Super video, great information. We're planning to move to the Mijas-Fuengirola area soon and I'm saving this video to watch again when we're there + subscribing to the channel. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Greetings from cold, grey Belgium :)

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your move

As a European I just love your pronouncement on Spanish word, priceless,

@eastcoasthobbygardening9147

Ай бұрын

As a north American I love European speak...how many accents are there in Europe or language? Wouldn't it be awesome to be native in them all.

I moved to Fuengirola in 2019 but still found your video informative! Well done, thank you!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you found it helpful

I'm from Wales but I used to live here with my grandparents for almost a year and it's such a lovely place. After that I'd visit Fuengirola once a year until the pandemic hit and my grandparents decided to sell our apartment. I'd really love to go back there again! The people there were so kind!

So happy I came across your channel. I’m in Ontario and just about to make the move.

This is so helpful and fantastic to anyone wanting to visit or move to Spain! Thanks for sharing your experience with us 😊 these types of things can be overwhelming to figure out! Great video as always!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

Thank you for this video! Such good info! Enjoy the beautiful weather.

You pack a lot of really relevant information into your videos, I am falling in love with Feungirola! From Ontario so, it’s so nice to hear from a Canadian perspective! I think a visit for the winter would have me convinced to move!😊🇨🇦

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Definitely visit first, even a couple of times. Spain is a great place to live!

Really liking the content! I'm planning a trip for the end of August to do some recon for our eventual move to Spain from Ontario. The info you're posting is not only helpful, but as a fellow Canadian, is getting me fired up to do it!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it is helpful. Good luck with the move.

What a comprehensive guide to what’s on offer in the fuengirola area,I will definitely use this on my return,thanks for the hard work.x

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Really enjoy your Vids, so informative and detailed...definitely a step above the usual walking ones that others put out. ATB Steve

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it. Glad you are enjoying them.

Really useful and comprehensive information about Fuengirola. We plan to visit in September. This will make our choices much easier. Thanks for sharing your information. 😀

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was helpful

Your videos are so thorough and packed with information! Thank you so much!!!!👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

It was such a good job, so informative. Thank you so much.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I'll be visiting Malaga this summer and your video really helped me decide to pick Fuengirola for a 10 night stay. Great gem, thanks a lot! You supplied a lot of useful tips.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, have a great trip. The Malaga region is beautiful.

Well done mate 👍. I live there too with my wife and I can say you’ve covered Fuengirola really well .

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Diggin' the content! Keep er comin'!

VERY NICE VIDEO! I have lived at the CdS for 14 years, when I come to Fuengirola 2002 it was a totally other place, my gosh, it was more a farm land but it had its charm also. I have been in Sweden for a couple of years now and are on my way back and that will be forever, never again Sweden. Hopefully I can get my old mother to follow, this is a very informative and easy to understand for my mother. When I moved down there for 20+ years ago she didn't thought it was asphalt on the streets. For some years ago I was living at Mallorca close to a year and then also Marbella for a years, but I haven't been in Fuengirola for at least 4-5 year, I have drive thrue on A7 but I was fed up of that town it was very dirty and in my opinion a shit place but after seen what happend to the town I am Impressed. Its so clean and fresh and that have done so much for the people its amazing, free busses and so on. I am Impressed. I couldn't see any graffiti any where no dirt on the streets,, In Sweden there is graffiti everywhere and dirt on the streets + 2 million Arabs. We have now 800.000 people in Sweden who cant read and write not even their own home language, close to 10% of the population. Better move as long its possible. Thank you for a very nice video! Mitch

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Fuengirola is going through a bit of a boom now. There is a lot of new construction and refurbishing of older buildings.

