Areas of the Costa del Sol

Across the western Costa del Sol, from Estepona and the New Golden Mile to Marbella, Mijas and the coast beyond, each area has its own pace, prices and way of life. These guides use official figures from the INE, the Notariado and Registradores de España, alongside what we see on the ground.

Boats moored at Puerto de la Duquesa in Manilva, with white Andalusian apartment buildings and palm trees behind the marinaManilvaManilva area guide: the pueblo, La Duquesa marina and golf, Sabinillas beach town, vineyards and official property figures.Aerial view of Estepona's white town centre and long beach beside the MediterraneanEsteponaEstepona area guide: old town, fishing port, Sierra Bermeja, schools, hospital, bus links and the latest official property figures.Aerial view looking east from Estepona along the coast towards San Pedro Alcántara and MarbellaThe New Golden MileThe New Golden Mile between Estepona and San Pedro Alcántara: who governs each part, the coast, schools, hospitals, transport and data.White houses and tiled roofs in the village of Benahavís with wooded hills behindBenahavísBenahavís area guide: a hill village below a 10th-century castle, river gorges and trails, schools, healthcare and official market data.The white village of Istán on a green hillside below the peaks of the Sierra de las NievesIstánIstán area guide: the water village of the Sierra de las Nieves, Morisco history, reservoir, trails, bus to Marbella and official market data.The lit pedestrian boulevard above the buried A-7 in San Pedro Alcántara at nightSan Pedro de AlcántaraSan Pedro de Alcántara: a 19th-century sugar colony turned Marbella district, with Guadalmina golf, the boulevard, beaches, schools and data.Yachts moored in the Puerto Banús marina, with La Concha lit by the evening sun behindNueva Andalucía & Puerto BanúsNueva Andalucía and Puerto Banús: the Golf Valley, the marina, where Marbella meets Benahavís, schools, transport and official housing data.Wooded slopes of the Sierra Blanca looking down towards Marbella and the MediterraneanThe Golden Mile & Sierra BlancaThe Golden Mile and Sierra Blanca in Marbella: beach side versus hillside, history, transport, nearby schools and official housing data.Marbella seen from the slopes of La Concha, the city spreading along the coast to the seaMarbellaA practical guide to Marbella: the old town, the five districts, beaches, buses, schools, hospitals and the latest official housing data.Dunes and beach at Artola near Cabopino, east Marbella, with the port breakwater in the distanceElviria & East MarbellaGuide to Elviria and eastern Marbella: the Artola dunes, Cabopino port, schools, transport and official housing market figures for Marbella.The white village of Ojén spread across a green hillside below wooded mountainsOjénGuide to Ojén, a mountain village above Marbella: history, Sierra de las Nieves walks, schools, transport and official housing market data.Whitewashed houses of Mijas Pueblo on the hillside, seen from the south in evening lightMijasGuide to Mijas: Mijas Pueblo, Las Lagunas, La Cala and Calahonda compared, with the coast, schools, transport and official housing market data.View over the bay, marina and seafront buildings of Fuengirola from the surrounding hillsFuengirolaGuide to Fuengirola: barrios, beaches, the C1 train, Nordic schools, healthcare and official housing market figures for this compact coastal town.Puerto Marina in Benalmádena, with moored boats, seafront buildings and hills behindBenalmádenaBenalmádena guide: the Costa, Arroyo de la Miel, the Pueblo and Puerto Marina, the C1 train, hospitals, a British school and official market figures.View over La Carihuela and the sea from Parque de la Batería in TorremolinosTorremolinosTorremolinos guide: La Carihuela, El Bajondillo, Montemar and Los Álamos, the C1 train by the airport, schools, healthcare and official market data.

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