What's it like living in Nerja? The Pros and the Cons

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We've live in Nerja over 2 years now. So what is living in Nerja like? And what are the Pros and Cons?
In this video I discuss various aspects of Nerja. Things like nature, the architecture, weather, restaurants, people, accessibility (by bus and driving), parking, the demographics, language, activities, the availability of stores, culture, apartments and healthcare. I finish off discussing pricing and the availability of lodging.
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@declanfinan8842 18 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for an informative, concise and enjoyable video. You possess a nice, easy style and you video gives all the basics we were looking for as my wife and I travel there for a week on June 7th ‘24 for the first time as we are beginning to tire of the growing metropolis which is Marbella. The fishing village atmosphere of Nerja will be a welcome change and we now feel nearly at home there thanks to you video, which puts us at an advantage! We’ll done!

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 17 күн бұрын

Thank YOU for the kind words 😃

@cate3017 Жыл бұрын

I have just returned from Nerja. This was my first visit. I was astonished how clean it was. Beautiful houses in the old town. I have lived in different parts of Spain for very many years and this town has got to be the one on my return list.

@tootsieb11 17 күн бұрын

We've been there many times..always a favourite of ours..stayed at The Balcone.. for the sea views x

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 13 күн бұрын

It's very pretty :)

@sionnachog894 4 ай бұрын

From our experience, I"d say you got it just about right. However, we are from Dublin where two coffees and a croissant will cost you twelve euros, we can get that in Nerja for four euros fifty! One other thing tourists don't know is that cash machine charges to get cash are very high, best to avoid if you can as it is a bit of a rip off. But mostly, we love Nerja.

@Mrcoffindodger 6 ай бұрын

wife's family have had a timeshare in Capistrano since the early 1980's they loved going there for family holidays I was lucky enough to go 3 times and found it a fantastic place. Unfortunately, my inlaws are too old to go now and have had to get rid of it.

@VinceDae 4 ай бұрын

luckily we own a house in Maro (Nerja) ... wonderful place!

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 4 ай бұрын

It is! Very pretty. Since you live there, I'm curious: what's the official term for Maro? I know it's not a town (even though the Spanish use "pueblo"). It's not a comarca, it's not a municipality...what exactly is Maro?

@VinceDae 4 ай бұрын

I@@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 I don't live there, we have a house in Maro (as a vacation home) we come there and stay for 1-3 months a year typically (sometimes longer) ... I don't know how exactly to describe Maro, but the postalcode is still 'Nerja' so it's just part of Nerja... but if I should call it something in spanish, I need to talk to my wife... my spanish is like "can I order a table" and "I need 4 bags" when I'm at Mercadona to pick up some food haha ;D

@eurozonedressage2817 7 күн бұрын

@@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 I use to live in Nerja in the 80's and married a local, his grand mother lived in Maro, it use to be a very quiet little village with mainly old people

@Don-ov1bh Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for posting!

@lunaticgsd1 Жыл бұрын

Great video! We just visited last week and fell in love with Nerja!

@sunshine-bs2jx Жыл бұрын

Beautiful place

@gedw99 10 ай бұрын

Thankyou Frank for the frank ( sorry about pun ) review. My British estate agent suggested Neja and I know another couple that settled there.

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 10 ай бұрын

The issue these days is finding lodging. It's gotten TOO popular

@motodxb Жыл бұрын

Nice honest, informative video. Thanks

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jonnysmart7472 10 ай бұрын

An interesting video.

@Gutenmorgenside 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@A-FrameParadise8899 3 ай бұрын

Great job! Thank you so much for sharing this great video with us! Nerja seems our Dream Place. Plan on having a visit and looking for some properties there soon.

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind words! :)

@richardupton3323 Ай бұрын

i whould probarbly advise you to wait. spain is about to go through a very tough few years and in a couple of years time properties might be quite a lot cheaper. nerja is nice though.

@Jane-he4xx 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for that... we're planning on visiting Nerja in May! Would you (or anyone) know if there are juice bars in the town as I drink celery juice every day? We'll be staying in the Burriana Beach area. Any info re juice bars would be much appreciated!

@marinab1324 Жыл бұрын

So please tell me how is the weather in winter..I heard is ok not cold. 🤔how we get there any ✈

@Angela-eq7oh 7 ай бұрын

Hi bbq boy just watched your piece on Nerja, Really good info,thanks. I know you now live in Nerja just wondering if you could answer a few questions on bus service to Málaga Airport in the month of November. Basically I am wanting to know if bus runs 7ish am from Nerja to Malaga Airport in the month of November. Kind Regards.

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 7 ай бұрын

Hi Angela. There is 1 bus a day between Nerja and Malaga airport and it's at 11am. You can see on the Alsa website. But it's easy: just take the bus to Malaga. From the bus station, you can take a city bus OR you can go to the train station next door and take the commuter train in the direction of Fuengirola. This 2nd option is the best, takes 10 minutes on the train (which passes every 20 min)

@dimitrimoonlight Жыл бұрын

Is there nice club with live music?

@chriseverington9699 Жыл бұрын

Yes I would agree lovely place but getting so expensive, prices are far higher than other Spanish towns… let’s hope lovely Nerja is spoilt by hyper prices

@cristinarpop8728 9 ай бұрын

Hi. What is the name of the beach at minute 1:08 pleas4?

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 9 ай бұрын

That's La Caletilla - tiny beach under the Balcon

@latitafoodie6811 5 ай бұрын

@@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 my mother and I we talk about the name. . She says it’s la playa de Los franceses and I say it’s la playa del hotel.

@latitafoodie6811 5 ай бұрын

But I’m very concerned the oficial name is “la caletilla”

@gerryfinegan 9 ай бұрын

An expat or expatriate is simply defined as a person who lives outside their native country. Similarly, an immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Only one distinction is made here - immigrants intend to stay in their new country indefinitely. Whether expats do or do not is unclear.

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 9 ай бұрын

Yes, thank you. I've written about it here: mappingspain.com/living-in-spain-are-we-expats-or-immigrants/

@SpanishwithRocio Жыл бұрын

Lodging is becoming really expensive all over Spain, especially in tourist destinations. It's a shame

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 Жыл бұрын

Very true

@martiglesias60 Жыл бұрын

No, in tourist destinations with a lot of sun.

@martiglesias60 Жыл бұрын

Yoy can stay at home. Too much british people is also a shame!

@gedw99 10 ай бұрын

I am Australian and had enough hot weather for a lifetime .

@marinab1324 Жыл бұрын

Ahhh 1000 EU a week for apartment..and I toll myself before I want be there for a year..because I'm tire of kansas 🤭😔😶😑

@juliet3827 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but the fact that you're mispronouncing "Nerja", over and over, is mildly irritating. Have you learned - or are you learning - the Spanish language?

@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 11 ай бұрын

What I find irritating is when people speak English and then pronounce things the way they would in a different language. If I'm speaking Spanish (and I do) or French (which I also do) then I'll pronounce things as they should be in that language. But If I'm speaking in English I'll pronounce them the English-speaking way.

@user-xu6ld3kn6s 4 ай бұрын

But you are pronouncing the j as in Spanish

@gkunz3 4 ай бұрын

I speak Spanish and he rarely mispronounced Nerja.

@tootsieb11 16 күн бұрын

The J is pronounced as an H.. he's saying it correctly.

@elvinasvirsilas2160 9 күн бұрын

Juliet you need to see a doctor, and by the way thank you sir for the very informative video, keep it up!❤