The Bellavista
Guides

Getting to know a place is part of finding the right home. Explore Mallorca and Ibiza, with practical guidance for the decisions along the way.

Port d’Andratx, Mallorca

Bellavista Journal

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Buying, selling & renting.

From the first viewing to a completed sale. Understand the process, the documents and the questions worth asking.

Buying a property

A practical route from shortlist to keys: the documents to request, decisions before a deposit and a handover checklist for Mallorca and Ibiza.

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The tax guides.

Purchase costs, sale proceeds and annual ownership. Each explained separately, with links to the official sources.

Taxes when you buy

Understand ITP, VAT and stamp duty, work through an €800,000 resale example and prepare a cost sheet that separates tax from fees and running costs.

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Mallorca & Ibiza area guides.

A harbour, a hillside or a street in the city. Discover the places behind the property names and what it means to spend time there.

23 locations

Port d’Andratx

Compare harbour apartments, hillside villas and Cala Llamp, with practical checks for access, outdoor space and the cost of keeping a home in Port d’Andratx.

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Bendinat

Golf, small coves and a residential setting on Mallorca’s southwest coast. A guide to choosing a home in Bendinat and understanding the different streets behind the name.

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Santa Ponsa

Choose between a beach-centre apartment, a marina setting and a villa near golf, then check community costs and the practicalities of a longer stay in Santa Ponsa.

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Camp de Mar

A sheltered beach, golf and a compact coastal setting in Andratx. Explore how a holiday base in Camp de Mar differs from a home designed for longer stays.

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Costa d’en Blanes

A hillside perspective above the southwest coast. Discover what to consider when comparing villas, sea views and everyday access in Costa d’en Blanes.

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Puerto Portals

Marina life on Mallorca’s southwest coast, with Portals Nous and nearby beaches to explore. A practical guide to the setting and the properties around it.

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Palma

Explore life in Palma, from the old town to the waterfront. Discover how to compare neighbourhoods, choose between historic and contemporary homes, and prepare for buying or renting in Mallorca’s capital.

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Can Rimbau

A residential address in Jesús, within Santa Eulària’s municipality. Explore the questions that matter when choosing a villa near Ibiza Town.

Ibiza Town, shown as surrounding context; not Can Rimbau.

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Vista Alegre

A coastal residential community in Ibiza’s southwest. Understand the setting, shared arrangements and property checks before choosing a villa in Vista Alegre.

The coast at Port de Porroig, near the wider Vista Alegre area.

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Cap Martinet

A coastal residential setting in the Jesús area. Compare the outlook, access and day-to-day experience of a home around Cap Martinet.

Ibiza Town, shown as surrounding context; not Cap Martinet.

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Roca Llisa

Golf, pine-covered surroundings and a coastal side to explore. A guide to the different residential settings within Roca Llisa.

Nearby Cala Olivera; not a residential property in Roca Llisa.

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Sant Josep de sa Talaia

Known as both San José and Sant Josep, this inland village gives its name to a much wider southwest municipality. Explore the differences between village, country and coastal homes before choosing your Ibiza address.

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Es Cubells

A village above the cliffs of southern Ibiza, with a wider landscape of coastal homes and countryside. Explore the setting beyond the sea view.

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Cala Jondal

A broad cove on Ibiza’s south coast, with a pebbly shoreline and a landscape of surrounding villas. Discover what to consider beyond a beach address.

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Sant Antoni de Portmany

San Antonio, or Sant Antoni de Portmany, is more than one waterfront setting. Explore the town and wider bay, compare neighbourhoods and consider the practical details of buying or renting on Ibiza’s west coast.

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Deià

Stone houses, olive terraces and the Tramuntana landscape. Explore what makes Deià distinctive, how village and country homes differ, and the practical questions to consider before choosing a property here.

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Sóller & Port de Sóller

A valley town and a coastal harbour, each with its own rhythm. Compare Sóller and Port de Sóller, explore their different property settings and consider which would work best as your Mallorca base.

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Pollença

Historic streets, country homes and northern Mallorca within reach. Discover Pollença town, understand how it differs from the coastal port and prepare a focused search for a home or a longer stay.

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Banyalbufar

Stone terraces and a west-coast village facing the Mediterranean. Discover Banyalbufar’s setting, the realities of a home on the slopes and what to examine when buying or renting in this part of Mallorca.

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Ibiza Town

Explore Eivissa, from Dalt Vila to the harbour neighbourhoods. Understand the differences between a historic home and a contemporary apartment, and what to consider when making Ibiza Town your island base.

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Santa Eulària des Riu

Distinguish Santa Eulària town from the wider municipality, then compare coastal apartments, village homes and rural properties for buying or a longer rental on Ibiza.

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Santa Gertrudis

Village life in the heart of Ibiza, with countryside beyond the centre. Discover Santa Gertrudis and the questions that distinguish a walkable village home from a country property with more land and independence.

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Sant Joan & the north

Northern villages, pine-covered landscapes and coves such as Portinatx. Explore Sant Joan and the wider north, compare inland and coastal homes and plan the practical side of a longer stay on Ibiza.

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