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Home to super yacht marinas, glorious beaches, prestigious nightclubs and world class golf facilities, Marbella has firmly secured its long standing reputation for being the classiest resort on Spain’s Costa Del Sol. An eternal favourite with expats looking to convert the ultimate fantasy lifestyle into reality, discover your perfect piece of real estate in Marbella from luxury penthouse apartments, to sprawling country villas.
The Golden Mile
Luxury, extravagance and opulence, welcome to the Golden Mile. Despite its name, the Golden Mile is actually 4 miles of coastline stretching from the western edge of Marbella town centre to the Rio Verde, just before Puerto Banus.
Marbella owes its glamorous reputation for global tourism to the misfortune of one single man, Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Back in 1946, Alfonso was travelling to the area with his father, Prince Maximilian de Hohenlohe-Langenburg, when his Rolls Royce broke down, forcing them to stay in the area. Alfonso immediately fell in love with the place, bought some land and decided to build himself a house here.
This private residence of Alfonso’s became so popular with visitors that in 1954 he turned it into the Marbella Club, the first luxury hotel on the Costa Del Sol which was soon counting Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant and Laurence Olivier amongst its regular clientele, drawing them away from the salubrious French Riviera. Inspired by this first success, the Prince decided to create another high-end resort, the Puente Romano Hotel, and still today both of these hotels remain luxurious getaways on the Golden Mile.
Today, the Golden Mile continues to offer a lifestyle that remains the envy of Europe where the focus is on being able to enjoy the finer things in life whether you are a tourist, seasonal visitor or full time resident.
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Naturally attracting affluent buyers, when it comes to real estate Marbella’s Golden Mile is always in demand and its long term popularity has seen property values remain consistently high. In fact, it’s fair to say that the local property market here commands some of the highest prices in the Costa del Sol.
Puerto Banus Marina
Without a doubt, Puerto Banus is one of the most famous marinas in Europe. There is something uniquely enchanting about this place where you can see magnificent yachts bobbing in the water, supercars lining the quayside and breathtaking views which on the right day stretch as far as Gibraltar and even Morocco.
The marina itself is the perfect place to enjoy lunch or dinner in one of the many bistros and restaurants, or perhaps just enjoy some tapas with friends over a cold crisp cava as you watch the world go by.
Well known for its shopping, Marbella will satisfy even the most discerning of clientele with its range of high class jewellers, independent boutiques and world famous designer brands including Cartier, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Hermes to name but a few.
Naturally the beaches are every bit as glorious as you would expect from such a glamorous destination. There are three to choose from and two of which, Playa Nueva Andalucia and Playa de Rio Verde boast blue flags for their impeccable conditions and top class facilities.
As the sun goes down in Puerto Banus, the atmosphere only heats up as the plentiful gourmet restaurants, waterside steakhouses and open air garden restaurants draw in many visitors for the evening. And as the night goes on, it’s the turn of the sky bars and nightclubs to take over, tempting the inner party animal in all of us to stay out until the early hours and beyond.
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Nueva Andalucia Townhouse
Nueva Andalucia is a prime residential area set within a luscious green valley, just one kilometre inland from Puerto Banus. Properties here are a mixture of villas, townhouses and apartments which have all been built based on traditional Andalusian architecture and design, hence the name.
Golf is big business in Nueva Andalucia and the area is home to six golf courses which make up the Golf Valley, some of which are world renowned. Club de Golf Aloha and Real Club de Golf Las Brisas are two of the most prestigious and well-established golf clubs on the Costa Del Sol, offering world class facilities surrounded by some of the most beautiful and best kept greens and fairways in Spain.
Nearby Los Naranjos, which runs through an orange grove, is a pay as you play course which welcomes players of all levels from absolute beginner to professional. Magna Marbella Golf is a par 28 nine hole course which predominantly appeals to those looking to complete a round in under two hours whilst La Dama de Noche, or lady of the night as it translates, is Europe’s first ever 24 hour golf course and is either the best named or most inappropriately named course depending on which way you want to look at it! Completing the valley is La Quinta golf course which shares it home with a Westin Hotel and Spa, one of the leading brands in luxury global hotels.
The Magnificent Resort Villa in La Zagaleta
Where the Golden Mile offers affluent homeowners superb beachfront properties within a bustling tourist, the Club de Campo La Zagaleta is an affluent alternative offering five star luxury in total privacy. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Bermaja, this former nature reserve is now the Costa del Sol’s ultimate country club offering.
La Zagaleta is exclusively home to villas, no apartments are allowed to be built here, and every property is set on a large plot surrounded by green zones to guarantee that no one is overlooked. Nestled on a hillside, these luxurious villas also offer magnificent views of the Mediterranean reaching Gibraltar and Morocco with many also enjoying dramatic mountain views as the ultimate complement.
Privacy does not mean isolation though and there are plenty of facilities within the resort to keep both the young and young at heart happy. There is not one but two golf courses which are completely private and reserved for residents, thus ensuring that the fairways are quiet and eliminating the need to reserve tee times. The Riding Club is home to 11 horses and ponies, 23 stables and six paddocks, making horse riding one of the most popular hobbies and means for residents to explore their surrounding nature. There’s also two professional tennis courts, one hard and one clay, as well as a paddle tennis court, and if that wasn’t enough there’s almost 30 kilometres of trails for hiking and mountain biking ready for you to explore.
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The ultimate country club lifestyle is available at La Zagaleta, Benahavis. La Zagaleta homes are the epitome of absolute luxury.
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