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They feel like totally different places - certainly they seem to have two separate celebrations for fiestas and so on, which suggests they are very much two different entities in the eyes of those who live there. I must admit that before we had kids we would stay in a countryside villa close to Pollensa and spend most days by the pool and most evenings in the old town. In fact there were a couple of holidays where I think we went to the Port only once. We tend to go to the Port more now because the kids want to go to the beach but the old town is still my favourite. If I moved to Mallorca permanently I would go and live in Pollensa, no question.
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Interesting - I am wondering if places like Soller also suffer from this split personality as it is very similar in geographical seperation.

I have always regarded the old town and the port and just seperate neighbourhoods, one more residential that the other (the town obviously)

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I think as Sparky says that the locals do view them as quite separate. I have heard of older people in the town who have never 'ventured' in to the port. I also think there is some resentment in the port that the townhall (based in the town) spends a lot more on the town than the port even though the port brings in more tourists & therefore more income.

But as mentioned elsewhere it is really nice to have both places that are so different to visit that are so close together.
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