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Cap de Formentor

Cap de Formentor is situated in the very end of the Formentor peninsula. The Majorcans also call this spot 'the meeting point of the winds'. The 20 kilometres drive from Puerto Pollensa offer several lookout points with spectacular views. The most well-known is Mirador del Mal Pas. Eventually you reach the lighthouse with even more stunning views, all the way to Menorca on a good day. It is best to arrive early in the day.

Palma Aquarium

Palma Aquarium is a very good excursion spot on a cloudy or rainy day.

No less than 55 aquariums with 8000 specimens from 700 different species housed in 5 million litres of seawater awaits the visitors.

The 'Big Blue' is

Works of art

Palma’s art scene has notably improved over the past few years, with the opening of modern and contemporary art mecca Es Baluard, Museu d'Art Modern i Contempoani de Palma (971 90 82 00/www.esbaluard.org) in 2004, and with the strengthening of its popular Nit de l’Art (Art Night, 3rd Thur of September). Miró’s time in Palma is underdocumented outside of Mallorca; the Catalan artist had several prolific years of artistic creation in his studio on the outskirts of the city, which can be visited. Outside of the Mallorcan capital, there’s an unlikely and original art find in the form of the Fundación Yannick y Ben Jakober (sculptures are dotted around the island and a collection of more than 140 paintins of children are exhibited former subterranean water cistern) on the Bay of Alcúdia, while the village of Deià is something of an enclave for expat artists; its renowned hotel La Residencia (971 63 90 11, www.hotel-laresidencia.com) showcases quality local work in its in-house Tafona Gallery.

Ruins and caves

Nowhere in Europe has a greater concentration of prehistoric sites than Menorca. More than 100 are scattered over the tiny island. Their typical structures of lookout tower (talayot) and T-shaped shrine (taula), as in the Talatí de Dalt (just off the Maó-Ciutadella road) and Trépuco (a kilometre south of Maó), are unique.

Mallorca has its own astonishing structures in the form of cave systems, with the most astounding, such as the Coves del Drac, to be found along the east coast. Dripping with multi-hued stalactites and lined with silent underground lakes, they make for an otherwordly experience, which even their thorough commercialisation can’t spoil.

Castillo De Bellver

Lite väster om Palma ligger Castillo De Bellver på 112m höjd. Kastellet började byggas år 1309 av Jaime I och det var då tänkt att användas som ett sommarslott för kungar. Men det blev inte så utan det har mest använts som ett poliskt fängelse vilket det gjorde ända fram till början av 1900-talet. Senare byggde man till skyddsvallar och tre stora och fyra mindre torn. Ett av tornen kallas för trohetstornet och där har många fångar ristat in sina namn när de har väntade på sin egen avrättning.

Byggnadsstilen är en blandning mellan gotisk och romansk stil. Det finns en utställningshall och en konsertsal som används idag. Från en speciell utsiktspunkt kan man se flera kilometer både över land och hav och orkidéer växer vilt runt omkring. Här finns också ett museum som innehåller skulpturer och andra intressanta föremål från stadens historia. Kastellet har öppet varje dag mellan 09:00 och till solnedgången och inträde kostar 2 EUR.

Menorca

Menorca är en ö i den spanska ögruppen Balearerna. Huvudort är Mahón. Menorca har mellan 70 000 och 150 000 invånare beroende på turistsäsong. Ön är känd för gin och skor.

Ciutadellas gamla stad med små mysiga gränder och gator ger en stämningsfull atmosfär när du vandrar runt.

Huvudshoppinggatan ligger vid katedralen, den enda på ön. Går du ned mot hamnen hittar du massor av mysiga restauranger och caféer.

Några gånger i veckan arrangeras lokal marknad på Placa des Born där man säljer lokalt producerat hantverk som den kända Avarcas-sandalen. Under sommaren är det också kvällsmarknad någon gång i veckan med små marknadsstånd utmed gatan ned till hamnen.