Love your video, live there since 2012

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent video sir, very well done. You hit all the aspects one would have to consider. Cheers

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

464 daysm 13 hours, 31 minute and 54 seconds to move to Spain... counting every second. My final choice is Cadiz but I love the entire Andalucia. Cannot wait to start living life!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations and good luck with the move

@Juanfernandez-sm8jl

Жыл бұрын

Cadiz!! so many things to visit around Cadiz!! good luck and good choice!!Cadiz is the oldest europrean city more than 3.000 thousands years!!,, and Welcome to Cadiz, i live in Chipiona, and don´t forget, Jerez de la Frontera!!... and so many....

So appreciate all the information

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video, thanks. A few new places to try next time I visit. X

Great videos - Thank you!!

Thank you for doing this. We appreciate your videos and looking forward to the next one. We bought a place in Fuengirola that will be ready next year, hopefully we can meet you then and get a chance to pay you a beer. Cheers from Montreal

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you. I'm glad people are finding it helpful. Send me a message when you are over here and we can meet up.

Be there next year, cannot wait! Thanks for the vid...Somos de Canada

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, good luck with the move

Thank you sir,absolute ton of info,what a comprehensive guide, it’s clear you don’t miss the winters back home😂✌🏿☕️

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, no I do not miss the Antarctic temperatures of a Canadian winter. Spain is nice as it still cools off a bit in the winter so you get a bit of a break from the 30-40C temps

Great info!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Super video! I stopped by the Salon Varietés Theatre near Dunnes and it seemed nice for an evening out.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I plan on attending a few shows myself.

I'm from Montreal, Canada. I was in Malaga for 10 days in April - May 2022 and I loved the city. I would like to go back one or two months each year to get out of our winters.

Yes been there many times,love the place,my nephew was a teacher there in a private school in estepona. Going g back in January for three months.

Wow i'm so excited we just bid on a small apartement to do touritic rental and for holidays. And one Day for more time when we will be retired. Tha t for the content

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Nice, enjoy your stay. Thanks for watching

Great video reminds me of visiting my grandparents in the 90s they were ex pats from UK , lived in Los boliches I'm hoping to visit the area this summer . Very useful info in the video . Cheers . Steve .

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I live in Los Boliches near the beach.

@geoff7300

11 ай бұрын

I've always found the term expats to be puzzling. Seems to be if it is caucasian in another's country, expats. If it's non-caucasian, it's immigrants? Even in Spain, "expats" will call Moroccans "immigrants" even if they are 2 or 30th generation Spaniards, while sitting on front line pub having their full English breakfast and complaining that there should be a Tesco nearby 😂 😂😂

I have been to Fuengirola MANY times and i can say that this is accurate i used to go there every day because of Theater rehershals at the Salon Varietes Theater for the My Fair Lady show, but ye i really love fuengirola cant wait to go back to spain and go there!

That Spanish weather is looking pretty good from here in Prague. Nice video for newcomers.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I seen you are in Prague. I'm watching the video later today. Should make for some interesting content

We will be there in June 😍😍

I'd like to see a video like this one about Estepona.!

Great town

I need nature, mountains. Place near Fuge or Torre, but sea, shops, bars and gyms are not important. Place where write my book, hike in nature ... Good video, thanks

Great Info, defently helps a lot! ❤ Keep on doing what you are doing ! Maybe can you go in to a grocery store or other stores and film in there? Not sure if they let you !

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. That might make for an interesting video.

Hello! Love your videos! Especially love the Canadian vibe… fellow Canadian here. I am coming! How far/long does it take from Malaga? Is there a nice 4/5 star place to stay in Fuengirola? You showed a hotel in one of your videos. Any others?

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. From Malaga it's about 25 mins by car or 40 by train. Along the beach there are lots of hotels. The IIlunion Hotel is a 4 star, I stayed there when I moved over before I took possession of my apartment. It is right on the promenade.

Love the video, it's very informative sums up pretty much everything needed to know, specially Fibbers😂 Few points i would like to make: Chiringuitos are a trick, make sure to go to good ones where you see people actually eating, they are always full in summer but you will see more drinking than eating in most, because the food is bad. The buses are free for now, this may change to be free for residents only. No idea why, in any of your videos you don't show Los Pacos, a lot of people living in central Fuengirola don't even know where it is, and there are some good food places and nice parks in the area.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes the chiringuitos can be hot or miss, we really enjoyed La Mar Sala. That is a good idea to do a video on Los Pacos. I will look into making one. I haven't spent much time there myself.

