Villa
Villa Alamanda
786
EUR 4,450,000
903 m² Living Area
Finestrat
A hillside town in its own right, not a Benidorm suburb: gated golf-villa developments around Sierra Cortina and Balcon de Finestrat, a Blue Flag pocket beach, and Puig Campana as a backdrop
Finestrat's old town sits at 238m elevation, around 12km by road from Benidorm and roughly 55km from Alicante airport - close enough for daily convenience, far enough to have a genuinely separate identity rather than reading as a Benidorm suburb. That separation is reinforced by geography: the near-vertical profile of Puig Campana (1,406m, the second-highest peak in Alicante province) dominates the skyline immediately behind the village , and the municipality's small stretch of coastline - around 267m, centred on Cala de Finestrat - is a pocket beach rather than a resort seafront . The property market splits along the same lines: gated golf-villa urbanisations at Sierra Cortina and Balcon de Finestrat sit inland alongside the old pueblo, while a smaller apartment stock clusters around Cala de Finestrat itself, giving buyers a choice between hillside villa living and a walkable beach base, both within a 10-15 minute drive of Benidorm's amenities.
Cala de Finestrat, a small, sheltered 270m bay of fine golden sand between the headlands of La Barreta and El Xoriguer, is the town's own beach - Blue Flag-awarded, one of the first smoke-free beaches in the Valencian Community, and popular with snorkellers for its rocky, marine-life-rich seabed . Benidorm's much larger Poniente and Levante beaches are a short drive further along the coast for buyers who want more scale and amenities.
Puig Campana (1,406m), the second-highest peak in Alicante province, rises immediately behind Finestrat and is the area's defining natural landmark, complete with the legendary rock-cut notch known as the Tajo de Roldan . The waymarked PR-CV 289 circular route (around 11km) rings the mountain at a moderate grade, while the summit hike itself is a serious, poorly-marked 5-8 hour round trip with no water source on the ascent - rewarded with views over Benidorm and the Mediterranean .
Finestrat's own dining scene is modest - old-town and urbanisation restaurants covering Spanish and international menus - with no Michelin-recognised restaurant listed for the town itself as of the MICHELIN Guide Espana 2026 . The nearest starred kitchen is El Xato in La Nucia (one star, roughly 20 minutes away); Benidorm's much larger restaurant scene is a 10-15 minute drive for buyers wanting more everyday choice.
Two golf courses anchor Finestrat's leisure offer: Puig Campana Golf, a 9-hole course built in 2016 straddling the Finestrat/Villajoyosa countryside with views to both the village and the coast , and the Melia Villaitana resort's two 18-hole Nicklaus Design courses (Levante and Poniente), just over the Benidorm boundary, with Sierra de Finestrat and Mediterranean views from the fairways . La Marina shopping centre and the Terra Mitica theme park are both close by for family-oriented leisure.
Hiking and cycling routes radiate from the base of Puig Campana, and the gated golf-villa urbanisations - Sierra Cortina, Balcon de Finestrat - are built around private pools, terraces and mountain-and-sea outlooks rather than street-level living: an outdoor-living style closer to a rural retreat than a resort strip, with Benidorm's beach promenade a short drive away when wanted.
As of May 2026, Idealista's price-report data shows Finestrat's two tracked sub-zones moving in different directions: Finestrat Pueblo (old town and inland urbanisations) averaged 3,346/m2, up 1.7% month-on-month, 3.7% against February 2026, and 5.3% year-on-year; Cala de Finestrat (the coastal pocket) averaged 2,920/m2, down 1.5% month-on-month and 2.6% against February 2026, but still up 6.8% year-on-year . An earlier, less granular snapshot put a town-wide average around 3,254/m2 (September 2025) Long-term rental asking prices in and around Finestrat run from roughly 1,650/month for an apartment, with a 2-bedroom in Balcon de Finestrat quoted at 1,725/month
Puig Campana mountain, gated golf-villa urbanisations (Sierra Cortina, Balcon de Finestrat), and its own small Blue Flag beach at Cala de Finestrat - while sitting close enough to Benidorm's beaches and nightlife for a 10-15 minute drive, without being part of Benidorm itself .
Quiet by design - a handful of old-town and urbanisation bars and restaurants rather than a nightlife strip. Buyers wanting Benidorm's clubs, bars and late-night dining have it a short drive away, which is part of Finestrat's appeal as the calmer, more residential alternative .
Yes, particularly for buyers wanting mountain and golf-villa living within easy reach of Benidorm's beaches and amenities, without living inside a high-rise resort. The trade-off: a limited restaurant and retail scene of its own, and a hillier, more car-dependent layout than beachfront Benidorm.
It varies by zone: Finestrat Pueblo and the inland urbanisations averaged 3,346/m2 in May 2026, while the coastal Cala de Finestrat pocket averaged 2,920/m2 . Premium gated golf communities such as Sierra Cortina are understood to command a further premium over both averages, though no independently-sourced /m2 figure specific to Sierra Cortina villas was found for this draft.
Around 55km (roughly 39 minutes) from Alicante airport, and about 12km by road from Benidorm .
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