For many of us, Spain is Andalusia. Covering the whole bottom quarter of Spain, Andalusia is the land of heat – weather, passions, and property! Andalusia includes resorts and towns as diverse as Torremolinos and Granada, as Seville and Marbella. Property for sale in Andalusia could be multimillion-euro villa on the Costa del Sol, or a cave home in Almería.
Mijas Costa, Malaga, Spain, 29649
Town House for sale in La Cala Golf Resort, Mijas Costa with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 en suite bathrooms, 1 toilet and with orientation east, with communal swimming pool, private garage (2 parking spaces) and private garden. Regarding property dime...
€435,000
Mijas Costa, Malaga, Spain, 29649
This elevated ground floor apartment for sale in La Cala de Mijas with panoramic views of the sea, countryside and golf course, offers a luxurious and spacious living experience with a modern design and an array of attractive amenities. This apartme...
€449,000
Marbella Este, Malaga, Spain, 29604
This beautifully presented frontline golf apartment for sale in in Santa Maria Golf, Marbella, boasts bright and spacious interiors and a seamless blend of elegant design, modern amenities, and panoramic views of the golf course. The thoughtfully de...
€349,000
Istan, Malaga, Spain, 29611
Situated amidst the embrace of majestic mountains and overlooking a serene lake, these great value for money apartments for sale in Istan with sea views offer a rare fusion of nature and culture, providing a unique and exceptional living experience. ...
€200,000
Mijas Costa, Malaga, Spain, 29651
Discover a living experience that combines elegance, convenience and accessibility in these contemporary Fuengirola apartments for sale, showcasing a perfect blend of style and functionality. This brand new development in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, ...
€195,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain, 29680
Introducing this brand new development of contemporary apartments in the heart of Estepona with onsite amenities just minutes from stunning beaches and endless shopping, dining, and recreation. Choose between spacious one, two or three bedroom apart...
€220,000
Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640
Stylish and perfectly located in natural surroundings with captivating sea and mountain views, this collection of contemporary Fuengirola apartments for sale provides bright and spacious interiors and redefines comfort and elegance. Choose from a se...
€209,950
Manilva, Malaga, Spain, 29692
This innovative real estate project consists of 60 multi-family dwellings, offering 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, all equipped with garage and storage room in the basement. The blocks are distributed in first floor, 2 floors and attic, ensuring a varie...
€223,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain, 29688
Town House for sale in Cancelada, Estepona with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with private garage (1 parking spaces). Regarding property dimensions, it has 105.69 m built, 79.49 m interior and 12.43 m terrace. Has the following facilities golf view,...
€226,206
Mijas Costa, Malaga, Spain, 29649
Brand new residential development in La Cala de Mijas, Malaga. Offering just 54 contemporary 2 and 3 bedrooms homes distributed in over 3 low rise buildings only 3 stories high, including penthouses with large terraces that will enjoy magnificent vie...
€229,000
Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640
This off plan development of apartments for sale in Fuengirola with onsite amenities, perched on a hillside and comprising just 71 units, offers a peaceful setting but with easy access to all the necessary services and amenities. Set in Torreblanca,...
€239,000
Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640
These brand new Fuengirola apartments offering resort style amenities provide functional, spacious interiors while maximising energy efficiency. Located on the edge of the vibrant town of Fuengirola in a lovely natural setting with views of the surro...
€169,000
Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640
These brand new Fuengirola apartments offering resort style amenities provide functional, spacious interiors while maximising energy efficiency. Located on the edge of the vibrant town of Fuengirola in a lovely natural setting with views of the surro...
€200,500
Estepona, Malaga, Spain, 29680
These contemporary Estepona apartments and penthouses close to amenities with sea views are designed to have a positive impact on our health and wellbeing and our planet. This ground floor boutique apartment keeps functionality in mind, while also co...
€235,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain, 29680
Featuring light and bright interiors and with a strong focus on energy sustainability, these contemporary apartments for sale in Estepona offer sea views and the perfect opportunity to enjoy a laid-back lifestyle in the sunshine. Located in one of t...
