This apartment in Costa del Sol is on our shortlist for the same reasons most of our recommendations are — the building checks out, the asking price is honest for what you get, and we'd happily send a friend to view it.
Mijas Costa’s eastern strip runs along the headland marked by the El Faro lighthouse — the rocky promontory that splits the eastern Mijas coast from the longer urbanisation belt to the west. Property stock here is mostly low-rise, mostly older, and the headline product is sea-view apartments looking south or south-east. The premium for direct sea aspect over interior units in the same complex is meaningful and well-established. This is the more dramatic stretch of Mijas Costa, with cliffside terraces and direct beach access from many buildings. Refurbishment cycles run actively through older blocks, with renovation upside still available to buyers willing to take on the work.
A sea-view-led micro-market — pricing inside the same complex can vary 30%+ depending on aspect, so block-by-block knowledge matters more here than in the larger urbanisations.
- Sea-view apartments command a real per-square-metre premium
- Lighthouse-headland setting unique on the eastern Mijas coast
- Less crowded summer feel than the urbanisations to the west
- Equidistant from Marbella and Fuengirola
The numbers
| Reference | R5443933 |
| Type | apartment |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Built area | 64 m² |
| Terrace | 10 m² |
| City | El Faro, Costa del Sol |
| Source | Resales-Online |
