Mallorca Excursions
When I first moved to Mallorca the island's sheer beauty was a shock
to me. Along with so many other visitors I had an image of Mallorca as one big
holiday resort yet this is so far from the truth. The 30km of coastline on
either side of Palma is by far the most developed by the holiday industry whilst
the interior remained for many years a mainly agricultural area untouched by
tourism.
Today Mallorca is better known as a destination for everyone. The major
resorts of Magaluf and Palma
Nova remain top destinations on the southwest coast whilst
Puerto Pollensa and
Alcudia in the northeast and Cala Millor on
the east coast are centres of large scale tourism.
Rural tourism has grown considerably and there are hundreds of old
Mallorcan farmhouses scattered around the countryside which attract a
different type of visitor than those heading for the resorts.
If you're interested in getting to know what the guidebooks call the 'real
Mallorca' then you should consider
renting a car and heading out into the countryside. Below we've listed nine
day excursions you should consider with driving distances.
Suggested Mallorca Excursions:
Route 1: Palma to the Caves of Drach at Porto
Cristo (63km)
Route 2: Palma to the walled town of Alcudia
(54km)
Route 3: Palma to the stunning northern headland of Formentor (72km)
Route 4: Palma to Capdepera and the Caves of Arta
(62km)
Route 5: Palma to Sa Colobra on the rugged
northwest coast (70km)
Route 6: Palma to Andratx then along the C-710 to
Pollenca via the beautiful coastline and villages of the
Sierra de Tramuntana (110km)
Route 7: Palma to Valldemossa,
Deia and Soller (35km)
Route 8: Take the Palma to Soller train
as an alternative to driving (36km)
Route 9: Palma to Cala Figuera on the southeast coast (40km)
More Useful Reading:
Mallorca East Coast
Mallorca Northeast Coast
Mallorca Northwest Coast
Mallorca Southwest Coast
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