Twenty minutes west of Marbella, Estepona has quietly become one of the most talked-about towns on the Costa del Sol, and for good reason. The old quarter's whitewashed streets are lined with thousands of potted flowers, and Calle Real and the surrounding alleys have turned into an open-air gallery thanks to an ambitious mural project that now covers dozens of building facades across the town.

Estepona's appeal goes well beyond its photogenic centre. The Orchidarium, a striking glass-domed botanical garden in the middle of town, houses one of Europe's largest orchid collections. The refurbished marina has brought a wave of new restaurants and boutiques, while the beachfront promenade stretches for kilometres past golden sand and family-friendly chiringuitos.

Just inland and along the New Golden Mile, the hillside area of La Panera has become a magnet for luxury villa development, prized for its panoramic sea and mountain views and easy access to championship golf courses. It's here that many of KAY Management's most spectacular properties are found, offering the seclusion of a hillside estate with Estepona's revitalised town centre only minutes away.