Mallorca in 4 days
Turquoise coves in the south, stone villages in the Serra de Tramuntana, and Palma with its cathedral facing the sea. Leave the coast and the largest Balearic island turns out to be far wilder than its reputation.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
The coves of Cala Mondragófree · half a dayTwo sandy coves with clear water inside the Mondragó Natural Park on the south-east coast, linked by a short coastal path.
Day 2
- All day
The Serra de Tramuntanafree · a full dayThe UNESCO-listed mountain range along the north-west coast, with dry-stone terraces, olive groves, walking trails and villages such as Sóller and Deià.
Day 3
- Morning
Palma and its cathedralhalf a dayThe island's capital, organised around its Gothic cathedral, La Seu, overlooking the bay, with old town courtyards and the round Bellver Castle above.
- Late afternoon
Valldemossafree · about 2 hA mountain village in the Tramuntana around the Carthusian monastery where Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838 to 1839.
Day 4
- Morning
Es Trenc beachfree · half a dayA long, undeveloped stretch of white sand on the south coast, protected within a natural park next to old salt pans.
Where to sleep in Mallorca
- Hotel Palladium · €105 a night
- Hotel El Guía · €100 a night
- Hotel Playa Mondragó · €110 a night
- Hotel Born · €130 a night
- Hotel Costa Azul · €115 a night
- Hotel Almudaina · €140 a night
- Castillo Hotel Son Vida · €400 a night
- Hotel Can Cera · €300 a night
- Gran Hotel Sóller · €320 a night
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