Son Garreta 2 - Palma de Mallorca – Campos, Spain

Welcome to Palma de Mallorca. Enjoy our luxury country house in the countryside surrounded by olive groves in production and only 35 minutes from Palma de Mallorca Airport.

Its great location allows you to enjoy amazing dawns and sunsets. During the summer months, the temperature is moderated by the constant sea breeze.

Our villa is in a 6 acre estate and therefore a very quiet place, ideal for bicycle tours in the surroundings. The villa is beautiful, very functional and very comfortable with 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living-room and two exterior porches. The furniture has been selected with high standards of quality and creates a very nice ambiance.

Spend your days at our pool with resistance swimming equipment, swings and basketball ring. For those wishing to visit in fall or winter, the villa is equipped with underfloor heating system in the entire house and a wood stove in the living-room.

Bicycle or horse tours, mountain tours or golf are alternative activities to the beach that you can enjoy in winter or summer. The fruit and vegetable market places in the area are extraordinary.

The villa is located in the surroundings of Campos, only a 15 min drive from the best beaches in the island. It is located between the beaches Es Trenc, La Rápita and Ses Covetes, as well as the countryside that offers various attractions.

Only a few kilometres from Santanyí, Felanitx and Ses Salines, where you can find interesting shops, several restaurants and fabulous coves. Also, the wonderful roads allow you to make beautiful excursions throughout the island and visit the city of Palma with its amazing cathedral and wonderful old town filled with shops, or visit the villages of Valldemossa, Deiá, Sóller, Porto Colom, Cala D'Or, Artá or Costa de Los Pinos.

Palma, formerly Palma de Mallorca, is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca (English: City of Majorca) and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name was Mallorca, the same as the island. It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma.

Palma was founded as a Roman camp upon the remains of a Talaiotic settlement. The turbulent history of the city saw it the subject of several Vandal sackings during the fall of the Roman Empire, then reconquered by the Byzantine, then colonized by the Moors (who called it Medina Mayurqa), and finally established by James I of Aragon.

MAIN SIGHTS
Plaça d'Espanya
The Plaça d'Espanya is the transport hub of Palma. The Estació Intermodal caters for buses and trains (the latter controlled by TIB). The two old buildings home to the tourist information and several cafés sit either side of the two large escalators which lead into the Estació, which interestingly enough sits underneath a large and popular park. On the lawns are several glass boxes, which let in light and ventilation to the station below ground.

The Cathedral Area
Palma is famous for La Seu, its vast cathedral originally built on a previous mosque. Although construction began in 1229, it did not finish until 1601 and local architect Antoni Gaudí was drafted in during a restoration project in 1901. The Parc de la Mar (Park of the Sea) lies just south overlooked by the great building which sits above it on the city's stone foundations. Between these two are the town walls. Here there is a vast blue and yellow canopy strung over a lower area, shading rows of wooden benches.

The Old City
(in the south-east area of Palma behind the Cathedral) is a fascinating maze of streets clearly hinting towards an Arab past. With the exception of a few streets and squares which allow traffic and are more populated with tourists most of the time, the walkways of this city quarter are fairly narrow, quiet streets, surrounded by a diverse range of interesting buildings, the architecture of which can easily be compared with those in streets of cities such as Florence (Italy), for example. The majority are private houses, some of which are open to the public as discreet museums or galleries. The tall structures, characteristic window boxes, detailed metal carvings and overhanging eaves of these buildings make a stark contrast with the view of the bay that is obtained by stepping out of the shady alleyways next to the cathedral and onto the old city walls. The Old City is also home to the Ajuntament (or Town Hall), the Convent of the Cathedral and the Banys Àrabs.

Banys Àrabs
The Banys Àrabs, or Arab Baths, one of the few remnants of Palma's Moorish past, are accessed via the quiet Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig, home to Sardinian warblers, house sparrows, cacti, palm trees, and a wide range of flowers and ferns. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is in fact of Byzantine origin, dating back to the 11th century and possibly once part of the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi which let in dazzling light.

Soccer is the most important sport on the island and because of its island condition all the sea sports have also a big presence in Palma. Maybe the most important event is the Trofeo Ciutat de Palma.
Road cycling is very popular in Mallorca, with many enthusiasts from northern European countries coming to enjoy the relatively pleasant weather in winter and spring, as well as the opportunity to tackle several fine mountain climbs in the north of the island.

An international race for professional cyclists, the Vuelta a Mallorca, is held in February, the first day of which consists of a circuit race around the streets of Palma.

Palma was the host of the tennis event Battle of Surfaces.

Welcome to Paradise, Welcome to Palma!!!

Property ID: 01369

Property Details

Estate with 2 levels
3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1650 square feet

Bedrooms:
Twinx2, Queen, and Twinx2
(7 guests maximum)

Nearest Airport:
Palma de Mallorca
35 minutes by car

View from Property:
The property is in the country side with amazing views of the Mallorcan country. Open views to the mountains and amazings sunsets in a beautiful place entoured by olive trees.

Amenities

• Satellite/Cable TV
• Wireless Internet
• Espresso Machine
• Outdoor Pool
• Outdoor Grill
• Fireplace