Gated and secure
Every entrance to the urbanisation has a gate, and the site is closed to through traffic. Children can play on the walkways without you worrying about cars.
The Urbanisation
The Nerja Medina urbanisation
A small, gated community of two-storey houses and a handful of apartments, built in 2000 on the western edge of Nerja — green, quiet and barely a minute from the sea.
The urbanisation was built in 2000. It is small and exclusive: being only two storeys high it is not overcrowded. It is mainly houses, with only a few apartments, and the community is largely residential — which means it stays peaceful even in the height of summer.
The communal walkways have beautiful raised borders filled with exotic plants — bananas, cacti and flowering shrubs — along with fountains and water features. There is a garden area with benches for simply sitting and relaxing. With gates on all the entrances, the whole site is secure and private. And all of this is less than one minute from the beach.
There are two large supermarkets within five minutes' walk.
Green everywhere
Raised planting borders run along the walkways, filled with bananas, cacti and flowering shrubs, with fountains and water features breaking up the paths.
Room to sit
A garden area with benches gives you somewhere to sit and read in the shade, a few steps from the apartment's own terrace.
Two supermarkets nearby
Both are within a five-minute walk, which makes self-catering straightforward — pick up bread, fruit and wine on your way back from the beach.
Low-rise, low noise
Two storeys throughout. No tower blocks, no lifts, no crowds, and none of the noise that comes with a large resort complex.
A minute to the sand
Walk out of the gate and you are on Playa El Playazo or Playa de la Torrecilla within a minute. You can leave the towels and the sun cream at home and carry them down by hand.
The walkways
Car-free streets and a fountain plaza
The heart of the urbanisation is a network of pedestrian walkways. Because the site is closed to through traffic, these double as the neighbourhood's front garden — people walk down to the beach, children cycle along them, and the planting and fountains make the whole place feel more like a garden than a building development.
The architecture is classic Andalusian: ochre and cream render, green shutters, white balustrades and terracotta tiling, with a fountain at the centre of the main plaza.
The gardens
Water features, planters and shaded benches
Terracotta amphorae, glazed green tiling and white balustrades are used throughout the communal areas, planted up with palms, oleander and flowering shrubs. It is the sort of detail that makes the urbanisation feel cared for rather than merely built.
Do keep an eye out for Felix the patio cat, who has long considered the walkways his own. He is friendly, entirely unbothered by visitors, and will happily supervise your breakfast.
Where it sits
The western end of Nerja
Nerja Medina occupies a spot that is quiet but not remote: the beach is a minute away, the town centre is a walk along the seafront, and the motorway is a few minutes' drive inland.
- Beach
- Playa El Playazo & Torrecilla < 1 min walk
- Supermarkets
- Two 5 min walk
- Town centre
- Nerja 15–20 min walk
- Balcón de Europa
- Seafront promenade about 20 min walk
- Burriana beach
- East side of town about 10 min by car
- Málaga Airport
- By motorway 55 km · 45 min
Ask us about your dates
There is no booking form and no agency in the middle — you deal with us directly. Tell us when you would like to come and we will confirm availability and explain how to secure your week.
- richard@nerjamedina.com
- Evenings & weekends
- +44 (0)20 8428 0000
- Daytime
- +44 (0)20 8868 1256