Urbanización residential estate

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.

Isn’t it time you started living the high life in the sun and relax in your own luxury villa in Spain?

The Monte León urbanización is the most exclusive residential area in Gran Canaria.

Our house of the week is a magnificent luxury villa for sale in the highly esteemed and much sought-after Sierra Blanca urbanización residential estate on Spain’s New Golden Mile, Marbella.

This impressive 11-bedroom villa for sale in Guadalmina Baja is just 200 metres from the beach.

This is a traditional top-quality villa located on one of the best plots in La Zagaleta, Marbella, which is known as one of the most exclusive luxury areas in all of Spain.

You may have heard of Marbella’s Golden Mile, a stretch of highly desirable real estate on the coast of Marbella in Malaga, Andalusia. Well now the nearby municipality of Estepona has its own luxury housing development with high-end new constructions just waiting to be bought.

How many homeowners have ever dreamed of the idea of prohibiting the neighbour who has stopped paying their 'comunidad' community fees from entering the pool? A ruling by the Provincial Court of Valencia allows this deprivation of rights.

Living in an urbanización or private estate formed of apartments, houses or villas is common practice in Spain, and recommendable for various reasons: With facilities like swimming pools and tennis courts, communal gardens and play areas for the kids, you’ll have everything you need right on your