Michael Douglas’ Villa S’Estaca in Mallorca is the Ultimate Mediterranean Retreat
Off the market, previously listed with Engel & Völkers.
Michael Douglas’ Villa S’Estaca is the ultimate Mediterranean retreat and was one of the most exclusive properties on the market in Mallorca. The property was put on the market in 2014 and despite multiple price reductions (from €55M to €25M) and a promotional video narrated by Douglas himself released in 2019, there were no serious offers.
As of May 2020, the property has been taken off the market. It is rumored that he loves the island too much to leave for good and will buy out his ex-wife Diandra Luker’s share of the property instead.
Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain
The 190 acres property is set on the outskirts of the village of Valldemossa, offering direct access to the sea through a small village S’Estaca at the bottom of the property.
Michael Douglas purchased the estate in 1990 for a reported $3.5M after visiting Mallorca and falling in love with the property, located high up in the Tramuntana mountains.
He spent $7M on restorations and renovations to the Moorish-style estate, which offers 7 units that can accommodate up to 20 people across 5 apartments, a loft, and 2 cottages totalling almost 11,000 sq ft.
There is a home cinema, a gym, a shower with sea views, a spa, and a swimming pool, although our favourite feature is the view overlooking the Mediterranean from the several terraces on the property.
He planted vineyards which produced a local award-winning wine (stored in his own wine cellar), and a vegetable patch which includes squash, tomatoes, almond and olive trees. The luxury estate is entirely off-the-grid, with its own spring water well and power generator.
Over the years, S’Estaca would become his spiritual home and Douglas would spend up to 6 months out of the year living in Mallorca. At one point he opened a restaurant and cultural centre on the island, Costa Nord, which has since closed.
On selling the property, Michael Douglas explained, “My life has taken a new course, and now it’s time for me to let someone else enjoy the privilege and adventure of S’Estaca.” He believed the right buyer would be “someone who will appreciate the beauty, the privacy and the uninterrupted views. Someone with the vision and the spirit of the creator of S’Estaca, Archduke Ludvig Salvator.”
In 1867, a 20-year old Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria, a Habsburg, arrived in Mallorca for the first time and fell under the spell of the deep blue Mediterranean Sea and clear skies. He purchased the property and renovated it in the 1860s, with the addition of a carved set of stairs to the stone bluff beneath the cliffside villa. It is rumored he also built a bathhouse for one of his mistresses, his own cousin Sisi, empress of Austria.
He would spend almost 30 years buying up land between Valldemossa and Deia and eventually his estate included the 16km of coastline between the two villages. A lover of nature and animals, Ludwig became known for his local explorations on his yacht. He wrote many books on the area, and spent 22 years writing a 9-volume work on the Balearic islands titled ‘Die Balearen’.
Nixie I, Yacht of Archduke Ludwig
Mallorca, also called Majorca, is the crown jewel of Spain's Balearic Islands, known for its natural beauty and pristine beaches. The S'Estaca estate would be a truly unique opportunity to own a historic and romantic estate unlike any other in the Mediterreanean.
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