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.
Almuñécar, Granada, Spain
Detached Villa. 5 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms. Terrace and Garden. Garage. 12m x 8m Swimming Pool. Breathtaking Town and Sea Views. Essential Properties are delighted to offer this superb villa located just a few minutes from the beach. This impressive 2...
€680,000
Oria, Almeria, Spain
. The beautiful village offers all you would need for day to day living including supermarkets, a medical centre and banks. A 20 minute drive takes you into the larger, bustling town of Albox. The Mediterranean coast is 45 minutes drive away and the...
€69,500
Estepona, Malaga, Spain
Modern apartments for sale in Upper Aby Estepona Upper Aby Estepona is a beautiful residential comprising 90 one, two and three bedrooms apartments and penthouses sitting in a stunning natural environment next to the golf course on the New Golden Mil...
€301,000
Uleila Del Campo, Almeria, Spain
A pretty village house which is partly rennovated into a very stylish and modern townhouse, the ground floor is almost complete and requires a kitchen. The ground floor of the property comprises of a large living and dining room with views out over t...
€84,950
Colmenar, Málaga, Spain
Detached House. 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms. Terrace and Patio. Excellent potential to create a B&B or home and income. A spacious detached family home distributed over 2 floors. Opportunity to create a minimum 7-bed property for use either as an indiv...
€265,000
La Cala del Moral, Málaga, Spain
Detached Villa. 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms. Terrace and Garden. Swimming Pool. Garage. Sea Views. Walking distance to the beach. Essential Properties are delighted to offer this spacious detached villa enjoying excellent sea views. Electric security...
€790,000
La Cala de Mijas, Málaga, Spain
We now have just 15 of these stunning New luxury Villas for sale located in La Cala de Mijas Golf. This is a new project of luxury villas for sale located in a beautiful part of La Cala Golf, close to the main clubhouse, hotel and spa, and the popul...
€690,000
Casares, Malaga, Spain
Azata Delmare | Casares Costa Azata Delmare is a contemporary development comprising 74 two and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses with stunning outdoor space and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and the beautiful hills of Casares. It is...
€346,800
Casares, Malaga, Spain
Azata Delmare | Casares Costa Azata Delmare is a contemporary development comprising 74 two and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses with stunning outdoor space and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and the beautiful hills of Casares. It is...
€649,000
Casares, Malaga, Spain
Azata Delmare | Casares Costa Azata Delmare is a contemporary development comprising 74 two and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses with stunning outdoor space and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and the beautiful hills of Casares. It is...
€399,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain
Fabulous 3-bed apartment for sale in Azahar de Estepona Residencial Azahar de Estepona is a development comprising 61 contemporary two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments with superb sea views, surrounded by golf courses and very close to commercia...
€499,000
Almuñécar, Granada, Spain
Semi-Detached House. 5 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms. Garden and Terrace. Sea and Countryside Views. Essential Properties are pleased to offer this semi-detached town house for sale enjoying sea, mountain and countryside views. The property requires updati...
€350,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain
Fabulous apartments for sale in Aby Estepona Aby Estepona is a beautiful residential comprising 90 one, two and three bedrooms apartments and penthouses sitting in a stunning natural environment next to the golf course on the New Golden Mile of Estep...
€324,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain
Fabulous apartments for sale in Aby Estepona Aby Estepona is a beautiful residential comprising 90 one, two and three bedrooms apartments and penthouses sitting in a stunning natural environment next to the golf course on the New Golden Mile of Estep...
€253,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain
Modern apartments for sale in Estepona Aby Estepona is a beautiful residential comprising 90 one, two and three bedrooms apartments and penthouses sitting in a stunning natural environment next to the golf course on the New Golden Mile of Estepona on...
€330,000
Estepona, Malaga, Spain
Fabulous apartments for sale in Aby Estepona Aby Estepona is a beautiful residential comprising 90 one, two and three bedrooms apartments and penthouses sitting in a stunning natural environment next to the golf course on the New Golden Mile of Estep...
€268,000
Turre, Almeria, Spain
Rustic land with a ruin for sale on the outskirts of Turre town in Almeria, Andalusia with a water and electric connection as well as a building licence. The land has its own access, a dirt track, that reaches the ruined cortijo. There are 3 plots o...
€159,000
Manilva, Malaga, Spain
Townhouses for sale in Bahia de las Rocas Blue View Heights is an exclusive contemporary development offering 46 townhouses with two to four bedrooms and spectacular panoramic sea views. It is located in Bahia de las Rocas in Manilva near Sotogrande,...
€566,000
Manilva, Malaga, Spain
Spectacular townhouses for sale in Bahia de las Rocas Blue View Heights is an exclusive contemporary development offering a selection of 46 townhouses with two to four bedrooms and spectacular panoramic sea views. It is sitting in Bahia de las Rocas ...
€421,000
Manilva, Malaga, Spain
Contemporary townhouses for sale in Bahia de las Rocas Blue View Heights is an exclusive contemporary development offering a selection of 46 townhouses with two to four bedrooms and spectacular panoramic sea views. It is sitting in Bahia de las Rocas...
€469,000
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.