Vélez-Málaga Town Hall has begun the approval process for a new motorhome service & overnight area located in La Fuente, strategically situated next to the A-7 Autovía (Cajiz exit).
The Project is a development put forward by Venta La Redonda de la Axarquía S.L., and proposes a facility that will cover over 18,000 sq/m of rural (greenbelt) land.
The Town Hall can get around this ‘non-building land’ category by applying a special “action project” to authorise its use for tourism.
At the moment, the project is in the initial phase. It has been opened for a one-month public consultation period (starting from mid-February) for residents to submit any objections. Admission to this phase does not guarantee final approval.
So, is it just another camper van park, like the one in Torrox or Torre del Mar that are beside the beach, which is an obvious attraction? Well, not really because it is thought as being a sort of logistical hub. Its goal is to provide quick highway access for travellers and reduce the congestion of improvised motorhome parking on the coast.
The winter presence of camper vans generates a bit of (illogical many consider) rejection from hotels (who want to fill their rooms) but also from locals who don’t want the best parking areas next to the sea bunged up with lines of camper vans.
There is a drive (impulse) all across coastal Andalucía to regulate this kind of his booming ‘itinerant-tourism’ sector, shifting from unregulated parking to organised, service-oriented facilities.
(News: Vélez-Málaga, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia)
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It is my recollection that there are already a number of campervan parks (parking facilities) in this area, mostly along the coastal strip. The problem is that camper van tourists are not usually prepared to pay the exorbitant (matter of opinion) fees that are requested, also they want to park up for one night to use the waste disposal facilities and fill their fresh water tank; they then travel to a viewpoint or rural area where they can be free (of charges) to enjoy the environment. There is very little attraction for a concrete car park with every one else parking within 2 meters. It’s a perennial problem which is difficult to solve. In addition many of the “campervan” tourists (especially in winter) are itinerant travellers who do not return to their home country after a couple of weeks. My question for the authorities (local and regional) is – what type of tourism do you want to attract? Or is is it like publicity? Any publicity is better than no publicity!