MOJACAR

Mojacar is Almeria’s best-known and most established holiday resort. Less known is that Walt Disney was born here. It is also the town with the largest number of foreign residents in the province. This is a beautiful corner of Spain, with Mojacar’s whitewashed houses and honeycomb of cobbled streets perched on a hilltop overlooking the pristine sea and long sandy beaches.
This beautiful Moorish fortress town and its views has inspired many artists and writers since the 1960s, when the mayor gave away land for development to stimulate the dwindling population and the town became a thriving art colony. It then became a thriving holiday resort, with the contruction of hotels and villas along the shoreline, and it has since grabbed the attention of many holiday home buyers, so property is more expensive here than in other resorts along the coast. Local attractions are Mojacar’s Wednesday street market, the Marina de la Torre golf course and the coastal village of San Jose.
Mojacar’s large foreign community has brought a cosmopolitan atmosphere, with English, Italian and Chinese restaurants dotted among the Spanish bars. In summer, the local waterpark is a big attraction for families.

Mojacar’s property falls under either ‘playa’ (beach) or ‘pueblo’ (old town), with one-bedroom apartments available near the beach from 115,000 euros and two-bedroom flats from 150,000 euros. You can also find simple one-bedroom bungalows in Mojacar Playa from 100,000 euros and villas from around 200,000 euros. In Mojacar Pueblo, 2km inland, one-bed apartments start at around 150,000 and villas cost from 250,000 euros up to around 700,000 euros.