Moving in....

I hope to complete in early February and was looking for some advice on how to furnish my property.

I have details of the chap that picks up you purchases from Ikea in Seville and was thinking of using him.

However. can anyone suggest any nearby shops/superstores for the following:-

Furniture.

Garden furniture

Light Fittings

D.I.Y equipment (Something like B & Q or Homebase)

Electrical (T.V's , stereos, DVD players, toasters, microwaves etc....)

Would appreciate any help

Regards

Chris Hughes

Hi Chris,

There are a few shops in Vejer for furnishings but I would say you should also check out Chiclana and San Fernando.  If you take the main A48/E5 motorway from Vejer and come off at junction 3 by the Eroski supermarket it immediately starts with the large furniture store called Barlac and then all along that road on the left there are lots of others.  Our particular favourite is the next one just past the roundabout which is called Casa del Mimbre - they also have an "Opportunidad"/discount store at Vejer which is on the E5 just after the motorway ends on the left side as you go towards Tarifa etc.  Back in Chiclana, if you continue along the "Barlac" road you eventually come to a bigger roundabout with Shell and BP petrol stations.  Take the road to the right and there is probably every conceivable shop you will probably need for your house - beds, lighting, furniture, diy etc.

If you stay on the A48 towards Cadiz you will come to the large Leroy Merlin (B&Q) which has garden furniture and a good lighting selection and next door is Media Markt which is a massive electrical store.  The large hipermercados (Eroski, and Carrefour which is a bit further on from Leroy in the Bahia Sur shopping complex) are good for bedding and have a reasonable selection of electrical tems too.

For larger items the stores in Chiclana are usually very accommodating about delivery and have large stocks immediately available whereas the supermarkets sometimes take a while for items to come in which is not so good if you are on a fairly short visit.    Also it pays to hire a large vehicle with flexible seatings arrangements to get as much as possible in the back.

Good luck.

Mike