Why park home communities are not on the coast in Spain

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Hi there, have you ever wondered why there are no park home retirement communities down near the coast in Spain? The answer is not so straightforward. 

The easiest way to explain it is this. Living in Spain can be described in two ways: tourist Spain and traditional Spain. Tourist Spain includes all the resorts in all the Costas, and there are quite a few. 

Traditional Spain usually begins about 1 hour inland from the coast. Traditional Spain is a land of traditional towns and villages, sustained by agriculture and industry. 

Tourist Spain has resorts with hotels and is fully supported by tourists. With that in mind, it is almost impossible for a community to get a licence in a tourist area. A camping site is preferred, as it can accommodate far more people coming to the area. 

Take Park La Posada as an example. Being in traditional Spain, it is a community within a community. The local village and town appreciate having a retirement community of people who love Spain and strive to integrate into the local Spanish way of life. 

Another big advantage of a retirement community based in traditional Spain is that residents don’t pay tourist prices, and there is always room in bars and restaurants during the summer. If a resident fancies being a tourist for the day, they simply go down the motorway for 45 minutes and enjoy the feeling of being on holiday. 

However, July and August are the months to avoid being a tourist for the day. No parking and inflated prices are enough to put most people off; a day out by the lakes is preferred. They are nearer than the beach. 

Living in the community with your own transport is a real bonus. Seville, Cordoba, and Granada are all within an hour’s drive and make great cities to explore. 

For people who want to wake up every morning feeling like they are on holiday, the answer is to find a campsite with mobile homes. The downside is that plot sizes will be smaller and fees higher. 

For people who want to wake up every morning and enjoy a community lifestyle in a traditional part of Spain, the answer is Park La Posada in the village of Alameda. With 200 square metre plots and reasonable fees, it will be a far cry from living in a campsite. For one thing, the facilities are for residents’ exclusive use, as there are no camping options. 

So, if the thought of living in traditional Spain excites you, why not book a day visit to Park la Posada and see for yourself how a retirement community functions? It could be the start of a brand new way of life.