Mallorca NEED TO KNOW
Mallorca gardens to visit As befits such a lush island, Mallorca has a number of botanical gardens open to the public. Robert Maunder of First Mallorca says the best ones to visit are Jardines de Alfabia and Jardí Botànic de Sóller, which are situated near and in the town of Sóller respectively. The Jardines de Alfabia (www.
jardinesdealfabia.com) `are my favourite,' says Mr Maunder. `Here, one forgets the outside word, seduced by the perfume of colourful climbing plants and shrubs, exotic flowers, giant ferns, lily ponds, bird songs, sun and shadows, all set against a back- drop of soft Moorish architecture.' By contrast, the Jardí Botànic de Sóller
FOR SALE €1.175m
Palma Can Morey is set among palms on the hills above Mallorca. Shortcuts (00 34 971 725 272;
www.shortcutspropertysearch.com)
charge from about £14 an hour, and develop- ments offer gardening services as part of the package. Savills are selling a classical- style seven-bedroom villa with a large Medi- terranean garden on the Son Vida estate, near Palma. For sale at for £7.03 million, it has gardeners at hand to tend to its brilliant blaze of bougainvillea while you relax. Julian Cunningham of Deià's Knight
Frank associates Harris & Butterworth is selling an outstanding estate with beautiful gardens just outside Deià. Once part of a large domain belonging to Archduke Louis Salvador of Austria, Finca Es Murtera now stands in 8.5 hectares (21 acres) of grounds. The main finca and adjoining guest house, which take up 550sq m of built space, are in Mallorcan style, with a stone façade, rus- tic marble floors and a profusion of antique beams and doors. The principal reception room has an enormous fireplace, as does the sitting area of the master suite.
Outside, an infinity pool has perfect
views over the sea. The gardens, which are floodlit by night, have more than 200 large trees, and thousand of flowering plants set in terraced beds. The rest of the land is mostly terraced in Mallorcan style, and is planted with pine trees and a mix of mature and new olive treesÐ enough to produce your own oil. Three other historic proper- ties pepper the grounds and come with renovation and development plans, designed by architect Antonio Juncosa and approved by the local authorities. The asking price is about £8.45 million.
Contacts
Shortcuts Property Search 00 34 971 725 272;
www.shortcutspropertysearch.com The Property Finders 00 34 971 233 207;
www.thepropertyfinders.com Savills
www.savills.co.uk/abroad
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www.jardibotanicdesoller.org) is a 20th- century creation. Founded in 1985, it is a centre to study and conserve Mediterranean flora. It was opened to the public in 1992. For those who would rather have their
own private paradise, however, Mr Maunder recommends a large, five-bedroom villa for sale in Puerto Andratx, which has a delight- ful garden of 6,887sq m. It also has a pan- oramic roof terrace and a heated out- door pool, is priced at €6.75 million through First Mallorca (00 34 971 679 4444;
www.firstmallorca.com).
International 020± 7016 3740;
Sothebys Realty 00 34 971 674 807; www.
mallorca-sothebysrealty.com Harris & Butterworth 00 34 971 636 427;
www.harrisbutterworth.com First Mallorca 00 34 971 679 4444; www.
firstmallorca.com Engel & Völkers 00 34 971 829 339; www.
engelvoelkers.com Chesterton Humberts 020± 3040 8210;
www.chestertonhumberts.com
FOR SALE €8.45m
Deià Mallorcan-style finca Es Murtera stands in 21 acres of grounds. Harris & Butterworth (00 34 971 636 427;
www.harrisbutterworth.com)
80 Country Life International, Summer 2011
FOR SALE €24m
Palma The seven-bedroom Son Vida estate has seven
bedrooms. Savills (020± 7016 3740)
www.countrylife.co.uk/international
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