Costa de Antigua / Nuevo Horizonte - What is it like?
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Costa de Antigua / Nuevo Horizonte - What is it like?
I went to Costa de Antigua, formerly Nuevo Horizonte, with the intention of making a "What's it like" video showing it in as positive light as possible. Unfortunately it didn't turn out like that.
The more I walked around, the harder it was to find anything nice to film or anything good to say about it, which is a There are some unfinished projects and even more completed apartment and villa complexes that are totally empty. It is also a shame that its greatest asset, the coastline, is spoilt by the ugly, disused lido, the empty villas and there not being anywhere to sit and have a coffee or a drink and look at the sea.
There is no beach in Costa Antigua. There are two hotels there, the Elba Lucia Sport and Suite Hotel and the Globales Costa Tropical Fuerteventura Hotel.
Although there isn't a great deal here, it is only a 10 to 15 minute walk along the coastal path to Caleta, where there are plenty of bars, restaurants etc.
On a more positive note, I went into one of the bars for a coffee and asked the person behind the bar if she lived there. She said yes, so I asked her what the good things about living there were. She said three things "The people, as it is really friendly the cost, as it is very cheap to live there and finally, there is no stress." All good points but not easy to show in a video.
I can see why people might live here as it is quiet and out of the way but I really see no attraction in staying here for a holiday when you consider the wonderful alternative resorts in Fuerteventura.
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My family have a villa here. There was supposed to be a waterpark constructed years ago but it all got scrapped in the Spanish construction crisis, which is a shame. That being said I love it here, it’s perfect for me and my partner to get away from busy city life here in England. It’s a home away from home, plenty of expats in the bars and restaurants, Bennys is a great place and Jinxing is still to this day the best Chinese food I’ve ever had.
It’s certainly not a place for children or an adventure holiday but for peace and quiet I love it. Caleta is a 30min walk along the costal path, Caleta itself is a lot more vibrant with people, restaurants and a fantastic beach.
I have no doubt that it is a quiet restful place to be. It is a shame that the construction crisis has left so many buildings on the island left unfinished, not just here. As you say, Caleta isn't far to walk if you want more but I have to disagree with you about the beach. To me Caleta has the worst beach on the island, in fact it isn't a beach at all, it is a beach themed area by the sea. Man-made and with everything that spoils a beach for me - rows of sunbeds, umbrellas, showers etc. But each to their own. Thanks for watching Andy.
That's a superb video, John, not only informative (and accurate!), but beautifully shot and edited. We actually visit Costa Antigua four or five times a week to play tennis at the Elba Lucia, and post-match drinks at Benny's bar next to the (excellent) Chinese restaurant in your vid. What always strikes us is the friendliness of the hotel staff and locals, and the easy, relaxed atmosphere of the place. It does, though, make one's blood boil to see what the pig-headed attitude of the banks has done to what could be such a great little place. Most of the stalled residential developments were repossessed by the banks during the crash, who are holding them on their books at pre-crash values. If they sell at true current value, they make a loss and have to settle tax bills...so they just sit on them until the market come back up, which is just about starting to happen. Of course, all of the uncompleted projects depress the local market, so it's self-defeating. It's starting to change, slowly, but some places will have to be demolished, such as the infamous Lido, built at the height of the property boom without proper permission/regs! Siempre lo mismo, as they say in these parts!
All very true Alan. It certainly could have been a nice place. I hate banks. Thanks for watching.
I love Nuevo Horizonte. People are very friendly and easy to get to know, and its peaceful there. A few bars and restaurants. Short walk over the fields to the supermarked Mercadona, a few other shops and a nice bakery. And the lovely coast road to Caleta. I usually go by bike.
Pretty much what I was told by the person in the bar. I'm glad you like it Caroline. Thanks for watching.
Stayed at the Costa tropical many times can t knock it the area is quiet but we like that cheers
I'm glad you like it Steve. Thanks for watching.
