A villa is lived in more than it is looked at. These pieces cover the rhythm of the year, the school run, life beside the fairways and the quiet work of keeping a house in order.
How Marbella's mild winters, dry summers, winds and light shape villa life, from pool heating and irrigation to the best months to view houses.
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The international schools families name most, how the school run shapes your choice of neighbourhood, and sport, healthcare and language in Marbella.
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Marbella's golf courses and what frontline golf means for a villa: views, privacy, stray balls, community rules, club membership and resale appeal.
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How Marbella villa owners organise house managers, pools, gardens, housekeeping, security, insurance, utilities and maintenance, and how to budget.
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Lladró sponsored the Country & Town House Interiors evening in London and gave its cordless Firefly lamp, designed with Olga Hanono, as the prize.
Read the guideAnswer six questions about how you want to live and see which three neighbourhoods fit you best, with the reasons.
Open 02CalculatorTaxes and fees on a resale or new-build villa in Andalusia, plus an estimate of the yearly running costs.
Open 03CalculatorWeekly rates and booked weeks by season, management, costs and non-resident tax: what a holiday let may leave you.
Open 04Sun pathThe path of the sun over Marbella on any day, the hours of sun on a terrace and where the sun sets for your orientation.
Open 05Side by sidePut up to three neighbourhoods side by side: price bands, plots, drive times and how each scores for beach, golf, privacy and family life.
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