Spanish ghost towns! Why are they so empty?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @michaelkennedy1712
    @michaelkennedy1712 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Rich thanks for the kind message hope you and your family have a great Xmas

  • @anticat900
    @anticat900 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    From a Spanish perspective, you must understand we work early and late. Wondering around in the middle of the day and out of season you are unlikely find much open. We are away or resting.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Completely understand. I also live in Spain 👍🏼

  • @johnjonisa5022
    @johnjonisa5022 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If you think these towns are quite during the day it's the evening they come to life

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Finally a sensible comment. Thank you.

  • @MarcOwenBanks
    @MarcOwenBanks หลายเดือนก่อน

    Los Alcatheres, in the way to pronounce it - I lived there for around a year, a little north in Balsicas, and yeah, it's a bit quiet down there, but you'll find it crazy busy in the summertime. many of the houses are second home for Murcians, from the city and wider province. Certainly not my favourite placed to have lived in Southern Spain, but if you are heading west, defiantly take in Garrucha and Mojacar where I settled for about 8 years before returning to the UK, before heading further west on one of the best coast roads in pain, across to Carbeneros!

    • @MarcOwenBanks
      @MarcOwenBanks หลายเดือนก่อน

      commented before the end of the video when you said you were off to Mojacar, all i can say is I look forward to the update and your reaction -

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the recommendations. I'll definitely add them to my exploration list. I have stopped in Mojácar already. Very nice indeed 😊 Carbeneros sounds great so will also check this out on my way up to the Alps ⛷️

  • @Blackthorn
    @Blackthorn หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those are second homes, hence why there is no one in December. Its pretty common in Spain to have one (either in the beach, the village, or small houses near the city).

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some very lucky people 😁 I'm just looking for my first / main home for once I finish travelling... if I do that is 🤔😊

  • @danhouse-i7y
    @danhouse-i7y หลายเดือนก่อน

    30 years working on the mainland and I highly recomend Nerja.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Here right now ❤️

  • @UKVeteran2024
    @UKVeteran2024 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The property prices are certainly not reflective of a ghost town.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💯 agree. If I can find something within a 30 / 40 minute drive of a good town I'll be happy, but plenty of time to keep looking.

  • @susanness2836
    @susanness2836 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So nice to see and hear your voice! 😂
    Your old apartment here is still standing empty! Sadly I have no neighbors at the moment. Andy and Sally are in England!
    Love s

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Miss you. Was thinking about you just today. You will have to come and visit the mainland soon for some wine and a catch up. Rich & Koa x

  • @dreamweaver4886
    @dreamweaver4886 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi from a new sub 👋
    BTW your right audio channel is missing for me, but the music is ok.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi. Thank you for the subscription 😁 I've bought a new mic and it keeps switching to mono 🙈 Trying to work out why, otherwise it's going back. Sorry for the poor audio. I may just go back to the GoPro mod mic 🤔 Rich & Koa.

    • @dreamweaver4886
      @dreamweaver4886 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi ​@@CampervanCasa thanks for your reply. The mic problem doesn't detract from your great content. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. 😊

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤️ we just do our little video diaries and those who enjoy them are lovely, although we also enjoy replying to the keyboard warriors 🤣 There are some funny people out there!

  • @markrichardson5966
    @markrichardson5966 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I moved to La Herradura 5 Years agao. You have to check it. Also my nebighouring towns Nerja and Almunecar.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm actually on my way to both of these towns this week. Really looking forward to seeing them both. Love your kind and thoughtful input. Thank you.

    • @Goggles1
      @Goggles1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have a look at Salobreña, a bit further along from Almuñecar. I live a little Inland. A town called Vélez de Benaudalla. Welcome to the Alpujarras and the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Stock up on oranges in the Lecrin valley.

  • @texarkana3781
    @texarkana3781 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    La fiesta del ladrillo has definitely ended.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still plenty of bricks around 😀

  • @johnjonisa5022
    @johnjonisa5022 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Go and live in BENIDORM THAT WILL KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great idea. I'm on my way... You do love a capital letter shout don't you?

  • @Newmusicreview
    @Newmusicreview หลายเดือนก่อน

    La Manga was dead and stuck in the 80;s when we went

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was certainly very quiet! Couldn't believe how empty it was which seems a shame. Great place for park ups though 😊

  • @Christine-j7b
    @Christine-j7b หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is not a winter sun hot spot that's why.

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed. Many places are not winter hot spots outside of the main well known towns, but still much quieter than i was expecting. Thank you.

  • @johnjonisa5022
    @johnjonisa5022 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is an aldi and a lidl and a mercedona in Las alcaseras you don't spend enough time in these town to find out what hey offer your far to QUICK TO CRITICISE

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Technically the Mercadona and Lidl are in Los Narejos, but thank you for your input. Are your fingers hurting from the uppercase shouting? Were your 2nd and 3rd comments just after thoughts as you forgot them in your initial reply?

  • @jackiemay6357
    @jackiemay6357 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You were wrong end of la mercadona lidl aldi good restraunts etc

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. I will be stopping by again on my way up to the Alps so i will checkout the other end as suggested.

    • @jackiemay6357
      @jackiemay6357 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @CampervanCasa theres a couple of nice villages with mixed expats and spanish we stopped in roda recently well balanced and very handy for all services

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jackiemay6357 Great. I love personal insights so i will certainly add this is my list of potential stops. Thank you.

  • @Newmusicreview
    @Newmusicreview หลายเดือนก่อน

    Need to set your mic or recorder to mono...audio only coming out of left speaker ;-)....then the right speaker ;-)

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes I heard this. The mic is new to me and for some reason I accidentally switched it to mono 🙈 Not sure how, but hopefully I'll not do it again. Thank you.

  • @michaelkennedy1712
    @michaelkennedy1712 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Los Alcázares is a very busy place even in winter, this guy is only in the Old Town if he went further up to the 525 Strip that is a very lively place with a lot more bars and restaurants, and his pronunciation of Los Alcázares is not very good. Also all the supermarkets he mentions are all there. Come on Campervan Casa get your act together

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for your very opinionated opinion 😂 I will be going back to take a further look and obviously perfect my pronunciation 🙈 PS: This 'guy' is Richard if you did your research 😜

    • @michaelkennedy1712
      @michaelkennedy1712 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Richard, apologies for my opinionated reply!! I just feel very strong about the area of Los Alcázares. It is a very small Town but there is a lot to do there and it as a lot of what you would need especially the big supermarkets you mentioned in the video. I was out of order so again apologies

    • @CampervanCasa
      @CampervanCasa  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi. Thank you for your message and insights to Los Alcazares. I will 💯 return and explore in more detail in the New Year. Have a lovely festive period. Rich & Koa.