Mallorca attractions
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...
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Street-by-Street: Palma
In 1983, Palma became the capital of the newly created Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands and transformed itself from a provincial town into a metropolis. Today, it has over 300,000 inhabitants...
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Museu de Mallorca – Museums in Mallorca
The best museum in the Balearic Islands can be found close to La Seu, in Palau Ayamans, a residence built around 1630. The palace was erected on the foundations of an Arab house (12th–13th century),...
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Arta
This hilltop town was built on the site of an Arab stronghold; its name is derived from the Arabic word jertan (“garden”). Much of its medieval walls and fortifications have survived to this day. The...
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Andratx
Andratx has ancient origins and was known as Andrachium by the Romans. It lies in a valley of olive and almond groves, at the foot of the Puig de Galatzo(1,028 m/3,400 ft). The local architecture is typical...
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Parc Natural de S’Albufera
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...
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Mallorca’s caves
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...
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Cabrera Island National Park
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...
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Soller
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...
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Things to do in Alcúdia
The delightful town of Alcúdia, surrounded by 14th-century walls, lies at the base of the peninsula separating Pollen Bay from Alcúdia Bay.
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Cap de Formentor
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...
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