Mountain village, world-class neighbours

Tucked into the hills behind Marbella and Estepona, Benahavís is a whitewashed Andalusian village with an outsized reputation. Known as the dining capital of the Costa del Sol for its concentration of restaurants, it is also the municipality that holds the region's most coveted gated communities — La Zagaleta, El Madroñal and Los Flamingos all sit within its boundaries.

Buyers come for the combination of mountain privacy and coastal access: sweeping views over forested valleys to the Mediterranean, yet only a ten-to-fifteen-minute descent to the beaches of the Golden Mile and Puerto Banús.

Golf is everywhere — La Quinta, Los Arqueros and the Marbella Club Golf Resort among them — and the scenery, from the dramatic ronda road to the Guadalmina river gorge, is some of the finest in the province.

Why buyers choose Benahavís

• Home to the area's premier gated estates and security
• Panoramic mountain-and-sea views on large, private plots
• The Costa del Sol's best-known gastronomy village
• Several championship golf courses within the municipality
• Genuine seclusion, minutes from the coast