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Son Espanyolet & Son Dameto

PalmaWestern PalmaAbout 10–15 min from the old town

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Palma · Western Palma · 10–15 min from the old town

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Living here

Son Espanyolet, Son Dameto and their neighbours form a cluster of residential barris inland from Santa Catalina, in western Palma, 10 to 15 minutes by car from the cathedral. Son Espanyolet has low houses with patios and gardens, while Son Cotoner, to the north, is mostly flats. It is a place for everyday city life, with Santa Catalina’s market a walk away.

Son Espanyolet grew from the 1890s, when the Caro family, Marquesses de la Romana, split up their country estate and sold it in plots. Much of it became second homes for modest middle-class families, and its streets were built up by the early decades of the 20th century. A tram served the area until 1958. Early streets such as Alzina, Mas and Porto have the grandest houses, with modernist details. The barri’s summer festes, for its patron Sant Gaietà, are held in early August around the parish of l’Assumpció.

Son Espanyolet is now mainly residential, with narrow streets, small shops and a lot of schools and nurseries. Most of the schools are state-subsidised (concertats), and some were founded by religious orders. Santa Catalina’s market is 10 to 15 minutes' walk away and the cathedral about half an hour. Camp d’en Serralta, to the east, borders Santa Catalina and the Jaume III end of the city centre. EMT line 7 runs from Plaça d’Espanya through Jaume III and along Carrer de la Indústria into Son Espanyolet. On the barri’s edge is the Poble Espanyol, a complex of replicas of buildings from around Spain used for events.

North of it, Son Cotoner was sold off in plots from 1942 and built up with flats, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. Son Peretó, a small barri on the Camí dels Reis near Real Mallorca’s Son Moix stadium, was laid out between 1964 and 1980. Son Dameto has an active residents' association and a park that residents campaigned for, and in 2026 gained a municipal nursery for under-threes and a new church for its parish. The Son Pisà public health centre on Carrer de Vicenç Joan i Rosselló has out-of-hours urgent care on weekday nights and at weekends, and Son Espases hospital is 10 to 15 minutes' drive.

El Fortí was home to Real Mallorca’s old ground, the Lluís Sitjar, until the club moved to Son Moix in 1999. The stadium was later demolished and the site stood empty and neglected for years, with only the protected main gate left standing. The council took full ownership in 2025, and in May 2026 it launched an architectural competition for a sports pavilion, green space and underground parking for residents beneath Plaça Barcelona, with work expected to start in late 2027 or early 2028. A new tree-lined promenade along Carrer de Son Dameto already links Plaça Barcelona with the Son Cotoner park.

Who buys here

In 2024 local press profiles reported an ageing population in Son Espanyolet and Son Cotoner, and said high prices made it hard for young people to settle in Son Espanyolet. In 2025 the same press said El Fortí, Son Cotoner and Son Dameto had gained popularity with buyers and investors. In Son Espanyolet, the press has reported foreign investors buying homes that locals could once afford, and in 2024 a campaign publicised by the residents' association urged owners not to sell to the highest bidder.

Property

Son Espanyolet is low-rise, with many houses that have a patio or garden, some dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The upper streets have distinctive façades, a few of them listed, and near Santa Catalina there are single-family houses once lived in by workers. In 2024 one plot was licensed for four new houses, each with a garage and pool. Not every old house is protected: in January 2025 the council approved demolishing a single-storey house with modernist façade details that a heritage group wanted kept. Son Cotoner is mainly 1960s and 1970s flats, and Son Dameto was still adding new buildings in 2024.

Getting around

Approximate times by car, outside rush hour.

  • 10–15min

    Palma old town (Cathedral)Or 25 to 35 minutes on foot from most barris

  • 20–25min

    Palma airportVia the seafront or the Ma-20 ring road, then the Ma-19

  • 10–15min

    Son Espases hospitalThe Balearic reference hospital, to the north

  • 10min

    Cala MajorSandy beach to the west; Can Pere Antoni, to the east, is about as close

  • 15–20min

    Puerto PortalsWest to Calvià’s marina on the Ma-20 and Ma-1

Pros and cons

For

  • Santa Catalina’s market 10 to 25 minutes' walk from most barris
  • Old houses with patios and gardens close to the centre
  • Many schools, a new public nursery and out-of-hours care
  • Line 7 bus to Jaume III and Plaça d’Espanya

Against

  • Narrow streets; residents call parking their main problem
  • Double parking at school drop-off times blocks streets
  • Not every old house is protected, and some are demolished
  • Works on the Lluís Sitjar site expected from late 2027 or 2028

Questions buyers ask

Is Son Espanyolet part of Santa Catalina?

No. It is a separate barri of Palma’s Ponent (western) district, directly inland from Santa Catalina. The two share a lot of everyday life, and Santa Catalina’s market is 10 to 15 minutes' walk from most of Son Espanyolet.

Can I walk to the old town?

Yes, if you like walking. The cathedral is about 25 to 30 minutes on foot from Son Espanyolet, Camp d’en Serralta and El Fortí, around 35 minutes from Son Dameto and Son Cotoner, and nearer an hour from Son Peretó. City buses run to Plaça d’Espanya and the centre.

What is happening on the old Lluís Sitjar stadium site?

The council now owns all of it. In May 2026 it launched an architectural competition for a sports pavilion, green space and underground parking for residents under Plaça Barcelona, keeping the old main gate, though it may be moved. A winner is due by the end of 2026 and work is expected to start in late 2027 or early 2028.

What about letting to holidaymakers?

Flats have been barred from holiday letting across Palma since 2018. Houses followed in May 2026, when the council finally approved a ban on new holiday-rental places, so only existing legal licences carry on. In Son Espanyolet, residents say they report the illegal lets they find.

Is parking difficult?

In Son Espanyolet, yes. The streets are narrow, residents call parking their main problem, and double parking at school and nursery drop-off times blocks streets. Son Dameto residents also report a shortage of spaces, so a garage is a real asset here.

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