Pleased to see this. meaningful ending there. This is pleassure. Let's fight and work to the top! Just registered to your show! Let's meet more frequent!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice Video! I am about to travel to Fuengirola for a holiday vacation this month. I‘m very excited! Just one question: How are the prices for Carsharing? Is there a lot of offers?

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. The prices are compatible with taxis, at least for short distances. I did not use ride share often because taxis are everywhere and usually can get anywhere in the city for under 10 euros.

Very helpful! Thank you :). We moved to Malaga from US 7 months ago. We are currently renting in Malaga, but thinking about purchasing a property in Fuengirola, Torreblanca or Los Boliches to be specific.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Torreblanca is wonderful place lots of options for property. Los Boliches is very cramped I found. I am currently living up on the Costa Blanca in Benidorm, just outside of Alicante.

Loving the channel! Can you visit La Cala De Mijas? A hidden gem on the Costa Del Sol😊

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you are enjoying it. I did a video there last year, I will link it. But I will be going back again this year too. The tower was closed when I was there before. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4FtspeOYczQZrg.html

@jakemccleery3166

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel Another great video! I was yet to see a good commentary video on the area rather than the usual 4K silent walking tours. El Gusto is also one of my favourite restaurants in La Cala. If you go back to visit the tower, I recommend you try El Torreon which has a lovely outside seating area with a view directly onto the beach… and the food won’t disappoint either!

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

@@jakemccleery3166 Thank you, and thanks for restaurant the recommendation.

First time hearing of Fuengirola; it’s big, beautiful and modern. Where do they get their money: business, tech, farming or mostly tourism? Thank you for this video.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. It used to be a small fishing village. Around the 1960s they started building hotels and have not stopped. A lot of money comes from Tourism, it is a hotspot for Northern European tourists. It has a large Finnish population too. Google is making a large 650 000 000 investment into the Malaga region, so there will be some runoff from that, along with all the new tech employees heading to the area.

Just wondering if you noticed this extensive and variety of shopping malls & centers when you visited Benidorm. For example I don’t think they have a El Corte Ingles

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they actually have a bigger mall (La Marina) and more shopping in Benidorm. They also have a El Corte Ingles outlet. It is sort of on the outskirts of the city in an area I believe is called Finestrat. It is north of the La Cala area.

Thanks, another great video! I have now mixed feelings about Fuengirola and the region, after visiting it a couple of times. I love the endless promenade and the Miramar shopping centre, and I think that's the best they have there. However, I'm getting a bit tired of seeing this concrete jungle with high apartment blocks everywhere. I also mentioned to you, the typical food that they sell in stores like Mercadona is quite unhealthy, with lots of salt and preservatives in almost every product! Nothing against the Brits, but I found just too many there! I'm not at all attracted to their pub culture, karaoke bars, drinking, etc and I would rather avoid them. I was comparing the cost of living of Spain vs Greece. It seems the rent for a typical apartment in Spain is about 100% higher than in Greece?!? Have you thought about exploring Greece as another option to settle down? I don't think the weather or food is worst there, and probably there are much more benefits to being there than in Spain?

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I did research Greece. It had a lot going for it, the weather, the food is very good. In the end Spain won out, but it easily could have been Greece. We just visited Spain a lot and really enjoyed it. That being said we have still not made a final decision on where we will be buying a house. We are planning some more trips to the Costa Blanca, Alicante, Torrevieja, Calpe. It's tough to find the perfect place without trying it out first. We said that we will try a few places over the first couple years before purchasing.

