Puerto Andratx, Camp de Mar and Sant Telm
Puerto Andratx is a picturesque natural harbour, still a fishing port and now one of the most desirable places in Mallorca in which to own a second home. Andratx Town is a couple of minutes drive from the port and is more for permanent homes.
Camp de Mar is a beach and golf resort, while Sant Elm is a tiny fishing-village resort, hidden away where the foothills of the mountains meet the sea.
Journey time from Palma and the airport varies from about 25 minutes to Camp de Mar, a few minutes more to Puerto Andratx and around 35 minutes to Sant Elm.
Puerto Andratx has developed from a fishing village to being a chic holiday destination as well as popular location for up-market second homes. Still a working fishing harbour, the catch can be bought from the quay. Local Mallorcan restaurants combine with modern establishments to create a unique character.
This is one of Mallorca’s main leisure marinas, with a newly rebuilt, well resourced yacht club. There is just one small beach and there are only three hotels, so this is not really a beach-holiday resort and does not get too overrun, something that is an attraction for many property buyers.
As a residential town there are plenty of good quality shops and other amenities open all year, making this a suitable location for permanent living. However, Andratx Town a few minutes drive away has a stronger all-year-round community and is a more likely location for those looking to relocate to the area.
Properties and prices
The international market in Puerto Andratx is focus on sea view apartments and villas. There are a few developments where apartments can be bought from around €200,000. Higher quality properties will be more, with good 2 beds costing from €300,000 up.
Good quality villas are likely to be over €1m and there are some spectacular properties breaking into eight figures. Sought-after features are good sea views and proximity to the town.
Andratx Town is characterised by old shuttered townhouses. They vary greatly in size and price, starting at around €380,000. It is possible to buy good 2-bed apartments from about €250,000.
Camp de Mar encompasses the beachfront town of Camp de Mar along with the golf courses and countryside immediately behind it. It is an up-market resort with good quality hotels, holiday apartments and villas.
The town itself is small but has three good sandy beaches. It is a typical seaside resort with a good choice of restaurants and bars. As well as golf there’s tennis and a range of water sports.
Properties and prices
As well as apartments and villas, there are a few townhouse developments landscaped in and around the golf course. It is a good location with prices of apartments starting around €270.000, townhouses from €350.000 and detached villas from €850.000.
Sant Elm is a picture-postcard fishing village and resort overlooking the island and nature reserve of Dragonera on the west tip of Mallorca.
Slightly off the beaten track, this is a quiet resort with a few old seafront villas, some old apartment developments and just one modern apartment development.
There is a lovely small sandy beach and a promenade of good seafood restaurants, making this a place people return to year after year for relaxing holidays. It is also popular with the Spanish as a location for second homes.
Properties and prices
The original fisherman’s townhouses are sought-after and rarely on the market. The same applies to the larger coastal villas dotted along the shoreline. When available, they tend to start from around €800,000. Apartments with sea views are more affordable, starting around €300,000.
