Buying a property in a Mallorcan village
Minkner & Partner offers authentic village houses with style and charm. Many clients who dream of owning a Mallorcan home play with the idea of purchasing a village house. A village house with history, tradition, character and charm. Do you want to live in a Spanish environment, take part in village life and traditional fiestas, shop at the neighbourhood weekly market, have breakfast in the street café on the terrace and read the newspaper, have a chat with the neighbours? Then buying a village house in Mallorca, sometimes called a townhouse, is the right choice for you. It brings a completely different, relaxed life style compared to the more touristic towns of Mallorca.
Buying a village house on Mallorca – A completely different lifestyle on the island
Mallorca has 53 municipalities, in the village centre there is usually a church, Town Hall, and sometimes a market square. The majority of the time the Municipality has the same name as the main village, some of which have already become a small town. This is the reason why you hear the term “townhouses. “
Most of the villages began as "street villages", i.e. as small developments to the right and left of the road. The street villages usually have a row of terraced of houses (terraced housing structure), where the village house or town house directly adjoins the road. At the back of the property there was usually a large patio with an adjoining allotment, where often there was access to the fields behind. The denser the development of the new streets running parallel to the road became, the more the fields and gardens behind the Mallorcan village houses disappeared. Today, most of these properties only have a relatively small plot of land with a patio or a small garden.
Minkner & Partner: Your village property expert on Mallorca
If you want to purchase a village house or townhouse on Mallorca, Minkner & Partner is the ideal real estate agency for you to contact. In the villages of S`Arraco, Andratx and Calvia, Minkner & Partner has selected some village houses on Mallorca - unrenovated and renovated out of its portfolio for you to have a look at.
The typical village house in Mallorca is usually a two-storey property and comprises of a living space per floor between 120 m² and 200 m². On the ground floor there is usually the living and dining room area as well as a kitchen. On the upper floor there are usually two or three bedrooms and the bathrooms, occasionally also a terrace facing the garden. The plots usually have between 200 m² and 300 m² (patio, small terrace, garden). The houses are usually 100 years old, sometimes even older, and if they have not been thoroughly renovated in recent years, you may be in for some surprises when renovating or refurbishing the property.
Therefore: If you want to buy a village or townhouse on Mallorca, you should on no account do without the advice of an experienced sales agent and architect. Minkner & Partner from their offices in Port Andratx, Santa Ponsa and Palma, will of course support you before and after the purchase of your new home.
