During the last 20 years the city of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol has become a very popular place for many of the worlds rich and famous to purchase a holiday home. In fact as a result of these purchases the value of property has gone up quite substantially and the influx of Nuevo Riche into the area has been increased, although not always to the benefit of the area.
But it isn't just the rich and famous that are now flocking to this part of Spain so are many who enjoy playing golf. Today there are now more than 60 well designed and well maintained golf courses that can be reached from the city of Marbella, many of which are only less than 10 minutes drive from it.
As mentioned above there have been various stars who have chosen to establish a home (permanent or holiday) in this part of Spain. The most well known of all of these is of course Antonio Banderos who owns a villa in the area of Los Monteros that is situated close to the beach. This has become very much his home now and where he and his wife Melanie Griffiths choose to spend most of the year with their daughter who was born in the hospital in Marbella in 1999.
However, along with Antonio Banderos there are many other starts that have chosen this part of Spain to live. This includes people such as Sean Connery, Joan Collins, Sir Alan Sugar and Dolph Lundgren who chose to set up home here.
The reason that they choose this part of Europe is that they are offered a great deal of privacy. The same which you can also be provided with when staying in one of the many exclusive developments that are situated around the city.