Mallorca Villas - Puerto Andratx Or Deia

So you're looking at buying a Villa in Mallorca butglimmering hundreds of feet below. A large table,
you're not sure which Mallorca Villas or morespread with a snow-white tablecloth, groaned under
importantly what areas to choose then why not takethe weight of local cheeses, ham, fruit and wines.
a closer look at Puerto Andratx and Deia.Oxygen might have been more appropriate.
PUERTO ANDRATXOur lunch had been carried in panniers strapped to
Puerto Andratx property does have somesaddles across the backs of Isabella, Luna and Alba,
advantages over other parts of Spain with itsso when we caught up with them, they were made
location and lifestyle being some of them.a great fuss of. In the intoxicating high altitude of the
Puerto Andratx property for sale in Spain is prettyTramuntana, exhilarated by the climb (or perhaps the
close to the number one location in Mallorca with awine), life felt good. I'd imagined a holiday comprising
magnificent port with luxury apartments and Villas.mainly of sand, sea and sangria, but in the end it was
Realistically you need at least 400,000 to be lookingall about the donkeys. What a clever idea by La
at an apartment and probably more and over a MillionResidencia, our hotel in Deia, to offer this service as
for a townhouse or Villa.an unexpected alternative to more hedonistic
Spanish property for Sale in Andratx represents thepleasures.
highest quality of Mallorca life and is not everyoneLa Residencia, or La Res as it's known to returning
choice of Spanish property. Andratx property tendsguests, was once four separate mansions, all grand
to be for the very top end of the Mallorca propertyfincas, which lorded it over Deia when the village was
marketplace with stunning Villas and luxurya remote peasant outpost on the island's western
Apartments. Puerto Andratx (Andraitx) and the towncoast, almost a day's journey from Palma.
of Andratx are situated in the far south west cornerToday the hotel Mercedes glides guests from the
of Mallorca in the municipality of Andratx which hasairport past the bell towers and lemon groves to Deia
over 7,000 inhabitants. With magnificent mountainsin 50 minutes.
either side of the port Andratx has become one ofRichard Branson turned La Residencia into a luxury
the most sought after areas to live in Mallorca,hotel and sold it to Orient Express. It's a sumptuous
attracting celebrities such as Claudia Schiffer andretreat for celebrities, and I've seen many a famous
others. The town of Andratx is inland and is veryface sinking into the hotel's heavy Spanish sofas in
picturesque with cobbled streets and you can still seecool oak-beamed lounges.
the remains of the old wall which protected thePrincess Diana famously took refuge at La Res when
inhabitants from attack from pirates.her marriage broke up, and Andrew Lloyd Webber
So if you decide to buy Puerto Andratx property inhired the whole hotel to celebrate his 60th birthday.
Spain the only thing to make sure of is that youWith separate villas linked by secretive stone
choose an agent that will look after your interest andpassageways, Spanish arches and tumbling olive
one you can trust because there have been majorterraces, La Res gives up its secrets slowly. It has a
issues with licenses and the mayor underprivate beach, a great spa, three pools,
investigation.complimentary yoga and tennis courts.
DEIAStar spotting: La Residencia in Deia is a luxury
Climbing mountain paths to the high peaks of thehideaway ideal for guests both celebrity and civilian
granite Tramuntana Mountains guided by donkeysDeia perches precariously high above the seashore
wasn't what I had in mind when I boarded a cheapclinging to the Serra de Tramuntana, flanked by pine
flight to Majorca. Isabella was the leader of the pack,and cedar forests, olive groves and lemon orchards.
followed a tail's length by her young daughters LunaLabyrinthine alleys of stone houses curl up to the
and Alba, with our breathless party in the distance.14th century church with its panorama of the coast
Donkeys have an advantage when climbing verticallytumbling down a stream-fed valley to Cala Deia, the
in the rarefied mountain air of this lush Spanish island.town's shingle beach.
That will be the Deia: This small Mallorcan town is aSo there you have two options to choose from
nugget of mountain charm in the north of the islandwhen it comes to Mallorca Villas. Just make sure you
Luckily, lunch had been prepared by our hotel halfwayuse an agent you can trust and who has the best
up at a scenic spot by an old stonewalled shepherd'sdistressed property sales in Mallorca.
hut, where we could see the Mediterranean