Ferry to Ciutadella

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The past can still be felt in this city as each episode of its history has been written in its streets. The city was conquered by the vandals and later belonged to the Byzantine Empire. The Muslims began to devastate it in the 7th century although the occupation was not completed until the beginnings of the 10th century.

During the Muslim dominion the Medina Minurka turned its name to Ciutadella, which became the old capital of the island until 1722, when Richard Kane moved the courts of justice and the government offices to Maó. The French dominion brought an important stream of culture, which opened out to the latest ideas from Europe. The Spanish rule, which followed the second British dominion, will allow the city to accomplish an old wish: re- establish its own bishopric.

Overall Ciutadella has stood up well to the pressures of tourism and the associated development problems that come with it.

Ciutadellas gamla stad med små mysiga gränder och gator ger en stämningsfull atmosfär när du vandrar runt.

Huvudshoppinggatan ligger vid katedralen, den enda på ön. Går du ned mot hamnen hittar du massor av mysiga restauranger och caféer.

Några gånger i veckan arrangeras lokal marknad på Placa des Born där man säljer lokalt producerat hantverk som den kända Avarcas-sandalen. Under sommaren är det också kvällsmarknad någon gång i veckan med små marknadsstånd utmed gatan ned till hamnen.

Cabrera

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Katedralen – Le Seo

Katedralen ligger mitt i Palma och det är en av världens största helgedomar byggd i gotisk stil. Man började bygga den i slutet av 1200-talet, men det blev inte färdigt förrän på 1600-talet och idag är det det mest besökta turistmålet på Mallorca. Under 1800-talet renoverade man katedralen eftersom det hade varit ett par stora jordbävningar. Författaren George Sand har beskrivit byggnaden som ”en imponerade massa som reser sig upp ur havet”.

Jamie II påbörjade bygget av katedralen men ganska snart ville även befolkningen vara med och hjälpa till. Biskopen och kungen samlade människor från alla stånden, präster, adel, borgare och bönder och alla hjälpte till med vad de kunde. År 1601 stod katedralen färdig.

Det vackra rosettfönstret är inbyggt i öster och det består av 1236 färgade glasrutor och det har en yta på nästan 100m². Det finns även en skattkammare i katedralen där man kan se många klenoder. Katedralen är vackert upplyst när det är mörkt och det ligger nära kusten vid Palma. Här finns också ett museum som innehåller några av de tidigaste altartavlorna och ett par barockkandelabrar i mänsklig storlek.

Inträdet kostar 3,50 EUR. La Seu katedralen har öppet:

10.00-18.00 måndag - fredag (april-oktober)

10.00-15.00 måndag-fredag (november-mars)

10.00-14.00 lördag (året runt)

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Stränder

Cala Mondrago

The beach in Cala Mondrago is officially known as Caló de n’Alis but usually referred to as Cala Mondrago.

Cala Mondrago is a lovely sandy beach, which is flanked by two rocky headlands. The seawater has a beautiful shade of light blue and is crystal clear.

Despite the isolation of the resort, the beach can still become quite busy during summer weekends. If too busy, you can head for the neighbouring beach of s'Amarador, only a 400 metres walk along the beautiful coastline.

You can leave your car for free on a parking area close to the beach.

Cala Major

Cala Major (Cala Mayor) is situated only a few kilometres west of Palma de Mallorca.

The resort was very popular in the early years of mass tourism in Mallorca, but then its popularity diminished and it most of all became a residential area. Lately there has been renewed interest in Cala Major and a lot of money has gone into its redevelopment.

The lovely beach of Cala Major is 200 meters long and 80 meters wide.

It has recently been regenerated with fine sand and is now better and larger than before. The water is crystal clear.

The beach tends to be crowded during July and August, especially on undays where the locals themselves visits the beach.

Es Trenc

Es Trenc is the most famous beach in Mallorca. Also, it is the last large beach in Mallorca which is still unspoilt and well preserved.

Es Trenc boasts one of the best beaches on Mallorca.

The beach is more than two kilometres of fine-grained white sand, crystal clear and clean water with a gentle slope.

