Fincas, design villas, modern estates and production-ready hotels across the island. Hand-scouted addresses for film, photo and commercial shoots — with owners who’ve done it before and a local team that handles permits, crew and logistics.
Lovely Locations is a production-led location agency in the Balearics. Every address on this page has been walked by our scouts — power checked, truck access measured, owner briefed, morning and afternoon light documented. We know which clastra stays shaded until midday, which Tramuntana finca has a generator lay-down and which Palma rooftop faces east.
The shortlist here is weighted toward what producers actually need: shootable interiors and exteriors under one roof, owners used to tripods indoors and delivery trucks at 6am, enough bedrooms for a 6–30 crew to stay on-site, and the kind of local partner who already has a relationship with the ayuntamiento before you apply for the permit.
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Stone-built fincas with olive groves, clastra courtyards and open countryside. Traditional Mallorcan interiors, generator-friendly outdoor runs and owners who are comfortable with tripods and crew vans. The main-unit base for most multi-day shoots.
Explore fincas →Architect-led villas, minimalist white-box interiors and contemporary estates with pools, terraces and sea views. The preferred option when a treatment asks for clean lines, considered styling, and rooms that already look like a set.
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Boutique design hotels and Palma palace properties with the staff, services and indoor square metres that bigger shoots need. Multi-day buy-outs, weather-proof interiors, in-house catering and on-site rooms for 20–30 crew.
Explore hotels →Tramuntana mountains, Alcudia and Pollensa bays, Mediterranean cliffs and the gothic heart of Palma — all within ninety minutes of each other. A single call sheet can cover mountain, sea, architecture and olive-grove countryside without a hotel change.
Each municipality runs its own permit process; only island-registered companies can apply. We work inside the system — Palma, Calvià , Sóller, Pollensa, Santanyà — so beach scenes, public-road closures and drone work don’t land in the three-month delay queue.
Every location on this shortlist is operated by owners used to crew call sheets — tripods indoors, client fittings, 4am wrap, hair-and-make-up taking over the guest suite. No surprise rules mid-shoot; no “we didn’t realise you’d bring that much kit”.
We shortlist on actual bedroom, bathroom and parking counts — not marketing copy. Small creator trips sleep on-site; larger editorial and commercial productions get hotel overflow with a 20-minute transfer plan already in place.
May, June, September and early October deliver Mediterranean light with availability and pricing 25–40% below August peak. Winter works for interior-heavy productions: Tramuntana fincas with fireplaces, empty Palma streets, and owners open to negotiating midweek day rates.
Location scouting, owner negotiation, permits, catering, local crew, equipment rental, airport transfers and accommodation overflow. We’ve handled the full production layer for commercial shoots — the same operational backbone is already in place for yours.
The brief usually sorts itself into one of three buckets. Traditional Mallorcan — olive grove, stone walls, clastra courtyard, patinaed interiors — means a countryside finca. Clean contemporary — architect-led rooms, minimalist surfaces, pool geometry — points to a design villa. Scale and services — 30 crew, multi-day buy-out, weather-proof indoor square metres, in-house catering — points to a production-ready hotel. Most treatments draw from two of the three; we shortlist across formats so the creative team can compare like-for-like before committing.
May, June, September and early October are the producer sweet spot: stable Mediterranean light, working golden-hour windows at reasonable call times, all locations open, and rates roughly 25–40% below the July–August peak. Winter is underrated for interiors — Tramuntana fincas with fireplaces, architectural detail, directional low-sun light that lives differently on camera. July–August brings heat that punishes wardrobe, hair-and-make-up and continuity; either book early and plan indoor backup blocks into the call sheet, or move the shoot back a month and keep the light without the crowds.
Filming in Mallorca requires a permit from the relevant ayuntamiento; each municipality runs its own process and fee structure, and only island-registered companies can apply. Straightforward private-property work can clear in days; public spaces, beaches, road closures and drone work can take up to three months. We handle the permit layer locally. On-site, confirm three-phase power or generator space, truck access for grip and lighting, catering zone (public-space catering is restricted), and the noise cut-off — typically 23:00 to 00:00 outdoors.
For a one-day still shoot with a crew of six and no permit required, booking a finca direct is often the simplest path. An agency earns its seat when the production layer matters: a curated cross-format shortlist before greenlight, multi-location call sheets across the island, permit negotiation with municipalities, catering and crew coordination, or an owner who needs a trusted intermediary to release the property to an international brand. We don’t mark up location fees — scoping and coordination are priced separately and transparently.
Send us a treatment, the date window and a rough crew size, and we’ll come back inside 24 hours with three to five locations that fit — availability-checked, with real photos, owner notes, capacity detail and an honest read on permit and logistics risk for your specific brief. The shortlist is free; agency coordination is only charged if you want us to run the full production layer.
It depends on location type. Private-property shoots on a finca or villa with a cooperative owner can clear in a few working days. Public-space work — beaches, old-town streets, port areas, plus anything involving road closures or drones — sits inside each municipality’s process and can take up to three months in peak periods. We flag permit risk up front and recommend locations where the process fits your shoot dates.
Yes on both counts — most Mallorca beaches are filmable, but they sit under the Demarcación de Costas plus the relevant ayuntamiento, which adds layers to the permit. Small editorial with a two-person crew and a handheld camera is often cleared quickly; full productions with trucks, lighting and wardrobe tents need a formal permit, insurance and a local partner. We handle both.
Varies by property, which is why we document it. Larger fincas and design villas typically have single-phase domestic power; three-phase requires a genset, and we confirm generator lay-down, cable runs and catering-truck access on the recce. Hotel and palace locations in Palma usually accept crew loading at specific hours. We brief every location on your technical rider before shortlisting.
A finca is a traditional Mallorcan rural estate — stone walls, olive grove, clastra courtyard, patinaed interiors. A design villa is architect-led and contemporary — white-box interiors, pool geometry, considered styling. A production-ready hotel is a buy-out-capable boutique or Palma palace property with staff, services, weather-proof indoor square metres and on-site rooms for crew. Most shoots draw from two of the three.
Yes — this is the shoot-and-stay format. Many of our fincas and villas sleep 6–30 crew in bedrooms, so hair-and-make-up set up in one guest suite, wardrobe takes another, and the producer doesn’t need a hotel shuttle twice a day. For larger productions we pair the main location with nearby hotel overflow, typically within a 20-minute transfer.
May, June, September and early October give you stable Mediterranean light at 25–40% below peak summer rates — the window most producers actually book. July–August is hot and crowded; wardrobe and continuity get harder, and permit response times slow. Winter works for interior-heavy productions: Tramuntana fincas with fireplaces, directional low-sun light, empty Palma streets.
Send a treatment or a few moodboard images, your date window, crew size and any non-negotiables (pool, sea view, specific styling, permit-sensitive shots). We come back within 24 hours with three to five locations — availability-checked, with real photos, owner notes, technical capacity and an honest read on permit and logistics risk for your brief. The shortlist is free.
