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The Costa del Sol is changing. Although these changes are due to mainly negative factors, I personally think that the area will ultimately benefit.
First of all, let me point out that there is still demand for property in Marbella, and for property in the Costa del Sol generally. The area is still hugely popular as a holiday destination, with passenger numbers through Malaga airport continuing to rise. But the place ´feels´ different.
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When I first moved to the eastern Costa del Sol in Spain we rented an apartment in a small mountain village North of Malaga. The village fiesta began in the evening of the day of our arrival. We were tired but we dressed up, allowed the baby to stay up late and sat down at a local bar.
A large number of young lads came and sat on the wall opposite the bar and I began to feel a bit nervous, I’d lived in London and had trouble with yobs before. The boys went to the bar, bought a beer each and I was really surprised at how carefully and responsibly they drank. Our Hoodies at home would have downed their pint in five minutes and then gone back for more and more and more, progressively getting more belligerent and threatening.