JP - Good video and balanced view, its interesting that in Summer 2019 some of the villas opposite Gloables Costa Tropical have finally become occupied, also I note remedial works have taken place on the sea view front line villas although they remain empty.
It would be great to see the Authorities seize the unfinished properties after a period of tome irrespective of land or bank rights and either see them raised to the ground and landscape restored or handed over for completion companies of financial standing, however I guess the demand is not there, if it ever really existed.
Costa Antigua has some great communities and an international mix, great bus links and a mixture or retirement, workers, families and is ideally placed to visit many places on the island, the success of several habitations is growing the area is improving over time, thanks to its residents...
No-one wants to pay to demolish them. It is cheaper to buy a virgin building plot (of which there are many) and build on that. It is annoying to see that whole development of apartments empty when there is such a high demand for rental properties here. Thanks for watching and your comments David.
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Lovely video again jp.we stopped at elba lucia in January and loved it .as you've shown it is a shame about the deserted buildings .
The hotels do look nice, particular the Elba Lucia. How do the prices to stay there compare to the Elba hotels in Caleta Mark?
Cheaper than san jorge jp .we had week there .but we going back to caletta in January stopping at san jorge again as we love it there .dont get me wrong we will stay at elba lucia again in future as all the staff there were really nice
Very interesting and lovely vlog, so many beautiful views!
Thanks for watching.
Amazing. I've stayed at Elba Lucia and Globales Costa tropical! Elba has much better food. Globales Costa tropical now has a salt pool but a beautiful place to stay.
I am pleased you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Nice video. I was in the Costa Tropical Hostel for a week. It was very good! But as you showed it well, the area is quite a sad place even though there is a nice bike trail on the front sea to get to Caleta de Fuste.
The hotels seem to be quite popular. The area isn't an issue if you want to spend your holiday within the hotel grounds I guess. Thanks for watching.
At the back end of Fuerteventura Park apartments, the white ones beside the Elba Lucia, There is a secret path that goes toward the cliffs,, if you follow that path,, there is a secret beach down there. It's a 10 minute walk along the cliff tops,, Not a lot of people know that !!
That's interesting Ray. Thanks for that.
The weather is looking almost as good as it is here, in old Blighty!
It was sunny but very windy that day, making using the video soundtrack almost impossible. The weather is ok at the moment. Thanks for watching.
Totally salute how real you're being John, in pointing-up the island's issue with unfinished projects etc. I was recently there and the cumulative effect of seeing all the unfinished and empty complexes does have a bearing on one's opinion of the island. The reasons behind it, well who can say but from what I've seen, out of all the Canary Islands, Fuerteventura is probably the worst for this. I like the irony of the tourist plane overhead dumping yet more visitors (not in itself a bad thing; but they don't see or have to live amongst the empty projects). Often as well, complexes that have been finished look-out on the empty lots which you can tell were ear-marked for developments that have never even started, and this too is a blight.
Great drama in the last shot; plane taking off and heat haze all around it!
Well nowhere is perfect and Fuerteventura is no exception, which is what I want to show - the good and the bad. It is not Paradise like some seem to think. Thanks for watching Tom.
Thank you so much for the video were due to stay in the Elba Lucía in September which town do you recommend going for a trip to the beach and a bit of souvenir shopping please
Well you can walk into Caleta from there which has a beach (of sorts) and shops. To visit a real, lovely beach then I would suggest a trip to Corralejo along the coast road stopping at the dunes or Flag beach and then shopping in Corralejo itself. Thanks for watching John.
@@JPinFuerteventura thank you for the reply I'm looking forward to coming out and seeing the beautiful island
A nice beach, some villas, a supermarket and a few bars doesn't add up to a destination holiday. Thanks, I will stick with Cotillo. Keep up the good work. 11 weeks and counting
No beach at all in this case Alan. I couldn't agree more regarding Cotillo; the nicest place on the island. Not long now then. Thanks for watching.
Nice video, JP!
Tanks Wallerdog
I do like a bit of community myself. Although I do also enjoy solitude I like to have social activities to get involved with, so that desolate resort wouldn't take my fancy much.
