Apartment for sale in Salinas, Alicante

This is spacious apartment in located within a few minutes walk to the market, bars, and town pool, handy for everything, plenty of parking outside.

3 bedrooms, the main very large, lounge, independent kitchen in need of modernisation, bathroom also needing modernisation.

Sax is 5 minutes drive away which has a greater selection of supermarkets including Consum that stocks international foods, as well as a fantastic fresh fish counter, vast range of cheeses, vegetables and cured meats, as well as the typical items that you would hope to find in any major supermarket chain.

There is a bus service to Sax where you then have more options to get either a train, tax or bus to other surrounding towns, and Alicante.

Do you like culture, history, art, theatre? Between Salinas and Sax there is no shortage. Both of the towns have a theatre, and a newly built auditorium.

The locals celebrate their rich culture on many occasions throughout the year, with the pinnacle being the Moors and Christians, something that really needs to be seen to be believed. From the re-enactment of Conquests and Victory celebrations from many years again with blunderbusses and cannons firing in the streets, with all participants in ancient military costume they really are spectacular events. Then there are the "Cuartalillos" which a group owned buildings owned by revellers which are filled with food and drinks and offer a base for the days (and nights) of celebrations. There is no greater honour for members to invite guests to eat and drink with them. For sure at some time you will be invited, just don’t make the mistake of offering to pay, as your hosts will be most disappointed. They save all year to have the privilege of inviting people.

Even after 20 years here I don’t know what all of the fiestas are, it just becomes a part of life to walk down the street one day and find a few hundred people in costume or doing activities which their great grandparents and relatives before then also did.

The carnival is more recent but things like the burial of the Sardines and the day where almost all of the town walks to the mountain to pick a sprig of fresh Rosemary have been done for many years. Suffice to say although you may not know what is quite happening in some of the fiestas, they are always good fun, and nearly always end up with some alcohol consumption!

Speaking of which there are over 50 bars within the two towns, many serving tapas food, menus of the day which are aimed at providing hearty food to the workers for exceptional prices. 10 euros can buy a 3-course meal in many places, and often include, beer, wine or coffee. If you ask for wine and they put a bottle on the table…don’t feel you need to drink it.