Dream houses

Spain is not just beach bars and bargain menú del día. It’s also a magnet for the rich and ridiculous.

Spain has no shortage of pretty seaside towns and chilled pueblos, but a handful of postcodes sit in a very different league. In 2026, the most exclusive places to live in Spain are still clustered around Madrid, Barcelona, the Costa del Sol and the Balearic Islands.

Hidden in the hills and sunbaked valleys of southern Spain, cave dwellings have long been a quirky feature of life in regions like Andalusia, with the area around Granada especially famed for these unique homes.

The best area of La Florida hides an impressive detached palace for sale on idealista for €6.5 million.

The neoclassical masterpiece Villa Esther, perched on San Eugenio Alto hillside in Tenerife, is for sale on idealista for €8.5 million.

Some things are better explained with a picture. And that is the case for this flat for sale on idealista with spectacular views of Madrid's Botanical Gardens, right in the heart of the capital's Retiro Park.

The most exclusive street in Spain for buying a property is on the Costa del Sol and covers the entire development of Coto Zagaleta in Benahavis.

Black Pearl is the latest luxury residential project on the Costa del Sol.

Every Wednesday we present a charming hotel. And this time, we're travelling to the historic village of Provesende to discover Casa do Santo - Wine & Tourism, a new rural tourism retreat located in the heart of the Douro.

Savills Sardinia is selling a wonderful villa with a swimming pool in Porto Rotondo, Punta Volpe resort. The property, originally purchased by actress Claudia Cardinale and designed by architect Gianni Gamondi, overlooks the Gulf of Punta Lada with breathtaking bay views.

The Strand is a stretch of coastline located in California. It is a 35-km boardwalk that runs along the beaches of certain coastal cities, such as Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach.