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What we know about buying, owning and living in Mallorca.

Notes from the homes we sell and the island we live on. Short, specific, written by the people doing the deals.

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The Mallorca coast seen from the air, turquoise water below green hills

Flying to Mallorca in 2027 — Earlier, More Often, From Further Away

United, Air Canada and Etihad all start earlier and fly more often to Palma in 2027. What it means for owning a home in Mallorca.
Turquoise water off Illetas, between Bendinat and Palma, Mallorca

From Bendinat to the water — Illetas, Palma and the airport

Turquoise coves at Illetas, Palma in fifteen minutes and the airport in twenty-five — the practical side of living in Bendinat.
Yachts and palms along the promenade at Puerto Portals, Mallorca

Puerto Portals and Portals Nous — the marina below Bendinat

Yachts, a palm-lined promenade and restaurants on the water, five minutes down the hill from Bendinat.
Ancient olive tree on the Bendinat golf course, Mallorca

Bendinat — the quiet slope between Palma and Portals

Pines, villas, a castle and a golf course among the olive trees — ten minutes from Palma, five from the marina.
The lawn among palms and pines, trimmed — visualisation, move-in-ready

Letting a home in Mallorca without a holiday licence

Most homes in Mallorca have no holiday licence. They can still be let, for a month or more, to people with a real reason to be here. Where the line is, and how we do it.
La Seu, Palma cathedral, lit at night and reflected in Parc de la Mar

La Seu — The Cathedral That Sets the Rules

Palma’s Gothic giant is not just the view from the old town. It is the reason the old town looks the way it does.
The beach at Es Molinar in Palma at dusk, with the promenade and the old fishermen’s houses

Portixol and Es Molinar — Palma’s Seafront, Two Kilometres Out

The old fishermen’s quarter east of the port, now one of the most wanted addresses in Palma — and a flat walk from the cathedral.
A printed map of Mallorca with Palma de Mallorca underlined, Andratx to the west and Santanyi to the south-east

Palma de Mallorca — The City Behind the Address

A working European capital of 431,000 people that happens to sit on an island — and why that changes what you are buying.
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The day before it becomes valuable — Villa Cabrera, Santa Ponsa

A 1980 villa stripped to its frame above the bay of Santa Ponsa, permits granted, filmed by drone. Why we show the site before the house — and three ways to own it.
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What “move-in-ready” actually means — Casa Sunshine, Port d’Andratx

Most homes at this level are sold as projects. Casa Sunshine is sold with the keys. What that changes for a buyer — whole, or one of eight.
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Sant Elm — Mallorca’s Wild Western Edge

The last village on the southwest coast — Sa Dragonera offshore, the Tramuntana behind, and nothing beyond it.
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Evenings in Port d’Andratx — Dinner on the Water

When the light turns gold over the bay, Port d’Andratx becomes a different town. Where to be, and when.