El Pinós/Pinoso

infobox city spain
official_name=El Pinós/Pinoso
native_name=El Pinós
spanish_name=Pinoso
lat_long=coord|38|24|12|N|1|2|32|W|region:ES_type:city
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
native_language=Valencian
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Alicante
province_link=Alicante (province)
comarca=Vinalopó Mitjà
comarca_link=Vinalopó Mitjà
area=126.48
altitude=450
population=7,315
date-population=2006
density=57.8
date-density=2006

Pinoso, Spain is a traditional town which sits about 40 minutes' drive inland from Alicante airport. It used to be an agricultural town, being wine the main product of the area. Recently it has seen itself suddenly immersed in the big shift which tourism in the Alicante province is experiencing: since the coast line has virtually no more room for new residentials, these are moving inland into the province, along with new developments like golf courses meant to offer something else to these tourists which most of the times get a second residence in the area like their parents may have done in the 80's in the very coast line which, by the way, it keeps being at short driving distance from the new residentials. Therefore a very popular area for British, German and other European countries expats is developing fast in the area along with a new housing boom which concerns some in terms of sustainability. There is a thriving English expat community there, but the town still manages to retain its authenticity. Pinoso is about 10 minutes' drive from [http://www.yeclaserve.com Yecla] .The expats are bringing a sizeable English and German (to a lesser degree, also Dutch) community to an area where both Spanish language and Valencian were the only languages used only a few years ago.Local forum in English [http://www.spainserve.com Pinoso Forum]