The whole island
Mallorca
The Tramuntana mountains, the south-west coves, Palma’s old town and the best road cycling in Europe, on an island large enough to avoid the parts you do not like.
Balearic Islands, Spain
Mallorca is the island we recommend most often because it does the most. A family can have a villa in the hills above Andratx with a boat in the port below, cycle the Tramuntana at seven, swim at eleven, lunch in Deià and be in Palma’s old town for dinner. The season is long, the airport is well connected and the houses are the best built in the Balearics.
The south-west, from Port Andratx to Sóller, is where the coves and the villas are. Palma is a real city with a cathedral, a market, a marina that berths anything and the best restaurants on the island. The north-east, around Pollença and Formentor, is quieter, older money and better for children.
On the water, the west coast under the mountains is one of the great cruises of the Mediterranean, and the crossing to Menorca or Ibiza is a morning.
Best months
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Sea °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
Worth knowing
What we arrange
Mallorca, day by day
The experiences the desk actually books here, tagged by what they are for. The itinerary builder turns them into a plan.
Tramuntana ride
Sa Calobra or the Sóller pass with a guide and a following car, breakfast at the top.
activeLunch in Deià
A table on a terrace under the village, the mountain behind, the sea below.
diningBoat day on the west coast
From Port Andratx north under the cliffs, lunch anchored at Sa Foradada, back by five.
seaPalma old town and the market
The cathedral, the Arab baths, the Santa Catalina market with a guide who knows the stalls.
cultureDinner in Palma
One of the island’s serious kitchens at nine, the old town after, the driver back to the hills.
diningHike to the Tossals Verds
A day in the high Tramuntana with a guide, a mountain refuge for lunch, the sea from the ridge.
activeSpa morning in a mountain hotel
A pool in the olive terraces, a treatment, lunch under the vines.
wellnessVintage train to Sóller
The wooden train through the mountains, the tram to the port, lunch by the sea, a car home.
familyWine in Binissalem
Three estates in the island’s wine country with a tasting at each and a driver for the road.
diningCove day at Cala Deià
The stony cove below the village, the restaurant on the rocks, a swim in deep water.
seaThe calendar
By the numbers
From the collection
Houses in Mallorca
Mallorca
A week in Mallorca, planned to the hour.
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