La Casita Cactus – Holiday home in Vélez-Málaga

LA CASITA CACTUS

La Casita Cactus is een ruime vakantiewoning midden in het oude stadscentrum van Vélez-Málaga op maar 5 kilometer van het strand. Vélez-Málaga ligt in de Axarquía regio, een relatief onontdekte streek in Andalusië. Hier drink je nog koffie voor een euro tussen de Spanjaarden op het plein en klinkt er geregeld Flamenco door de straten. Je kan met twee tot vier personen in La Casita Cactus verblijven en genieten van het fantastische dakterras met panoramisch uitzicht.

LA CASITA CACTUS IN HET KORT

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Een vakantiehuis in het historische centrum van de hoofdstad van de Axarquía in Andalusië.

STADSWONING

Ruimte voor 4 personen met: 2 slaapkamers, 2 woonkamers en 2 keukens.

VLIEGVELD

Op 35 minuten rijden van Málaga Airport.

ANDALUSIË

Ideaal als uitvalsbasis om Andalusië te ontdekken. Maak dagtrips naar Granada, Málaga, Caminito del Rey en de witte dorpen.

STRAND

Op 5 km van het strand.

DAKTERRAS

Geniet van de meer dan 300 dagen zon op ons dakterras met panoramisch uitzicht.

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Semana Santa en Vélez-Málaga. #semanasanta #hol

Semana Santa en Vélez-Málaga.

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Compilation of some renovation works for the rooft

Compilation of some renovation works for the rooftop kitchen of La Casita Cactus🌵.

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We have some good news to share. Last time we laun

We have some good news to share. Last time we launched our website and we got 2 bookings for August already!🎉 We didn't expect this, with the current situation, so we are more than happy😀. Finally other people will stay here, and will tell us how they experience La Casita Cactus.
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We got quite some questions on how it is to be in Spain at the moment. If you would like to know something, or are considering booking your holiday to Spain, feel free to ask!😊 We're happy to help. We try to answer everything as honest as possible.
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It's weird to realize that we will have only 3 weeks left here (for now). We're finalizing everything: Some small DIY projects, some things we have to arrange, job interviews, work, and we try to find some free time to enjoy Spain and friends. Tomorrow we will go to Córdoba for Minks birthday. It's going to be hot, but beautiful😅.
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The picture is taken at the Alhambra in Granada. So impressive!
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Hasta la vista!
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That we don't accept bookings now, doesn't mean we

GOOD NEWS – we have some very buenas noticias with

GOOD NEWS - we have some very buenas noticias with you to share!
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1. As we told you, a bit over a week ago, we went to the Junta de Andalucía in Málaga city to apply for our tourism license. We got a provisional number and guess what? The number has been approved already!😀😀 Super fast. This means that we can officially rent out La Casita Cactus🌵 to you! We are super happy with it😀.
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On the picture you can see street art from our last visit to Málaga. You can find it in the "upcoming" neighbourhood of Lagunillas.
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2. Last weekend we were allowed to cross provinces and we took advantage of it to go to Cádiz for my (Tonke's) birthday. It was amazing! The beaches are fantastic and Cádiz is a super interesting old port town. We also tasted Sherry in Jerez de la Frontera (Jerez means Sherry, so no better place to try it out😄).
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3. The borders with Spain are open!!!
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Enough good news for now! We are working our asses of to finish everything within a month!😅😉
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We wish you all a Merry Christmas from Vélez-Mál

We wish you all a Merry Christmas from Vélez-Málaga!🎄🎅 Felices fiestas! We think the townhall did a great job with the Christmas lights.
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We'll be spending Christmas with family and friends in The Netherlands. Thereafter, we'll drive with a fully packed car back to Spain🇪🇸🚗.
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Today we went to Malaga City🌞. It's only half a

Today we went to Malaga City🌞. It's only half an hour from Vélez. Here you can see the city from above, taken during our climb to the Gibralfaro castillo.
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It was the last day of the Christmas period here in Málaga. That means that we go back to school tomorrow to learn some new Spanish words and have a coffee with the class mates. We also have an appointment with the townhall and the architect (fingers crossed🤞🤞). Let's see how that goes!
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We are now just dotting the i's and crossing the t's for the green bedroom, so we are excited sharing the result with you by the end of this week😀😏. Ooh, and tomorrow we get our new couch delivered! That's going to be so relaxing after days of hard work 😌.
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Lockdown — it's day 41 of the lockdown here in Sp

Lockdown -- it's day 41 of the lockdown here in Spain. Numbers are still getting better, especially in Andalusia. As you know, in Spain we're obliged to say home, except for getting our essentials at the supermarket and pharmacy. Last time in our post, we were excited to share with you that we might be allowed to go out for some individual (and much needed) exercise outside, from the 26th of April. However, it turned out that only children will be allowed to go outside from that date within 1 km from their homes. Could someone lend us a child please?😆
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Result: we were both quite grumpy and dissatisfied. The government extended the state of alarm and strict measurements till the 9th of May. The idea after that is that the "deescalation" of the confinement will be inhomogeneous, in other words: per region. This might be good news for us, as the major outbreaks of the virus were more centrally located in the country. However, many things to us remain unclear. What will be decided per region and what by the government? When will it start? We have to see what the future brings I guess, and be patient. Very patient... "Un día menos," as our neighbours say each day (one day less).
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In abscence of an electricien (because only allowed to work in case of emergencies) we cannot start working on the renovations of our kitchen. Therefore, we connected a power plug to our oven, so that we can bake some nice dishes and cakes at least😃. Say hi to the extra lockdown kilo's 😂.
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Here is a picture of a view of Arenas, a small white pueblo very close to Vélez-Málaga, made on one of our walks before this all started.
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How are you all doing?😊
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Dark clouds gathering above Vélez today🌥. . We

Dark clouds gathering above Vélez today🌥.
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We prepared the walls of the bathroom, so we can start tiling tomorrow! I'm really looking forward😀.
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Another day, another reel! This time from the bath

Another day, another reel! This time from the bathroom renovations downstairs. Enjoy😊.

