Ses Salines

Cities - Villages | Salines (ses)

The municipality of Ses Salines is one of the most charming places that we can find on the island. One of those different places that deserve to be visited if we choose to travel to Mallorca. It was baptized as Ses Salines in honor to the numerous ponds to elaborate salt that are in the municipality. The salt pans of s'Avall are located 7km from the village of Ses Salines, in Colònia de Sant Jordi, and are considered one of the oldest in the world as they date from the time of Roman domination. One of its peculiarities is that salt is still collected in a traditional way. Ses Salines is located in the southern part of the island of Mallorca, 54 km from Palma. This Majorcan municipality belongs to the region of Migjorn. It contains, besides the municipal capital, the coastal tourist nucleus of Colònia de Sant Jordi, the village of Ca's Perets and the salt mines of Sa Vall. This municipality occupies the southern part of the island; it has a triangular shape and two of its sides are bathed by the sea. The terrain forms successive undulations that give it a pleasant topography; small hills here and there rise up and between them fertile plains are formed with numerous orchards and almond groves. The coast has beautiful coves and an old port, today Colònia de Sant Jordi. The village is located on a hill that gives it an exceptional situation. From there we can contemplate the sea shore and the island of Cabrera and its islets.