The old fishermen's district turned the city's coolest food-and-drink quarter — a buzzing market, tapas bars, and the best nightlife. Walkable to the centre and marina; the local pick for eating and going out.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
1/3
€90–150
typical per night in Spain
The sensible middle
Cheapest in PalmaPriciest
Typical prices for Palma — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Santa Catalina and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Palma de Mallorca (PMI)~16 min drive8.6 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Tapas & an ensaïmada7 min walk623 m
- The old town & patios9 min walk747 m
- La Seu cathedral10 min walk824 m
- The Sóller vintage train12 min walk960 m
- Bellver Castle24 min walk2.0 km
- Portixol (beach)25 min walk2.1 km
- Portixol seafront brunch25 min walk2.1 km
- The Serra de Tramuntana48 min taxi16.0 km
- A turquoise cove swim59 min taxi19.6 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 6.Santa Catalina market & tapas — The city's foodie heart — a lively covered market where stalls turn into tapas counters at lunch. Graze oysters, jamón, a glass of local wine, then the bars of the surrounding barrio. Where Palma actually eats.
- 11.Fundació Miró — The studio and museum of Joan Miró, who spent his last decades on Mallorca — his workshop left as it was, plus galleries and gardens above the bay. A calm, lovely couple of hours for art lovers, west of the centre.
- 14.Santa Catalina & marina nights — Palma goes out late — cocktail and tapas bars around Santa Catalina for a local night, or the Paseo Marítimo waterfront for bigger clubs. Stylish and fun without Ibiza's price tag; start with a rooftop drink.
When are you staying?
Find cheap flights to Palma
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Santa Catalina; flights via Google Flights.