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Colònia de Sant Pere

NortheastArtàAbout 75–80 min from Palma

Artà town Colònia de Sant Pere

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Northeast · Artà · 75–80 min from Palma

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Living here

Colònia de Sant Pere (Colonia de San Pedro in Castilian) is a small, low-rise seaside village on the east side of the Bay of Alcúdia, in the municipality of Artà. Founded as a farming colony in 1880, it has a little beach, a marina and a primary school, and Artà town is about 15 minutes away. Buyers who want a small, quiet village by the water, with countryside and hills close by, will feel at home.

Sa Colònia, as locals call it, began in 1880. Two brothers from Alaró had bought a large estate here, and under a national law that encouraged new rural settlements they brought in families to farm it, mainly with vines and almonds. A surveyor laid out a grid of straight streets around a central square with a public trough and wash place. The present parish church replaced the settlers' small oratory in 1951. Fig trees and vines still grow close to the sea. Tourism, mostly in the form of holiday homes, took off from the 1960s.

Life centres on the seafront. A small sandy beach sits below the promenade, sheltered by the harbour breakwater, with benches under the tamarisks and bars and restaurants along the front. The town hall pays for lifeguards in the season and grants no sunbed concessions. The marina, with about 250 berths, is run by the local Club Nàutic. South-west of the village, the dunes behind the Arenal de sa Canova, nearly 2 km of sand, became part of the Llevant natural park in 2023. To the east, a coast path towards Betlem passes the Dolmen de s’Aigua Dolça, a prehistoric burial chamber used around 1750 to 1600 BC.

The village had about 760 registered residents in 2025. There are a pharmacy, a few small supermarkets, a state primary school with a municipal nursery on the same street, a library and a council office. The public health unit opens on three days a week. The health centre, with out-of-hours care, the secondary school and the Tuesday market are in Artà, about 15 minutes away. TIB line 421 runs there six times a day on weekdays, and the nearest public hospital is in Manacor.

Summer changes the pace. Many families from Artà spend the season here, holiday homes fill up and the small beach gets crowded. The festes of Sant Pere, the village’s patron saint, fill the end of June and the start of July, with a procession at sea and fireworks, and in January the village keeps its own Sant Antoni, with dimonis, bonfires and a parade. Water is the main local worry. The village relies on wells, and in June 2024 their levels fell so low that the council banned using mains water for gardens and pools. The ban was lifted in February 2025, when work began to renew much of the old pipe network.

Who buys here

Many Artà families keep a summer house here, and the village suits others who want the same: a quiet, low-rise place with a beach, a harbour and open countryside close by. Boat owners have the marina on the doorstep, and walkers have the Llevant hills nearby. With a primary school and a bus to Artà, families can live here all year, though older children go to secondary school in Artà.

Property

The old core keeps the grid of straight streets laid out in 1880. Around it, the village has grown since the 1960s, mostly with single-family houses of one or two storeys, few apartment blocks and no high-rises. Separate holiday-home estates lie along the coast nearby: Betlem to the east, and Montferrutx and s’Estanyol towards sa Canova. Many homes are second homes. Before buying, check any holiday-let licence, ask the town hall about the water and pool rules, and have the timbers looked at, as termites were found and treated in a municipal building here in 2026.

Getting around

Approximate times by car, outside rush hour and summer traffic.

  • 75–80min

    Central PalmaAbout 75–80 km, by country roads and then the Ma-13 from Inca or the Ma-15

  • 70–75min

    Palma airportAbout 70 km, by country roads and then the Ma-15

  • 30min

    Hospital de ManacorAbout 22 km by road

  • 15min

    Artà townHealth centre, secondary school and the Tuesday market

  • 25min

    Can PicafortAbout 19 km, west along the Ma-12 around the bay

Pros and cons

For

  • Low-rise seaside village with a small beach and a marina
  • Primary school, pharmacy and shops for daily needs
  • Sa Canova dunes and the Llevant hills close by
  • Artà’s services and Tuesday market about 15 minutes away

Against

  • A long drive to Palma: about 75–80 minutes
  • Water comes from wells; garden and pool ban in 2024–25
  • Health unit opens three days a week; hospital in Manacor
  • Small beach that fills up quickly in summer
  • Artà plans a ceiling of 152 tourist places for the village

Questions buyers ask

Do people live in the Colònia all year?

Yes, though not many. The register counted about 760 residents in 2025, enough to keep a primary school, a part-time health unit, a pharmacy and small supermarkets going all year. Many houses are summer homes, and for most other things people drive to Artà, about 15 minutes away.

What schooling and health care does the village have?

CEIP Rosa dels Vents, a state primary school, and a municipal nursery are in the village. The state secondary school, IES Llorenç Garcias i Font, is in Artà. The village health unit opens on Monday and Friday from noon to 3pm and on Wednesday from 8am to 11am; the main health centre, with out-of-hours care, is in Artà, and the public hospital is in Manacor, about 30 minutes away.

Is the water supply reliable?

It has been under strain. The village draws its water from wells, and low levels led the council to ban using mains water for gardens and pools from June 2024 to February 2025. Artà went on drought pre-alert in August 2025 and was still on it in July 2026, and new planning rules on water use, including pools, were approved in September 2026. Ask about water before you buy, especially if you want a pool.

Will I be able to rent my house to tourists?

Only if it holds a tourist licence, and Artà is tightening the rules. Caps given initial approval in September 2026 set a ceiling of 152 tourist places for the Colònia’s built-up area, restrict holiday lets in flats and freeze conflicting applications for two years. The Consell de Mallorca still has to give final approval, so confirm the licence before you commit.

Can I keep a boat here?

Yes. The local Club Nàutic runs the marina, which has about 250 berths. Ask the club about berth availability and terms before you count on one.

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