind the main strips. Even if they just cleaned it up and removed graffiti it would feel alot better.

winters at heat sun in Levante are simply magic. did you see the real madrid celtic?😃

Your living the live, love it

La mats great in summer but dead in winter

That would be interesting to hear about property's, bye the way what do you do for work?

Looks to quite

Hi, Which part of alicante do you like best so far as in where you would like to stay full time?