Valley Collection

Valley Collection is a completed community of two- and three-bedroom apartments at El Higuerón, set within the Higuerón Resort above the coast at Benalmádena. It was conceived for buyers who want resort facilities on the doorstep without the density that so often comes with them. Of 225 homes, 223 have already sold. Two remain.

The site follows a valley descending from the foothills of the Sierra de Mijas. The architects have used the fall of the land with real intelligence, setting small, intimate buildings on platforms of differing heights so that terraces look out over the valley rather than into a neighbour's windows.

Every home faces south or south-west, which means sun for most of the day and long evening light settling over the gardens. Interiors of 90 to 128 m² are open-plan, with large sliding doors that draw the living space out onto the terrace. More than 20,000 m² of landscaped greenery threads between the blocks.

Six swimming pools are spread across the estate, so none ever feels like the only one. Each home comes with two parking spaces and a storeroom.

Close by, the resort's gym, spa, restaurants and beach club are a short walk away, with a free shuttle bus for residents. Listed pricing spans €695,000 to €1,690,000. That is a clear premium over Benalmádena Pueblo, where the median sits at €3,302 per m². What it buys is a finished, proven community rather than a set of renderings.