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EUR 6,057,000
562 m² Living Area
Cumbre del Sol
A 370-hectare urbanisation of sea-view villas within Benitachell, built out in phases since the 1970s around private coves and panoramic clifftop plots
Cumbre del Sol is a large, purpose-built clifftop urbanisation covering roughly 370 hectares (3.7 million m2), developed by the Costa Blanca builder VAPF . It is administratively part of Benitachell, not a town in its own right - see this series' dedicated Benitachell pack for the municipality's village centre, inland zones (Les Fonts, La Joya, Los Molinos) and full local context. Planning and initial earthworks began in the early 1970s - most vividly, the cliff at what is now Cala del Moraig was dynamited in 1973 specifically to give the development beach access - with the urbanisation built out in phases from the 1980s onward . The development is organised into a series of named residential zones, generally themed around plants and flowers - among those identified: Lirios (including the "Lirios Design" sub-zone of contemporary villas), Jazmines (marketed as a luxury-villa zone), Kalmias, Dalias, Magnolias, Montecala, Begonias, and further zones including Pueblo de la Paz and Pueblo Panorama . Families have direct access to LAUDE The Lady Elizabeth School, a British international school (ages 1-18) physically sited at Cumbre del Sol's northern entrance - a genuine on-the-ground amenity, not simply a nearby option.
Cumbre del Sol's own coastline is Cala del Moraig, a ~300m gravel-and-pebble cove (Blue Flag since 2015, most recently confirmed for 2025) that is, notably, an artificial creation: the cliff here was dynamited in 1973 by Cumbre del Sol's own developer specifically to give the new urbanisation beach access . At its southern end sits the Cova dels Arcs, a sea cave with two natural limestone arches over a karst system connected to the underground Riu Blanc, reachable by kayak or snorkel . Further round the coast, reachable on foot from within the urbanisation via the signed SL-CV 50 trail, are Cala Llebeig (shared boundary with Moraira, boat- or hike-only, 45-60 minutes, no facilities - see the Moraira pack) and Cala dels Testos/Los Tiestos, reachable only by sea (~400m) or via a ravine route requiring three rope rappels of 8-15m .
Cumbre del Sol directly borders the Parc Natural de la Granadella (roughly 700 hectares, shared with Javea) - see lifestyleleisure below for the equestrian centre sited against it. The wider cliff coastline sits within the PATIVEL coastal-protection framework (originally ~422 hectares within 1,000m of shore across Marina Alta) , though The Barranc del Moraig ravine and its underground Riu Blanc river, discharging at Cala Moraig, run along the urbanisation's southern edge .
No Michelin-recognised restaurant - starred or the unstarred "Recommended" tier - was found within Cumbre del Sol itself . The nearest genuine Michelin dining is a short drive away: BonAmb (two stars) and Tula (one star) in Javea, and Sand and Nazario Cano (both "Recommended," unstarred) in Moraira - both covered in this series' companion packs . Day-to-day dining relies on the restaurants within Cumbre del Sol's own commercial zones and the wider Benitachell village.
Hipica Canada del Sol, an equestrian centre sited in Cumbre del Sol's own Begonias zone, borders the Parc Natural de la Granadella directly and offers guided trail rides into the park, riding lessons and horse boarding - one of the development's most distinctive on-site amenities. LAUDE The Lady Elizabeth School (ages 1-18) sits at the urbanisation's northern entrance . There is no golf course on-site: Club de Golf Javea is the nearest, though its confirmed postal address places it in Javea rather than Benitachell/Cumbre del Sol ; Club de Golf Ifach (Benissa, 9 holes) is a further short drive .
Cumbre del Sol's defining character is contemporary, clifftop villa architecture across its named zones - Lirios Design's modern villas and Jazmines' luxury stock among the most frequently marketed - typically with infinity pools and panoramic sea views, reflecting the clifftop plots created by the 1970s-80s development . Outdoor life centres on the SL-CV 50 clifftop trail to the surrounding coves, riding at Hipica Canada del Sol, and the low-density, privacy-led villa lifestyle the development was built around.
No /m2 index isolating Cumbre del Sol alone (separate from the wider Benitachell municipality average) was found. The clearest evidence of its premium positioning comes from an Engel & Volkers report, covered by Alicante Plaza (April 2025): Cumbre del Sol and Altea Hills are named as the only two zones on the Costa Blanca North axis where the average price per home exceeds 1 million, for properties averaging 251-326m2 - a genuinely strong signal given that most of this coast's towns sell on /m2, not average-price-per-home. By contrast, Idealista's municipality-wide Benitachell figure (August 2025) is 3,335/m2 - a blended figure that includes the more modest inland zones covered in the Benitachell pack, so it understates Cumbre del Sol's own positioning rather than describing it directly. No registrar or notary-level buyer-nationality breakdown specific to Cumbre del Sol exists; regional context only shows 84% of buyers as foreign across the "Altea-Calp-Moraira-Benissa axis" in the same Engel & Volkers report - presented here as background, not a Cumbre del Sol-specific figure. Marketing copy commonly cites Scandinavian and Belgian buyers as prominent in Cumbre del Sol specifically; this could not be corroborated against registrar data and should not be stated as fact without further sourcing. Asking-price ranges quoted in individual developer marketing (e.g. villas from roughly 600k up to 4M+ in the Jazmines/Lirios zones) are soft, unverified marketing figures, not an index, and are not restated here as fact.
It's part of Benitachell - administratively, Cumbre del Sol is a large (370-hectare) clifftop urbanisation within the Benitachell municipality (El Poble Nou de Benitatxell), not a town of its own . See this series' Benitachell pack for the wider municipality, including its inland village and other coastal zones.
A purpose-built, 370-hectare clifftop residential resort developed by VAPF, with planning and initial earthworks starting in the early 1970s and build-out continuing in phases from the 1980s onward . It's organised into a series of named zones - Lirios, Jazmines, Kalmias, Dalias, Magnolias, Montecala and Begonias among them - each with its own villa styles and pricing .
This name appears in real buyer search demand for the development, but Confirm directly with the developer or local agency before using this name in published copy.
No single index ranks one above the other - both are marketed as the development's premium modern-villa zones (Lirios Design for contemporary architecture, Jazmines for luxury villas), and no independent pricing source was found that separates the two . Treat both as top-tier within Cumbre del Sol rather than asserting a ranking.
Yes - LAUDE The Lady Elizabeth School, a British international school for ages 1-18, is physically sited at the urbanisation's northern entrance, genuinely on-site rather than simply nearby .
The strongest available signal is that Cumbre del Sol (with Altea Hills) is one of only two zones on the whole Costa Blanca North axis where the average price per home exceeds 1 million - a clear marker of premium demand.
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