Ses Salines

Ses Salines

 

Ses Salines is a municipality located in the comarca of Migjorn, on the southwest end of the island. It is bounded Campos and Santanyí. Apart from the village of Ses Salines (where the Town Hall is), the coastal tourist resort of Sa Colònia de Sant Jordi also belongs to this municipality.

The origins of this area go back to a Muslim hamlet from the 13th century. From ancient times, the workers of the salt evaporation ponds lived in the area of Es Salobrar de Campos.

In this municipality, important prehistoric and Phoenician remains (prior to the Roman conquest of Mallorca) have been found. On the islet of Na Guardis, located in front to Sa Colònia de Sant Jordi’s harbour, Carthaginian merchants coming from the neighbouring island of Ibiza established a small colony in the 4th century BC. Such colony is connected with the trade of the salt extracted from these salt ponds, currently exploited in the area of Es Salobrar de Campos near the beach of Es Trenc.

In Ses Salines, most people live in houses. There are still a few watchtowers integrated into the buildings of some houses. They are proof of old times in which pirate attacks became a real and constant danger to the coastal areas in Mallorca. You can also find the towers of old windmills used to grind wheat.

In Plaça de Sant Bartomeu, the oldest part in the village, you can see the building of the old church, which was built in 1664. It was the first worshipping place in Ses Salines and is now a private home. The parish church of Sant Bartomeu, which was built between the 19th and 20th centuries in a neoclassical style, is the most emblematic building in Ses Salines.

Some places to be highlighted are the tourist resort of Sa Colònia de Sant Jordi and the adjacent beaches of Es Trenc, Es Carbó, Es Dolç and Es Marques.

Information of Interest

• Sa Colònia de Sant Jordi is an important tourist resort located in the municipality of Ses Salines. The buildings you can find there are mainly houses and summer residential homes. It also has an interesting hotel and tourist apartment variety and a wide range of bars, restaurants, shops and all you need to enjoy your holidays on the coast. Moreover, the Cabrera Natural Park is within easy reach, just seven miles away from Sa Colònia de Sant Jordi’s harbour.
• Es Marquès is a virgin beach (400 metres long and 40 metres wide) with fine white sand. It is surrounded by pine trees and dunes at the back. To get there, you have to follow Marquès del Palmer Avenue in the tourist area of Sa Colònia de Sant Jordi until you reach Plaça de sa Constitució. After that you have to turn left and follow the signs until you arrive. Services: sun loungers and beach umbrellas to rent.
• The beach of Es Dolç is one of the most beautiful virgin beaches in Mallorca. To get there you have to walk 250 metres along the promenade that begins on the left side of the beach of Es Port.
• The beach of Es Carbó is a lovely virgin beach with a length of 1400 m and a width of 50 m. It has fine white sand and is has not much depth. Behind the beach there are dunes fixed by pine trees, savines, wild olive trees, liliums and sea hollies.
• The beach of Es Trenc, with a length of 3000 metres, is located in a Natural Area of Special Interest. It is a stunning beach. On the most isolated part of the beach, there is a spot frequented by nudists.

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