The beach is tremendously popular all through the summer, especially in the weekends.

Es Trenc is also very popular with naturists as it is one of Mallorcas official nudist beaches.

Playa de Palma

Playa de Palma is a 4,6 kilometer long beach east of Palma de Mallorca, between the resorts of Can Pastilla and s'Arenal.

The beach in general

Playa de Palma is a very wide sandy beach with a gentle slope and clear water.

Along the beach there are fifteen identical beach bars called 'Balnearios’ (see photo). Other beach services include sun loungers, umbrellas, showers and toilets.

A beautiful promenade is stretching the whole length of the beach. Here you find many restaurants and tourist shops.

You can park for free in the streets behind the beach.

Cala Vinyes

Cala Vinyes is located in the southwestern part of Mallorca, about two kilometres from the very popular Magaluf.

The beach in general

Cala Vinyes is a lovely beach situated in a small bay with low cliffs on both sides of the water. Even though this is a very good beach it is seldom to crowded.

The beach is only 60 metres long, 80 metres wide and has many beautiful palm trees growing in the fine sand. The water is clear and pretty shallow.

It is possible to hire sunbeds and parasols. The car can be parked for free close to the beach.

Camp de Mar

Camp de Mar is situated in the southwest of Mallorca between Port d’Andratx and Paguera. The resort has about 8.000 permanent residents, but up to 30.000 during the summer months.

The beach in general

The 200 meter long beach in Camp de Mar is well protected against strong winds and waves in a beautiful bay.

The sand is fine grained and the water clear. Beach services include sunbeds, umbrellas, showers and toilets.

The beach can get crowded during the summer months.

Paguera

Paguera (or Peguera) is situated west of Palma de Mallorca. It is one of the older resorts in Mallorca, but still very beautiful and very popular among especially German tourists.

The beaches in general

Paguera has three beaches: Platja Palmira, Platja de Tora og Platja La Romana.

All three of them are beautiful beaches with fine sand and clear water.

German tourists often rate Paguera as the best resort in Mallorca...

Portals Nous Beach

Portals Nous is situated in the southwestern part of Mallorca, some 10 kilometres from Palma de Mallorca.

The beach

The lovely beach in Portals Nous is named Platja de Portals Nous but is also referred to as Cala Bendinat.

The 100 metres long beach has fine, golden sand and the water is very clear.

The view across to the marina and the small island in front of the beach is very beautiful. The beach is well attended during the summer months, but rarely too crowded.

Visitors arriving by car must prepare themselves for a little walk as the number of parking spaces close to the beach is limited.

Portal Vells

The small village of Portals Vells is located in the south-western part of Mallorca.

The beach in general

Portals Vells I is the main beach in Portals Vells with the other being Platja del Mago (Portals Vells II) and Playa del Rey (Portals Vells III).

Portals Vells I is the largest of the three. The beach has fine-grained sand and is surrounded by pines. The water is crystal clear and usually calm.

Being one of the more relaxed beaches, Portals Vells I is popular among the locals, especially in the weekends.

Facilities include loungers, parasols and toilets. The accessibility by car is easy following the signs towards Portals Vells. The car can be left for free in the surroundings.

Sant Elm

Sant Elm is a small resort on the west coast of Mallorca, that faces the small island Es Pantaleu and the larger island Sa Dragonera.

The drive to Sant Elm is through twisting roads in a scenic landscape. On the way to Sant Elm the charming little village of Andratx is worth a stop.

The beach

The 130 metres long beach in Sant Elm has two names: Platja de Sant Elm or Es Geperut.

The beach consists of two beaches. The larger one has fine grained sand, many sun loungers and a playground. Obviously the most crowded of the two beaches.

The smaller beach has part sand and part gravel. There is a few sun loungers but this part of the beach is the quiet one.

The water is very clear.

Behind the larger beach you will find two parking areas. Parking in the closest one cost 3 Euro while parking is for free at the other one (200 metres from the beach).

