Villa in Nueva Andalucía, Marbella

Some houses are built to be admired. Villa Galatea was built to be lived in, and shared.

You arrive across water. Stepping stones lead over a reflecting pool to a 5m high and 500kg statement front door. Beyond it, a floor-to-ceiling glass wine wall and a backlit onyx bar set the tone for everything that follows.

Completed in 2021 and set high in Nueva Andalucía’s Golf Valley, the villa sits on a plot of 1397 m² and frames two of the Costa del Sol’s great views: the sculpted peak of La Concha on one side and the Mediterranean on the other.

At its heart is a double-height main living room. Lounge, dining and a Gaggenau kitchen flow together beneath a glass gallery, so whoever is cooking is never cut off from the conversation. Walls of sliding glass disappear completely onto a terrace with an infinity-edge pool, a jacuzzi and a covered outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired oven.

Upstairs, two principal suites look down over the living space and out to sea from their own terraces. The lower garden level holds four more bedroom suites, a private gym, a massage room and a lounge beneath a sky-light ceiling, with a private lift connecting every floor. Built and furnished by an international interior designer, the house is a perfect combination of contemporary style and practical living.

Then there is the roof: an entire level given over to the view, with a second outdoor kitchen and a sunken lounge around a fire table. Sunsets stretch from La Concha to the sea, perfect for evening drinks.

Home automation controls lighting, climate and blinds, and security is comprehensive. Covered parking takes four cars, and two further spaces are ready to become a cigar lounge, private club or office.

Nueva Andalucía is Marbella’s Golf Valley, and one of the most sought-after addresses on the coast. Las Brisas, Los Naranjos and Aloha golf courses are on the doorstep. Puerto Banús, with its marina, beaches and restaurants, is minutes away. Aloha College ‌and ‌other ‌leading ‌international schools ‌are ‌close ‌by, ‌Marbella centre ‌is ‌a ‌short drive, ‌and ‌Málaga airport ‌is ‌around 45 minutes.

The only ‌problem? ‌You ‌may ‌never ‌want ‌to ‌leave.