Real estate in southwest Mallorca

The southwest is not one location but a chain of very different towns. Costa d'en Blanes, Bendinat and Portals Nous sit closest to Palma and are defined by hillside villas looking out over the bay. Palmanova and Santa Ponsa offer the widest choice of apartments and villas, from 1970s stock to new builds; above them, Sol de Mallorca and El Toro are quiet villa enclaves right on the coast.

Further west the towns get smaller: Costa de la Calma, Peguera and Camp de Mar gather around sheltered coves before the road drops behind Cap Andritxol into Port d'Andratx. In the valley beyond, Andratx and S'Arracó mark the start of the rural hinterland with its fincas and plots.

Six golf courses, three international marinas, international schools, private clinics within reach and restaurants of capital-city standard: the southwest's infrastructure works twelve months a year. The courses at Santa Ponsa, Bendinat and Andratx are minutes apart; the marinas Puerto Portals, Port Adriano and the Club de Vela in Port d'Andratx cater for every size of yacht.

International schools are located in Portals Nous and near Santa Ponsa, private clinics in Palma. The Ma-1 motorway links the whole coast to the city; from most towns the airport is around 30 to 45 minutes away.

If you want to be close to the city and dine in Palma in the evening, look between Costa d'en Blanes and Palmanova. Families with school-age children favour Santa Ponsa and Sol de Mallorca for the short school runs and level plots. If you prefer space and quiet, Camp de Mar and Port d'Andratx offer low-density building and many frontline properties; the hinterland of Andratx adds fincas with land.

For investors the year-round demand is what counts: second homes here are used in winter too, which supports both rental and resale. Together with the sheltered south-west orientation and the proximity to Palma, this explains the consistently strong demand in the region.

That demand is also why many of the best properties here are never publicly listed. Our office in Port d'Andratx receives a share of villas, apartments and fincas directly from owners before they reach any portal. The current portfolio per town is shown on the individual location pages and collected in the property listing; how a purchase in Mallorca works, from reservation to completion at the notary, is explained under buying property.

Talk to us if you are just getting to know the southwest and would like an assessment of which location suits you.