Port d'Andratx is the most scenic address in the south west, and the one that asks something in return: thirty-five minutes to Palma and a genuinely quiet winter. For the right tenant that is the whole appeal. Villas from one month.
Port d’Andratx is a working fishing harbour that became one of Mallorca’s most exclusive addresses without losing the boats. Around 3,300 people live in the port itself, out of roughly 11,000 in the municipality. The fleet still lands its catch at La Llotja on the quay, and the Club de Vela has around 475 berths.
The premium neighbourhoods are La Mola on the southern headland, Monport, and Cala Llamp to the west. They command some of the highest prices on the island, and what you are paying for is the view: the harbour mouth, the Serra de Tramuntana behind it and sunsets towards Sa Dragonera.
The winter, plainly. A substantial share of waterfront restaurants and every beach club close between November and March. Supermarkets, the health unit, the marina and a core of restaurants keep going. If you are renting for the winter, come and look in January before you commit. If a quiet winter is not what you are after, Santa Ponsa is the honest alternative.
Palma is about 32 kilometres and roughly 35 minutes; the airport about 42 kilometres and 40 minutes.
Schools. There is no international school in the Andratx municipality, so the school run is 20 to 35 minutes east depending on which one. For families with children in term time that is usually the deciding factor, and it is why Andratx skews towards couples, retirees and people who work remotely.
Coast. The coves here are rock rather than sand: Cala Llamp, Cala Moragues, Cala d’Egos. Cala Llamp has flat rock platforms with swim ladders and the Gran Folies beach club above it, open May to October. For real sand, Camp de Mar is a 180-metre bay ten minutes east, with the islet restaurant reached by a wooden gangway, and Sant Elm faces the island of Sa Dragonera.
Golf. Golf de Andratx at Camp de Mar opened in 2000. Its sixth hole, the Green Monster, runs to 609 metres and is the longest par 5 in Spain.
Everyday. An Eroski Center and an organic Veritas in the port, a public health unit in the port with the main centre in Andratx town, and a Wednesday market in the town that has been running since the mid-nineteenth century.
Every villa is let furnished and equipped, with a minimum stay of one month.
Utilities are normally metered and billed separately, and cleaning frequency varies by villa. We confirm exactly what is included before anything is signed.
Two and three bedroom houses in the port start around €3,500 per month. Four and five bedroom villas are generally advertised between €12,000 and €25,000, and front-line properties in La Mola and Cala Llamp reach €40,000. The gap between the two ends of this market is wider here than anywhere else on the coast.
One month. Winter lets of six or seven months are common here, and a fair number of owners prefer them because the summer is let differently.
Quiet, and we would rather you heard it from us. Many waterfront restaurants and all the beach clubs close between November and March. The supermarkets, the health unit, the marina and a core of restaurants stay open, and the walking and cycling are at their best. If you want a town that keeps trading through January, look at Santa Ponsa instead.
Smaller two and three bedroom houses start around €3,500 per month. Four and five bedroom villas are generally between €12,000 and €25,000, and the front-line properties in La Mola and Cala Llamp go to €40,000 and beyond.
Not in the municipality. The nearest are Baleares International College at Sa Porrassa, around 20 to 25 minutes east, and Agora Portals and King Richard III College in Portals Nous, around 25 to 30 minutes. Worth measuring the actual route before you commit if you have children in school.
Palma city centre is about 32 kilometres and roughly 35 minutes. The airport is about 42 kilometres and around 40 minutes, along the Ma-1.
