Marbella town

The lifestyle

Here you can live without a car. The old town has narrow streets full of flowers, small squares and some of the best restaurants in Marbella; the Alameda park and the Avenida del Mar, with its Dalí sculptures, lead down to the beach; and the promenade runs east and west along the sea. Unlike the resort areas, the town never empties: markets, theatre, festivals and everyday life carry on all year.

What you can buy

In and around the old town there are apartments, penthouses with terraces and a few townhouses, many in renovated buildings. Along the seafront, frontline apartment buildings face the beach, and just behind the centre, neighbourhoods such as Las Lomas del Rodeo, La Cantera and El Mirador add villas and newer complexes, some with views over the town to the sea.

Who it suits

Buyers who want an authentic Spanish town with the beach at the end of the street, people who will live here all year and like to walk everywhere, and investors interested in long-term rentals, where demand is steady.

Where to look

• Old town
• Plaza de los Naranjos
• Avenida del Mar
• La Alameda
• Marina
• Las Lomas del Rodeo
• El Mirador