Your honesty is very refreshing!
Well I do like to tell it like it is ;-) Thanks for watching.
The met office think it could get up to 35c in south east England which I am not looking forward to if it happens. Still up to 29c most days with lots of sun and no rain. The uk has been transformed into a desert with how brown everything is. Almost looks like fuerteventura.
I noticed the hosepipe bans and also that a number of stretches of canal have been closed due to lack of water. The way the UK mismanages water storage and the water supply is criminal. No hosepipe bans here or in Arizona. Thanks for watching Jude.
Thanks JP. You just saved me from making a mistake. I now won't be staying at CdA.
It is a shame as that wasn't my intention when going there to make the video but that's how it turned out. Have a good time wherever you choose instead.
Went to the lido a couple of times mid 90`s with my boys it was enjoyable but not many people then next year it was closed. A few years later did the walk from Caleta met o few O.A.P.`s who were renting very cheaply, were very happy with life, a lot better than a rented house in the UK. And one had found the health service superb they even did English food for him in hospital.
It is interesting that it was open once. I presume that the buildings were still justy shells then though. As the person in the bar said, it is a good place to live for a cheap, quiet life. I just can't understand people going there on holiday. The hospital is very good, as Sue found out during her stay 5 years ago. Thanks for watching Peter.
Just a thought, if someone is renting long term are they protected from high increase`s in rent? I think some are on the Spanish mainland just wondered if they would be Fuerteventura?
A holiday company tried to bump us into the Elba Suite instead of staying in Caleta a couple of years ago, luckily we knew it was in Nuevo Horizonte and refused it. Would have been a long old holiday looking at your video JP. Such a shame, could be a decent little resort with some thought and unravelling of a lot of red tape!
That was indeed fortunate that you were aware where it was. Others probably weren't so lucky. It could be, although it has a long way to go. Thanks for watching Andy.
Looks good for rock fishing
Yes, that would be about all you could do along that stretch of coast. Thanks for watching Andrew.
I went into the town on a coach tour to Lanzarote as they were picking up passengers from this town and it did look a lot more depressed and seen better days compared to other towns around such as Morro Jable
I can't disagree with you there
I did the same visit when I was researching for my guidebook. Came to the same conclusion...
Sadly I think it is hard to come to any other conclusion. Thanks for watching.
Most of the completed houses shown are occupied now. It’s strange to see them in your video with no cars around them.
It is nice to see them occupied. It must make a big difference to those living there.
Goldacre once told me, this area,, will be the next best thing, with huge plans for area, and property cheap. I must admit, the hundreds of abandoned empty built properties, does leave a bad taste, on the area. Like Caleta de fuste, definitely not impressed me. Although if the government was organised, i might be tempted, knowing it will be done. For sea view , Agua verde i hear , has amazing sea views and cheap prices. 98% german but definitely amazing views. Overall, very happy with Tamarindo in Corralejo.. Would so love to see one day, a video on Happy plants garden center. Nobody else , has done it yet
Some will say anything to make a sale. Whenever A Place In The Sun go there they always describe it as "an up and coming area". It has certainly improved since I made this video as many of the completed apartments have now been sold rather than remaining empty. Kai of Kai's foreign adventures channel lives in one and made a video of it - ua-cam.com/video/qIlRJWG6rFI/v-deo.html
Hi! I'd appreciate if you put the subtitles to the video this helps me a lot to improve my English thank you very much.
I will look into that. I have done it for some other videos and it is a fair bit of work. I will try and do it for any videos where I speak in future. Thanks for watching.
It is lots of work - it takes me 3 - 4 hours to subtitle videos, but I love that feeling of satisfaction you get at the end when it's all done and synched up. I can't imagine NOT doing it, though if I ever get big enough I will certainly outsource the captioning part!
thank you i appreciate that.
Yes, it´s a nice place near the airport. But I would miss the nice beach, like at jandia or corralejo.. Nice video!!!
Absolutely Thomas. Thanks for watching.
