Holidays to C'an Pastilla revolve around the pretty promenade, which rolls out all the way to Majorca's head honcho, Palma.
A pocket-rocket
Before hopping on the holiday map, C’an Pastilla’s fishing trade was the town’s nuts and bolts. It slowly grew from a single hotel – named the Hotel C’an Pastilla – to a popular local hotspot, and eventually hit the big-time with European tourists in the Sixties. Today, chic boutiques and late-night-ish cocktail bars have made themselves at home on the main streets. The town’s hung on to its Majorcan roots though – you’ll see dribs and drabs of old-school Spanish architecture all over the shop, and the whitewashed church of Sant Antonio de la Playa has stood its ground.
Beach double act
Two small-but-mighty sandy sweeps make up the beach scene – C’an Pastilla and Cala Estancia. Both shell out calm water and clean sand, along with a backing of homespun tapas cafés and gelato shops. As an added perk, the epic stretch of Playa de Palma’s just around the corner – it wiggles along the coast for six kilometres, and it’s a Blue Flag champ, too.
