Townhouse for sale in Casares Pueblo, Casares, Málaga

Tucked into the whitewashed streets of Casares, one of the most photographed pueblos blancos in Andalucía, this fully restored village house offers something rarely found in a historic setting: space. At 268 m² across four levels, it is a substantial home by any measure, and an exceptional one for the old town, where properties of this scale and position seldom come to market.

The renovation has been carried out with genuine respect for the building’s origins, retaining the original stonework, restored timber and thick stone walls that keep the interior cool through the summer and warm in winter, while introducing comforts that make it suitable as a permanent family home, a country retreat or a small boutique bed and breakfast. Photographs will never do this property justice; the detail and quality of the finish have to be seen.

Original antique doors open from the street into an open-plan rustic kitchen and two generous living areas, anchored by a Nordic wood burner for winter evenings. To the rear sits a small Andalusian courtyard, the traditional shaded patio that keeps the ground floor cool on the warmest days.

On the next level there is also a dedicated wellness area, unusual for a village house, with a private sauna, plunge bath, WC and a quiet corner for unwinding, alongside the property’s most distinctive feature: a beautifully preserved and still functioning stone well within the house itself.

Upstairs, oak floors run throughout the first floor, where the staircase arrives at a wonderful central room off which lie two characterful en-suite bedrooms, the principal bedroom with an additional private dressing/nursery room of its own. These are cool, calm rooms with traditional shutters.

A handcrafted wooden staircase leads on to a mezzanine that serves as a fourth bedroom or flexible storage space.

On the top floor, a third en-suite bedroom opens directly onto its own private terrace, with a separate utility area and the main rooftop solarium beyond, looking out across the tiled roofs of the old town to the silhouette of Casares Castle.

Throughout, the house is defined by the textures that give Casares its character: exposed wooden beams, handmade terracotta floors, antique doors and walls that have stood for generations. In practical terms, it is offered at roughly what it would cost to create, without the years of planning applications, rising build costs and the particular complexities of working within a protected village. The work is done, and it has been finished properly.

The house sits a few steps from the main plaza, with family-run bakeries and tapas bars within easy walking distance, and a short, flat stroll from free covered parking, a real convenience in an Andalusian village where parking is usually the first compromise. Beyond the village lie the mountain trails of the Sierra Crestellina and the open countryside of inland Andalucía.

Casares Pueblo occupies a natural balcony in the foothills of the Sierra Bermeja, around fifteen minutes by car from Casares Costa, Finca Cortesín and the beaches, with Estepona, Sotogrande and Gibraltar all within half an hour. It is the famous white village that has kept its character without becoming remote.

For anyone who has considered restoring a historic house and stopped at the scale of the undertaking, this is the finished article.