The estate from above at sunset, villas set into the hillside.

Almuñécar · Costa Tropical

The Estate

Forty thousand square metres of hillside, shared by everyone who stays.

Cantalobos

A family hill above the sea

Palacio de Cantalobos is a privately owned estate on a secluded sea-view plateau above Almuñécar, Costa Tropical in Andalucía, between the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean. Relaxed luxury among lush botanical gardens, perfect for family gatherings, celebrations and events. The Lindau Modell family bought the hill in 2012 and have run it since: four villas and The Suites, set across gravelled paths, terraces and orchards.

Cantalobos means the singing wolves. The hill is meant to be walked at a gentle pace, not seen all at once. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, avocados, mangoes and olives grow this far north, and outdoor living isn't an amenity here — it's the default.

Everything on this page belongs to the hill, not to any one home, and is there for everyone who stays.

40,000
Square metres of hillside
~100
Metres of elevation
300+
Days of sunshine a year
5 min
To Almuñécar
1 h
To Málaga Airport

Gallery

The estate from straight above: pools, roofs and terraced slopes curving round the hill.
The villas and El Palacio from the air, stepped down the hillside with their pools.
Palms and gravel below, the green valley, the mountains and the sea beyond.
El Palacio: the pool and loungers, the white facade and its long terrace above.
El Palacio's heated pool from above, loungers along one side and the mountains all around.
Loungers along the heated pool, the valley and the sea beyond.
The atrium at El Palacio: a high timber ceiling above a wrought-iron gallery.
The atrium seen from the gallery, sofas arranged on the marble floor below.
The lounge at El Palacio, deep sofas and the sea beyond the windows.
The lounge with the bar beyond, art on the walls and soft evening light.
The meeting room, round tables and chairs beneath framed photographs.
A terrace of wrought-iron armchairs around low tables, the mountains beyond.
The covered terrace: armchairs and sofas facing the valley and the coast.
A quiet corner of the terrace, chairs around a table above the terraced valley.
The covered terrace with a long wrought-iron table and the sea in the distance.
A long table set for dinner on the terrace at night, candles lit.
Rackets and balls resting by the net of the Cantalobos padel court.
The open-air yoga and mindfulness area beneath the trees, the mountains beyond.
A marble staircase with a wrought-iron rail, a mountain photograph on the wall.
A carved wooden door, its old blue paint worn with age.
Sunrise over the coast, the hills and the white villas still in shadow.
The estate lit at dusk, the lights of Almuñécar along the shore below.

Where you stay

Each home is private and has a page of its own. What follows is shared by all of them.

Four villas and The Suites

El Cortijo's covered terrace at sunset.
El Cortijo
Villa Naranja's pool and terrace.
Villa Naranja
Villa Limón's pool and garden.
Villa Limón
Villa Mango's pool, high on the hillside.
Villa Mango
The Suites seen from above, the coast beyond.
The Suites

Shared · El Palacio

El Palacio, the shared spaces

El Palacio is where the hill comes together: spaces on the scale of a crowd, for guests staying on the estate and for groups holding meetings and celebrations.

  • Atrium with a nine-metre timber ceiling
  • Large shared kitchen for cooking and dining together
  • Meeting and conference room
  • Heated pool, 14 × 5 m, with sun loungers
  • Terraces, a patio and a barbecue area
  • Mobile bar with a beer tap
  • Champagne and wine cellar
  • Shuffleboard
  • Personal concierge

Laid for a long dinner, a workshop or a wedding: Meet, Gatherings, Weddings.

The atrium at El Palacio, a high timber ceiling above a wrought-iron gallery.

Shared · Opening late 2026

La Plaza

La Plaza is the estate's room for conferences, dinners and celebrations: 13 × 13 metres under a 6.5-metre timber roof, with the sea and the sunset beyond.

  • 13 × 13 m, 6.5 m ceiling
  • Up to 60 seated at tables
  • Room for a dance floor

Set for a conference, a gala dinner or a wedding: Meet, Gatherings, Weddings.

La Plaza laid for dinner: round tables under the timber roof, the sea and the sunset beyond.

Layouts & capacities

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Theatre set-up
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Dinner
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Long tables
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Banquet

Capacity by set-up

BoardroomU‑shapeTheatreMingleDining
3026708060

Capacities are indicative and are confirmed in your proposal.

Shared · Food & wine

The table and the cellar

Local produce and Andalusian tradition, with wines from the region. Meals are where the day gathers itself, and the chef and the cellar are there for the whole hill.

  • The Cantalobos chef and catering, on request
  • Paella and tapas, made together
  • Champagne and wine cellar at El Palacio
  • Private tastings with the family behind the Calvente vineyard
A private wine tasting with the family from the Calvente vineyard.

Shared · The grounds

Out on the hill

Gravelled paths link terraces, orchards and quiet corners. These places belong to the hill, and are open to every guest.

Rackets and balls resting by the net of the Cantalobos padel court.

Padel

The padel court

The estate's own court lies between the villas, with the mountains all around. It is open to every guest from 8 am to 9 pm, no booking needed: rackets and balls are in the cabinet beside the court, or in your villa. A game before breakfast, a rematch before dinner.

Ripe mangoes hanging from a tree, the green valley and the mountains beyond.

Orchards

The Fruit Orchards

A microclimate between the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean lets mangoes, avocados and olives grow on the hill, fruit that rarely thrives this far north. Gravelled paths wind through the orchards, and guests are welcome to pick fruit in season, for breakfast on the terrace or a picnic under the trees.

  • Garden Gym & yogaAn open-air gym where fitness meets nature, with yoga alongside.
  • Pool ClubDrinks by the water, and a water exercise class as the sun goes down.
  • Paths & terracesGravelled paths and quiet terraces, made for walking at a gentle pace while the light is still low.

Almuñécar

A town with 2,700 years behind it

Phoenician and Roman roots, tapas bars, beaches, a life that continues all year. Five minutes down the hill, ten to the Mediterranean.

The old aqueduct crossing a green, terraced valley below the hill.

Near Cantalobos

Close to everything, removed from all of it

  • Almuñécar — 5 minutes
  • The Mediterranean — 10 minutes
  • Málaga Airport — 1 hour
  • Granada and the Alhambra — 1 hour
  • Sierra Nevada — 1.5 hours
  • Calvente vineyard — 30 minutes

Add experiences

The part people remember

Built into the programme, not bolted on. Each one works as a break, a team exercise or an evening.

  • A seafood paella with prawns, mussels and lemon.

    Gastronomy

    Cook paella with the Cantalobos chef, or gather around the wood-fired oven for pizza. Food is where a group relaxes.

  • A host from Calvente presents a bottle while a guest tastes red wine.

    Wine

    A private tasting with the family behind the Calvente vineyard, around the table on the hill.

  • A guest in a yoga pose on the court, the mountains and a clear sky beyond.

    Wellness

    Yoga, a swim at sunset or the Garden Gym, to reset between sessions.

  • The padel net, branded Cantalobos, mid-match.

    Activities

    Padel, pool games, cocktail making, walking trails, and Río de Patos, a rubber-duck challenge for teams.

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