Andalusian Villa, Puerto del Almendro, Benahavís

Five-bedroom Andalusian villa for sale in Puerto del Almendro, Benahavís, with south-facing sea views to Morocco, a heated pool and a plot of over 3,000 m². The house is set over two levels with mature gardens and a high degree of privacy. It was renovated by the previous owner, including all electrics and plumbing, and is in excellent condition, with considerable scope for a new owner to enlarge it and take it to a higher specification.

Puerto del Almendro sits in the hills above San Pedro de Alcántara, a forested residential setting with easy access to the coast. Puerto Banús is an eight-minute drive, Marbella old town sixteen minutes and Málaga Airport forty-three minutes. La Quinta and Los Arqueros golf courses are both six minutes by car, and international schools, including Laude San Pedro and Aloha College, are within a seven to thirteen-minute drive. Benahavís is sought after for its space and greenery close to the coast, and Puerto del Almendro is one of its most established addresses.

The entrance level holds the main living spaces. A bright living room opens directly onto a covered outdoor lounge terrace, and the kitchen and dining room are open plan. The master bedroom sits at the far end of the living area with its own en-suite bathroom, and a wraparound terrace links the kitchen to the master suite and leads to a jacuzzi area with sea views across to Morocco. To the left of the entry hall, a second bedroom with its own terrace and covered porch is currently used as a studio. It shares the guest WC at present, although there is space to add an en-suite bathroom. A double garage with drive-through access via two gates completes this level.

The lower level opens onto the garden and pool and works largely as its own area, connected to the main floor by a compact internal staircase. It holds two bedrooms within the main house and a third with its own entrance, suitable as a guest suite or staff accommodation. Outside, an outdoor kitchen sits beside a dining area, and the heated pool has a sun deck and a shaded pergola. A bodega at the foot of the stairs provides wine storage, and the villa has air conditioning throughout.

The existing villa complies with the planning parameters for Puerto del Almendro and uses less than half of the buildable volume permitted on the plot, which leaves considerable scope to extend the house, improve the link between the two levels or add a guest house, subject to a project and licence. For families looking at villas for sale in Benahavís, Casa Lara is a well-kept home that can be lived in from day one and grown over time on a plot that allows for much more.