That'll probably be the van from Belgium who's parked outside the gate for weeks and weeks to keep his French and German mates company who have been parked inside the aire for the same lengthy period.
Thanks for clarifying that MichaelT. I now know exactly where you were parked. I know the area very well as we once lived there and have since been back many times with the van to visit friends. We always use Area Narejos. I’ve not seen the extra adjacent camping completed that the owner Antonio was developing. The tarmac used to be the Saturday market when we lived there, which is now on the main road nearby.
Castallon has quite a few 'permanent' residents on the aire staying not days, weeks, but for many months - we've seen them ourselves and it's obvious they haven't moved. They create their own little piece of their home country and if they do have to leave the aire they'll leave items on the parking spot to stop others using them. It doesn't always work though as we've witnessed people moving stuff and on one occasion a woman was sat in a deck chair reserving a spot for friends so a MHer who had pulled into the aire just reversed in and, not wanting to get squished, she moved!
Javea enforced it.
I fail to understand these people who need to have everything on display... I take something out the van ie the scooter ...I use it and when I come back I put it back inside...
Depends on the carpark .
To be fair, motorhomers were tolerated on the beach overnight out-of-season and during the day in season.And Murcia probably inherited some of those displaced motorhomes
They have now ... the parking spots I used in porto mazarron before Christmas are now banned overnight and enforced it seems. Such a shame but again f'eckin Germans n Dutch with chairs bikes dog cages and laundry out on the pavements. Looks like moraira parking has also now gone .
Where was that tam?
All the streets in castellon now where you could park before have "solo turismo " signs and are enforced ...I got moved from there in DecemberCastallon has quite a few 'permanent' residents on the aire staying not days, weeks, but for many months - we've seen them ourselves and it's obvious they haven't moved. They create their own little piece of their home country and if they do have to leave the aire they'll leave items on the parking spot to stop others using them. It doesn't always work though as we've witnessed people moving stuff and on one occasion a woman was sat in a deck chair reserving a spot for friends so a MHer who had pulled into the aire just reversed in and, not wanting to get squished, she moved!
We've always said that if we were in the same situation and wanted a spot when one was being obviously blocked we'd move their stuff ... don't think we'd resort to squishing someone though but certainly give them a fright!
Unfortunately Castellon isn't regulated even though it's rules state 48 hours max so at least putting in barriers will hopefully stop the ones who stay longer but how it's going to work with the services being inside is gonna be interesting. I just hope it's not going to end up being a Camper Stop/Camping Carpark so the services are in effect off limits to anyone who doesn't want to pay €10 or more for the night. When we go there we always go to the local shops for stuff (especially the pastel de natas) as do many others judging by the amount walking back to their MHs with loads of shopping but if it ends up being a chargeable aire I suspect it'll seriously reduce the number of MHs.
One thing they have done already is to put up signs to stop MHers parking on the one-way road next to the sports area wall, it's a good thing as the road is too narrow so even though they park parallel to the kerb they stick out into the roadway and make it difficult for buses etc to get by as well as MHs.
All the ones from that flooded aire at playa carraleona are now in aguilas where its normally banned and San Juan de la terreos. There's still a few hundred on the calcadores beach though that have the under 5 metre signs ....very few are under 5 metre . But it looked like a swamp when I drove through yesterdayAnd Murcia probably inherited some of those displaced motorhomes
These ones .
That's a real bummer as the Playa de la Ermita is our favourite spot, we get our chairs out but only on the beach, no different to someone without a MH. The dogs are gonna be really peed off as they love it there especially if there's a pile of sea grass for them to run up and down and around.
When we were on the strip at la manga we had a thunderstorm and everywhere flooded, there doesn't seem to be any drains anywhere so nowhere for the water to go.
So glad I’m in Morocco with all this bad weather in Spain…
The big carpark further north opposite the beach, we were moved last year, they allowed us to park on the road for one night then go.
Bob.
That was closed off completely when I passed in December hence lots of vans in the streets near the aire but police moving everyoneThe big carpark further north opposite the beach, we were moved last year, they allowed us to park on the road for one night then go.
Quite a bit of flooding around totana thus morning too and a few small landslides on the road down from the sanctuary... didn't stop raining till I hit the outskirts of alicante
Funny sign that...I was once told by a visitor that "solo turismo" means...that it's parking for Tourists Only..
I didn't reply..
I can't talk as I used that excuse to the police when they told me to move ...I said I thought coches was cars and tourismos was touristsFunny sign that...I was once told by a visitor that "solo turismo" means...that it's parking for Tourists Only..
Not surprised about Moraira, stayed about 10 days ago and never seen it so busy. Many Dutch with their deckchairs out, some leaving their bikes chairs and genny out all night. Just taking the p*ss.
We are having great weather here in the South East (England).
We'd sometimes drive the hire car down there from the apartment and have a picnic and watch the world go by. Of course there is the car park at Carabassi just over a kilometre north. I have, in years past, seen the odd motorhome parked up there in the winter months. If you turn right at the junction, there's some 'on street' parking up towards where the Blue Monkey beach bar is.
If there's signs on every street saying "solo tourismos " "cars only" and you're in a camper then they can fine you. That's how they've got round it in castellon, every street has these signs now
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