The Mallorca Journal

Mallorca, considered

Guides and perspective on buying, living and spending time on the island — written from experience, and kept free of invented figures.

Property

The southwest coastline of Mallorca, with pine-covered cliffs meeting the Mediterranean

Property

Luxury Real Estate in Mallorca

Mallorca's prime market is not a single market. It is a collection of very different coastlines, villages and valleys, each with its own character — and each attracting a quite different kind of buyer.

The light-filled interior of a luxury Mallorca villa with views towards the terrace

Property

Buying Property in Mallorca

The Spanish purchase process is orderly and well established. Knowing its sequence in advance removes almost all of the uncertainty international buyers feel at the outset.

A luxury Mallorca villa terrace and pool at golden hour

Property

Buying Property in Mallorca in 2027

A year-by-year companion to the buying guide — focused less on the legal sequence, which changes little, and more on how to approach a search in 2027 with clarity.

Market Insight

Aerial view of the Mallorca coastline with turquoise water and pine-covered headlands

Market Insight

The Mallorca Property Market in 2027

A view of the themes shaping Mallorca's prime market in 2027, written without invented figures — because the numbers that matter are the ones specific to the street you are buying on.

Areas

The bay at Santa Ponsa in Mallorca with clear water and a curving sandy beach

Areas

The Best Areas to Buy Property in Mallorca

There is no single best place to buy in Mallorca. There is only the area that matches how you intend to live here, and the honest differences between them.

The town of Andratx set in its green valley below the mountains of southwest Mallorca

Areas

Andratx

Inland from its better-known port, Andratx is a working Mallorcan town in a wide green valley — and, for many buyers, the more characterful half of the pairing.

Boats and yachts in the natural harbour of Port d'Andratx, Mallorca

Areas

Port d'Andratx

A deep natural harbour, hillsides of villas facing the water, and one of the most consistently desirable addresses on the island.

The sandy bay and clear turquoise water at Santa Ponsa, Mallorca

Areas

Santa Ponsa

A wide sandy bay, a marina, golf on the doorstep and a residential hillside above — Santa Ponsa is the southwest's most practical family address.

Lifestyle

A yacht at anchor in a quiet Mallorcan cove surrounded by pine trees

Lifestyle

Things to Do in Mallorca in 2027

The island rewards slowness. What follows is less a list of attractions than a way of using the year.

An elegantly set dining terrace in Mallorca overlooking the Mediterranean at sunset

Lifestyle

Dining in Mallorca in 2027

Mallorca's dining scene has quietly become one of the Mediterranean's most interesting. Knowing how it is organised matters more than any ranked list.

A serene five-star hotel suite in Mallorca with sea views and natural materials

Lifestyle

Five-Star Hotels in Mallorca in 2027

Where you stay on a first visit shapes how you understand the island. The choice is really between four quite different kinds of luxury.

A wedding table set beneath olive trees at a traditional Mallorcan finca

Lifestyle

Wedding Venues in Mallorca in 2027

Mallorca gives you long evenings, dependable light and a landscape that needs very little decorating. The rest is a question of which setting suits you.

A private yacht anchored off a secluded Mallorca cove with turquoise water

Lifestyle

Luxury Experiences in Mallorca

The most memorable days here are rarely the most elaborate. They are simply well arranged, and timed to the light.