Marbella.

Cosmopolitan classic — the engine of the Costa del Sol.

92 ACTIVE HOMES

€ 850K — € 12M GUIDE

Style

Cosmopolitan, international

Best for

Year-round living, second homes

Sub-markets

Golden Mile · Nueva Andalucía · East

Typical buy

€ 1.5M – € 6M villas, € 0.5M – € 2M apartments

I — WHAT MARBELLA FEELS LIKE

The town everyone knows.

Marbella is where the Costa del Sol learned to host the world. Long beaches, parasol pines, a polished old town, and the international community that gives the coast its rhythm.

For most international buyers, Marbella is the entry point — and often the destination. It's where the schools are, the supermarkets you recognise, the restaurants that are open all year, and the airport-friendly logistics that make a second home actually liveable.

Within Marbella, three sub-markets dominate. The Golden Mile, classic and beachfront, where the established names sit on tree-lined avenues. Nueva Andalucía, slightly inland with golf, mountains and a more residential pace. And East Marbella — Elviria, Cabopino, Las Chapas — which mixes new build with character and tends to offer the best value-per-square-metre.

II — SUB-MARKETS