Port de Pollença

Port de Pollença (in Spanish, Puerto Pollensa) is a small resort town in north-eastern Majorca, Spain, situated on the Bay of Pollença. It is popular with tourists with its beach, hotels and bars and is located about six kilometres east of the inland town of Pollença and two kilometres southeast of Cala Sant Vicenç.

In 2001 it was voted the favourite holiday destination in the world by the readers of the UK's Sunday Times.

Geography

Port de Pollença, the most northerly resort in Majorca, is approximately one hour's travel by road from the island's capital Palma via the PM-27, C-713 & PM-220.

The resort is split into several main areas: Pine walk, Boquer, Central, Siller, Pinaret, Llenaire and Gomar.

The Pine walk

The [http://puertopollensa.org.uk/the-pine-walk Pine Walk] is perhaps the most well known part of the resort, fronting onto a sheltered part of the larger Badia de Pollença. This is where many of the privately owned apartments and houses can be found and provides a tranquil environment. Immediately behind The Pine Walk there are three new developments; "Urban Boquer", "Bellresguard" and "Ca'n Singala".

Central

The heart of the resort is where most of the larger hotels are situated. The nightlife in the resort is very much based around the family, with an excellent selection of restaurants and bars, but little in the way of nightlife after midnight. The marina is full of bustle through the day with, with moorings for most sizes of yacht, a selection of pleasure cruise boats, repair yards and people to watch. The smart Yacht Club proves very popular with the marine community.

The main square in the resort "Plaça Capllonch" is bounded on three sides by restaurants, shops and bars, with apartments above and the "Church of Our Lady of Carmen" to the western side, is relaxing throughout the day except for the Wednesday market, when the whole square is alive with traders selling fruit, fish, clothing and craftwork. Behind the central area is another relatively new urbanisation, "Urban Siller".

outhern

To the south there is a large older urbanisation, consisting of three areas, "Urban El Pineret", "Urban Gommar" and "Urban Llenaire". This area is mainly apartments, smaller hotels and private homes and has slowly developed over the years. The beach in this area is family friendly, with a gentle grade into the sea, watersports and a wide promenade suitable for walking and cycling.

Highways

A major new bypass has been constructed to the rear of the resort. This links the main road into the resort "PM-220 Carretera Pollença" north to the "PM-221" following a scenic route along the Formentor headland. Sections of the southern bypass have been constructed and there is visible evidence of a protected corridor that will eventually link with the "Paseo de Alemania" at the southern end of the main beach area.

uper Scooper

A number of amphibious firefighting aircraft, typically Canadair CL-215, are based on the edge of the resort and can often be seen on exercise around the bay.