Post Date: October 19, 2018
The Andalucía Masters Tournament is set to offer a weekend of world-class golf, so if you’re an aficionado, be sure to make your way to this fabulous course in Sotogrande on 17-21 October 2019.
Part of the European Tour, the Andalucía Masters tournament was first played at Sotogrande’s prestigious Valderrama Golf Club in 2010. Sergio García,...
Post Date: October 16, 2018
The too-hot days of summer have retreated and made way for the balmy, less testing temperatures that characterise autumn in the Marbella. It also means the start of the golf season and with over 70 courses to choose from on the Costa del Sol, players of the noble sport are truly spoilt.
Furthermore, not only are many of the courses on the coast designed...
Post Date: October 4, 2018
Marbella locals will often contend that autumn is the very best time to be living, working or on holiday in this part of Spain. As the heat of summer resides along with the memories of busy traffic in July and August, daily life continues here under sunny blue skies with all the great sport and social activities still in full swing.
Autumnal Marbella...
Post Date: September 28, 2018
Healthcare is at the top of many people’s agendas when making the big move to Spain. So don’t forget to get your medical care sorted from the start; that way, you can enjoy all the fun, safe in the knowledge that should something happen, help is at hand.
State hospitals and health centres in Marbella
High quality state health care is available...
Post Date: September 24, 2018
In fact, you don’t even have to play the sport itself to qualify, for many people who choose to buy a first line golf property in Marbella they simply want to live within a beautifully green setting with views across the lush fairways. If this is you, we’ve identified the top residential Marbella golf property zones to choose from.
Nueva Andalucía
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Post Date: September 18, 2018
Marbella is by no means off the professional sporting calendar. If you love to watch top-level tennis, you’ll be glad to know that seven world-class tennis champions will compete on your doorstep this year at the Senior Masters Cup in Marbella.
The tournament returns to our town for the third year running on 28 and 29 September 2018, making this the...
Post Date: September 10, 2018
Planning on moving the family to the Costa de Sol but wondering where your children will go to school? No doubt you will want to be near schools so that you don’t spend hours each week ferrying your little ones to and fro.
If you’re not too sure where to base yourself, here are four top family-orientated neighbourhoods in Marbella with great international...
Post Date: August 22, 2018
We tend to think of the Costa del Sol as a single market, and as an area distinct in nature to its Andalusian surroundings and much of the rest of Spain, but within this region there are sub-areas each with their own price levels, customer base, trends and characteristics. Here we review the state of the property market in the main sections of the Costa...
Post Date: August 20, 2018
In many ways El Campanario was ahead of its time, offering a quality urbanisation of luxury apartments and private villas in subtropical gardens and complete with its own clubhouse, concierge, bar/restaurant, pool, gym, spa, tennis/paddle club and even a nine-hole golf course right on your doorstep.
Not only that, but the development finds itself in...
Post Date: August 13, 2018
There are many faces to modern Marbella. The town’s seaside paseo marítimo coastal pathway accompanies several different neighbourhoods of diverse character along its length, as well as the charming flower-bedecked Old Town that lies on the other side of the coastal road bisecting the centre. Puerto Banús, connected by the famed Golden Mile, welcomes...
Post Date: August 8, 2018
It’s easy to see why La Quinta is one of the most sought after urbanisations in Marbella. For one thing, it is set amid the beautiful hills stretching to La Concha, Marbella’s famous mountain peak, while offering epic views across the Mediterranean Sea.
Then there’s the golf: La Quinta was born in the late 1980s, when Tomas Pascual bought the...
Post Date: August 8, 2018
As building land becomes increasingly scarce in Marbella, investors, developers and buyers have begun to look elsewhere. As a result, Estepona and Benahavis have become the main focus for modern properties in the greater Marbella area, with Estepona particularly popular for its excellent seaside locations.
The Estepona town hall, led by mayor José...
