Can Picafort Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
human settlement in Santa Margalida, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
About Can Picafort
"Picafort" means the strong bite of a mosquito, and it was the nickname of Jeroni Fuster, who in the late 19th century had a fishing shack at the edge of the bug-ridden wetlands fringing the beach. Later he built a stone villa, hence Ca'n Picafort, and other settlers arrived. However urbanisation from the 1920s was southeast of the marina around Son Bauló, intended as a "garden city", all circular avenues and spacious building plots. The tourist resort northwest of the marina was laid out on a grid pattern from the 1960s, so it's entirely modern-showing-its-age. This rapidly encroached on the wetland and reduced the mosquitoes, so now only the park of Albufera remains their realm.
Top Attractions in Can Picafort
Explore the best things to see and do in Can Picafort:
- ★Finca de Son Real
- ★Karting Can Picafort
- ★Necrópolis de Son Real
Where to Stay in Can Picafort
- 🏨Africamar
- 🏨BQ Can Picafort
- 🏨Can Picafort Palace
- 🏨Exagon Park
- 🏨Ferrer Janeiro
- 🏨JS Can Picafort
Can Picafort Travel Guide Sections
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