Anyone out there who seeks sun in a pleasant environment where the locals are a friendly bunch of spaniards/hippies/alternativeexpats and a well known 'good life in the sun' author Chris Stewart?

Well I can't recommend Orgiva enough, a small town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada - about 40 minutes drive from Granada.

The people are a bit whacky and there is a local yoga retreat, it's great.

www.orgiva.org
http://www.lasalpujarras.com/