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Present-day Moraira is an almost perfect model of good
planning and an example to other Spanish coastal and rural areas where, sad
to say, things have gone horribly wrong.
The terrain rises gently
into the foothills providing the majority of properties with a view to the
sea, uncluttered by high-rise buildings, which are a feature of most Spanish
towns.
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fact building height has been limited to 4 storeys in the town centre and
just two elsewhere; that is apart from "Pilli & Milli" who dominate the
skyline, from the height of nine storeys, as a monument to man's eternal
folly. (shown just
left of centre in the picture)
Pilli & Milli were built
in the 1950's and the local planning authorities quickly decide how they
would proceed.
Outside of the town centre building height was restricted, with detached
single-family dwellings on a minimum plot size of 800 M2 (Now 1,000 M2).
Also permitted were bungalows (linked properties with communal facilities)
but these have been prohibited since 1995.
Most of the available land was built on during the 80's and 90's
and in fact very little for new building now
remains in Moraira.
Urban Corruption, another recent sad aspect of Spanish development does not
exist in the Moraira area because there are no new urbanisations to corrupt.
Moraira area's popularity really began in the
early-1970's a its development continued steadily until the end of the
millennium, when most of the building land was exhausted. Consequently,
nearly all of the properties available are re-sales - in a wide variety of
styles.
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These
days, all that remains of the old times are the castle and the parish
church. Now both have been restored and the latter considerably enlarged.