After over 40 years of gradual development mostly by individual owners from more than 20 different countries Monte de los Almendros is now a mature, international residential area quite unlike the recently built mainly concrete urbanisations of virtually identical houses that have sprung up in recent years all over Spain. The mature gardens and protected green zones with an abundance of shrubs and trees have transformed what was formerly a rather barren hillside into a green oasis where birdsong can be heard constantly and where other wildlife including red squirrels have also made their homes.

And as an added bonus for their owners, the properties here enjoy some of the best views to be found anywhere. Depending on where a property is situated on this multi faceted hillside, the views include the snow topped mountains of the Sierra Nevada, the castle of Salobreña and of course the sea, with some villas having panoramic views encompassing all three!

There are currently 335 houses here with around 140 unbuilt plots although many of these belong to the owners of adjacent houses who have no intention of building on them. The total land area of Monte de los Almendros is around 67.56 hectares with some 6.82 hectares being protected green zones. In the centre of the community are the two communal swimming pools, tennis court and recreational area exclusively for the use of owners and their guests.

Amongst the other features and characteristics of this much admired residential area:

• Truly international with owners from more than 20 countries although Spanish owners outnumber any other nationality
• Administration office with full time office manager
• 4 full time maintenance workers
• Individual post boxes with mail delivered each morning
• Broadband internet connections available to each property
• Own water supply
• Newly installed underground electrical infrastructure maintained by Sevillana
• All telephone wires will also be underground soon
• Street lighting, not yet in all streets but work in progress
• Financially healthy and well run community of owners
• Approx. 13 kms of asphalted roads in 38 streets
• Information website in various languages
• Altitude between 100 and 350 metres
• Meeting room/library under the admin office with wi-fi internet access

• Close to 3 international airports – Malaga, Granada and Almeria
• Almost sub tropical micro climate with average yearly temperatures of 18ºC
• Good local medical services with modern hospital in nearby Motril (10 minutes)
• Close (1 hour) to snow skiing in winter
• The beaches of Salobreña are within 10 minutes driving distance
• 18 hole golf course Los Moriscos at Playa Granada, Motril (10 minutes)
• Excellent choice of local restaurants and bars
• Modern supermarkets in Salobreña and a hypermarket in Motril
• 45 mins from Granada and Spain’s most famous historic attraction, the Alhambra.
• Motorway access from north, east and west soon to be completed
• Friendly and welcoming local population
• Low crime rate