Puerto del Almendro

Puerto del Almendro — a gated pocket above the Ronda road, sea views and no passing traffic.

Puerto del Almendro is a small gated community in the Benahavís municipality, set into the lower foothills of the Serranía de Ronda. It sits just east of the A397 Ronda road, reached through Avenida de Ronda and the community's own gated entrance, a short way before Monte Halcones. It is bordered to the south and east by Los Arqueros Golf and Country Club, which gives it green edges on two sides and keeps through-traffic away. The AP-7 toll motorway runs roughly a couple of kilometres south, so you are tucked into the countryside without being cut off from it.

The homes: villas first, with apartments folded into the hillside

Villas dominate here — large single-family houses on sizeable plots, many in an Andalusian idiom softened with contemporary interiors, set in mature gardens with private pools. Alongside them sit smaller complexes of apartments, ground-floor units with their own gardens, and penthouses, several with shared pools, gardens and the occasional spa or gym. The land slopes naturally to the south, which is the detail that matters: it protects the south-facing sea views from being built out, so the better-positioned homes look down the valley toward the coast, and on clear days across to Gibraltar and the Moroccan coast beyond.

Who tends to buy here

This suits buyers who want a genuine villa with land and a view but still want San Pedro, Puerto Banús and the golf within a few minutes' drive — families, golfers, and second-home owners who value privacy and a quiet street over the bustle of the marina. It is a community that trades on calm rather than show, and it appeals to people who already know the area and have decided the foothills suit them better than the seafront.

What you'd typically pay

As a rough guide, apartments and ground-floor homes here generally run from around one million euros, with larger contemporary villas reaching well into the multi-millions depending on plot, view and finish. The spread is wide for a pocket this size, so position does most of the work on price — a protected south-facing outlook commands a real premium over a home that sits lower or looks inward. We'll always give you the honest read on where a particular asking price sits.

Getting around, schools and golf

San Pedro Alcántara is about five minutes away for everyday shops, markets and the beach promenade; Puerto Banús and the nearest beaches are a short drive on from there, and the village of Benahavís with its restaurants is close by inland. Los Arqueros Golf sits on the doorstep, with the wider Golf Valley courses within easy reach. For families, Atalaya International College near La Alquería and Aloha College in Nueva Andalucía are both a manageable drive, and most international schools run bus routes that cover this part of Benahavís. Málaga and Gibraltar airports are each around forty-five minutes via the AP-7.

How we work

We are Bianca and Omèr, and we have spent twenty years on this stretch of the Costa del Sol. In a pocket as small and varied as Puerto del Almendro, the difference between two villas a hundred metres apart can be the whole point, so we'll show you the homes that actually hold their view and tell you plainly when one is over-priced. If you're weighing up the foothills above the Ronda road, drop us a line.