Enjoy our quick guide to La Herradura, a typical Andalusian village known for its whitewashed houses, a fine sandy beach that stretches for 2 kilometers, a 19km long coastline and an impressive promenade that’s perfect for an early evening pre-dinner stroll.
La Herradura is a haven for water sports enthusiasts with lots of businesses offering anything from water sports courses to equipment and gear for hire.
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There are also good amenities such as restaurants, bars and shops.
Below we feature an expat interview with Maria Teresa Karcher of Inmobiliaria Karcher who covers the La Herradura area.
Specifically, we wanted to learn from Maria the many reasons why people should consider moving to this area and the value for money they can get once they decide to stay permanently.
Maria, thanks for helping our readers. I guess we should start off by asking what would you say would be the advantages to living in La Herradura compared to other Costa Tropical towns?
The advantage of living in La Herradura is that the village is right on the water and that it is not all built up. Although a small village (with a population ca 4.600) it is surprising that it is so international. As is it right next to the Natural Park of Cerro Gordo, the water is much cleaner and the beauty of the underwater world has attracted scuba divers from all over the world. Also paragliders and hikers love this area of the coast as it offers them a lot of possibilities to enjoy their sports. La Herradura is for those that wish to be near to nature.
Would the area not suit certain types of people, i.e. are there any possible downsides?
The area is not suited for those that do not appreciate nature and/or the fact that the lifestyle here is fairly casual in all respects.
What proportion of the local population are Spanish?
I have often heard it said that the Costa Tropical (which is in the province of Granada) is “still Spain”. The Spanish are certainly in the majority. (I don´t know the exact %-ge). Anyways there is no bigger concentration of a certain expat nationality. La Herradura is the home (temporary or permanent) of, as said, mostly Spanish and people from all over the world.
What are your favourite things to do in the area?
My favourite things to do are to sit and watch the beautiful sunsets. To partake in all of the concerts that are offered in Almuñecar and in LH and surrounds. (LH belongs to Almuñecar). I also go hiking and meet up with friends to go to one of the bars/pubs here. There are so many restaurants (there are around 50) and pubs that are open all year round and that offer some