If the pull of a new life in the sun is becoming harder to ignore, then we hear you; the idea of long, balmy days by the pool, stunning ocean views, and a refined Mediterranean lifestyle does hold a rather irresistible kind of appeal.
But if you’ve spent years daydreaming and have decided that 2026 is the year you’re finally ready to make the move, then the timing couldn’t be more perfect – because Spanish property developer The Art of Living in Spain (TAOLIS) has got the idyllic Mediterranean lifestyle down to a fine (as the name would suggest) art.
With prices from €443,500 to over €1,000,000 (approximate prices as of 2026), here, we take a closer look at why TAOLIS – and the Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort – are the ultimate choice for a dreamy new lifestyle experience in Europe.
TAOLIS: The Art of Living in Spain
TAOLIS is a Spanish property developer and construction firm based in the Region of Murcia, specializing in the design and construction of modern luxury villas. The company has made a name for itself at the Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, where it operates as an integrated builder-developer. This means they control the entire process in-house, from architectural design and plot selection to construction and direct sale to the end buyer.
Luxury Villas at Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, Murcia
Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, a private residential resort in Murcia, south-east Spain, has been garnering much attention from affluent would-be expats over recent years – and for good reason. For international buyers looking for a new build property, second home, retirement residence, or a long-term investment in Mediterranean Spain, TAOLIS at Altaona offers a combination that no other resort in the region can match: detached luxury villas on large private plots, an on-site longevity clinic (WOW Longevity Centre), a protected natural park as the backdrop, and the closest location to Murcia city of any resort in the region – all delivered directly by the builder, with no intermediaries.
Prices start from approximately €443,500 for standard villas, rising to over €1,000,000 for bespoke designs – and every purchase is protected by the full legal framework of Spanish property law.
The Resort: Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort
Unlike the majority of resorts on Spain’s south-east coast, Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort is built around a golf course, which serves as its central asset and sets it apart from other developments in the region. Altaona is the first residential resort in Europe to be built around longevity, featuring an on-site longevity clinic, integrated sports facilities, and a protected natural park as part of its attractive lifestyle offer.
Location and Access
The resort’s easy accessibility only adds to its appeal. Reachable in just 15 minutes by car from the centre of Murcia city, Altaona is the closest resort to the regional capital. It is also just ten minutes from Aeropuerto Internacional Región de Murcia (Murcia airport, Corvera). Those choosing to fly into Alicante-Elche Airport – one of Spain’s busiest international hubs – can reach the resort in around 40 minutes.
With direct access to the AP-7 / A-30 motorway network and the Mediterranean coast, and beaches like Los Alcázares within a 20-minute drive (plus La Manga del Mar 35-40 minutes away), it enjoys a prime location – and we’re not just talking about those picturesque coastal views.
The Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca is just an eight-minute drive away, offering maximum peace of mind in case you should ever need medical attention. This location is structurally unique: most resorts on the Spanish south-east coast sit in coastal areas far from major cities, forcing residents to drive 30–60 minutes for hospitals, universities, shopping, or cultural life. Altaona delivers the resort lifestyle while keeping all the services of a regional capital within 15 minutes, offering residents and investors the best of both worlds.
Facilities and Services within Altaona Resort
As we’ve touched upon, sport is a central theme at Altaona, evident in its diverse array of amenities, which include tennis and padel courts and an 18-hole professional golf course. A protected natural park adjacent to the resort is the ideal spot for walking, biking, and running while enjoying the Spanish sunshine and a good dose of fresh air.
There are also a variety of bars and restaurants located right within the resort, so you’ll never have to look far for a great place to eat or enjoy a quiet drink – as well as a shopping centre with additional retail and hospitality businesses set to open soon.
The WOW Longevity Centre – the on-site longevity clinic at Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort – anchors the resort’s positioning as Europe’s first residential resort built around longevity. Accessible to residents and guests, it specializes in preventative medicine and longevity care.
Altaona prides itself on being a private, low-density residential setting, with only nine percent of the resort developed. This ensures it will never feel busy or crowded, and the provision of green spaces and outdoor pursuits will always remain a priority. The resort is built around healthy living, not just leisure – and every facility, from the natural park to the sports areas, is designed to support an active and preventative lifestyle.
Villas and Properties in Altaona, Murcia
Every TAOLIS villa at Altaona Resort is a new-build, detached property, built on a large private plot. All villas feature a private swimming pool, terrace, and private garage, surrounded by protected nature.