Such a shame....they look lovely apartments/villas too. Is it because the village too close to the airport that no one taking an interest in buying the properties? Another great video, John. Thank you!
My guess is that the empty properties are not actually for sale. There were certainly no for sale boards. Thanks for watching John.
The last jet of Thomas Cook jejeje
It may well have been Gerardo
Seen the sea front properties on our last 2 visits and would love to buy one if only for the sea views, simply stunning. Not at the €400,000 Goldacres were advertising one at. There are also some townhouses just opposite the strip of restaurants that have just come on the market (bank repossessions).
c014 has just put a Goldacre link in another comment showing they want 454000€ which is crazy and is probably what the bank are owed on them. No doubt the townhouses will have a price tag of more than they are worth too. Thanks for watching Jake.
Well presented John, I am a newcomer to this site but a bit of an old boy as far as Fuerteventura is concerned, I have stayed at the Costa Tropical about 14 times over the years so I am very familiar with this part of this Island. In Costa Antigua there is a lot of property that has been repossessed by the banks which won't be released because of the declining property market. Last year I was told that some of the town house which were built by a Portuguese company were being released for sale at around 90,000 euros, about half of the original asking price but I don;t know if that has happened.The partly built hotel you show was constructed again by a Portuguese company and was built illegally because of the the number of floor levels I am told. Looking forward to watching a few more of your videos. How about Pajara and Ajuy both well worth a visit. Ray
The banks have much to answer for but then that applies worldwide. I have two videos about Ajuy Ray - the caves and the village. Oddly, I have driven through Pajara many times but never actually stopped there! Thanks for watching.
Such a shame. Another example of crazy speculation. It reminds me of the Andalucian coast. JP, is this urbanización legal? If not, who got the brown envelopes?
I guess it must be James, although that doesn't mean no money changed hands anyway. The plans were for it to extend much further inland which you can see on Google Earth if you have the roads switched on as it shows roads that don't exist. Thanks for watching James.
we will be staying here for 10 weeks from 1st of october, it will a base while we look for property on the island,we where going to lanzarote but the prperty prices are getting out of hand,after all its the same sunshine, but could not find a place for 5/6 months the nearest we got was a 56 day hotel for 3k .not spending a penny until boris has sorted this brexit mess out,we will try and hold out buying anything until we get a decent exchange rate.look forward to your posts they are far more informative than the island tourist films.
Well the current exchange rate is £1=1.12€ which is exactly the rate we got when we bought our house 6 years ago and when we bought our apartment 10.5 years ago we only got 1.08. People like to blame everything on Brexit but forget that the exchange rates have fluctuated in the past too. Mind you I have never been lucky with money. If I announced I was selling up and going back to the UK then tomorrow the rate would go up to 2 Euros to the Pound. Long term rental isn't easy at the moment unfortunately. Good luck with the move Steve.
@@JPinFuerteventura thanks i think the exchange rate will govern any purchase,after all it looks like a good chunk of our tiny budget will go on buying fees ,just wish the family would chip in a bit they are all fighting to use it in the summer months, never know we may stay all year round.
Yes you get lots of friends when you buy a property in the sun. The buying and selling fees are stupidly high here. You have to make sure the property is right for you before you buy as it costs around 20% to sell it and buy another.
Has it changed in the 5vyears since filming
Yes. It has improved. Some of the completed yet empty apartment complexes are now fully occupied.
Hi great video, I’m going to Globales Costa Tropical soon, didn’t do research and kind of rushed into it to get away for a bit, but now im looking into where it is I’m having a panic because i havent seen the greatest of comments on this place, but my main concern is how far is there a decent sandy beach from the hotel (walking wise) ?😀
That depends on what you mean by decent. Caleta de Fuste beaches (two of them) are about 15 minutes walk along the coastal path but they are both man-made so I would describe them as beach themed areas. Many people love them but personally I only like natural beaches and there are many beautiful examples of those in the north and the south of the island but you would need a hire car to get to those. You can see the Caleta beaches in this video of mine - ua-cam.com/video/AQNu3ZvZI6k/v-deo.html
Looks like a Good Idea Gone Wrong. The completed villas look great but even IF you could buy one, the surrounding mess would be a big downside. And CDF just down the road, however sacharrin, is a much better bet - and it has a sahara sand beach! Lol!
