Portals Nous

Portals Nous is a residential area in the east of Calvià, in the belt closest to Palma, known above all for Puerto Portals, the marina that occupies its seafront. It combines a small centre with services and a broad stretch of housing facing the sea.

Portals Nous has a shopping street, supermarkets, a pharmacy and two international schools —King Richard III College and Àgora Portals—, which is unusual among the residential areas along this coast. Its landmark is Puerto Portals, a luxury marina with restaurants, shops and nautical activity all year round, which gives the area a livelier feel than its neighbours. It borders Bendinat to the east and Costa d'en Blanes to the west, and lies a few minutes from Palma along the Andratx road.

Apartments and penthouses near the marina and the centre predominate, alongside villas and houses on the slopes with sea views. It is an upper-bracket market, markedly international and second-home, with sustained demand thanks to an uncommon combination of marina, services and closeness to Palma.

It suits those looking for a nautical setting and services at hand without moving away from Palma, and international and second-home buyers. Worth weighing the price level, among the highest in the municipality, and the numbers the marina draws in season.