A contemporary south-facing villa in La Alquería, Capanes del Golf, with panoramic sea and mountain views and a private pool. San Pedro's beaches are five to ten minutes away.
Benahavís sits in the hills between Marbella and Ronda, offering a rare combination of mountain tranquillity and coastal convenience. Known for its world-class golf courses, gated communities and a charming village famous across the region for its restaurants.
From contemporary villas with panoramic views to spacious apartments in resort-style developments, Benahavís attracts buyers who want space, privacy and nature without giving up easy access to the coast. Read our complete Benahavís area guide to explore what the area has to offer.
A contemporary south-facing villa in La Alquería, Capanes del Golf, with panoramic sea and mountain views and a private pool. San Pedro's beaches are five to ten minutes away.
A hillside villa in a gated community in Benahavís, screened from outside view and facing open views of the sea, the mountains and the Strait of Gibraltar. Marbella is about fifteen minutes away.
A white villa in the El Paraíso Alto residential area of Benahavís, laid out over three levels, with the whole lower floor given to garage and leisure space. Sea views complete the setting.
Newly built five-bedroom villa with private pool, sea and mountain views, wine cellar and 1,312 m² plot in a gated community in Benahavís.
Two-bedroom house with glazed terrace, private garden and mountain views in the centre of Benahavís, on a 408 m² plot.
Renovated five-bedroom villa with private pool, sea and mountain views and a guest apartment, on a 2,057 m² plot in El Madroñal, Benahavís.
Fully renovated five-bedroom design villa in El Madroñal, Benahavís, with private pool, landscaped gardens, outdoor kitchen and open views towards the coast.
Brand-new contemporary villa in La Zagaleta, Benahavís: six bedrooms, 1,050 m² built on a 6,106 m² plot with sea and mountain views, heated indoor pool, spa, gym, lift and a separate guest apartment.
Brand-new seven-bedroom villa in La Quinta, Benahavís: 1,605 m² built on a 3,197 m² south-facing plot with golf and sea views, private pool, indoor heated pool, gym, sauna, cinema and lift.
Renovated 4-bedroom home in La Quinta with 251 m² built, 72 m² of terraces and panoramic sea and golf views.
A 2,657 m² south-facing plot in El Madroñal with an approved project for a 713 m² contemporary villa with six en-suite bedrooms, wellness area and covered garage.
Villa Monte Mayor is a turnkey villa project for sale in Monte Mayor, Benahavis: five bedrooms, a 26 m pool and south-facing sea views on a 2,100 m2 plot inside a gated country estate.
Villa Marbella is a seven-bedroom mansion for sale inside the Marbella Club Golf Resort, Benahavis, with a heated 113 m2 pool, spa, cinema, and panoramic sea views from a 4,974 m2 plot.
Villa La Toca is a refurbished five-bedroom villa for sale in El Herrojo Alto, Benahavis, with panoramic sea views, an infinity-edge saltwater pool, cinema, wine cellar and 530 m2 of terraces.
Penthouse Lina is a three-bedroom duplex in Quercus, Real de la Quinta, with 68 m² of terraces, a 128 m² private solarium, sea and golf views, and two parking spaces.
A frontline-golf villa in Atalaya Fairways, Benahavís: 2016 architecture with a lift, heated pool and open views over the fairways to the sea.
Villa Jacaranda is a contemporary five-bedroom villa for sale in El Madronal, Benahavis, with lift to all levels, infinity pool, rooftop solarium with fire pit, and sea and mountain views.
An eight-bedroom contemporary villa in El Madroñal, Benahavís: a double heated saltwater infinity pool facing the Mediterranean, private cinema, hammam and sauna.
Villa Fortuna is a fully renovated five-bedroom villa for sale in Los Arqueros, Benahavis, with golf and sea views, a 50 m2 pool, wine cellar, cinema room and smart home system.
Villa Esencia is a furnished six-bedroom villa for sale in El Madronal, Benahavis, on an elevated 4,795 m2 plot with panoramic sea and mountain views, a staff apartment and a separate guest house.
Villa Ciervo, 5-bedroom villa for sale in El Madroñal, Benahavís, with 573 m² built on a 2,616 m² plot.
Villa Cambara, 5-bedroom villa for sale in El Madroñal, Benahavís, with 561 m² built on a 2,591 m² plot.
Villa Azahar, 5-bedroom villa for sale in El Paraíso Medio, Benahavís, with 384 m² built on a 1,780 m² plot.
Villa Amara, 5-bedroom villa for sale in Los Flamingos, Benahavís, with 540 m² built on a 1,330 m² plot.
