The short version: Port d’Andratx and Camp de Mar sit on the far south-west coast of Mallorca, in the municipality of Andratx. Port d’Andratx is a natural harbor that began as a fishermen’s refuge and today is an exclusive residential harbor, with villas on the hillsides of Cala Llamp, La Mola and Cala Moragues looking down on the boats. Camp de Mar, a few minutes away, is a small bay with an islet in the middle. Andratx itself, the village inland, is something else again: flatter, lived in every day, with a market every Wednesday. This guide explains how each place lives and how far it is from Palma and the airport.
From fishermen’s refuge to residential harbor
Port d’Andratx is a long, sheltered inlet at the western end of the Serra de Tramuntana, the mountain range that runs along the island’s north-west coast. The town hall describes it as a harbor ringed by coves such as Cala Llamp, and the municipal tourism office explains how it evolved from an old fishermen’s refuge into a nautical town that attracts exclusive residential tourism (Ajuntament d’Andratx; Visit Andratx).
The fishing has not disappeared. On the quay stands La Llotja, the fish market building, where fresh fish is sold in the afternoons, according to both official sources. Around it, the life of the harbor runs along a single line: the seafront promenade, with shops and restaurant terraces facing the water, continues past the quay toward the lighthouse and the Club de Vela de Andratx, the sailing club. In the evening, the promenade is where the whole harbor meets.
What a buyer notices first is the shape of the place: a narrow bay with the town along the water and homes climbing the slopes on both sides. Almost every house here is defined by what it looks at: the harbor, the open sea or the sunset over the headland.
The hillsides: Cala Llamp, La Mola and Cala Moragues
Most villas in Port d’Andratx are not in the harbor town itself but on the hills around it. These are the three names you will hear most often when looking here:
- Cala Llamp: the slopes to the south of the harbor, above the cove of the same name, facing the open sea.
- La Mola: the headland on the western side of the bay; the tourism office points to it for its sunsets and its views of open water, with Dragonera island on the horizon.
- Cala Moragues: on the La Mola side of the bay, looking across the water toward the harbor town.
The hillside is where the privacy is: homes set into the slope, terraces stepping down toward the water and, from the higher streets, the whole bay below. The trade-off is that, from most of the hillside, the promenade is a short drive rather than a stroll, and the car becomes part of daily life.
Camp de Mar: a small bay with an islet
Camp de Mar is the next bay to the east, about seven minutes by road from Port d’Andratx. It is small: a beach of white sand and clear water, divided by a little islet that is reached by a wooden footbridge and holds a restaurant, which is what the video above shows. Above the beach, homes and hotels spread over the slopes, and the old watchtower on Cap Andritxol, built as a defense against pirate raids, marks the headland (Visit Andratx; Ajuntament d’Andratx).
Its history as a destination goes back to 1932, when a colonial-style Grand Hotel opened here, according to the municipal tourism office; the residential area grew in the 1980s and 1990s. Behind the bay, Golf de Andratx is an 18-hole course in Camp de Mar that opened in 2000, according to the club’s own website, and the tourism office notes that golf here is played all year.
Camp de Mar is also where one of the best-known names in fashion kept a home: Claudia Schiffer had a family house here for years and sold it in 2017 (Majorca Daily Bulletin and Mallorca Magazin, May 2017).
Andratx village: the inland side
Port d’Andratx and the village of Andratx share a name, not a character. Andratx, known locally as la Vila, is the administrative and cultural center of the municipality, about six minutes inland from the harbor by road. The town hall has been housed in the Castell de Son Mas since 1998, and the church of Santa Maria became a parish in 1248, according to the tourism office, which also lists the village’s shops, restaurants, health services and sports facilities.
In what we see, it is a different way of living: flatter ground, village houses and a daily life that does not depend on the season. The weekly market is held every Wednesday of the year in the streets of the village, around the Passeig de Son Mas, and has been documented since the middle of the 19th century (Visit Andratx; Ajuntament d’Andratx). The municipality has six population centers: inland, Andratx, s’Arracó and Sa Coma–Son Curt; on the coast, Port d’Andratx, Sant Elm and Camp de Mar.
