Spain is Motorhome friendly

[vindiboy]

Hi all we are just home from a 2 month jolly to Spain in our van not been to Spain for a few years as mostly been to Portugal, Contrary to all we have read on line in various places we have found Spain to be very Motorhome friendly, many new pay aires many free aires and lots of wild camping available with no problems and that is on the Costas, we called in at Cullera, never been there before, WOW it is a weird place, we counted 300 vans on the squat before we got fed up counting them, it is like waiting for God there , vans every where, some had been there for 4 months or more, we found a good spot on a part that had some grass and spent one night there, it was the night the Fallas got set on fire so we were at the right place at the right time, fireworks parades and the burning of the Fallas, a great night ,we set of for home from there via Segorbe a free aire with all facilities we arrived at Calais and phoned the CCC for a Ferry and got one no trouble , so much for the so called ****** problems, we were booked on a 12-15 pm ferry £70 but as we entered the dock early we were put on the 10-45 ferry no extra cost , the ferry was only half full.

 

[Moped]

Where we were on the Costa De La Luz between Gibraltar and Cádiz, when popular coastal park up spots in Bolonia and Conil de la Frontera became overcrowded the Gaurdia moved motorhomes on. Park up spots slightly inland and official town aires were fine. We resorted to ASCI campsites in the end at Conil and Paloma as we liked the areas and wanted to relax for a few days in each area without the risk of the midnight knock on the door.

So I guess It depends on the mood of the Gaurdia from day to day whether you are asked to move on or not.

 

[alcam]

Where we were on the Costa De La Luz between Gibraltar and Cádiz, when popular coastal park up spots in Bolonia and Conil de la Frontera became overcrowded the Gaurdia moved motorhomes on. Park up spots slightly inland and official town aires were fine. We resorted to ASCI campsites in the end at Conil and Paloma as we liked the areas and wanted to relax for a few days in each area without the risk of the midnight knock on the door.

So I guess It depends on the mood of the Gaurdia from day to day whether you are asked to move on or not.

I think it more depends on the location ? Only once asked to move on but it was a case of moving round the corner . I mostly travel off season . Go to lots of wonderful places but not resorts as such

 

[John H]

I think it more depends on the location ? Only once asked to move on but it was a case of moving round the corner . I mostly travel off season . Go to lots of wonderful places but not resorts as such

I agree - if you avoid the vast "motorhome cities" at well-known hotspots, Spain is very motorhome friendly. There are an increasing number of aires - both free and paying and you can wildcamp almost anywhere away from the coast (and, indeed in many coastal locations too). We have been coming to Spain in our motorhome since 2002 and in many ways it is even more motorhome friendly now than it was then.

 

[yeoblade]

slide out and UP!

Like your pic 2, never seen a double decker slide up before!!

 

[rugbyken]

i posted photos of the double decker a couple of months ago he’s a long timer works doing motorhome repairs the slide up is actually very clever as it sides up it sits on top of the slide outs brill

 

[Asterix]

I met the double decker Dutchman when I was in Cullera a couple of years ago,I had a bit of a tour inside,it was ok but seemed to be a lot less space than I would've thought and a big faff to lower it all back to a single deck for driving.

 

[vwalan]

Like your pic 2, never seen a double decker slide up before!!

thats bert and antoinettes truck . before he built that he used a daf truck towing a full size drag trailer. they have been touring spain etc for decades . first met them way back in the 80,s .
mind there are others as well been doing it far ages .
unfortunately some have passed away .
spain changes as more hotels and apartments get built . in the late 60,s and 70,s it looked like parking by the sea was going to end . then again in the early 90,s .
at one time there was only fishing ports and hardly any houses by the sea . the towns and villages were about a mile inland . alot of the coast was rice fields with loads of mosquitas to bite you . they used to spray pest control most evenings around any camp sites etc . there still is a few old paddy fields you may drive through if following the coast.
amazing watching it all change .