Son Balagueret Villa
Historic four-bedroom villa with a unique bedroom set in a turret, private heated pool, and stunning coastline views.
Experience the serenity of two stunning and peaceful beaches in one place
Mal Pas - consisting of Playa de Sant Pere and Playa de Sant Joan, are two quiet, beautiful beaches just to the north-east of Alcudia
Sant Pere beach is the first one you’ll come to: 100m long and enclosed on either side by shelves of rock, this beach is the most accessible of the two with a wooden walkway leading down onto the beach from the main road where some free street parking is available.
Sant Joan beach is a short scramble over the rocks to the left of Sant Pere or a 5 minute walk back to the road and around. Access to this beach is trickier with stone steps down or a rough path through sand dune and brush, again limited street parking is available. Small though they are, both beaches tend to remain fairly quiet as the area around them has not been overly built up, private villas dot the coastline but as yet there are no towering hotels overlooking them. These beaches remain if not secret then at least underestimated by Alcudia’s beach going populous.
If you're good on your legs, you could access the beach from the Carrer de la Caleta and you’ll add to your day by descending via a little stone stairway walled on either side with heavily scented honeysuckle. Live like a local and head to these little known pretty coves.
Hotels
The closest hotels to the two beaches are both four star and one has direct beach access to Sant Pere. There are also a number of other villas and fincas in the Bonaire district. Alternatively, the nearest large town of Alcudia also has a wide range of accommodation options.
Restaurants
There are snack bars on Playa de Sant Pere and Playa de Sant Joan. The snack bar / café on Playa de Sant Joan opts for elegance instead of attitude with its covered seating area and white gauzy curtains floating in the breeze. If you walk right along the coast from the beaches, you’ll soon reach the small town of Bonaire with a small number of restaurants overlooking the boats.
Nightlife
If you’re looking to continue your holiday vibes well into the evening, head to nearby holiday hub of Port d'Alcudia, with different vibes and genres for everyone. An evening spent in one of their many bars and pubs, offering live music and outdoor seating, will often lead to later festivities in the lively nightclubs and discos.
Located in the affluent little Alcudia suburb of Mal Pas are these two beaches of deep white sand and turquoise water. Small but not insignificant, both of these beaches have all the amenities you’ll need for a day on the beach, toilets, beach shower, bins, snack bar, sun loungers and parasols.
Both of the beaches look out over the Pollenca Bay, towards Cap de Formentor and out to sea. Best of all however is that these two beaches succeed where many others in the north of Mallorca fail, they have waves. The waves are not big enough to surf or cause any damage, but they are certainly big enough to jump into - a big hit with kids old and young.
Both beaches have a lifeguard station. The water is clearer in Sant Joan but you don’t have to choose as you can spend your day meandering from one to the other at leisure and decide on your favourite when the day is over.
Deep white sand across both, but overall, Sant Pere has the better beach and Sant Joan has the better sea. Sant Joan is longer but narrower than the other with the strip of sand stretching around in perfect thin crescent, giving you a much wider patch of sea to explore. The seabed here is even clearer than next door.
For both, the sea has a sandy bed all the way out although it is occasionally churned up with seaweed.
The rocks enclosing the little cove make for great climbing, snorkelling and crabbing and in nearby Bonaire is Adventure Sports Skualo, a watersports/dive shop.
No bus runs to Mal Pas but it couldn’t be simpler to reach whether you’re walking cycling or driving. It is sign posted from the centre of Alcudia and you simply take Calle de Xara out of town which swiftly turns into Camino del Mal Pas that leads you straight to the coast. If you choose to walk it is a lovely one, on a wide tree lined road with a good pavement passing alongside small farms and fields housing friendly goats.
Historic four-bedroom villa with a unique bedroom set in a turret, private heated pool, and stunning coastline views.
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Picture-perfect views from your vintage scooter
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Sail from Alcudia’s Port of Bonaire to one of the most beautiful bays in northern Mallorca.
Enjoy the taste of Italy at La Pappa. They serve delicious homemade pasta and Neapolitan pizzas, crafted with care and tradition. Their Italian desserts and ice creams are also made in-house, offering a true taste of Italy.
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