MARBELLA WIRE

276 places · 77 neighbourhoods · the Wire

Everything Marbella,
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Re-checked monthly. Prices verbatim, menus linked, every venue photographed.

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The price map · chiringuitos, beach clubs and places to eat, every one priced

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Chapter I · The Catalogue

One listing a day · prices verbatim · lot 20, 30 Jul 2026 (the newest)

Villa, Los Flamingos — the agency's own photo: the frontage, in Benahavís, advertised as Marbella West.

€5,995,000

Advertised as Marbella West. It is in Benahavís, at Los Flamingos. €5,995,000 for 446 m², four bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

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Chapter II · The Shortlist

Today's ten · the best-rated of the well-known (800+ reviews) · ranked 2026-09-06, photo held for 2026-W36

Luini
Nº 01 Luini Italian · San Pedro · ★ 4.9 — 2,191
  1. 02Pizza TimePizza · Artola★ 4.9 — 1,169
  2. 03D'Aquinos RestaurantRestaurant · San Pedro★ 4.9 — 927
  3. 04Mogli MarbellaRestaurant · Nueva Andalucía★ 4.8 — 2,673
  4. 05Luini SeaviewItalian · Marbella centre★ 4.8 — 2,641
  5. 06La Pizza di Napoli | Pizza MarbellaPizza · Marbella centre★ 4.8 — 1,914
  6. 07ArrozanteRestaurant · Puerto Banús★ 4.8 — 1,185
  7. 08Pizzeria “Bella ‘Mbriana” MarbellaPizza · Old town★ 4.8 — 1,149
  8. 09VACkO GrillRestaurant · Marbella centre★ 4.8 — 1,010
  9. 10güd specialty hub - Café de especialidadCoffee shop · San Pedro★ 4.8 — 985
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Chapter III · Priced

What it actually costs · 5 for week 36 · every figure dated, every source linked

€40

where a sunbed starts on this coast: La Sala by the Sea, Puerto Banús, the floor of the Sunbed Index. 11 Aug 2026 →

€12,855/m²

median asking per square metre, Puerto Banús, across 78 homes at €3M or more. 30 Jul 2026 →

€8,995,000

Villa, El Madroñal for 598 m², lot 18 of the Catalogue, price verbatim. 30 Jul 2026 →

€500,000

Estepona plans 465 new street lights for over €500,000, from the Wire. 24 Aug 2026 →

16.1%

Beer consumption in Spanish bars down 16.1% since 2022, from the Wire. 5 Sep 2026 →

Chapter IV · The Atlas

77 zones · median asking, €3M+ pool · two fixed, four for 2026-09-06

Nueva AndalucíaNueva Andalucía was developed as a Centro de Interés Turístico Nacional under the 1963 tourism law,…€9,442 / m²
Golden MileThe Marbella Club Hotel, built 1954 by Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe, is credited with starting the resort era€11,141 / m²
Los MonterosLos Monteros was developed from 1962 by the banker Ignacio Coca, with the Hotel Los Monteros and La…€9,935 / m²
Marbella EastFinds at the Río Real site include plates, carinated bowls, oil lamps and Phoenician-type pottery…€8,220 / m²
Puerto BanúsPuerto Banús was built by the developer José Banús and opened in May 1970, designed by Noldi Schreck and…€12,855 / m²
AlohaAloha Golf Club opened in 1975 to a Javier Arana design; his last course€10,934 / m²
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