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Mallorca's ghost town Puntiró: Who will clean up this million-euro wasteland?

Puntiró in Mallorca: why an unfinished development became a ghost town

Puntiró near Palma was planned as housing but never finished, leaving empty streets, legal problems and safety concerns.

Published: June 15, 2026
Mallorca's ghost town Puntiró: Who will clean up this million-euro wasteland?

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What is Puntiró in Mallorca, and why is it called a ghost town?

Puntiró is a partly built-out area near Palma that was prepared for housing but was never completed with homes. Today it has paved streets, streetlights and other infrastructure, yet it remains empty and neglected. Because of that, many people describe it as a ghost town in Mallorca.

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