Hiking in Mallorca beyond the beaches
Hiking in SpaiN To start off the New Year, I will tell you about a hike we did NOT do. In Mallorca, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a man should have done the Torrent de Pareis hike at least once in his life. Or so we were told when we arrived in Sa…
Where to Go in Mallorca The Weekly Market of Alcudia When we visited Mallorca for our hiking trip earlier in the autumn, we stayed – like most visitors of the island – in a beach resort. Many people, specifically families, spend happy holidays in places like Port d’Alcudia, but you will rarely hear anyone rave…
Getting Ready for Sightseeing in Palma de Mallorca Before we left Mallorca (after our hiking trip earlier in the autumn), there were two things we simply had to do. First, we had to pay a visit to the capital. I don’t know about you, but to me, (as I already told you in the last…
Hiking in Mallorca S’Albufera – A Mallorcan Marshland So far, we have been telling you mainly about hikes in those areas of Mallorca that are difficult to access: hikes for which you need at least a car, or better still, a guided tour. Today, we will talk about hikes that that you can do easily on…
Our No Frills Island Tour in Mallorca Let’s be frank: guided bus tours are not generally the ideal solution if you want to explore unfamiliar surroundings – walking is always best, bearing in mind that “you have only really been to a place when you have experienced it on your own two feet” (it was…
Hiking in Mallorca Hiking in Mallorca in Ermita de Betlem Mallorca is a small island and nearly as densely populated as Holland, without even counting the 9 million visitors who come here each year. So it’s all the more striking if you consider that you can walk for hours in the Park Natural de Llevant…
Hiking in Spain Mallorca Beyond the Beaches If you want to explore the “real Mallorca”, the Mallorca beyond the beaches teeming with tourists in holiday resorts, your best bet for a base may be a hotel right on the seaside. This may sound contradictory and counter-intuitive, so let me explain. Firstly, you must take into account…
Guest Post: Walking in Spain Best of the Holiday Haven of Majorca Blessed with good temperatures for much of the year, Majorca has become a holiday haven for those in search of some sunshine therapy. Even if you’ve come for the mountains rather than the east-coast resorts, there’s usually a reliably Mediterranean climate waiting for…