Very true Ian. I suspect it is a good cheap option for people working in Caleta. Thanks for watching.
Is the triangle hotel still open ..... Sent there a few years ago ... Loved it....
I think the Elba Lucía Sport hotel is triangular shaped and in the video - do you mean that one?
@@JPinFuerteventura I think is was called hotel triangle .... When we walked to the top of the road we could see the run way to the airport...it mite of closed now....but thank you and please stay safe.... Love to you you wife and you lovely dogs.... Bob UK ♥🇬🇧
I guess it must have close then. The same to you and yours Bob.
Thanks for the heads up lol
You are welcome Shane.
Booked up today, wished I’d seen this 1 hour ago 😔
@@TheButterflyincolour you can still have a good time there I guess. Just pack a monopoly board 😂😂😂
I guess these properties are simply to close to the airport (noise contamination). nice video with valuable infos
Thanks. Could be but I wouldn't say it is much, if any, noisier than Caleta is. Some on the airport side would be a plane spotters dream though 😉 Thanks for watching.
yes, that is true.
How far away is the night life is it far in another town ?? Going Fuereventura for Christmas so wanna get as much information as possible before booking Alba Lucia hotel. Thanks
The nightlife would be in Caleta which is a 10 minute walk along the coast path or a taxi ride away. If you are going to do that every night it may be better to just book a hotel in Caleta itself.
Great video but just as sad as "Shattered dreams- Villy Charlotte". It´s too bad that so many abandoned or unfinished buildings are on the island.
There were big plans for the place but like so many things they disappeared with the recession. Thanks for watching.
Being an aircraft enthusiast I would probably like it there. My other half not. Loved the music JP
From that point of view, me too. I grew up just a few miles from Heathrow so spent half my youth by the runway. Thanks for watching.
I want to buy an apartment here. What do you think? Thank you for the video!❤
It does seem to be improving. Many of the empty blocks have now been sold so it looks less empty. Kai bought one a few years ago - here is his video ua-cam.com/video/qIlRJWG6rFI/v-deo.html
Thanks! Respect!🙏
It's spitting distance from the airport. First coach drop off point.
Yes, it has some advantages that's for sure. Thanks for watching Simon.
What a shame about the empty villas - they should sell them cheap :)
I suspect they are owned by the banks who won't sell them for less than they are owed on them, which will be more than they are actually worth at the moment. It is a shame. Thanks for watching Dave.
Looks good to me.
Better than Derby LOL
lol no doubt. Thanks for watching.
Are there any really good bargains to be had out there JP?
Well there are certainly some cheap properties for sale in Costa de Antigua (and Parque Holandes) but whether that makes them a bargain or not is a matter of opinion. Cheap isn't always good value. Generally on the island many of the bargain bank repossessions have gone, although some do crop up from time to time. Thanks for watching Lee.
Yes his home looks ok, for €120,000
i see my complex
Is there a beach ?
No Julie. The nearest are the two beaches in Caleta, if you call those beaches.
@@JPinFuerteventura ok thankyou
Do you ever see squatters in these unoccupied buildings??
Squatters are becoming more of a problem on the island. If you have watched this video of my local dog walk, where I show two empty villas, they are both now occupied by squatters - ua-cam.com/video/yl9To8Srje8/v-deo.html Ridiculously they have lots of rights so are hard to get rid of although a new law has just been brought in to make it a bit easier and quicker but you can't just go in and throw them out, which you should be able to. It is the same in the UK too.
Looks a bit grotty if I'm honest. Shame.
Yes. Fortunately at least some of the empty apartment blocks are now occupied.
Unfortunately, the biggest eyesore on the island.
Sadly, that is probably true. Thanks for watching.