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Can Picafort & Son Baulo

NorthSanta MargalidaAbout 55–60 min from Palma

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Living here

Can Picafort (also written Ca’n Picafort) is the seaside town of Santa Margalida, on the Bay of Alcúdia between Playa de Muro and the protected Son Real coast, with Son Bauló at its south-eastern end. Built up mostly since the 1960s, it is both a resort and a town of nearly 9,000 residents, 55 to 60 minutes from Palma. A beach flat here comes with a real town around it.

The town is laid out along the shore, between the seafront promenade and the Ma-12 Alcúdia–Artà road, which runs along its inland side. Its heart is the promenade and the main beach of fine, pale sand, which carries on north-west past Ses Casetes des Capellans into Playa de Muro. The marina, with about 250 berths run by the Club Nàutic, sits between the main beach and Son Bauló. Cement sculptures of women by the artist Joan Bennàssar line the front and divide opinion. In 2026 the town hall finished work on the Passeig Colón, one of the main shopping streets, widening pavements, planting trees and adding car parks.

Son Bauló, beyond the marina, shares its name with the torrent that meets the sea there. Its 300-metre beach of fine sand lies beside the stream’s mouth, a seasonal wetland visited by birds. Past it begins Son Real, a public estate run by the Balearic government, with dunes, pines and some 6 km of low, rocky and sandy coast reaching Son Serra de Marina. A coastal path passes old naval sighting towers and, about 20 minutes' walk from the torrent, the Necròpolis de Son Real, a prehistoric cemetery of over 130 tombs. Near the torrent stands the Dolmen de Son Bauló de Dalt, from about 1700 BC.

Nearly 9,000 people are registered here, more than in Santa Margalida town, so this is a working town as well as a resort. Out of season it is much quieter and many shops close. The town hall has offices and the local police on Plaça Enginyer Gabriel Roca, and there are a library, an adult education centre and a municipal sports centre with indoor and outdoor pools. CEIP Vora Mar is the town’s state primary school, and in 2025 the Balearic government created a second, CEIP Nou de Can Picafort, to ease the pressure on it. There is a Friday morning market, and the festes fall around 15 August.

A public health unit opens on weekdays, and the state secondary school, IES Santa Margalida, is in Santa Margalida town, about 15 minutes inland. TIB bus 302 runs all year along the bay to Alcúdia and on to Palma through sa Pobla and Inca, stopping at the Inca hospital, while the airport bus A32 and line 324 to Alcúdia run from late March to October. By car, Muro town, whose health centre runs an urgent care point at night and at weekends, is about 15 minutes away, and Alcúdia’s walled old town about 20. Just past Ses Casetes des Capellans, the dunes of Es Comú, in Muro, are part of the s’Albufera natural park.

Who buys here

Can Picafort has drawn German and British holidaymakers for decades, and in the 2000s and 2010s Germans were among the largest groups of foreign residents in the municipality. Buyers mostly look for a flat or a small house near the beach, either as a summer base or as a home in a town that keeps its residents through the winter. Walkers and birdwatchers have Son Real on one side and s’Albufera on the other. Those after somewhere quieter and lower-rise may prefer Son Serra de Marina.

Property

Can Picafort is a mature resort, laid out mainly between the Ma-12 and the sea, and in 2015 the town’s strategic plan found little development land left. Most homes are flats in blocks of two to four storeys, with single-family houses mixed in along the same streets, Son Bauló included. A few apartment blocks reach seven to nine floors, and the tallest buildings are hotels from around 1970. Much of the housing went up between the 1960s and the 1980s, with another burst in the 2000s and very little since. Before buying, find out how well the block has been maintained, and check the holiday-let licence if you plan to rent.

Getting around

Approximate times by car from the centre of Can Picafort, outside rush hour.

  • 55–60min

    Central PalmaAbout 58 km, mostly on the Ma-13 motorway

  • 60–65min

    Palma airportAbout 65 km via the Ma-13 and Palma’s ring road

  • 25–30min

    Hospital Comarcal d’IncaThe public hospital for the area

  • 15min

    Santa Margalida townTown hall and the state secondary school

  • 20min

    Alcúdia old townAbout 15 km

Pros and cons

For

  • Long sandy town beach with a promenade and a marina
  • Son Real’s protected coast and necropolis within walking distance
  • Lived in all year, with a primary school, health unit and library
  • Bus to Palma all year; airport bus from late March to October

Against

  • Busy in summer: the town has almost 10,000 hotel beds
  • Much quieter in winter, when many shops close
  • Mostly 1960s to 1980s buildings; check their condition
  • Hospital in Inca, and Palma 55–60 minutes away

Questions buyers ask

Is Son Bauló a separate place from Can Picafort?

No. Son Bauló is the south-eastern part of Can Picafort, beyond the marina, in the same municipality of Santa Margalida. It shares its name with the torrent that reaches the sea there, and it borders the protected Son Real estate.

What is Can Picafort like in winter?

Much quieter. Many shops close and much of the work is seasonal, but nearly 9,000 people are registered as living here, so the health unit, the schools, the town hall offices and the library carry on through the year.

What about health care?

Can Picafort has a public health unit run by the Muro-Marines health centre. It opens Monday to Thursday from 8am to 8pm and on Fridays until 3pm. The health centre itself, in Muro about 15 minutes away, keeps the same weekday hours, with its PAC urgent care point covering nights and weekends. For a hospital, it is 25 to 30 minutes by car to the Hospital Comarcal d’Inca.

Are there schools in Can Picafort?

Yes. CEIP Vora Mar is the town’s state primary school, and in 2025 the Balearic government created a second, CEIP Nou de Can Picafort, to ease the pressure on it. The municipality’s state secondary school, IES Santa Margalida, is in Santa Margalida town, about 15 minutes away by car.

Can I get to Palma and the airport by bus?

Yes. TIB line 302 runs all year along the bay to Alcúdia and on to Palma’s Estació Intermodal via sa Pobla and Inca, with a stop at the Inca hospital. From late March to October the A32 goes to the airport and line 324 runs along the bay to Alcúdia.

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