Mallorca itinerary
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- 1
Cathedral of Palma (La Seu) - The Most Iconic Landmark in Mallorca
Towering above Palma's harbour, the Cathedral of Palma, known locally as La Seu, is the most photographed building in the Balearic Islands and the obvious starting point for any list of places to visit in Mallorca…
- Address
- Placa de la Seu, s/n, 07001 Palma, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- EMT bus stops Antoni Maura or Placa Reina, 2-min walk; Palma metro M1 Placa d'Espanya then 12-min walk
- 2
Old Town of Palma de Mallorca - Tangled Streets, Patios and Markets
Palma's Old Town (Casc Antic) wraps around La Seu in a maze of Arab-era alleys, Renaissance courtyards, and Modernista facades. Walk from the cathedral up Carrer del Palau Reial to the Almudaina Royal Palace -…
- Address
- Placa Major, 07002 Palma, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- EMT buses 3, 7, 20, 41, 46 to Placa Espanya, 6-min walk
- 3
Bellver Castle - The 14th-Century Round Fortress Above Palma
Bellver Castle is one of only four circular medieval castles in Europe and the most distinctive piece of architecture in Palma after the cathedral. Completed in 1311 for King Jaume II of Mallorca, it sits 112 metres…
- Address
- Carrer de Camilo Jose Cela, s/n, 07014 Palma, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- EMT bus 50 to Castell de Bellver stop, 5-min walk
- 4
Serra de Tramuntana - The UNESCO Mountain Range of Northwest Mallorca
The Serra de Tramuntana runs 90 km along Mallorca's northwest spine and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in 2011. The range tops out at Puig Major (1,445 m) and shelters terraced olive groves…
- Address
- Mirador de Ricardo Roca, Carretera Andratx-Estellencs MA-10 km 99, 07192 Estellencs, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- TIB bus 100 (Palma-Andratx-Estellencs), Estellencs stop, then short drive to mirador
- 5
Valldemossa - The Stone Mountain Village Where Chopin Wintered
Valldemossa sits 400 metres up in the Tramuntana foothills and is the most visited mountain village on the island, packing 2,000 residents into a tight grid of green-shuttered stone houses. The pull is the Real Cartuja…
- Address
- Placa de la Cartoixa, s/n, 07170 Valldemossa, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- TIB bus 203 (Palma-Valldemossa-Deia), Valldemossa stop, 3-min walk
- 6
Soller and the Vintage Train - Wooden Carriages Through the Mountains
The Ferrocarril de Soller has run wooden carriages between Palma de Mallorca and Soller since 1912, climbing 199 metres through orange groves and 13 hand-cut tunnels in the Tramuntana foothills. The 27-km journey takes…
- Address
- Placa d'Espanya, 6, 07100 Soller, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- Ferrocarril de Soller from Palma's Placa d'Espanya station; TIB bus 204 also serves Soller
- 7
Sa Calobra and Torrent de Pareis - The Sheer Gorge on the North Coast
Sa Calobra is a horseshoe-shaped cove at the foot of the Tramuntana range, accessed either by the famous MA-2141 mountain road (the 'Snake Road') or by ferry from Port de Soller. The road plunges 800 metres in 13 km…
- Address
- Sa Calobra, MA-2141, 07315 Escorca, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- Boat from Port de Soller (recommended); MA-2141 by car from Lluc
- 8
Cap de Formentor - The Wild Northern Tip of the Island
Cap de Formentor is the long, narrow peninsula that forms Mallorca's most northerly point - 14 km of sheer cliffs, pine forest, and turquoise coves. The MA-2210 road runs the spine of the cape, ending at the Far de…
- Address
- Far de Formentor, MA-2210, 07470 Pollenca, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- Restricted access road MA-2210 from Port de Pollenca; shuttle bus from Pollenca Jun-Sep
- 9
Drach Caves (Coves del Drac) - Underground Lakes on the East Coast
The Drach Caves, also written Coves del Drac ('Caves of the Dragon'), run 1.2 km under the east-coast town of Porto Cristo and contain one of the largest underground lakes in the world. Speleologist Edouard-Alfred…
- Address
- Carretera de les Coves, s/n, 07680 Porto Cristo, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- TIB bus 412 (Palma-Porto Cristo), Coves del Drac stop, 5-min walk
- 10
Cala Mondrago - Protected Cove Beach in the Southeast
Cala Mondrago is the photogenic centrepiece of the Parc Natural de Mondrago, a 785-hectare protected coastal reserve declared in 1992 to halt the resort development that consumed much of Mallorca's south coast. The bay…
- Address
- Parc Natural de Mondrago, Carrer Mondrago, 07659 Santanyi, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- TIB bus 501 (Palma-Cala Figuera), Mondrago stop, 10-min walk
- 11
Pollenca and Port de Pollenca - Old Town Stairs and a Calm Family Bay
Pollenca is two places. The inland old town (population 16,000) sits 6 km from the coast at the foot of the Tramuntana - sandstone houses, a Sunday morning market on Placa Major (one of the largest on the island), and…
- Address
- Placa Major, 07460 Pollenca, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- TIB bus 340 (Palma-Pollenca), Pollenca Placa stop
- 12
Alcudia Old Town - Roman Ruins and a 14th-Century Walled City
Alcudia is the only Mallorcan town with intact medieval walls - a 1.5-km circuit of sandstone built between 1298 and 1660, with 26 towers and two original gates. Walk the wall on the Cami de Ronda walkway (free…
- Address
- Placa de la Constitucio, 1, 07400 Alcudia, Illes Balears
- Nearest transit
- TIB bus 351 (Palma-Alcudia), Alcudia Centre stop, 4-min walk
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