The delightful town of Alcúdia, surrounded by 14th-century walls, lies at the base of the peninsula separating Pollen Bay from Alcúdia Bay.

The FormentorPeninsula, at the northern end of the Serra de Tramuntana, is a 20-km (12-mile) long headland of steep cliffs, that is in some places 400 m (1,300 ft) high. The footpath from the road leads...

Situated in a valley, Soller is sheltered by the Serra de Alfabia mountain massif and overshadowed by the lofty Puig Major (1,445 m/4,740 ft). Its name reputedly derives from the Arabic word suliar, meaning...

Mallorca is famous for its caves, which are carved out of the island’s limestone rocks. Many were known by the locals for hundreds of years and they once provided shelter for the early settlers, or served...

The wetland south of Port d’Alcuia, occupying the shores of Lake Grandeup to C’an Picafort, was once a swamp. Most of it was drained in the 1860s, but a portion remains, which in 1985 become the Parc...

Alcúdia Set between two huge bays, Badia de Pollença and Badia d’Alcodia, this busy town was once a Roman settlement. Although you can see remnants of its ancient past, the town has a slightly...

Cabrera (“goat island”) lies just 18 km (11 miles) from mainland Mallorca. A rocky, bare place and virtually uninhabited, it nevertheless has a rich history. It served as a prison camp during the Napoleonic...