Mansions in Spain
with room to breathe.

Some buyers want the sea at the foot of the garden. Others want a capital within easy reach, or nothing but hills on every side. Begin with the life you picture, and the right corner of Spain tends to follow.

Use the search to set the region, the type of home, the floor area and your budget. Then tell us what matters most to you.

Where Spain's grand homes are found

Luxury mansions in Spain gather where light, landscape and access meet. The mansions Spain is best known for sit in the regions below, each with its own character.

Andalusia

On the Costa del Sol, Marbella mansions line the Golden Mile and climb into the gated hills of La Zagaleta, a short drive from Puerto Banús. Málaga and Mijas offer a calmer pace, and Sotogrande, in Cádiz, adds polo and a marina.

The Balearic Islands

Mallorca, still called Majorca by many, keeps its mansions in the hills of Son Vida, among the terraces of Deià and above the harbour at Port d'Andratx. On Ibiza, grand homes favour the quiet south-west around Es Cubells, where cliffs fall straight to the sea.

Catalonia

Barcelona mansions sit mostly in the upper city, in Pedralbes and on the green slopes below Collserola, where a private garden is rare and prized. Beyond the city, the Costa Brava trades boulevards for coves, stone villages and houses facing the water.

Madrid

In Madrid, grand homes hide behind walls in El Viso or stand in wide gardens in La Moraleja, just north of the city. The draw is space, privacy and good schools, with the capital's museums and restaurants close at hand.

From manor houses to modern estates

Spanish mansions for sale span centuries. Old mansions for sale in Spain, restored palaces among them, keep thick walls, courtyards and carved doors, often behind protected façades that shape what you may change. They reward patience and a restorer you trust.

Manor houses for sale in Spain tend to sit on open land, with outbuildings, orchards and long drives. A new build offers the opposite: open plans, glass, efficient systems and gardens drawn from the first line. Many buyers choose a middle path, a period home rebuilt inside for the way people live now.

What to weigh before you commit

A large home is a long relationship. Before you settle on a mansion for sale in Spain, look beyond the rooms.

• Privacy: the approach, the neighbours and what could be built nearby.
• Light and orientation through the seasons, not only on the day you visit.
• The state of roofs, structure, water and power, checked by an independent surveyor.
• The planning status of every extension, pool and outbuilding.
• Space for guests and staff, and the upkeep it all demands.