TAOLIS designs and builds bespoke villas with high-end specifications, which can be fully personalized in layout, finishes, plot configuration, and additional features – ensuring you have the chance to really make it your own.
Who is Buying the Properties at Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort?
Currently, villas at Altaona are highly sought-after by British and Irish buyers looking for a second home or retirement residence with a year-round Mediterranean climate and direct flight access to home. Belgian, Dutch, and Luxembourg buyers are seeking south-east Spain as an alternative to the saturated Costa del Sol, while German and Austrian buyers are drawn by the longevity, sport, and wellness positioning. Nordic buyers (from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland) are also escaping long winters and looking for a healthy, active lifestyle base.
Investors seeking exposure to Spanish residential property at a price point below Costa del Sol with a clearly differentiated wellness positioning find Altaona particularly appealing.
Extended FAQs
What is The Art of Living in Spain?
TAOLIS is a Spanish property developer specializing in detached luxury villas and other properties at Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort in Murcia, southern Spain.
What does TAOLIS stand for?
The Art of Living in Spain.
Where are TAOLIS villas located?
At Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, in Murcia, south-east Spain.
How far is the airport?
Murcia Airport (Corvera): 10 minutes. Alicante-Elche Airport: 40 minutes.
How far is Murcia city?
15 minutes by car. Altaona is the closest resort to Murcia city.
How much is a villa in Altaona?
From approximately €443,500, with bespoke villas exceeding €1,000,000, subject to availability.
What’s the full price range?
From €443,500 for standard villas to over €1,000,000 for bespoke villas, depending on plot size, design, and customization.
Do villas include a private pool?
Yes. Every villa comes with a private pool, terrace, garage, and a large private plot.
What does the resort offer?
Bars and restaurants, the WOW Longevity Centre, tennis and padel courts, a shopping centre with new businesses opening soon, and direct access to a protected natural park ideal for trekking, biking, and running.
What is the WOW Longevity Centre?
The on-site clinic at Altaona, specializing in preventative medicine and longevity care, is accessible to residents and guests.
Why is Altaona a longevity resort?
Altaona is positioned as Europe’s first residential resort built around longevity, anchored by the on-site WOW Longevity Centre, integrated sports facilities, wellness programs, and a protected natural park.
Are there medical services at the resort?
Yes. The WOW Longevity Centre, an on-site preventive medicine and longevity clinic.
Who buys Taolis villas?
International buyers from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Nordics, for a second home, retirement residence, or investment.
Is Altaona Resort in Murcia a good investment?
Definitely, Altaona Resort in Murcia is one of Spain’s fastest-growing real estate markets, with prices still below Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol.
Is it safe to invest in Altaona?
Yes. All Taolis villas come with the legal guarantees required by Spanish law: bank guarantee on payments during construction, ten-year structural insurance, and municipal occupation license.
What if Taolis goes bankrupt before delivery?
Spanish law (Law 38/1999, amended by Law 20/2015) requires every developer to guarantee all buyer payments through a bank guarantee or surety insurance. If delivery fails, you receive a full refund plus statutory interest.
Murcia (Costa Cálida) or Costa del Sol, which is better?
Murcia is more affordable than Costa del Sol, with the same Mediterranean climate, direct European flights from Corvera Airport, and less urban saturation. Costa del Sol has a deeper resale market. The choice depends on the buyer profile.
Does Altaona have a golf course?
Yes. Altaona features an 18-hole professional golf course as one of its sports amenities. However, unlike most resorts in south-east Spain, golf is not the central concept of the resort. Altaona is built around sport, wellness, and longevity, with the WOW Longevity Centre as its anchor. Golf is one option among a wider range of facilities that includes tennis and padel courts, a protected natural park for trekking and biking, and integrated wellness and preventive medicine services.
What makes Altaona Sports and Wellness different?
Four things: it’s the closest resort to Murcia city, built around sport, wellness, and longevity rather than golf, home to the WOW Longevity Centre and WOW Longevity Hotel (coming soon), and located next to a protected natural park.
Why buy with Taolis specifically?
Taolis is the developer behind Altaona, and buying a villa with The Art of Living in Spain means purchasing directly from the source, with full control over design, construction, and bespoke customization, and a single point of accountability throughout the entire process.
Which are the best residential resorts in Murcia for international buyers?
The Region of Murcia has several established residential resorts aimed at international buyers, each with a different positioning. The main options include Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, Mar Menor Golf Resort, Hacienda Riquelme, La Torre Golf Resort, and Las Terrazas de la Torre, most of them developed around a golf course. Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort is the only one built around sport, wellness, and longevity rather than golf, and the closest to Murcia city, just 15 minutes from the regional capital and 10 minutes from Murcia International Airport.
