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New Build Apartments for Sale in Albir Beach with Sea Views | Apartment Girasol 1
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EUR 1,000,000
Alfaz del Pi
Between Benidorm and Altea: a Blue Flag beach at Albir, the Far de l'Albir lighthouse walk into Serra Gelada Natural Park, and one of the most established Scandinavian communities on the Costa Blanca
L'Alfas del Pi is one of the Costa Blanca's most established international communities, combining a vibrant year round lifestyle with excellent amenities and a welcoming atmosphere. Home to around 21,000 residents, the municipality is particularly renowned for its large Scandinavian population, especially its thriving Norwegian community, which has shaped the town's international character alongside long established Dutch, Belgian, German and British residents. This diverse population supports a wide range of international schools, healthcare services and cultural facilities, creating one of Spain's most cosmopolitan residential markets. Property is centred around two distinct areas. Albir offers premium beachfront apartments, modern villas and a lively coastal setting, while Alfaz del Pi Pueblo and the surrounding residential neighbourhoods provide larger homes and more affordable prices within easy reach of the coast. Together, they offer a balanced market that appeals to permanent residents, retirees, second home buyers and investors alike.
Raco de l'Albir, the municipality's Blue Flag beach, anchors the coastal Albir district with a seafront promenade and modern apartment developments. L'Alfas del Pi holds the Blue Flag for Albir beach plus six Blue Centre distinctions and a Blue Trail award for the lighthouse path, putting the total at eight environmental/quality accolades and giving the municipality, by its own account, the highest count of these distinctions of any European municipality
The Far de l'Albir lighthouse walk is the area's signature nature route: a flat, fully paved, wheelchair-and-stroller-accessible 5km round trip (2.5km each way) through Serra Gelada Natural Park, passing a small rock-cut tunnel, the hidden Cala del Metge cove and the "Boca de la Ballena" rock formation, with views over the Bay of Altea and the Serra de Bernia. The lighthouse itself was built in 1863, restored in 2011, and now houses a small interpretive centre. Serra Gelada's wider coastal ridge continues toward Benidorm and Altea for longer hikes.
L'Alfas del Pi and Albir have a wide everyday dining scene reflecting the town's international population - Scandinavian, Dutch and Mediterranean restaurants sit alongside typical Spanish options - but no Michelin-recognised restaurant is listed for the municipality itself in the MICHELIN Guide Espana 2026. The nearest starred kitchen is El Xato in La Nucia (one star), a short drive inland.
Community infrastructure built around the town's international population is the leisure standout: Norwegian schools and elder-care centres, active Scandinavian, Dutch, Belgian, British and German resident networks, and year-round international events. The Crist del Bon Encert church (built 1784), with its symbolic pine tree in the square, remains the town's central historic landmark. Golf, cycling and hiking are all within a short drive via Serra Gelada and the wider Marina Baixa golf cluster.
The Albir seafront promenade supports year-round walking, running and cycling, the Far de l'Albir route gives an easy, paved coastal-nature walk suitable for most fitness levels and mobility needs, and Serra Gelada's cliff-top trails extend the range for more serious hikers - an outdoor-living profile that suits retirees and lifestyle buyers as much as active buyers.
L'Alfas del Pi continues to demonstrate steady price growth, supported by strong international demand and its established reputation as one of the Costa Blanca's most popular year round residential destinations. As of March 2026, the municipality's average asking price stood at approximately 2,998/m2, representing a 0.7% increase month on month and a 2.1% rise compared with March 2025. While annual growth has moderated, values remain on a sustained upward trajectory.
Significant price variations exist across the municipality. L'Albir Zona Playa is both the most sought after and highest priced area, with average asking prices of around 3,016/m2, reflecting its beachfront location, modern apartment developments and strong international appeal. By comparison, residential areas such as Colonia Escandinavia Cautivador and Alfaz del Pi Pueblo Urbanizaciones average around 2,100/m2, offering more affordable housing while remaining within easy reach of the coast.
The rental market has also strengthened, with average asking rents reaching approximately 14.00/m2 per month, an increase of more than 11% since late 2023. Demand is underpinned by a combination of permanent residents, lifestyle relocations and long stay international visitors, contributing to consistently low vacancy rates in the municipality's most desirable areas.
Long term performance remains particularly encouraging. Over the past five years, asking prices have increased by approximately 34.5% for houses and 37.5% for apartments, highlighting the municipality's resilience and its continued appeal among both owner occupiers and property investors.
| Type | Average | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| apartments | EUR 3,020/m2 | +2.1% |
| houses | EUR 2,550/m2 | +2.1% |
| villas | EUR 3,350/m2 | +2.1% |
Yes, particularly for buyers who value an established, year-round international community over a purely tourist-season resort. Its Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian and German communities are among the most institutionally developed on the Costa Blanca - supported by dedicated schools and care facilities - and the Albir seafront offers a Blue Flag beach and a paved coastal lighthouse walk rather than only a summer beach strip.
Yes. The scale of its resident international population - estimated at several thousand Norwegians alone, alongside long-established Dutch, Belgian, German and British communities - points to a genuinely year-round, rather than seasonal, town, reinforced by dedicated Norwegian-government-funded schools and elder-care centres.
Alfaz del Pi is a lower-rise, more residential municipality between Benidorm and Altea, built around the Albir beachfront and a large, settled international community rather than mass tourism. Property here trades across a wider price range depending on district, from Albir's beachfront premium down to the inland pueblo and Colonia Escandinavia areas.
It varies sharply by district: as of March 2026, L'Albir-Zona Playa averaged 3,016/m2, against 2,093/m2 in Colonia Escandinavia-Cautivador and 2,072/m2 in Alfaz del Pi Pueblo-Urbanizaciones.
Around 49km, roughly a 40-45 minute drive.
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