Property for sale in Benahavís.
A hill village a few minutes inland from San Pedro and Marbella, with golf on every side, quiet urbanisations and views down to the sea.
What Benahavís is like.
Benahavís is the village the coast goes to for dinner. The old centre is a cluster of white streets with more restaurants per head than anywhere nearby, a river running through it and the mountains behind. Around it, spread over the hills between the village and the coast, are some of the best-known gated communities on the Costa del Sol.
What you get here is space, cooler evenings in summer, long views and quiet. What you give up is walking to the beach: San Pedro and its seafront are a fifteen-minute drive, and a car is part of life. Most homes are villas or low-rise apartments inside a community with a pool, gardens and a gate.
Where to look in Benahavís
- The village
Townhouses and apartments in and around the old streets, with the restaurants on the doorstep and the valley views.
- La Quinta and Los Arqueros
Golf-side communities on the Marbella side, with apartments and villas looking over the courses to the sea.
- El Madroñal and La Zagaleta
The top end: large plots, big villas and gates with a guard. Prices to match.
- Los Flamingos and Capanes
Newer resort-style communities towards Estepona, built around the golf and the Villa Padierna hotel.
The practical bits
- Málaga airport
- About an hour by road, with the motorway most of the way.
- Beach
- San Pedro and Puerto Banús, about fifteen minutes by car.
- Golf
- La Quinta, Los Arqueros, Marbella Club Golf and Atalaya within ten minutes.
- Schools and health
- International schools in Nueva Andalucía and Estepona. Hospitals in Marbella.
- Shops
- Day-to-day shopping in San Pedro. The village has a supermarket and a pharmacy.
Who buys here
Golfers, buyers who want a villa with a view rather than a flat on the sand, and families who want a quiet base within reach of Marbella and its schools.
Benahavís and the towns around it.
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