Summer and winter: two different harbors
Port d’Andratx in July and Port d’Andratx in January are not the same place. In summer the bay fills with yachts, the promenade terraces stay busy until late and the harbor becomes, in the tourism office’s words, one of the liveliest parts of the municipality at night. In winter, in what we see, it is very quiet: the promenade belongs to the people who live here all year, the light is clear and the road to Palma is easy.
For a buyer, that contrast is a question to answer before choosing. Some of our clients want exactly the winter calm; others use the house mainly in the warm months. Families who live here all year organize their lives around the school calendar in Calvià and the services of Andratx village, which keeps the same rhythm in every month.
Getting around: Palma, the airport and the schools
Driving times below come from OpenStreetMap routing, from each place to central Palma and to the airport terminal, in free-flowing traffic:
- Port d’Andratx: about 27 minutes to central Palma and about 38 to the airport.
- Camp de Mar: about 24 minutes to central Palma and about 35 to the airport.
- Andratx village: about 27 minutes to central Palma and about 37 to the airport.
In daily practice, with normal traffic, we count on 30 to 35 minutes to Palma and about 45 minutes to the airport. In summer and at rush hour, the stretch along the Calvià coast adds time.
For families, the international schools of Calvià are close. Agora Portals International School and King Richard III College are in Portals Nous, about 18 to 19 minutes from Port d’Andratx by road, and Baleares International College has a campus in Sa Porrassa, also in Calvià, about 18 minutes away. Our guide to international schools in Mallorca lists the curriculum, ages and official details of each one.
Who buys in Port d’Andratx and Camp de Mar
In what we see with our clients, three profiles buy here:
- The American who wants the magazine Mallorca, and privacy above all. Often someone who discovered the area through the press or social media, looking for a villa with security, sea views and the harbor below.
- The family that lives on the island all year because of the international schools in Portals and Calvià, with Andratx village and Palma close by for everything else.
- The investor buying a home to let at the top of the market.
What they share is that the setting comes first. The distance to the airport, the drive to Palma and the quiet winter are trade-offs they accept in exchange for the view. To compare this corner of the island with the others, our guide to where to live in Mallorca covers every area, from Palma to the south-east.
Well-known faces on this coast
Discretion is part of what buyers look for here, and well-known visitors are part of the picture. Beyond Claudia Schiffer’s years in Camp de Mar, in July 2026 Michael Jordan’s yacht cruised this coast and was seen off Andratx before heading to Ibiza (Mallorca Magazin and Majorca Daily Bulletin, July 2026). Our guide to celebrities in Mallorca goes area by area, with every name reported by at least two news outlets and no addresses.
What you need to know
How far is Port d’Andratx from Palma?
About 27 minutes to central Palma by road in free-flowing traffic, according to OpenStreetMap routing. With normal traffic, we count on 30 to 35 minutes.
How far is Port d’Andratx from Palma airport?
About 38 minutes in free-flowing traffic; in daily practice, around 45 minutes. Camp de Mar is a few minutes closer.
What is the difference between Andratx and Port d’Andratx?
Andratx is the inland village and administrative center, flatter, with a market every Wednesday of the year. Port d’Andratx is the harbor on the coast, about six minutes away, with villas on the surrounding hillsides.
Where are the villas in Port d’Andratx?
Mostly on the hillsides around the harbor: Cala Llamp to the south, La Mola on the western headland and Cala Moragues on the La Mola side of the bay.
Is Port d’Andratx quiet in winter?
Yes. In what we see, the harbor is very quiet in winter, while Andratx village keeps its services and its Wednesday market all year.
Where we work
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Updated October 2026. Driving times come from OpenStreetMap routing and vary with traffic and season; facts about the harbor, Camp de Mar, the village and its market come from the official websites of the Ajuntament d’Andratx and its tourism office, and those about the golf course from Golf de Andratx, all consulted in October 2026. Each celebrity reference was reported by at least two news outlets. The descriptions reflect what we see with our clients and are for general information only.
