SEA AND MOUNTAIN VIEWS IN A SUPERB GARDEN SETTING

Distance to airport: 20 minutes to Malaga Airport

Distance to Benalmadena Pueblo: 1 km

Properties available: two bedroom apartments

Price range: Inquire from WPML for current prices.

Spain's Costa del Sol has been a popular holiday destination for British people for over 50 years. Its superb climate, popular coastal holiday resorts and spectacular mountain hinterland make the area highly sought-after for permanent and holiday homes.Add total security and support to its natural pulling power and you have the ingredients for a highly successful retirement development. Sensara, just above the resort of Benalmadena, is exactly that - a purpose-built complex for 55-plus residents with a vast range of communal facilities.

THE LOCATION

Less than two kilometres above Benalmadena Costa and with spectacular sea views, Sensara is just outside the pretty "white village" of Benalmadena Pueblo.

Benalmadena Pueblo is a typical small Andalucian village with pretty squares, fine restaurants and bars and a typical Spanish laid-back style of living.

Benalmadena Costa, on the coast, is a large and lively resort offering a wide range of bars, restaurants, shops and hotels and an excellent beach, promenade and harbour.

Sensara is just 20 minutes by road from Malaga Airport, with two hour plus flights to all the main UK main and regional airports.

The Costa del Sol has over 300 days of sunshine annually, with mild sunny winters, warm springs and autumns and hot summers.

The climate is healthy for all but particularly beneficial to people suffering from arthritic or bronchitic conditions.

Spain's medical services are second to none and superior to NHS care available in the UK.

Retired UK citizens are entitled to free healthcare from Spanish NHS under reciprocal agreements between member countries of the EU.

Designed as a safe, secure home in the sun, Sensara is a gated development set in 11,000 square metres of landscaped gardens with sitting areas, water features, etc.

It offers 24 hour CCTV security and its own security patrols day and night.Sensara has a multi-lingual concierge reception manned 24 hours a day, emergency medical cover if needed, and sports facilities including tennis, bowls, swimming pools and gymnasium. There are several fine golf courses within easy reach.

The development has its own clubhouse with restaurant, bar, games room, meeting room, sauna and Jacuzzi and Turkish baths.Other services include laundry service, multi-denominational chapel and a courtesy mini-coach for residents' use.

Nearby are local shopping facilities, including a supermarket and clinic.

The apartments (link to prices) include one bedroom and two bedroom apartments, duplex apartments and penthouses, all with security intercom systems, air conditioning and central heating, burglar and fire alarms, fitted kitchens and bathrooms and dining terraces, most with sea or mountain views.

Lifts will serve all apartments which will be covered by a 10 year structural insurance policy.

Sensara has plans for a close care nursing unit at a later date. This will operate on a rental basis.

*Prices subject to Euro/Sterling exchange fluctuations.