Benahavís is villa country. Almost everything we list here is a detached house on a gated golf estate in the hills behind Marbella and San Pedro, and the median price of our Benahavís stock is higher than in Marbella itself. The village is twenty minutes from the beach and most of our buyers never miss it.
Benahavís has 9,472 residents as of January 2025, about 60 percent of them foreign, spread over 145 square kilometres of mountain, which makes it one of the largest municipalities in Málaga province by area and one of the emptiest. Average prices in 2026 run from about 5,200 to 6,700 euros per square metre depending on the estate, among the highest of any municipality on the coast. That average hides the real spread: a two bedroom apartment in Los Arqueros and a ten bedroom house in La Zagaleta are both "Benahavís".
Our stock is dominated by villas with five or more bedrooms, and the estates we list most are La Quinta, El Madroñal, La Zagaleta, El Herrojo, Los Arqueros and Los Flamingos. Apartments and penthouses come up in La Quinta, Los Arqueros and the newer complexes along the road to San Pedro. Our Benahavís area guide covers the municipality, and each estate has its own page below.
La Quinta is the estate we sell most in: a 27 hole course, a hotel, apartments and villas at every price, ten minutes from Puerto Banús. El Madroñal is the opposite proposition, large plots in cork oak forest with no golf and real privacy. La Zagaleta is the private estate with two courses, a helipad and some of the highest house prices in Spain; we handle a small number of its houses each year. Los Arqueros is the family option, with apartments and townhouses around a Seve Ballesteros course.
On the coast side of the municipality, Los Flamingos wraps around the Villa Padierna hotel and its three courses, five minutes from the beach at El Saladillo. Paraíso Alto and La Alquería are the newer villa areas, where most of the contemporary builds of the last five years went up. Higher up, Monte Mayor sells views rather than golf, since its course has been closed since 2011, and Real de la Quinta is the mountain resort still being built, which we covered in a separate post.
Benahavís buyers want space, privacy and a view, and they are prepared to drive for it. Marbella centre is 12 km and 15 minutes, Puerto Banús 7 km and 10 minutes, Málaga airport 75 km and about 70 minutes. The schools are the same ones Marbella families use, Aloha College and Laude in San Pedro and the International School of Benahavís in the municipality, and the hospitals are Quirónsalud at 15 minutes and Costa del Sol at 20. Golf is the reason many people come: twelve courses across eight clubs, the second highest concentration in Spain after Marbella.
What we tell buyers plainly: a Benahavís villa is a lifestyle purchase first. Rental yields on large houses are low, and winter lets of a six bedroom villa are hard work. The resale market for well built houses on the established estates has been strong for a decade, and the supply of new plots is finite. If you want yield, the apartments in La Quinta and Los Arqueros do better than the villas above them.
Benahavís has more new villa projects than any other municipality on the coast, most of them small, four to twenty houses on a single hillside. Our new developments in Benahavís page lists them with prices. The things to check on a new villa here are the ones that go wrong in the hills: the retaining walls, the access road, who maintains it, and whether the licence covers the pool and the terraces as built. Our post on new build quality explains why that matters more here than on the flat.
On resales the village planning office is slower than Marbella's and the plots are bigger, so surveys and licence checks take longer. Budget about 8.5 percent on top of the price for taxes and fees, 7 percent of which is transfer tax until the Andalucía cut to 6.75 percent in 2027. We walk every house we list, and we will tell you if the one you like has a road problem.
Current listings range from €525.000 to €21.950.000, depending on location, size and property type.
Around 65-70km, roughly 50 minutes to an hour by car via the AP-7 motorway.
About 20km, roughly 20-25 minutes by car.
Twelve, across eight clubs and 216 holes, including Villa Padierna, La Zagaleta and Los Arqueros, making Benahavís the Spanish municipality with the second-highest concentration of golf courses after Marbella itself. See our Benahavís area guide for more on the area's character.
Yes. A NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero) is required for any property purchase in Spain, resident or not. See our NIE guide for how to get one.
Budget about 8.5% on top of the price for a resale and about 12.7% for a new build. On a resale that covers the 7% transfer tax in Andalusia plus notary, land registry and legal fees; a new build pays 10% VAT and 1.2% stamp duty instead of transfer tax. Our step-by-step buying guide walks through the full process.
Only with a VFT (Vivienda con Fines Turísticos) tourist licence, Andalusia's official short-term rental registration. It covers habitability standards and community bylaws, and typically takes 1-4 weeks to obtain. Renting without one risks significant fines.
EU/EEA residents pay 19% on net rental income, with deductible expenses. Non-EU residents pay 24% on gross income, with no deductions allowed and a mandatory fiscal representative in Spain.