April 23, 2018 No comments exist

Olea Home A friend of mine was selling their property in Spain and wanted to buy something else in a quieter location, we spent countless hours with numerous agents scouring the Marina Alta.  Our searching ended once we found Jose at Olea Home (previously known as Orbacasa) based in Orba. Although I have lived here…

March 14, 2018 No comments exist

Marmoles Union I was hunting around a couple of months ago for a Kitchen worktop.  I believed that there would be more of a selection and it would be cheaper to go to one of those large home improvement stores; I was wrong.  The initial price was pretty good but then you had to add…

March 1, 2018 No comments exist

Tradulop Last week I had a document that needed translating, which I normally do myself but this time it had to be a “Traducción Jurada”, it was for Agencia Tributarias and I had a week to get it done; so it was urgent. The hunt began for a Sworn Translator; I requested a number of…

February 19, 2018 No comments exist

Auto Almela 3 years after my arrival to Spain and I had been what I can only describe as “ripped off” numerous times by unscrupulous mechanics in what seemed large respectable businesses. But that all changed once I found Vicent of Auto Almela; during my cars first visit I received a call from Vicent updating…

February 9, 2018 No comments exist

Folder Imprenta Folder are now part of Alta Life, Rodolfo and his team have a fantastic Stationery store and Print shop tucked away in the Beniarbeig Poligono.  They have a great stock of stationery products, and are an authorised DHL service point – so if you have any packages you need sending you know where…

January 19, 2018 No comments exist

Gentes Join Alta Life Great news for Alta Life followers, as Gentes have now joined the team. As all my family and friends know I tend to stay well away from hairdressers, only visiting once or twice a year; being as far from fashionable as East is from West.  I always crumble when I am…

January 11, 2018 No comments exist

El Raco D’Ondara I would like to welcome Reina Sofia and her team at El Raco D’Ondara to our recommended businesses. I have eaten at El Raco many…many..many times. It is not just the food that keeps drawing me back time after time, which is fantastic – you can not fault the quality or indeed…

January 2, 2018 No comments exist

Alta Life Hi, thanks for visiting. I am building this site to bring you information that will make life living in the Marina Alta that little bit easier and more enjoyable.  Through personal experience I have gathered all sorts of info and I am constantly looking for the best places to visit, bargains to be…