SANTOMERA PROPERTY FOR SALE

The small town of Santomera is located just inside the eastern border of the Murcia province bordering the Valencia community, with a population of roughly 14,000 people - Santomera is a quiet village situated in a great location to travel to both Alicante & Murcia, whether it be for work, leisure or travel.

 

 

Santomera - the town

Even though Santomera is relatively small, there are numerous schools for children that reside in the town to attend, in fact the area has a great mixture of colleges, private schools, state schools & a couple of boarding schools! There are plenty of amenities to service the area, but being the size that it is Santomera is predominately Spanish as are all the services in the town, so learning Spanish is a must.

 

If you are going to be commuting backwards & forwards from the UK to Spain, Santomera is not far from the two main areas in the area, roughly 50km away from the San Javier airport in Murcia & 70km from Alicantes airport. Albacete is a bit more of a journey away - roughly 170km!

 

Santomera, Murcia

 

Being located where it is just inside the Murcia region, Santomera enjoys great weather for most of the year. As it is in the most of Spain, winters aren't that great but better than England! Temperatures in the region hit the high end of Spain's average with temperatures soaring into the 40's on many occasions, rain fall is very low all year round, even though the province is in desperate need as droughts have plagued the Murcia & Valencia regions for years.

 

In 1836 the town of Santomera was officially founded with its own Town Hall. Dominican Fathers introduced the devotion to the Virgin of the Rosary “virgin del Rosario“ & she in turn was devoted to the parish church which was built at the end of that century. These days the inhabitants of Santomera are employed in mainly the agriculture & cattle breeding. When you visit Santomera, you will be able to see the 19th century parish church, & lots of other beautiful buildings.

 

 

Santomera has a festival that starts the 1st of October till the 15th of October. The Moors & Christians festival here has been declared one of the best Regional Tourist Interests & will delight visitors with its beautiful parades & huertanos festival. The Rosary festival, which takes place on the 7th of October has a minstrel evening & a flamenco festival. There are various known Spanish artists performing in the weekend evenings & there is a great festival sphere that delights everyone during the time of the fests.

 

 

Santomera property

Property in Santomera is on the rise as it is in many areas throughout Spain, but this is simply down to demand as the town has slowly grown over the years. Not only that but lots of foreigners from the UK & Ireland have fallen in love with the area & either purchased a holiday home here or moved to Santomera on a permanent basis.

 

The house prices are under the national average, there are not many resale properties available on the market accept on the outskirts of Santomera in rural country locations, but again there is still not as many as you would see on the costas. Due to the slow expansion Santomera does have some high quality new developments that are springing up at very competitive prices.

 

If you are interested in viewing property for sale in the region of Santomera, please contact us via our contact page - we will answer any questions that you may have and arrange a viewing trip to see our properties for sale in Santomera.