Post Date: July 20, 2018
Within living memory, Marbella was little more than a small fishing town, known only to locals and a few lucky intrepid travellers. That all changed when Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, charmed by its beauty and agreeable micro-climate, built his home by the golden sands, later to transform it into the Marbella Club Hotel. Glamorous stars and...
Post Date: July 16, 2018
At approximately five kilometres long, the Golden Mile may be numerically misnamed, but in terms of the property to be found along this renowned strip of land, ‘Golden’ is most certainly not a misnomer. The straight avenue that leads from the Río Verde on the eastern edge of Puerto Banús to the outskirts of Marbella town at the Plaza Bocanegra,...
Post Date: July 6, 2018
While most people know Marbella not everyone will be familiar with Cancelada, the charming village surrounded by nature in a setting between mountains and the sea. Better known are the lively towns of San Pedro Alcántara and the pretty mountain village of Benahavis, but Cancelada – located roughly midway between San Pedro and Estepona, offers many...
Post Date: June 22, 2018
If you haven’t visited Estepona recently, you are in for quite a surprise on your next trip. Always a favourite with both expats and locals, this once-sleepy resort town has experienced quite an awakening in recent years. A new mayor has injected vitality into the traditional Spanish community that is now welcoming a wave of interest and investment,...
Post Date: June 18, 2018
When you live in Marbella, the expression “life’s a beach” has a very real meaning. The coastline is fringed by beaches, from the extraordinary sands of Cabopino and the Artola dunes to the restaurant-lined shores of San Pedro Alcántara. Every beach has its own faithful devotees, who return year in, year out, drawn by particular attractions,...
Post Date: June 11, 2018
For overseas buyers arriving in southern Spain, especially if for the first time, the real estate mantra “Location, location, location” is one that is still very much in evidence here.
New developments are appearing in a range of areas, but if you want to be sure that you are buying a property in a location that will always be desirable and therefore...
Post Date: May 28, 2018
The Marbella real estate market is a rapidly evolving one in which each decade produces its own property hotspots and up-and-coming areas. The latter offer homebuyers great opportunities for a sound investment and the chance to get more home for their money in an upwardly mobile area, so spotting such a zone correctly is one of the keys to successful...
Post Date: May 22, 2018
This is a beautiful 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa for sale in Punta Chullera, Manilva.
The property is located in the most ideal location with incredible views out across the Mediterranean and towards Africa and Gibraltar. The Punta Chullera urbanisation in Manilva is a highly sought after community and this villa for sale has to be viewed in order to...
Post Date: May 21, 2018
Though it shares the Costa del Sol with other renowned luxury spots such as Marbella, Sotogrande is often regarded as a place of singular beauty, style and refinement. To understand this distinction better one need only look at the origins that bestow it with this rare sense of pedigree and understated charm.
Unlike most of the coast, which developed...
Post Date: May 14, 2018
Sotogrande is a favourite residential choice for families, and has been ever since it was first developed in 1964. It has the high level of security that families need, especially those with younger children, privacy and a range of amenities that cater to all age groups.
Education for all ages
First, and perhaps most important for families, it has one...
Post Date: May 7, 2018
Excitement abounds in Sotogrande as construction of La Reserva Beach Club and its poolside water wonder land ‘The Beach’ nears completion. This ultra modern uber chic Spanish beach club is slated to be ready for the forthcoming summer season of 2018 in July and is expected to be one of the many crowning glories of the La Reserva Golf Club development.
Sotogrande...
Post Date: April 30, 2018
La Reserva is an exclusive country club within the elegant resort of Sotogrande, a stylish destination and also residential area known for its refined beach clubs, marina, polo, equestrian tradition and of course golf.
With Valderrama, San Roque and the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande to its name, Sotogrande is a paradise for lovers of this gentlemanly...
Post Date: April 24, 2018
Estepona’s New Golden Mile has undergone exciting changes over recent years, from relatively quiet beach resort to sophisticated destination attracting an upmarket clientele. A wide variety of beach clubs along the New Golden Mile are catering to well-heeled patrons seeking elegant environs and gourmet experiences whilst enjoying an authentic beach...
