The setting
Mallorca, from its quiet centre
Sa Mata Grossa sits inland, just outside Búger. Far from the bustle of the coast, yet with everything within reach.
Búger
A small village above the plain
Búger is one of the smallest villages in Mallorca. It stands on a low hill, with the Serra de Tramuntana outlined behind it and the plain opening out on the other side.
There are no hotels here, no souvenir shops. There are a couple of bars on the square, the church, and stone streets where in the late afternoon nobody passes at all. This is the Mallorca that still runs at its own pace.
A few minutes away are Sa Pobla and Inca, with their weekly markets, and s'Albufera, the largest wetland in the Balearics and one of the finest places on the island for watching birds.
Perfectly placed
The whole island within reach
Being in the middle has one advantage: it makes no difference which way you want to go. The northern beaches are a quarter of an hour away, the Tramuntana half an hour, and Palma a little over half an hour by motorway.
- Sa Pobla 6 km 8 min
- Inca 10 km 12 min
- Playa de Muro 16 km 18 min
- Pollença 17 km 20 min
- Alcúdia 17 km 20 min
- Port de Pollença 20 km 22 min
- Lluc 25 km 30 min
- Manacor 35 km 30 min
- Cap de Formentor 38 km 45 min
- Palma 45 km 35 min
- Sóller 45 km 50 min
- Valldemossa 45 km 50 min
- Palma airport 52 km 40 min
Approximate driving distances and times.
Exploration
Four ways to spend the day
A morning in Palma
The cathedral, the old town, a lunch with no clock. Back in time for an afternoon swim.
The northern coast
The beaches of Muro and Alcúdia, miles of fine sand and shallow water. A stop in Pollença on the way home.
Into the mountains
The road to Lluc and the stone villages of the Serra de Tramuntana, a World Heritage Site. The drive back, unhurried.
Markets and villages
Fruit, vegetables and sobrassada at the market, lunch somewhere along the way, and the rest of the day at the finca.
Coming back to the quiet
The best part of being in the middle is the return. After the coast, the mountains or the market, the finca is still there: the garden, the pool and the silence of the countryside.