Playa de Palma
Playa de Palma is a long urban beach and resort area on the Bay of Palma in southern Majorca, Spain. It extends almost uninterruptedly from Can Pastilla to s'Arenal. The beach measures about in length and is subdivided into 15 numbered sections known locally as balnearis.Geography
Playa de Palma lies along a gently shelving coast of fine, light-coloured sand on the south side of Majorca. The western end connects with the neighbourhood of Can Pastilla in Palma; the eastern end reaches s’Arenal, within the municipality of Llucmajor. The approximate average width is around, with a continuous seaside promenade behind the sand.
Administratively, the last stretch at s’Arenal—from the Torrent des Jueus to the Club Nàutic s’Arenal—belongs to Llucmajor, while the remainder lies within the city of Palma de Mallorca. The Torrent des Jueus marks the municipal boundary between Palma and Llucmajor at the beachfront.Management and services
The beach is equipped with a paved promenade, lifeguard posts, showers and rentals of sunloungers and umbrellas. Services and regulations are managed by the Palma City Council on the Palma sections and by the Llucmajor council on its stretch. In November 2025 Palma approved new concession terms reducing the number of sunloungers on its beaches—citing sand loss in recent years—and introducing premium sunbeds only at Playa de Palma and Cala Major; the plan also foresees a municipal website to book sunbeds and check live occupancy.Urban planning
Since the late 2000s, the area has been the subject of specific urban-renewal initiatives, including the Playa de Palma Special Renovation Plan and pilot projects led by the Consorci de Platja de Palma to retrofit buildings and improve the urban environment. The ecological and urban connectivity of the Torrent des Jueus at s’Arenal has also been targeted for improvement by Palma and Llucmajor under sustainable tourism funding lines.Transport
Playa de Palma is connected by public transport to Palma and to Palma de Mallorca Airport. Airport bus line A2 links the terminal with s’Arenal, while A1 connects the airport with Palma city; the municipal network also serves Can Pastilla and the resort strip. The promenade is paralleled by signed cycling routes that form part of Palma's coastal bike network.Tourism
The resort is one of Majorca's best-known holiday areas, offering a continuous strip of hotels, bars and restaurants along the promenade. Local beach life is organised around 15 numbered balnearis that serve as reference points along the shore. An official tourist information office for the area operates at Plaça de les Meravelles, in the core of the resort.