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A Village Built Around Its Beach
Camp de Mar Mallorca sits on the southwest coast within the municipality of Andratx, a few minutes from Peguera and Port d'Andratx, and around 32km from Palma's Son Sant Joan airport. The village grew up around a wide, gently sloping sandy beach, flanked by the Serra de Tramuntana on one side and open Mediterranean on the other. Large hotels went up behind the beachfront during the development wave of the 1980s, but the hillsides and the golf course above them are lined with villas rather than apartment blocks, which gives Camp de Mar a quieter, more residential feel than nearby Peguera or Magaluf.
What most visitors remember first, though, is the small rocky islet sitting just offshore in the middle of the bay.
The Beach and Nearby Coves
Camp de Mar's main beach carries Blue Flag status and runs to roughly 180 metres long and 60 metres deep, set between two rocky headlands that keep it more sheltered than many similarly sized beaches on the island. The water is calm, shallow and clear, and lifeguards are on duty through the season, which makes it a genuinely practical option for families rather than just a photogenic backdrop. In summer, the bridge out to the islet doubles as a jetty for boat trips out to Sa Dragonera, the uninhabited nature reserve island off the southwest coast, home to the endemic Balearic lizard and several seabird colonies. For a quieter alternative, Cala Blanca is a small, largely undeveloped cove about two kilometres away, backed by the Sa Talaia mountain, though it has no facilities and is better suited to confident swimmers than young children given the rockier terrain. A signposted hiking trail also leads from the village up to the old watchtower at Cap de s'Andritxol — about 1.5km and 110 metres of ascent, roughly half an hour each way — which was originally built to warn of pirate raids on this stretch of coast.
The Islet and Restaurante Illeta
S'Illeta is a natural rock islet reached by a wooden footbridge, first built across in the 1930s. Today it carries Restaurante Illeta, run by Miguel Covas Bartolome, the fourth generation of the same family to manage it. Guests cross the bridge to a terrace with 360-degree sea views, informal wooden furniture, and a menu built around fresh fish, seafood paella and lubina (sea bass). It's one of the most photographed dining spots on the island, and reservations in high season are worth making well ahead.
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On Screen: Camp de Mar in Film and TV
The islet and its restaurant have appeared on screen more than once. Netflix's White Lines and the BBC/AMC series The Night Manager both used the location, and it has featured in the films The Hustle and A Long Way Down. For anyone who has watched those productions, walking the bridge in person is a genuinely recognisable moment.
Golf de Andratx and the Green Monster
Above the village, the 18-hole Golf de Andratx course climbs the hillside and is one of the reasons Camp de Mar attracts a settled, golf-playing resident population rather than purely holiday traffic. The course is playable year-round, includes several ponds worked into its layout, and has built a reputation as one of the more challenging courses in the Mediterranean. One of its holes has earned the nickname "the Green Monster" for being among the longest on the island. Campino, the Italian restaurant overlooking the 18th hole, is a long-standing fixture here and hosts seasonal themed dinner events through the quieter months.
The Andratx Municipality Character
Camp de Mar belongs to the Andratx municipality, which stretches from Port d'Andratx's fishing harbour inland to the town of Andratx itself. That municipal identity matters for property owners: planning rules, beach management and local services in Camp de Mar are set by Andratx town hall rather than Calvià next door, which is worth knowing if you're comparing the two areas. The result on the ground is a village that feels less built-up than the Calvià resorts to the east, with the golf course, the hillside villa developments and the beachfront hotels forming three distinct but connected parts of the same small community.
Getting There
Camp de Mar is reached from Palma via the Ma-1, with the drive taking around 35-40 minutes depending on traffic. There's a car park at the entrance to the village next to the golf course, with further spaces a short walk further in. For anyone travelling without a car, the village is served by TIB bus lines 107 and, seasonally, 131, both of which run via Peguera and connect through to Santa Ponsa and Palma in one direction and Andratx in the other.
Living and Owning Property in Camp de Mar
Property here ranges from apartments near the beachfront to villas on the hillside and around the golf course, many with sea views back across the bay to the islet. The draw is consistent: a walkable village centre, one of the best beaches in the southwest, golf on the doorstep, and quick road access to both Port d'Andratx and Santa Ponsa. For anyone weighing up where to buy in this part of the island, Camp de Mar is worth seeing in person before ruling it in or out — photographs of the islet rarely do the wider village justice.