Santa Ponsa

Santa Ponsa (or Santa Ponça) is located 20 kilometres west of Palma de Mallorca. Close to Magaluf and Palma Nova.

Santa Ponsa is mainly family orientated and has many British visitors.

Santa Ponsa beach in general

The beach of Santa Ponsa is sandy and the water is clear. The pine trees offers pleasant shadow during the hottest hours.

The threes are also very popular among some beautiful (but quite noisy) green birds.

The beach is crowded in the summer months but you can always find a good space for your towels.

Parking is possible at a free car park or in the streets behind the beach.

Alcudia

The beach of Alcudia is fantastic, especially for families with children.

It is a very long and wide beach with fine white sand and very shallow water.

There is a playground at the beach, close to the harbour (the northen end of the beach).

Cala Tuent

Cala Tuent is situated in a scenic landscape with a view to Puig Major, the highest mountain of the Balearic Islands.

The semicircular shingle beach is surrounded by rocky areas with thick pine woods on the top. The water is perfectly clear and very inviting for a swim.

The combination of no services and the remote location ensures plenty of space on the beach, even in the summer season.

Cala Tuent is reachable by car or boat from Port de Soller.

Ca'n Picafort

Playa de Ca'n Picafort is the main beach in Ca'n Picafort. The beach is 1.5 km. long and has fine grained white sand.

The beach is crowded in front of the hotels but you will find a good spot away from the hotels.

A wide traffic free beach promenade runs all the way to the more modern area Son Baulo, which has its own beach.

Es Comú

Es Comú is situated between Playa de Muro and Can Picafort in the beautiful bay of Alcudia.

Es Comú is an unspoilt beach situated between the residential areas of Playa de Muro and Can Picafort.

It is 1500 metres long and some 15 metres wide. The sand is fine and golden, while the sea is clear and shallow. Strong winds from the northeast can cause moderate waves. The beach is beautifully backed by sand dunes which are populated with junipers and other dune vegetation.

Officially there are no facilities at Es Comu. However, at the north-western end of the beach you find a nice beach restaurant with toilets and a car park.

Cala Formentor

As the name Cala Formentor indicates, Cala Formentor is situated on the Formentor peninsula in the northern part of Mallorca.

Driving to Cala Formentor you will pass Port de Pollensa. From here there is a 6-7 kilometres drive in the mountains to Cala Formentor.

Cala Formentor is about one kilometre long and very narrow. The average wide is only eight metres!

The sand is very fine and almost white. The sea is crystal clear and the water has the most beautiful shades of turquoise.

Combined with the pines at the beach and the view to the mountains, Cala Formentor is one of the most fantastic beaches in Mallorca.

Close to the beach there is a parking place. The parking fee is 5 Euro. Otherwise you can park the car along the road for free.

Sant Pere in Mal Pas

Mal Pas is located on the Alcudia peninsula about 2-3 kilometres northeast of Alcudia.

Platja de Sant Pere is a wondelful little beach which is less than 100 metres long and 60-80 metres wide. The sand is fine and the water is crystal clear.

The view from the beach is magnificent, especially to the Formentor peninsula. On both sides of the water there are low cliffs.

The beach is well attended but seldom to crowded as the beach still is some kind of a secret tip.

There is a little toilet at the beach. Free parking is possible in the streets close to the beach.

Playa de Muro

is a relatively new resort development situated at the centre of the beautiful Bay of Alcudia.

The 3 kilometre long beach of Playa de Muro is officially divided into two beaches, sector 1 and 2. The first sector is the most central located beach.

Both beaches have a nice view to the mountains and very fine sand. The water is clear and shallow. The probability of waves is a little larger in Playa de Muro compared to Port d'Alcudia.

Several tour boats sail from the beautiful wooden pier in sector 1.

Port de Pollensa

Nice wide beach with a spectacular view to the Sierra de Tramuntana mountains.

The beach is by far not that crowded as the beach in nearby Port de Alcudia.

Cala San Vicente

is situated on the north west coast of Mallorca, about 6-7 kilometres from Pollensa.

