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by DM Properties - Knight Frank

Marbella, a town for all seasons

March 7, 2016

Marbella is one of those rare towns—a holiday resort that has an all year round season. Sure, the summer months are the busiest time of year but, unlike many other resort towns, the shutters don’t go up when the kids return to school. This means that people fortunate enough to own a villa or apartment in Marbella are living in a vibrant community with plenty to see and do whatever the time of year.

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Marbella´s prime Areas (part 2)

January 26, 2016

In an earlier article we looked at the premium residential areas in the immediate vicinity of Marbella town. In this second part we venture a little further afield to find more of the region’s top residential addresses.

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Marbella: one of the most desirable tourist destinations

January 12, 2016

Marbella’s position as one of the most desirable places in Europe, let alone Spain, to buy a villa or apartment is not just a matter of luck and coincidence. Its place at the top of the list of sought after locations has been hard won through a combination of private and public initiatives to develop the town into a world class resort.

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Marbella’s Prime Areas (Part 1)

December 10, 2015

To the outside world Marbella is associated with a privileged lifestyle on the shores of the Mediterranean, but get to know the local area better and you realise that – as everywhere – it is made up of widely varied residential zones each with their own characteristics, lifestyle and price ranges.

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Buying a property in La Cerquilla, Nueva Andalucia

November 23, 2015

Nueva Andalucía is one of the most desirable areas to live in Spain, but what is perhaps its best-kept secret is the highly exclusive La Cerquilla gated community. In a select urbanisation with beautiful luxury villas at every turn, it is hard to imagine an area that has an even more impressive array of properties, but La Cerquilla manages to pull it off – and with quite some aplomb.

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Altos reales: Luxury Marbella between sea and mountain

November 12, 2015

Set midway between Marbella town and the base of its imposing La Concha Mountain, Altos Reales is a residential area that offers the best of both worlds – close to shops, restaurants, beaches and beautiful mountain scenery. A very private and tranquil urbanisation, Altos Reales is a zone of peaceful leafy streets lined with luxurious villas on generous sized grounds.

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The New Golden Mile: Up and coming area in Estepona

October 6, 2015

Taking its name from Marbella’s Golden Mile, the New Golden Mile refers to the areas beachside of the N-340 road and immediately next to the road on a mountainside position between the Cancelada area to just after the Kempinski Hotel, all of which within the municipality of Estepona

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Marbesa and Carib Playa: Beachside Properties in Marbella East

September 25, 2015

One of the most established areas in Marbella East is Marbesa, a peaceful seaside residential zone first developed in the 1960s. Its leafy streets and peaceful roads are largely devoid of passing traffic, serving a residential area of villas, townhouses and apartments that span the range from compact to large. Indeed, they come in different sizes, styles, orientations and layouts, but all boast that winning locational aspect – they’re close to the sea.

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Sierra Blanca: Marbella’s private hill club community

September 8, 2015

Marbella is home to some of the finest country club environments in Europe, but in Sierra Blanca it has a gated hill club on the very edge of Marbella town – just a few minutes’ drive from its beaches, shops, restaurants and palm-lined avenues.

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