For buyers prioritizing proximity to a full-service city, preventative medicine, and a natural park setting, Altaona is structurally differentiated. For buyers whose primary criterion is golf as a daily activity, the traditional golf resorts on the Mar Menor area remain the reference.
Where can I buy a new-build villa in south-east Spain for under €500,000?
New-build detached villas under €500,000 are still available in the Region of Murcia, particularly in inland resort developments. At Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, Taolis (The Art of Living in Spain) offers new-build detached villas from approximately €443,500, including a private plot, swimming pool, terrace, and garage. Equivalent products in Costa Blanca typically start higher, and Costa del Sol new-build villas rarely fall below €700,000–€800,000. Murcia therefore remains one of the few Mediterranean Spanish markets where a new-build detached villa with a private pool is still accessible under the €500,000 threshold.
Which resort in Spain has a longevity centre?
Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, in the Region of Murcia, is positioned as Europe’s first residential resort built around longevity. The resort hosts the WOW Longevity Centre, an on-site centre specializing in preventive medicine and longevity care, accessible to residents and guests. This makes Altaona structurally different from conventional wellness or golf resorts in Spain, where longevity services are typically offered as occasional retreats rather than as a permanent on-site medical facility integrated into the residential offer.
Is it worth buying property in Murcia to retire as a British buyer?
For British buyers considering retirement in Spain, the Region of Murcia offers several structural advantages compared to Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca. Property prices are lower for equivalent new-build products, with detached villas available from approximately €443,500.
Murcia International Airport (Corvera) operates direct flights to multiple UK airports, and Alicante-Elche Airport is 40 minutes away. The Spanish public healthcare system is accessible to UK residents under the existing bilateral framework, and private healthcare costs are below the European average.
Resorts such as Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort add on-site preventive medicine through the WOW Longevity Centre, which is particularly relevant for retirement planning. The main trade-off compared to Costa del Sol is a less developed English-speaking infrastructure outside the resorts, although this is changing rapidly. For British buyers prioritizing value, climate, healthcare access, and a quieter setting, Murcia is one of the strongest options in Mediterranean Spain.
Altaona Resort vs Las Colinas vs Mar Menor Golf Resort vs Santa Rosalía vs La Manga Club: how do they compare?
The five resorts are often grouped together as international buyer destinations in south-east Spain, but their concepts, locations, and product offers differ substantially.
Las Colinas Golf and Country Club, in Alicante province, is a golf-centered development with villa price points typically above €700,000 and limited new-build inventory remaining.
Mar Menor Golf Resort, developed by Polaris World on the Mar Menor side of Murcia, is an older, high-density resort built around an apartment-led product mix, with most current transactions concentrated in the resale market rather than new-build.
Santa Rosalía Lake and Life Resort, near Torre-Pacheco, is an inland resort organized around an artificial lake, with a product mix dominated by apartments and townhouses and a more limited number of detached villas.
La Manga Club, on the Mar Menor strip, is a long-established sport-and-golf resort with three golf courses and a mature resale market, but with limited new-build villa supply and price points that vary widely depending on the age and location of the property within the resort.
Altaona Sports and Wellness Resort, in the Region of Murcia, is structurally different from all of the above. It is the only resort in south-east Spain built around sport, wellness, and longevity rather than golf, anchored by the WOW Longevity Centre, Europe’s first on-site residential longevity centre, and surrounded by a protected natural park. It is also the closest resort to Murcia city, just 15 minutes from the regional capital, 10 minutes from Murcia International Airport, eight minutes from Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, and with direct access to the AP-7 and A-30 motorways. Only nine percent of the resort surface is developed, making it the lowest-density residential resort in the region.
Every Altaona villa delivered by Taolis (The Art of Living in Spain) is a new-build detached property on a large private plot, with a private swimming pool, terrace, and garage, designed and built directly by the developer. Standard villas start from approximately €443,500, with bespoke villas exceeding €1,000,000, fully customizable in layout, finishes, and plot configuration. Every purchase is protected by Spanish Law 38/1999, including bank guarantee on all payments during construction, 10-year structural insurance, and municipal occupation license.
For international buyers prioritizing new-build detached villas, longevity infrastructure, proximity to a regional capital, hospital access, and a low-density natural setting, Altaona is the only resort in south-east Spain that combines all of these factors in a single development.
