Valley Views Fase 2

Life here runs on short distances. Playa El Chaparral is under two kilometres away, four minutes by car, with the coves of Playa del Charcón a moment further along the same stretch. Golf is closer still: two courses inside a kilometre and a half, which makes an early round a matter of walking out rather than setting off. Vista Lago Restaurant sits a kilometre from the development and the everyday things, pharmacy, Mercadona, ALDI and a handful of cafés, all fall within a five-minute drive.

Fuengirola does the heavy lifting for shopping, dining and the marina, nine minutes down the hill and its station puts you on the coastal train line without touching the motorway. La Cala de Mijas and its beach restaurants are a similar run in the other direction. Hospital Vithas Xanit International is 25 minutes along the coast and Málaga airport around 23 kilometres away.

The climate underwrites all of it. Average highs of 20.7°C and lows of 15°C across the year mean the terrace works in February as readily as in June and the communal pool is not a summer-only amenity. Evenings are quiet up here, which is rather the point of choosing the hillside over the seafront.