Los Madriles

We nearly didn’t bother coming here, and yet it’s certainly our best site in Spain and probably anywhere else. Here’s a quick rundown on why we think it’s so good.

We’ll start with “Main Street”. It’s on a slope with access roads to terraced pitches running off from each side, so most campers have a sea view.

Following Main Street in the other direction, upwards, the views are of the mountains. An empty pitch in the photo shows they’re of good size and gravelled: good for levelling and drainage. The only pitch you don’t want is next to the toilet emptying point!

The pitches are separated by conifer hedges and bougainvillea fences facing forward, with our pitch that looks seawards as an example.

At the bottom of the site are the swimming pools. One’s enclosed; the other is open-air and large. Both use thermal spring water and are always at 80+ degrees. This is the open air pool, with a spectacular mountain backdrop.

Climbing the mountain behind the pool, as we did a few days ago, gives a panorama of the whole site and its setting. A stiff hour’s ascent starting from the campsite brings you to the top, and this view. The white areas are plastic greenhouses producing plastic tomatoes for the supermarkets. These are nowhere near so dominating at ground level. 

Whilst we’re up here, 1,000 feet above the campsite, let’s look inland to the mountains that are full of old tracks and trails making it wonderful walking country. More about that in following blogs.

We’ve also got a shop on site, table tennis, boules, tennis, library, café and a social programme in peak season (wintertime). Reasonable rates, too. And still I feel that I’ve not done it justice!