A new-build three-bedroom apartment in La Cala de Mijas, a kilometre from the beach. La Cala is the reason to look here rather than further west. It is a working coastal town rather than a resort strip: a proper seafront promenade, sandy beaches, restaurants that stay open in winter, and the everyday shops and services that a place actually needs. It stays calm out of season, which is the test most of this coast fails, and Marbella, Fuengirola and Málaga airport are all straightforward drives. 134 m² with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The layout is contemporary and open, built around light, with a generous terrace off the living area for eating outside and taking in the sea views. New build means current insulation, current installations and warranties still running — no renovation, no inherited plumbing, nothing to spend on after completion beyond furnishing. The communal areas were planned as an extension of the apartments rather than an afterthought: a swimming pool set in landscaped gardens with places to sit, and a fully equipped gym inside the complex. For an owner here part of the year, a gym in the building gets used in a way that a gym fifteen minutes away does not. A kilometre from the sand is the honest distance — walkable at a steady pace, a two-minute drive, and far enough back to keep the price sensible and the summer nights quiet. This suits a couple or a small family wanting a new, low-maintenance home on a stretch of coast that still functions as a town. It is not a trophy address and does not pretend to be; it is a well-built apartment in a place people actually live. 134 m² built. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, terrace, sea views, communal pool, landscaped gardens, gym, new build, 1 km from the beach.