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Costa del Sol & inland Málaga · 16 places

Where we work.

Eight coastal Costa del Sol cities, plus eight inland Andalusian towns across the Guadalhorce valley and the Sierra de las Nieves. 16 places, one family.

Region 01 · East to west along the coast

Costa del Sol coastal cities.

Málaga to Estepona — eight coastal municipalities, each its own ruleset and price band. Málaga city is operating a 3-year moratorium on new VUT licences (the Andalusian holiday-rental permit); the rest of the eight cities we cover follow the standard Junta de Andalucía process. Across the board, the building-level 3/5 community-of-owners vote applies. We tell honest buyers which municipality — and which building — fits.

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cities
1

Málaga

A real working Spanish city with a working harbour, working museums and a long history. Not a beach resort.

580,000 pop. · 8 km from airport
2

Torremolinos

Reinventing itself one barrio at a time. La Carihuela leads the gentrification, Playamar holds the high-density middle.

70,000 pop. · 6 km from airport
3

Benalmádena

Three towns under one name — village, costa, commercial heart. We work from here.

70,000 pop. · 12 km from airport
4

Fuengirola

The Costa del Sol's most year-round town. Empty-pavements is rare here — even January has weight.

85,000 pop. · 22 km from airport
5

Mijas

Three coastal sub-zones (Calahonda, La Cala, Riviera) plus a white-village pueblo behind.

87,000 pop. · 25 km from airport
6

Marbella

The Costa del Sol's premium market. New-build delivery is the active cycle; secondary turns slower.

145,000 pop. · 45 km from airport
7

Benahavís

Mountain municipality inland from the coast. Premium golf-belt developments, plus a tiny historic village.

8,500 pop. · 60 km from airport
8

Estepona

The Costa del Sol's quiet success story. Old-town gentrification done well, plus active new-build to the east.

75,000 pop. · 75 km from airport
Inland Málaga · Two regions, eight towns

Inland from the coast.

As coastal prices push past €5,000/m² in much of Marbella and Estepona, Northern European buyers have been quietly moving inland. The Guadalhorce valley sits 30–40 minutes from Málaga airport. The Sierra de las Nieves villages are 20 minutes over the mountain road. You buy more property for less money, and the rhythm of life is different.

Region 02 · Inland Andalusía

Inland towns.

The Guadalhorce valley and the Sierra de las Nieves. Real working market towns, rural fincas with land, and mountain villages — all within an hour of Málaga airport. Same regulatory framework as the coast: the building-level 3/5 community-of-owners vote applies inland too.

8
towns
9
Guadalhorce valley

Alhaurín de la Torre

Málaga's closest inland town. Fifteen minutes from the city, but with detached houses on real plots.

41,000 pop. · 13 km from coast
10
Guadalhorce valley

Cártama

Halfway between Málaga and Pizarra — close enough to commute, rural enough to feel inland.

27,000 pop. · 17 km from coast
11
Guadalhorce valley

Alhaurín el Grande

One of the steadier inland markets for international buyers. Real expat community without losing the Spanish character.

24,000 pop. · 13 km from coast
12
Guadalhorce valley

Coín

The largest of the inland Guadalhorce towns. A real working Spanish market town with a long-established expat layer.

22,000 pop. · 18 km from coast
13
Guadalhorce valley

Pizarra

A small, agricultural Guadalhorce town. Real rural Málaga, with a daily train to the city.

9,500 pop. · 32 km from coast
14
Guadalhorce valley

Álora

A photographed hilltop white village with a Moorish castle and the Caminito del Rey nearby. Tourism-lifted but still local.

13,000 pop. · 38 km from coast
15
Sierra de las Nieves

Guaro

A small white village below the Sierra de las Nieves. Working agriculture, the annual Luna Mora festival, and rural fincas in the surrounding valleys.

2,200 pop. · 22 km from coast
16
Sierra de las Nieves

Monda

The Sierra de las Nieves village closest to the coast. Twenty minutes over the mountain road from Marbella.

2,500 pop. · 17 km from coast
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