Area guides · Sotogrande to Málaga
The coast, place by place
Eighteen places along a hundred kilometres of coast, from the polo fields of Sotogrande to the museums of Málaga. Each guide says what daily life is really like, where people eat, drink, swim, play and send their children to school, and what a home costs there — from a first apartment to a villa.
Sotogrande
Polo, Valderrama and a canal-side marina, with Spanish village life across the A-7
Manilva (Málaga)Manilva
Fishing-boat beach at Sabinillas, a small marina and a wine village on the hill
Casares (Málaga)Casares
White hill village above a short stretch of coast, with Finca Cortesín below
EsteponaEstepona
A working Andalusian town with flower-pot streets, a fishing port and a 2.6 km town beach
EsteponaNew Golden Mile
Nine kilometres of beach clubs, golf and quiet dunes between Estepona and San Pedro
BenahavísBenahavís
Hill village of restaurants above Marbella, ringed by golf courses and gated estates
MarbellaSan Pedro de Alcántara
Marbella's everyday town: boulevard, long flat promenade, Roman baths and Guadalmina golf
MarbellaNueva Andalucía
Marbella's Golf Valley: five courses under La Concha, two minutes above Puerto Banús
MarbellaPuerto Banús
A 915-berth marina of 1970, late-night bars, and a town of flats behind the yachts
MarbellaThe Golden Mile
Marbella Club, Puente Romano and hillside estates between Marbella town and Puerto Banús
MarbellaMarbella town
A whitewashed old town, a working port and Blue Flag beaches, all within walking distance
MarbellaMarbella East
Ten km of beaches, golf and urbanisations from Río Real to the Artola dunes
MijasMijas Costa
12 km of coves, boardwalk and urbanisations between Fuengirola and Marbella
MijasMijas Pueblo & Las Lagunas
White hill village above the coast, and Las Lagunas below, where most of Mijas lives
FuengirolaFuengirola
Seven kilometres of town beach, a Moorish castle and a large Finnish community
BenalmádenaBenalmádena
A white hill village, a busy town centre and a marina coast, 20 minutes from the airport
TorremolinosTorremolinos
Seven km of beach, five train stations and the oldest gay scene on the Costa del Sol
MálagaMálaga
A working capital with Roman and Moorish ruins, museums, city beaches and the AVE
- 1Sotogrande
- 2Manilva
- 3Casares
- 4Estepona
- 5New Golden Mile
- 6Benahavís
- 7San Pedro de Alcántara
- 8Nueva Andalucía
- 9Puerto Banús
- 10The Golden Mile
- 11Marbella town
- 12Marbella East
- 13Mijas Costa
- 14Mijas Pueblo & Las Lagunas
- 15Fuengirola
- 16Benalmádena
- 17Torremolinos
- 18Málaga
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What a square metre costs, west to east
The average asking price of an apartment per square metre in each place, from public price statistics. Inside every area the range is wide — the guides show where the cheaper and the dearer streets are.
- Sotogrande€4,172/m²
- Manilva€3,450/m²
- Casares€4,132/m²
- Estepona€3,518/m²
- New Golden Mile€3,518/m²
- Benahavís€5,991/m²
- San Pedro de Alcántara€4,736/m²
- Nueva Andalucía€5,194/m²
- Puerto Banús€6,341/m²
- The Golden Mile€5,626/m²
- Marbella town€4,523/m²
- Marbella East—
- Mijas Costa—
- Mijas Pueblo & Las Lagunas€3,825/m²
- Fuengirola€3,758/m²
- Benalmádena€3,783/m²
- Torremolinos€4,251/m²
- Málaga€3,969/m²
Compare the places
| Place | Apartments €/m² | Houses €/m² | In a year | Airport | Beach | Golf | Nightlife | Families |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotogrande | €4,172/m² | €3,722/m² | San Roque +5.7%; Puerto Sotogrande +42.0%, Torreguadiaro +3.9%, Sotogrande Costa +4.6%, Sotogrande Alto +3.7%, Pueblo Nuevo–Guadiaro +6.0% | 86 min | ||||
| Manilva | €3,450/m² | — | +10.9% | 77 min | ||||
| Casares | €4,132/m² | — | −1.2% | 76 min | ||||
| Estepona | €3,518/m² | — | +12.1% | 70 min | ||||
| New Golden Mile | €3,518/m² | — | +12.1% | 64 min | ||||
| Benahavís | €5,991/m² | €6,892/m² | +13.3% | 68 min | ||||
| San Pedro de Alcántara | €4,736/m² | €5,671/m² | −0.3% | 1 h | ||||
| Nueva Andalucía | €5,194/m² | €7,064/m² | +4.4% | 55 min | ||||
| Puerto Banús | €6,341/m² | — | +2.8% | 55 min | ||||
| The Golden Mile | €5,626/m² | — | +2.9% | 50 min | ||||
| Marbella town | €4,523/m² | — | +4.8% | 51 min | ||||
| Marbella East | — | — | +3.9% | 50 min | ||||
| Mijas Costa | — | — | +11.6% | 39 min | ||||
| Mijas Pueblo & Las Lagunas | €3,825/m² | — | +6.5% | 35 min | ||||
| Fuengirola | €3,758/m² | — | +14.8% | 22 min | ||||
| Benalmádena | €3,783/m² | €3,837/m² | +12.8% | 20 min | ||||
| Torremolinos | €4,251/m² | about €3,350–3,500/m² | +7.9% | 12–15 min | ||||
| Málaga | €3,969/m² | — | +4.1% | 23 min |
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