Only 5 more weeks before we get the keys of our new casa!!

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We are super happy with the kitchen at the rooftop

We are super happy with the kitchen at the rooftop! Now we don't have to walk down three stairs anymore to get wine and coffee🤩🥂.
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We are making big steps this week. The bathroom downstairs is almost completely tiled, and we can confirm that not a single wall is straight in our home😅. Mink's sister and boyfriend came over for some "gezelligheid", and they painted the first floor💪💪.
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We also planned to install mozzinets for our French balcony doors. They will be fitted at the end of March. No more mosquitos🦟😀.
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Well, we are off to the beach in a moment, to enjoy the last day with Mink's family🌞. Have a nice day!
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Ok, we have to admit that the weekly updates are n

Ok, we have to admit that the weekly updates are not really weekly updates anymore. We're so busy that we sometimes forget about "The Gram"😉. Can happen to the best "paard van de stal"🤣, right?

So, you might wonder what we are doing? We often get questions how the renovations of the new casa are going. But... the weeks are filled with general work, just like what we did in Holland. Old and new clients, medtech research, finances.. Too booooring for you guys to write about in detail😅.

The plan is to find a very good builder who can do everything for the casa. We spoke to some builders, and we are going to work with one, who will start in January (you know, if everything turns out fine😄). We sent his detailed offer back with some (...>25) remarks and questions, so we are confident in reaching a final agreement soon😉.

Mink applied for the small building license at the townhall and got it immediately. I must say, we are enjoying the process so far😊.

The weekends are filled with friends, good food and walks. This picture was taken at Montes de Málaga☝.

Vélez itself is all festive and Christmass-like. There's live music and events going on for the whole month of December. Sunday we will go to another Zambomba Flamenco show!

¡Oleeee💃!

How have you been?😀

P.s. thanks for taking this picture @hola.andalucia

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Unpacking in Spain

Unpacking in Spain

Lockdown — It's day 28 of the lockdown in Spain a

Lockdown -- It's day 28 of the lockdown in Spain and fortunately, the numbers are slowly getting better here. A big relief, because we are really longing to go outside for a small walk! The government is giving some hints that we might be allowed to go out for individual walks after the 26th of April. That would be so great!!
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Still, many things remain a bit uncertain. How long will we stay in Spain? When are we allowed to travel back and forth to Holland to see friends and family? When will the DIY stores open? And one that we are very curious about: Will we be able to welcome our first (probably Spanish) guests this summer? We don't know🤔. First, the measures need to be released before tourism gets possible. Second, the townhall is not working on one of the documents for our tourism license, as they are closed. We hope that they are allowed to resume working soon😊.
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In the meantime we are still working on the renovations, but with a slower speed. We could start with the second bathroom, but don't feel like it if we're not allowed to go outside. Which results mainly in doing some smaller DIY tasks, like making door locks, and painting furniture and metal fences. Mink also worked a lot on the website, so you can expect an update in our stories soon 😀.
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Here in the post a view from our rooftop. We're so happy that we have sun today☀️! I think it must be the wettest spring in Southern Spain. Very good for the nature and the farmers, but not for our mood😜. So today, I'm pretending it's weekend🤩😁! What are you up to? Any Easter plans?
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Take care and stay safe everyone!!
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We are back in town! We had a lovely holiday, but

We are back in town! We had a lovely holiday, but when you are searching for new bathroom tiles on your last days, you know it's time to come back😀.
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We had a "jetlagged" meeting with our architects on Thursday. Luckily, they had good news for us, as they finished the whole document to apply for the "obra mayor" license. It's now at the college of architects. After this check, it'll be send to the townhall. The architects told us that the townhall can take up to 5 months before approving. Well, that's a long time!😆 We'll go to the townhall next week, to see if they can give us an estimation of the time needed.
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Besides, we already got the tiles we wanted and we are going to work on the bathroom downstairs! Looking forward💪.
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Thanks to @mivelezmalaga for recommending architects Domingo y Luque!
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We are having a date for the purchase of our new c

We are having a date for the purchase of our new casa! 14th of July it is!!🎉

What do you think, can we be there in person?😷🙃

This picture was taken at Casa Cervantes. A language school and small museum located in the same street as La Casita Cactus🌵.

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Another picture from our walk to Castillo de Bento

Another picture from our walk to Castillo de Bentomiz🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️.
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Last week we almost finished the kitchen upstairs. It's the first time for us to do all this DIY work with plumbing, sawing, bricklaying, plastering and tiling. Youtube is our friend here😋, and we are quite proud of the result. Can't share it with you now though, as we are on holidays for 2 weeks🏖.
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We also had a meeting with our new architect, and guess what? They are already working on the application for the building license and expect to hand it in at the townhall in less than 4 weeks. Now that's some #progress!💪
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We'll enjoy our holidays and work a bit on the website of La Casita Cactus. We might share with you some progress these weeks😀.
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Have a nice week!
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That Spanish feeling☀️. #velez #velezmalaga #

That Spanish feeling☀️.

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