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A couple of weeks ago, Sorelle and I visited Cartagena for the first time in quite a while, and were reminded of how close it is (only a 40 minute drive from San Miguel) and what a fine place it is to spend the day. In previous visits we´ve been up to the castle to admire the view of the harbour, visited the Roman theatre and also the civil war museum located in the air-raid shelters in the belly of the hill underneath the castle. All highly-recommended, and the civil war museum is an absolute must even if you´re not a massive history buff as it´s absolutely fascinating. This time however we parked for free here (https://maps.app.goo.gl/FfbBSvZu6KCsf2pn7) and walked along the front (past where the cruise liners dock) to the city centre. There are plenty of places to stop for a coffee and a snack, and plenty of elegant historic buildings to admire in the city centre. The café we found (photo and link below) did really good batatas bravas!
Sorelle had booked us on a boat trip to visit Algameca Chica - a ramshackle shanty town further down the coast, but due to rough seas, the trip was shortened to a tour of the harbour, which was very interesting! Why? Well, not only was the captain of our vessel very informative about all the different military installations (eg submarine bases) and types of fishing vessel etc, but we were also witness to the Guardia Civil bringing in a captured drug-running speedboat, and we had to give a couple of guys a tow who were stranded in their tiny boat in choppy waters! All very entertaining.
On the way home we stopped off at the large shopping complex on an industrial estate (Polígono Industrial Cabezo Beaza) just outside Cartagena with an enormous Media Markt amongst many other stores in the Espacio Mediterraneo shopping centre (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4kZe1REPXAA86ndc6).
It was another really enjoyable day out in Cartagena - well worth a visit!
Iglesia Castrense de Santo Domingo (https://maps.app.goo.gl/DZmUaGcUaWNoYUa1A)
Snacks at Kuss Cafetería (https://maps.app.goo.gl/xZcGGocXzDQothgaA) - very nice batatas bravas, and the portions are very generous!!
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CONGRATULATIONS to the one and only Mrs Villas Fox! Today marks the 10th anniversary of Sorelle’s first day working at the best (well since she joined anyway!) estate agency in town!! Here’s to the next 10 !! Thank you for all that you do!! Xxxxxxxxxx
1st August 2025
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"We are from Scotland and previously bought an apartment in San Miguel over a decade ago. Recently, we decided to buy again as we are retiring soon.
We had a much more positive experience this time; it was more relaxed, no pressure to buy, stress free and uncomplicated through VILLAS FOX.
An estate agency made up of a family team, who have the skills, knowledge and expertise to find us our ideal property (which a large established agency did not do first time round), meeting all, our requirements ( by the way we are very fussy people with high standards), within our price range.
If you are looking for a professional agency, who treat you as a real person, an individual, listen to your needs, act with integrity and are honest, look no further.
Well done Andy, Sorelle and Ollie
THANK YOU for finding us our DREAM HOME"
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📍 This sumptious 4-bedroom Villas María villa in Las Comunicaciones, #SanMigueldeSalinas has just been reduced from 380,000 € to 349,000 €. This now makes it one of the HOTTEST properties in San Miguel!! With ample parking space on the private driveway plus a large garage that communicates with the rest of the house via an internal staircase, large conservatory, sun terrace leading off from the main bedroom, oversized 3rd bedroom etc, this home has a LOT to offer! Available exclusively from Villas Fox. As always our price is inclusive of all agent fees, but excludes tax, notary, registry and legal costs. www.villasfox.com/property?id=1515 🦊🦊🦊
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Monday 28th April will go down as a day to remember for all the wrong reasons! It was the worst power cut in the history of Spain with a situation "cero" where for some time the whole country was reduced to zero supply! At first we still had 5G and could use our mobile phones to send and receive messages, but soon even that became impossible and all the phone lines were down too. It led to chaos, especially in the big cities where the traffic (without the help of traffic lights) became grid-locked, passengers were stuck on some trains, and people had to be rescued from lifts. Fortunately only about 5% of flights had to be cancelled, and hospitals were able to maintain essential services thanks to back-up generators.
It´s still not certain what caused it, but the latest reports are ruling out cyber-attacks. The only way to get news at one point was by listening to Spanish radio in your car (or if you had an old-fashioned battery-powered radio, you could also find out the latest updates). But it was a stark reminder of how reliant we are on modern technology, and how soon things can change in emergencies like this.
Luckily for me, the sun was shining and my camera had a full set of batteries so I was able to take photographs of a couple of the houses we have coming onto the market very soon (we are going through a purple patch with new listings coming on board, so watch this space!)
Back to normal today and the weather is set to improve too, so onwards and upwards!!
