One of the hottest venues in Europe for over half a century, Marbella continues to attract both the seriously rich and genuinely famous. Here’s our guide to Marbella’s top clubs.
![Top 5 pieces of furniture at Vista Lago](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Vista-Lago_1600px-30-900x600.jpg)
A great piece of furniture, like a piece of art, can bring together spaces, focus attention and set the mood. We’ve picked our 5 favourites from Vista Lago Residences.
![Villa Alcuzcuz – new standard for Marbella’s property market](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/villa-alcuzcuz-6-view-mastersuite-900x600.jpg)
Sustainability and luxury might be perceived as being on opposite ends of the comfort spectrum, but Villa Alcuzcuz brings the two together. How?
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Villa Alcuzcuz, one of Bright’s debut projects currently under construction, has been recognised with a prestigious architecture award.
![What exactly is a designer villa?](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lounge-03-2-900x600.jpg)
While we are constantly bombarded by freshly-coined terms that define emerging trends and concepts, we are often ignorant of their meaning and content. “Designer villa” might sound luxurious and somewhat sophisticated, but what does it actually mean?
![5 wild animals you can to see in the mountains of Vista Lago](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EURO-ROLLER_257611915-scaled-900x600.jpeg)
One of the more thrilling aspects about living in nature is the beautiful fauna you often encounter on your walks around the Benahavís mountains.
![Keep it Bright!](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/palm-tree-pool-reflection-900x600.jpg)
Looking for some modern tunes to brighten up your perfect day in the sunshine? Marbella radio presenter Giles Brown shares the songs that are on heavy repeat on his playlist.
![Marbella an investment choice that improves quality of life](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/00980_marbella_beach-900x600.jpg)
Taking into account current economic trends, international rankings and the areas unique offering, we look at Marbella as an investment opportunity.
![Have you any idea what a “Passive House” is?](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BRIGHT-PASSIVE-HOUSE-1-900x600.jpg)
Thanks to the Passive House standard, luxury no longer needs to be associated with excessive use of resources and environmental negligence.
![Villa Alcuzcuz, where luxury meets sustainability](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/villa-alcuzcuz-3-view-from-formal-lounge-900x600.jpg)
Luxury, in design and architecture, is often associated with excessive use of resources and environmental negligence. We were always taught to admire buildings and structures that defied physical and human laws, such as the Pyramids, the Taj Mahal and the Colosseum, but we've moved on over recent years. Concepts like sustainable development, green architecture and ergonomic design have now become less exceptional and more part of our everyday conversation. Bright is proud to present its own unique blend of luxury and contextual thinking: Villa Alcuzcuz, Marbella’s first luxury Passive House.
![Top 5 places to discover on the Ronda Road](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1-Ronda-featured-scaled-900x600.jpg)
Visiting the pueblos blancos, or white villages of Andalucía, makes a great road trip. Here are the top 5 to discover on the Ronda Road.
![Viva Vista Lago!](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Vista-Lago_2048-header-1-900x600.jpg)
Vista Lago Residences comprises 18 design-led villas in one of the most perfect locations in the world. Overlooking a lake and the Mediterranean Sea beyond, with views of the Rock of Gibraltar and Africa; surrounded by beautiful mountainous terrain that does not obscure the sun, within short driving distance of the largely uninhabited hinterland leading up to Ronda but not more than 15 minutes drive to Puerto Banús and the other stylish urban centres along the coast, this is an exceptional location in an exceptional part of Southern Europe.
![Top-5 pieces of art in Vista Lago Residences](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/render-final-9-900x600.jpg)
The design team of Vista Lago Residences paid an equal amount of attention to the selection of art for each villa as they have done for the designer furniture. Subtle but irreplaceable, art is found everywhere – in the form of paintings, murals, and even lighting. Vista Lago Residences is a luxury development of 18 design-led villas in one of the most perfect locations in the world.
![Introducing Vista Lago Residences](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Vista-Lago_1600px-20-900x600.jpg)
Vista Lago Residences is a development of 18 luxury villas located 12 minutes from the coast and 15 minutes from Puerto Banús on one of the highest south-oriented plots of El Real de la Quinta. Exceptional positional design allows for views over a lake, mountains, golf courses, the Spanish coastline to Gibraltar and the continent of Africa beyond, all while sitting in your lounge.
![Introducing Villa Alcuzcuz](https://by-bright.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Villa_Alcuzcuz_1600px-8-900x600.jpg)
The 1,200 square metre Villa Alcuzcuz is Marbella's first avant-garde luxury house designed and built under Passive House regulations and standards. Just five minutes from the coast and ten minutes from Marbella, it is located in the gated community of the exclusive Reserva de Alcuzcuz, on the Ronda road.