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We make no apology for the large number of links here, which take you to portals and individual sites concerned with exploring or finding property in Andalucia; we thought that it was better to publish a complete listing rather than an edited selection which may have excluded some which interested you. This is similar to the list published in the book, but - because the URLs here shown in red provide direct links - you can click directly on to them and hopefully avoid the annoyance of mistyped names. However, web sites are notorious for going out of date. You may find that some of the following are incorrect, irrelevant or even objectionable in some way. If so, please report back to us here, and we’ll see that they are removed from the directory. Suggestions for additional sites worth of inclusion will also be welcomed. Property sales (sites including a proportion of older fincas) www.countrypropertiesalora.com www.fincasandalucia.com (Colmenar and surrounding areas) www.green-blue.com/property_search.html www.housesforsaleinspain.com (Colmenar area) www.interealtynet.com/british/PropertySearch www.propertyworldmagazine.com/search/index.htm (searches their classified ads) Local and general information, Portals to other sites etc
www.puertobanus.info (useful site of information and links) Weather forecasts/reports http://home.netscape.com/bookmark/40/weather.html www.weather.com printable 10-day forecast for major towns in Spain. www.wunderground.com/global/stations/08482.html: a good site giving weather information and forecast for Málaga. Webcams If your finca is up in the mountains and the weather is unsettled there, it can be worth taking a look at the current picture from the nearest webcam on the coast to see if the conditions are good enough to justify taking a trip there. www.marbellalife.com/webcams/spain/index.html (then click on “Webcams”). An excellent general site which includes other useful information and links. Local/general information http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/Spain http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Spain http://potable.editthispage.com discussion site for drinking water problems in Spain. http://travelinginspain.com/culture.html www.altur.com (comprehensive information on Andalucía). www.adalucia.org Andalusian Tourism Department official site, very comprehensive. www.cea.es Andalusian businesses. www.directoryspain.com/costadelsol.shtml www.gti.ssr.upm.es/~vlmp/SPAIN: full listing of museums and their speciality. www.keytomijascosta.com about Mijas. www.marbella-guide.com, and www.marbella.com dedicated to Marbella. www.spainview.com (detailed editorial and PR information on Spain). www.uk.tourspain.es helpful practical touring advice in English. www.unicaja.es site of a Spanish bank which holds information days for foreign residents. Driving in Spain www.dgt.es/ientrada.html The Spanish Highway Code in English www.lhdplace.co.uk: used left-hand drive cars in Basingstoke (UK) ready to export Building conservation, advice and grants www.dirtcheapbuilder.com U.S. site on building with natural materials for the enthusiast. www.icomos.org ICOMOS conservation organisation, France www.irishstonewalls.com - technical, re stone wall restoration. www.mikewye.co.uk - traditional materials and advice www.northcoast.com/~tms/stone.html - building with stone www.obrien.ie (Irish publisher): details of their technical books, including “Stone Buildings” www.past.demon.co.uk UK-based preservation organisation specialising in stone buildings. www.tin.it - European Centre for Conservation, Venice Harvesting and using crops http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OliveOil/message/212 olive varieties. http://homecooking.miningco.com/food/homecooking/library/weekly/blbrining.htm recipes for curing olives. www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pear.html lots of prickly pear recipes. Bulletin Boards www.Andalucia.com also has a very active notice board, often with 20 or more follow-up replies to each posting. www.docuweb.ca/Spain - free display of sales, wants and contacts. E-mail groups: costa-del-sol-subscribe@yahoogroups.com, costablancaexpats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com, and almer-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. To join, send a blank email to any of the above. Yahoo will reply to your e-mail address, asking you to confirm your request for security reasons, after which you will begin receiving the postings. The CostaBlanca group is the largest and busiest, covering all areas despite its name, and it has over 1100 subscribers. For more information on Yahoo groups, see http://groups.yahoo.com. Searching for help www.expatexpert.com advice on many aspects of living abroad. www.google.com probably the quickest and most powerful search engine. Even entering your own name or post/zip code may produce some surprising results! Learning the language www.diccionarios.com - very comprehensive and even translates technical terms. www.ectaco.co.uk/online - online dictionary and translations www.learnspanish.com - exactly what it says, much of it free. Newspapers and periodicals www.autotrader.co.uk or www.exchangeandmart.co.uk you can search for a LDH car to drive there from the UK. www.globuscom.es. The site of the publishers of Casas Restauradas (Restored Houses) and Casa & Campo (House and Country); in Spanish www.streetwise-magazine.com. Streetwise, free monthly magazine published in Nerja. www.surinenglish.com: excellent web version of the free weekly paper for ex-pats, with good search facility on its classifieds www.theentertainer.net: web version of the popular free newspaper on the coast. Getting there (cheap flights) Fare vary enormously, by a factor of up to ten times, so it’s worth spending a little time comparing the following: www.britanniadirect.com (TUI UK Ltd., which incorporates Skydeals, Thomson etc.) www.flightline.es (with an office in Málaga airport) www.flybe.com now incorporates the new service from Southampton airport www.servitour.es (with an office in Málaga airport) www.thetravelshop.com: travel shop with office in Malaga airport
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