The average cost of a holiday home in Mallorca is 274 euros per night, which represents a reduction of 24% compared to August. Rural accommodation in Mallorca stands out, exceeding 20 % of travellers’ preferences. Valldemossa, which tops the list with some 1,440 monthly searches, is a municipality famous for its Charterhouse and for having been the winter refuge of the composer Frédéric Chopin and the writer George Sand.
It is also where Hollywood legend Michael Douglas has owned an estate for over 30 years and where he has spent most of this summer. With only 679 inhabitants, Fornalutx, which ranks as the second most popular village with 410 monthly searches, is known as one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, with its stone houses and spectacular views of the Sóller valley. The average price for a night’s holiday rental here is 278 euros.
In inland Mallorca, Petra , with its 2,942 inhabitants and 290 monthly searches, is popular for being the birthplace of the missionary friar Fray Junípero Serra, founder of missions in California. Staying in this municipality costs an average of 296 euros per night in tourist accommodation. With around 110 searches per month, they are located in the coastal town of Banyalbufar, in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, and Ferreries, in the interior of Menorca.
The former, with a population of 523 people, is known for its cultivated terraces sloping down to the sea and its spectacular sunsets, and its average price of 342.