There are three beaches in Cala San Vicente and all of them have fine grained white sand and very clear water. The beaches have a stunning view to the peninsula Formentor and the mountain Cavall Bernat.

Cala Barques is the largest and is considered as the main beach.

A small path leads to the small beach Cala Clara, which often is very crowded as it is in front of a large hotel.

The third beach, Cala Molins, is very popular due to its very white sand. Amazingly enough the beach is supplied with imported sand each year!

Illetas

Strand med restaurang/bar/lounge (live DJ) Las Terrazas.

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Cala Ratjada - Son Moll

Cala Ratjada är en av östligast belägna städerna på Mallorca. Cala Ratjada ligger på den nordliga delen av östkusten, endast några få kilometer öster om Capdepera.

Den största och mest kända stranden i Cala Ratjada är Son Moll. Det är en 150 meter lång och cirka 50 bred strand med fin ljus sand. Vattnet har mycket fin färg och är helt klart.

Solsängar och parasoller finns att hyra på stranden, liksom det finns tillgång till duschar, toaletter samt en strandbar.

Son Moll har riktigt många besökande och det kan vara svårt att hitta parkeringsplatser i närheten om man kommer i bil.

Sa Coma

Sa Coma ligger på Mallorcas östkust, lite söder om Cala Millor. Det enda som åtskiljer dessa två semesterställen är den obebyggda halvön Punta de n'Amer. Den fina sandstranden i Sa Coma är nästan en kilometer lång och ganska bred. Vattnet är mycket klart.

Stranden har blå flagg och många livräddare, men man skall ändå vara mycket uppmärksam på underströmmarna.

Det finns många sektioner med solsängar/parasoller och det finns naturligtvis duschar och toaletter på stranden. Bakom stranden löper en promenad, som delvis ligger i skugga under palmer och barrträd. Promenaden sträcker sig helt ner till Cala Moreya söder om S'Illot. Det ligger massor av restauranger, caféer och barer längs strandpromonaden. Många av dem ägs och drivs av engelsmän som har flyttat till Sa Coma.

Med lite tur, kan man se delfiner från stranden.

S'Amarador - Best Bitch in Europe ´08

S'Amarador är en av två fina stränder i naturreservatet Cala Mondrago på Mallorcas sydöstra kust.

S'Amarador är en riktig naturpärla, som bortsett från en liten strandbar är fullständigt orörd. Stranden är omgiven av höga barrträd och utsikten från stranden är fantastisk.

Stranden är 145 meter lång och 50 meter bred. Sanden är ljus och fin och det klara vattnet är grunt. En riktigt fin familjestrand.

2008 blev stranden till och med korad till Europas bästa strand av webbsiten onbeach.com. Detta faktiskt i konkurrensen från inte mindre än 3000 andra europeiska stränder!

En 300-400 meter lång klippstig leder till den likaså mycket fina grannstranden Cala Mondrago, som dock är något mer besökt samtidigt som den är mindre.

Det finns möjlighet att hyra solsängar och parasoller på S'Amarador, samt en liten strandbar.

Bilen kan parkeras på en stor parkeringsplats ca fem minuters promenad från stranden. Den är inredd som betalparkeringsplats, men är nästan alltid gratis.

Cala Sa Marjal - Costa del Pins

Stranden Cala Sa Marjal ligger vid den lilla semesterorten Costa del Pins på Mallorcas östra kust, några kilometer norr om Cala Millor.

Cala Sa Marjal, som även kallas Es Ribell, är en 500 meter lång strand, ca 20-30 meter bred.

Sanden är finkornig med ljusgrå nyans. Vattnet är mycket klart, men blir ganska snabbt djupt. Stranden ligger lite bättre skyddad mot vågor än grannstränderna i Cala Bona och Cala Millor.

På stranden är det möjligt att hyra solsängar och parasoller. Faciliteterna omfattar även duschar och toaletter. Parkering sker längs vägen bakom stranden.

Stranden är sällan överbesökt vilket gör den populär bland lokalbefolkningen.