€218,000
Casares, Malaga, Spain, 29690
Welcome to this development of sophisticated and chic contemporary apartments with spacious interiors and vibrant exteriors on the Costa del Sol enjoying an elevated position with stunning sea views. Every detail has been considered in these two and...
€224,000
Casares, Malaga, Spain, 29690
This contemporary development in Casares boasts an excellent location, just 15 minutes from charming Estepona and upmarket Sotogrande and just 30 minutes from stylish Marbella. The development is situated in a privileged area with the Doña Julia Golf...
€202,700
Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain, 29738
Introducing this exciting brand new development of contemporary apartments for sale in Malaga, located just 100 metres from the sea, providing easy access to uncrowded beaches and coves and just a 15-20 minute drive to Malaga s city centre and airpo...
€261,600
Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain, 29738
Introducing this exciting brand new development of contemporary apartments for sale in Malaga, located just 100 metres from the sea, providing easy access to uncrowded beaches and coves and just a 15-20 minute drive to Malaga s city centre and airpo...
€342,900
Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain, 29738
Introducing this exciting brand new development of contemporary apartments for sale in Malaga, located just 100 metres from the sea, providing easy access to uncrowded beaches and coves and just a 15-20 minute drive to Malaga s city centre and airpo...
€466,000
You’ll have a wide choice of property for sale in Andalusia, as the region stretches for 600 kilometres east to west and roughly 250 kilometres from its northern border to the coast. It’s a little larger than Scotland, with a 1,000km coastline and several mountain ranges. That includes the Sierra Nevada, reaching to nearly 3,500 metres and offering skiing just an hour’s drive from the Costa del Sol.
It is the coasts that have attracted most international property buyers in Andalusia over the past 60 or so years. First to property on the Costa del Sol, set around Malaga, Marbella and resorts like Fuengirola. This is bucket and spade holiday land, but it’s busy in winter too, as ‘snowbirds’ head down from northern Europe to enjoy a warm winter among other expats.
The Costa del Sol enjoys 3,000 hours of sunshine – twice that of most of the UK – without the extremes of dark in winter. The average daily maximum in summer is the low 30°s, and in winter the 17°C or 18°C, with frost almost unheard of at sea level. It rains a lot in December and January, but you can pack your brolly away in summer.
That aridity reaches an extreme on the eastern side of Andalusia, in the province of Almería, with the Tabernas Desert. No wonder that property for sale in Andalusia here includes cave homes. Dug out of the rock for coolness in summer and warmth in winter, cave home owners include The Times writer and BBC broadcaster Matthew Parris.
Over on the western side of Andalusia, around the ancient city of Cadiz, the Costa de la Luz is increasingly popular. Here on the Atlantic coast it’s cooler and breezier and popular with surfers and windsurfers. Inland from here it’s very much horse country. While Andalusia used to be known as the home of bullfighting, northern Europeans come here now for the horses, around towns like Vejer de la Frontera and up to cities like Seville.
Still a classic part of Andalusia is flamenco, tapas and sherry. But these days a day out is more likely to involve a golf course or spa, or visit to a vineyard. You can live easily on the coastal stretch without speaking Spanish, although you don’t need to travel far inland to feel very, very Spanish. Even so, go into any dusty Andalusian bar and you’re likely to find a fellow expat to pass the time of day with.
Properties for sale in Andalusia cover every price point imaginable. It’s hardly worth turning up in much of the Costa del Sol with a budget under €150,000, and a villa with sea view can easily be 10 times that. However, there are also country properties for sale in Andalusia in the campo (countryside) for barely into the tens of thousands.
At the lower end of the budget range (€20,000 to €50,000) are apartments in less salubrious parts of cities, to park homes, cave homes and small fincas needing renovation. From there up to €100,000 you’ll be looking at a studio or one-bedroom apartment in a less-well-known resort, such as over in Almería, or a country home far from the coast. Apartments in more popular resorts start at €100,000 and for a villa you’ll need from €300,000 or so on the Costa del Sol.