MARBELLA WIRE

The coast, read properly

The price,
written down.

276 places re-checked monthly · 77 neighbourhoods · one absurd listing a day

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Edition 2026-09-05 · it is 09:00 in Marbella

09:00 nowBreakfast — A La PaneraArtola · ★ 5.0 · 335 reviews 12:00Beach — Nao Pool ClubPuerto Banús · ★ 4.7 · 4,508 reviews 14:30Lunch — Vieni Qui MarbellaMarbella centre · ★ 4.9 · 349 reviews

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.

Read the entry →

Chapter II · The Shortlist

Today's ten · rating × review depth · ranked 2026-09-05, photo held for 2026-W36

Fresca Passione Gelateria
Nº 01 Fresca Passione Gelateria Ice cream shop · Marbella centre · ★ 5.0 — 664
  1. 02PiÑam Coffee and MoreCoffee shop · Marbella centre★ 5.0 — 470
  2. 03A La PaneraBakery · Artola★ 5.0 — 335
  3. 04Margot’s MarbellaBrunch · Marbella centre★ 5.0 — 269
  4. 05BAM - Burgers And MoreHamburger · San Pedro★ 5.0 — 226
  5. 06LuiniItalian · San Pedro★ 4.9 — 2,191
  6. 07Pizza TimePizza · Artola★ 4.9 — 1,169
  7. 08D'Aquinos RestaurantRestaurant · San Pedro★ 4.9 — 927
  8. 09Amorino Gelato - Marbella El FuerteIce cream shop · Marbella centre★ 4.9 — 758
  9. 10PASTICCIO Pizza y Pasta - N.1 en MARBELLAItalian · Guadalmina★ 4.9 — 692
All 276 places, every one photographed →

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 →

€100m

Mayoral owners commit €100m to Digi IPO, from the Wire. 23 Aug 2026 →

€1.85bn

Malaga exports hit record €1.85bn despite US slump, from the Wire. 27 Aug 2026 →

Chapter IV · The Atlas

77 zones · median asking, €3M+ pool · two fixed, four for 2026-09-05

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
Marbella CentroOn 11 June 1485 Marbella passed to the Crown of Castile without bloodshed, and the Catholic Monarchs gave…€9,580 / m²
Marina Puente RomanoMarina Puente Romano contains 234 luxury beachfront apartments across three themed gardens on Marbella's…€27,411 / m²
ElviriaThe Elviria Hilton opened in 1969, inaugurated by Conrad Hilton as part of a planned 18-tower project that…€7,055 / m²
La Reserva de AlcuzcuzTerra Meridiana describes La Reserva del Alcuzcuz as a private, gated community north of Los Arqueros Golf…€7,809 / m²
The full ledger, all 77 zones →

Coda · every Friday

The Weekly Unhinged — the maddest listing, the wire in one paragraph, one number worth quoting.

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