Casco Antiguo Estepona's historic core: flower-lined pedestrian streets, a working town square, and low-rise period property minutes from the beach.

What is Casco Antiguo?

Casco Antiguo is Estepona's historic old town, a compact grid of narrow, largely pedestrianised streets between the seafront and the Sierra Bermeja foothills. It's known locally as the "garden of the Costa del Sol" for its flower-filled balconies and window boxes, concentrated along streets such as Calle Real and around Plaza de las Flores, the old town's main square. The town hall's mural route runs through the old town too, with dozens of large-scale paintings on building facades as part of an ongoing public art initiative.

The old town sits apart from the newer coastal urbanisations that dominate much of the Costa del Sol: buildings are low-rise, whitewashed, and mostly two to three storeys, following the street pattern that predates the tourism boom. It's walkable to the marina, the town beach, and the Orchidarium, Estepona's covered botanical garden near the bus station. The weekly street market and a mix of independent shops, bars and small restaurants along the pedestrianised lanes keep the area busy without the high-rise density found further along the coast.

Property here is mostly resale townhouses and apartments in converted or renovated period buildings, rather than new-build developments — space is limited by the old town's footprint, so stock turns over slowly and comes largely through resale and renovation projects rather than off-plan schemes.

The old town in 2026

New build has reached the old town. Paraíso de Azahar, six homes from about 495,000 euros, is tagged to the old town itself, and around it in the town centre we list San Lorenzo 52 from about 699,000, Atelier 4 by the port from about 3.2 million, Nacaré from about 2.5 million, Tyrian from about 3.55 million, The Oak 48 from about 375,000 and Looa from about 549,000, with every town project on our Estepona new developments page. Resale in the old streets comes and goes; At the time of writing (October 2026) the town centre homes we have are on our Estepona property page, from about 325,000 for a one bedroom by the port. What the town hall has done to the centre is the story: the N-340 through town is now a landscaped boulevard, the mural route has grown to around 70 paintings since 2012, the debt is paid off and property tax is down 50 percent since 2012, in our post on the tax cuts. El Cristo, the sheltered cove on the other side of the port, is the beach for the old town's families, with lifeguards in summer and free assisted bathing, and La Rada with its promenade is the other way, both in our Estepona beaches guide. The Vuelta came through the centre on 11 September 2026 on its way up Peñas Blancas, in our Vuelta post, and on 2 August 2027 the old town will be inside the path of a total solar eclipse, with about three minutes forty seconds of totality, in our eclipse post. The neighbours have their own guides: the port, Seghers beyond it, Altos de Estepona on the hill behind, Los Llanos and Huerta Nueva to the east, and the town in our Estepona guide.

Where is Casco Antiguo?

Who lives in Casco Antiguo?

A mix of long-term local families, Spanish and international retirees, and buyers looking for a walkable, authentic town base rather than a beachfront urbanisation — drawn by the pedestrianised streets, proximity to daily amenities, and the old town's distinct identity from Estepona's newer coastal developments.

What can you do in Casco Antiguo?

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New developments near Casco Antiguo

Paraíso de Azahar

Estepona Town

from €495K

San Lorenzo 52

Estepona Town

from €699K

Tyrian

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from €3.55M

Nacaré

Estepona Town

from €2.5M

The Privilege

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from €775.5K

The Oak 48

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from €375K

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