Serra de Tramuntana
A minute's walk from the square, pop into the old town hall with its cool courtyard dominated by a palm tree. Outside, water runs along one of several…
Must-see attractions in Mallorca
Platja de la Colònia de Sant Pere
Northern Mallorca
On the shady Passeig del Mar, the sandy, protected and diminutive Platja de la Colònia de Sant Pere runs for a short distance, with swimmers bobbing about…
Palma de Mallorca
Despite its baroque facade, this is one of Palma's older surviving Gothic churches. This grey soaring eminence is one of the first four parish churches to…
Southern Mallorca
In Vallgornera (3km east of Cala Pi), half a dozen caves burrow their way through the rock underfoot. Some are truly impressive, with underground rivers…
La Antigua Farmacia Melis Cursach
Northeastern Mallorca
The former home and workplace of Antònia Melis Cursach, bequeathed to the city on her death, is now a museum, preserved to look just as an 18th-century…
Mallorca
Lording it over the heart of Felanitx, Església de Sant Miquel has a baroque facade and acquired its current form in 1762. Above the Renaissance portal…
Northeastern Mallorca
At the northern edge of town this horseshoe-shaped beach wraps around a calm, pale-sand bay lapped by turquoise waters on the edge of a pine-cloaked…
Ermita de la Mare de Déu de Bonany
Mallorca
Four kilometres southwest of Petra on a wooded hill stands this hermitage, where Juníper Serra gave his last sermon in Mallorca before heading for the New…
Mallorca
The town hall is housed in this 17th-century baroque convent, confiscated from the Minims in the 19th century. You can generally wander in any time to…
Palma de Mallorca
Palma's long Jewish history is given some recognition in this small interpretation centre, attached to the Can Bordils. As well as illustrated panels…
Convent de Nostra Senyora de la Soledat
Mallorca
The centrepiece of Plaça dels Hostals is the 17th-century Convent de Nostra Senyora de la Soledat, aka Can Conrado. If the main doors happen to be swung…
Northern Mallorca
From the Finca Pública de Son Real, one trail leads through a largely abandoned fig plantation to the overgrown Talayotic ruins of Es Figueral de Son Real…
Mallorca
Admire the top moments of the Mallorcan tennis star's career on the court in the Exhibition Room, then get your pulse moving on a variety of simulators …
Serra de Tramuntana
High on the hill at the southern entrance to the village, this small winery has cellar-door tastings and sales in summer. It offers a number of fusion…
Església de Sant Vicenç Ferrer
Mallorca
On the corner of Carrer de Muntaner, is the baroque Església de Sant Vicenç Ferrer, which first opened for worship in 1617, after 20 years' construction…
Església de Sant Joan Baptista
Mallorca
Muro boasts an outsized parish church, a brooding, early-17th-century Gothic sandstone creation reminiscent of Sineu's main church. Its detached campanile…
Central East Coast
This popular beach can get crowded in high season, as sun lovers flock to the sun loungers ranked along its broad sands, but you may find it deserted in…
Mallorca
Once part of the city's defences, this 14th-century tower has received some (mostly sensitive) modern, plate-glass additions, and is now used for the odd…
Mallorca
Inca's baroque church stands proud on Plaça de Santa Maria Major. Its greatest treasure is a Gothic retable of Santa Maria d’Inca, painted in 1373 by the…
Palma de Mallorca
This imposing residence was built in 1696, on the site of a 15th-century predecessor. Reminiscent of a fortress, it's now the headquarters of the Academic…
Serra de Tramuntana
Next to the main square in the heart of town, the Església de Sant Mateu was built in 1230 but was largely redone in 1756. You'll only be allowed to peek…
Palma de Mallorca
The wrought-iron balconies and inverted pyramidal columns of this 16th-century residence's pati (patio) can be seen from the street, through its arched…
Mallorca
On Plaça des Fossar, a statue honours Francisco Alomar, a Sineu-born professional cyclist who died in 1955; it has something of a cult status among…
Northeastern Mallorca
Backed by the comparatively low-key resort town of Canyamel, with low pine-covered hills beyond, this broad stretch of parasol-shaded sand gets very…
Northern Mallorca
Amuse the kids at this water park with slides, a wave pool and infant splash area. It's about 600m inland from the beach. It's ever so slightly cheaper to…
Southern Mallorca
This restored farmhouse contains an ethnographic and natural history collection. Outside is a small botanic garden where you can see many endemic Balearic…
Northeastern Mallorca
Cala Ratjada's most accessible beach is the busy 200m strip of the Platja de Son Moll, just in front of Passeig Marítim, in the centre of town.
Alcúdia
This museum, housed in the large eponymous Gothic church, contains a collection of priestly vestments, paintings and religious items.
Northeastern Mallorca
Deep water, nudism and exposure to the elements mean this isn't really the ideal family beach, although it is certainly very comely.
Northeastern Mallorca
This pretty, rock-bound cove has crystal-clear water, but no great expanse of sand, or bars to attract holidaymaking hordes.
Palma de Mallorca
Built in neo-Gothic style around a cobbled pati, this mansion sits on the site of a 16th-century predecessor.
Palma de Mallorca
Built on the site of an earlier house in 1690 by Joan Sureda Villalonga, later to become the first Marquis of Vivot.
Palma de Mallorca
You can't see past the arched double doors of this imposing residence, but its lines and dimensions are impressive.
Pollença
Dedicated to St George, this lovely church dates to 1532 and contains a fine interior with a baroque altarpiece.
Palma de Mallorca
Can Oleza's Ionic columns, broad staircase and low arches are typical of 17th-century Palma's patis.
Mallorca
A short distance north of the main church, in the courtyard of an apartment block, is the neatly restored Torre del Palau, all that remains of a royal…
Port de Sóller
At the heart of the Port de Sóller action, Platja d’es Port is quite a busy stretch of sand.