@SycAamore

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel That sounds like a nice plan! Yes, it's not easy finding the right place! I heard so many great things about Fuengirola, mostly from Brits here in the UK. But once I visited it, I kind of changed my opinion. It's nice, but not amazing. And it's not cheap...We are planning to work remotely from another country and leave the UK. I think Greece looks like a good choice right now. But like you, we're nowhere near to having decided where to buy our property. It will be very interesting if you make a video comparing Spain vs Greece as you seem to know both countries pretty well.

Actually Jethro Rostedt, 🇫🇮 finnish businessman owns the restaurant Jeti's Kebab.

Love your videos. I live in Vancouver with family and seriously thinking about movingly to Spain. What is easiest way to obtain permanent residence. To be able to live there. Thanks 👍

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. To obtain a visa to live there, you can do it through working for a company, starting your own company or being a digital nomad. The visa we went on, is the non-lucrative visa (you can't work in Spain on this visa), you must have savings, investments, pension or passive income. Once you have been in Spain for 5 years you can apply for permanent residence.

@goranradonjic2369

3 ай бұрын

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel thank you very much for informations. Will continue enjoying your videos.

Compared to how things were pre-Covid, how are the restaurants and shops doing? I would imagine the area got hit hard during the Covid lockdown. We were there, literally, right before they shut everything down for Covid. We will finally be going back in late April, 2024.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately some restaurants did not make it. The ones that did seem to be doing well and there are lots of new ones that are doing well also. The numbers of passengers coming through the Malaga airport have grown to surpass pre pandemic levels. The tourists are back in full force I imagine the bars and restaurants on the Costa del Sol are having a great summer.

Fantastic video coming fora couple of weeks holiday in case of emergency where do I go as a holiday maker is their a public hospital near fungerola thankyou

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you. There are lots of 24 hour emergency centers throughout the city. Depends on where you are staying. There are two in Los Boliches.

@brendamillard3249

Жыл бұрын

Staying at globules gardenia in carvajal fungerola thanks

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

@@brendamillard3249 Hi, from what I can see this would be the closest to your hotel. The address is Av. Finlandia, 19, 29640 Fuengirola, Málaga. Here is the website medical-center-24h-laakarikeskus-sisma.negocio.site/?

@brendamillard3249

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou is that free hospital or would I have to pay

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

@@brendamillard3249 unfortunately that I am unsure of. I know emergencies are usually free at public hospitals, but not sure with these types of places. Maybe a Facebook group would know more.

Thanks, Im heading up that way myself shortly. Are there any American communities up there.? Imnin Estapona.

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

I am not sure if there are American groups here. There are lots in Malaga city and they have regular coffee meetups. But there is a large English speaking community here. I frequent lots of Dutch, British, Irish and Finnish establishments.

My friends penthouse apartment is at the fotboll pitch

Sommerholiday here😊 cant find adres Prime gril/ vine? Is it close? Best regards from Rhonda 3 los boliches😎

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

10 ай бұрын

I believe they have gone out of business. Enjoy the rest of your holiday

@janlarsen2686

10 ай бұрын

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel Thanks very much - go to la farola also nice😁

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How much would a single person with a small apartment spend each month, in total...

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

I am working on a cost of living video now. Just gathering the data. But depending on the lifestyle you could live for under 2000 euros.

Great vlog. I’m touring the costa del sol next month on my own. Are the free buses in Fuengirola only for residents or are they free for tourists too? Thanks ❤

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The buses were free for everyone, but the city just changed them to residents only as of 17 May.

So weird to see dead streets. Even in the morning 😢

Jeti's kebab mainittu 😃

Plaza Chinnorros

Fuengirola really is a cess pit - a relentless brown, orange and yellow painted 1970's traffic clogged concrete jungle populated with retirees and holiday-makers.On the plus side there is a metro station to make your escape northwards to somewhere more interesting.

Be careful with the chiringuitos. Some of them don’t sirve fresh food and almost all of them are overpriced and have poor service

@scottgaddes2413

Ай бұрын

I agree, you do pay a premium

@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel

Ай бұрын

Some are definitely better than others

Is this a oart of the the "Race to Stupidest ever", or is this a serious try?