The Heart of El Paraiso

Look at any aerial map of El Paraiso and you can’t fail to notice the vivid green fairways of El Paraiso Golf. Surrounded by some of the most beautiful villas on the Costa del Sol, the golf course divides El Paraiso Alto (to the north west and within the municipality of Benahavis) and El Paraiso Medio to the southeast and...

El Paraiso Celebrity Sightings

It’s true that the Marbella high life has always been more synonymous with celebrity culture than its neighbour Estepona. After all, Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe, the founder of the world famous Marbella Club, is reputed to have created the hotel specifically to cater for his famous friends and over the years welcomed the jetset elite such as Sean Connery, Audrey...

Case Study: A Recent Sale in Paraiso Hills

In September 2019 we received an email from a Scottish couple who were in a hurry to look at properties before the end of their holiday on the Costa del Sol. Their requirements sounded pretty straightforward: not too old or needing too much work; garden for their Labrador; easy to rent out if required; close to golf and in a...

The Return to Travel

Spanish newspaper, El Pais, has a great sister edition – El Pais in English which republishes the most important Spanish news stories in English. (They also host a very entertaining English language podcast called Qué for those interested in Spanish current affairs.) Today’s headline concerns the reopening of borders with other EU states as of 21st June 2020, as long as...