Son Matias beach in Palmanova, Mallorca: services and attractions

Fine white sand and turquoise blue waters make up Son Matias beach in Palmanova. One of the busiest beaches in Mallorca that attracts tourists and residents every year due to its proximity to Palma. Son Matias is an urban beach about 600 meters long and approximately 60 meters wide. It has a promenade full of shops, hotels and restaurants. A promenade that continues along the other two beaches in the town: Palmanova and Es Carregador.

The Son Matias sandbank occupies an enclave located between Punta de sa Torre Nova (also called Sa Porrassa) and Punta Nadala.

Son Matias beach services

Son Matias beach in Palmanova offers bathers numerous services and amenities. Lifeguard, bathrooms, showers, accessibility for people with reduced mobility and public transport nearby. During the summer season, it has more than two hundred umbrellas and around 400 hammocks. It is also perfect for practicing sports such as beach volleyball and paddle surfing. It even has a children's area for the little ones and a park in its central area. Enough reasons for the family audience to return every year.

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Another of the attractions of Son Maties beach in Palmanova is the wide offer of excursions and water activities. From here you can fully enjoy the calm waters of the Mediterranean through boat trips or simply by taking a pleasant pedal boat ride.

Next to Torrenova, the beach has an anchoring area for boats, sheltered from the wind. Also in this rocky area you can see posidonia meadows, perfect for snorkeling.

A lunch break

To recharge your batteries during a fantastic day at Palmanova's Son Matias beach, what better way to do it than at The Blue Bar restaurant. Its unique location on the beach, at the beginning of Punta de Torrenova, offers the best views of the Son Matias and its surroundings. In addition, it is the most sheltered area from the southwest wind. With the experience of more than forty years of service and luxury facilities in which to enjoy the best gastronomy in the area.

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