Hi

Ger and I live in the valley that runs from Freginals to Uldecona - yes the one the motorway runs through.  

It does depend on how close you are to the motorway whether you can hear or see it, fortunately for us we only hear it if the wind is in the wrong direction or there is a thick cloud cover which keeps noises in the valley, but even then it is only a background hum!  If we go up on our roof terrace we can see both train and motorway.

The valley is very green and fertile, mainly in olive, almond and orange.  I have seen peach and on the mountain, pine.  We have lots of wildlife and our fare share of hunters!

Views, again, it does depend on where you are, but we have beautiful mountains on both sides that change colour at different times of the day.  We have a view down to Uldecona castle which is very beautiful and was is floodlit at night.  From our roof terrace we can see the whole of the valley from Freginals to Uldecona.   We can also see Caro from our garden.  My friends house is about 50mtrs higher, they have far reaching views to Tortosa and Uldecona.

We bought in this area because we could get a reasonable sized property and still be close to the beaches (20mins drive), we have found the bonus is that we are also close to the mountains, via La Senia and also Caro.

If you have any other questions please ask

cheers Grace
PS: Jools, have you visited the valley?  I wonder if we have met?