Places to visit and see
Tourist information and guide to sights, points of interest, places to visit and see in Santa Ponsa, Majorca, Spain.
Santa Ponsa, also known as Santa Ponça, is a popular beach holiday resort located about 6 km. from Magaluf and 23 km. from capital Palma de Mallorca, on the south west coast of Majorca. Holidaymakers may find and enjoy numerous places to visit in Santa Ponsa. Santa Ponsa is also popular with its white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. The main strip of Santa Ponsa, which is called Ramon de Montcada is the liveliest area of the resort and there are wide range of dining and wining opportunities for the holidaymakers.
As for beaches, Santa Ponsa beaches are great. Santa Ponsa Beach (main beach – Playa de Santa Ponsa), Pellicer Beach (also known as Little Beach – Playa d’en Pellicer) and Castellot Beach (Playa des Castellot) are the beautiful beaches in Santa Ponsa. Santa Ponsa beach is 1300 meters long and 130 meters width with fine sand, warm and crystal clear waters. Santa Ponsa beach has been awarded the Blue Flag that means it adheres to the strict rules and standards. It has also been awarded the prestigious “Q” for European Quality.
Holidaymakers may find and attend to boat trips that depart from the Santa Ponsa beach and from the port and enjoy the beautiful shores and sea along the south-west coast of Majorca. Most trips costs about 15-20 €. And as for watersports in Santa Ponsa; holidaymakers may also find all kinds of water sports activities at the Santa Ponsa beach such as water ski, jet ski, banana-riding, pedal boats and paragliding.
As for theme parks to visit and see in Santa Ponsa; Jungle Parc is the best option. Jungle Parc is located in a forest of 9 hectares in Santa Ponsa. Visitors may discover and enjoy the only acrobatic tree circuit in the Balearic Islands that include different circuits with a total of 100 platforms. Visitors will be required to move from tree to tree along bridges, ropes, vines and lots of zip wires.
As for water parks in Santa Ponsa; there is no water park in Santa Ponsa, but there holidaymakers may find some great ones around Santa Ponsa, along Majorca, at the nearby towns. Closest water parks to Santa Ponsa are located at the Palma Bay. The Palma Bay has two water parks. One of them is the famous Western Water Park in Magaluf (6 km. from Santa Ponsa) and the other one is the Aqualand in El Arenal (38 km. Santa Ponsa).
Holidaymakers may find the beautiful nature park La Reserva just after a short drive from Santa Ponsa. The nature park is worth a visit. Outdoor sports and adventure lovers may enjoy great day out at the La Reserva Nature Park.
Palma de Mallorca is located about 23 km. from Santa Ponsa. A daily visit to Palma and discover the beautiful scenery of the capital city is also one of the best sightseeing options and excursions from Santa Ponsa.
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