This house is located in a very desirable area, Alfinach is 30 minutes outside Valencia and close to the beach and also to British and American international schools.

This urbanisation has 24 hour security, which might seem a bit over the top, Spain, and Valencia in particular being one of the safest places to live in the world. But, you know if security posts and road barriers are your thing, if you've recently arrived from a repressive police state for example, then you'll
feel right at home. A local town for local people, we'll have no trouble here.

As for the property itself, its a very un-Spanish looking place. Ok, there is a swimming pool, of course, but it has a roof for year round swimming. It has a nice manageable garden - and a proper garden shed. Even the garage looks like a garage from an american or British suburb.

Inside there are large living spaces with a pool table in the living room. A reading/music room also works as an office space, if only for the impressive background for Zoom calls. No paellero, no olives trees and just a token palm tree.

In fact if you're worried about culture-shock, this house might be a good fit. An anglo-saxon style home transplanted to Spain, complete with pool table and slightly-paranoid attitudes to strangers.