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Puerto Marina, Benalmadena
This exceptional new-build penthouse is situated in the highly sought-after Puerto Marina area of Benalmadena, Malaga, offering a unique blend of luxury, comfo…
We know the footbridges here intimately — which of the floating islands catch the morning sun and which face the evening noise off the restaurant quay. When we walk you round Puerto Marina, we point out what you only learn from years of doing exactly that.
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Penthouses here are the homes people picture when they imagine living on the water. Most are two- and three-bedroom, with a steady run of one-bed units suited to a lock-up-and-leave, and the prized examples sit on Las Islas — the small moated blocks you reach over the gated footbridges, where the upper floor is a duplex with its own private stair up to a roof terrace. Dos Mares, Palacio Poniente and the Pueblo Marinero quarter all hold penthouses too; the difference between them is usually the pool, the aspect and how directly you look over the moorings.
As a guide, a penthouse in Puerto Marina generally runs from the mid-hundreds of thousands for a compact one- or two-bed up into seven figures for a large duplex with full marina frontage and a wraparound terrace. Buyers tend to be split between holiday owners who want the terrace and the walk to the restaurants, and a smaller group of year-round residents. We'll always tell you which terraces actually catch the afternoon sun and which face the car park, and where the asking price has run ahead of what the view justifies.
Puerto Marina sits at the eastern edge of Benalmádena Costa, on the stretch of coast between Torremolinos and Fuengirola. It is the marina itself and the homes built around and within it: a working harbour of berths, quayside restaurants, the Sea Life aquarium and a small run of shops, wrapped by terraces of apartments. The defining feature is the cluster of low white blocks that rise straight out of the water, linked by footbridges, that locals simply call the islands. They were built in the mid-1990s and you will not find anything else quite like them on the Costa del Sol.
Penthouses lead here, the type buyers ask for most, usually with a wide terrace angled at the masts and the open sea beyond. Below them sit one, two and three-bedroom apartments, many of them on or over the water in the island blocks and along the quays, with duplex penthouses crowning the taller buildings. The architecture is a deliberate blend of Andalusian white with Arabic and Indian touches, kept low so the harbour stays the focus. Homes facing the marina trade a little evening quiet for the view and the life of the quays; those set back toward the Las Islas and Dos Mares side are calmer.
Puerto Marina suits people who want the harbour on their doorstep rather than a quiet residential street. That means lock-up-and-leave second-home owners who like walking out to dinner and a boat trip, year-round residents who value the buzz and the short walk to everything, and buyers with one eye on holiday letting, since the marina draws visitors through the warmer months. If you want silence and a garden, this is not the pocket for you, and we will say so. If you want to step off your terrace into the life of the port, few places match it.
As a guide that holds across the cycle rather than a snapshot, smaller studios and one-bedroom apartments here generally start in the mid-hundreds of thousands. Two and three-bedroom apartments with a marina aspect typically run from the high six figures, and the larger duplex penthouses with the best water views reach into the one-to-two-million band. Aspect, floor and how directly the home faces the harbour move the number as much as size does, and we will always tell you when an asking price is ahead of what the position justifies.
Málaga airport is about twenty minutes up the A-7. The nearest railway is the Arroyo de la Miel–Benalmádena station on the Cercanías C1 line, a fifteen-to-twenty-minute walk or a short taxi from the quays, with trains roughly every twenty minutes and Málaga city around half an hour away. Beaches sit either side: the dark sand below Bil-Bil castle and the town beaches toward Arroyo de la Miel are a few minutes on foot. Torrequebrada golf and the Benalmádena International College are a short drive west, and buses link the marina to the pueblo in the hills above.
We are a family agency, Bianca and Omèr, and we have spent twenty years on this coast. We would rather tell you a home is wrongly priced, or that a particular island block gets the wind, than push a sale that does not suit you. If Puerto Marina sounds like your kind of place, or you simply want to know which terraces hold the afternoon sun, drop us a line.
As a typical guide, penthouses in Puerto Marina range from roughly the mid-hundreds of thousands of euros for a compact one- or two-bedroom unit up into seven figures for a large duplex penthouse with direct marina frontage and a wraparound roof terrace. Price is driven mainly by terrace size, the directness of the marina view and whether the block has a community pool.
The most sought-after penthouses are on Las Islas, the small water-surrounded blocks reached by gated footbridges, where the top homes are duplexes with a private internal stair to their own roof terrace. Dos Mares, Palacio Poniente and the Pueblo Marinero quarter also offer penthouses; the trade-offs between them are usually the aspect, the pool and how directly the terrace looks over the moorings.
Most are two- or three-bedroom, with a steady supply of one-bedroom units that work well as lock-up-and-leave boltholes. The defining feature of the better penthouses is the duplex layout: a top floor with independent access up to a private roof terrace, giving open-air space and harbour views well above the surrounding rooflines.
Puerto Marina is the marina at the eastern end of Benalmádena Costa, in Málaga province on the Costa del Sol, between Torremolinos and Fuengirola. The homes are built around and within the harbour, including the distinctive white island blocks that rise from the water and are linked by footbridges. Málaga airport is about twenty minutes away by car.
The mix is led by penthouses, typically with wide sea-facing terraces, alongside one, two and three-bedroom apartments and duplex penthouses. Many sit directly on or over the water in the island blocks and along the quays. The buildings are deliberately low-rise, blending Andalusian white with Arabic and Indian detailing, so the harbour remains the focus.
As a general guide rather than a fixed figure, studios and one-bedroom apartments usually start in the mid-hundreds of thousands of euros, two and three-bedroom apartments with a marina aspect run from the high six figures, and the larger duplex penthouses with the best water views reach into the one-to-two-million band. Floor, aspect and how directly the home faces the harbour affect the price as much as size.
Yes. Málaga airport is roughly twenty minutes by car along the A-7, and the Arroyo de la Miel–Benalmádena station on the Cercanías C1 line is a fifteen-to-twenty-minute walk or short taxi from the quays, with Málaga city about half an hour by train. Beaches, including the sand below Bil-Bil castle, are a few minutes on foot, and Torrequebrada golf and an international school are a short drive away.
