Majorca Travel

This Majorca travel guide describes some key attractions in Majorca. Click to visit the Majorca Villa and Apartments section and the cheap flights to Majorca section.

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Introduction to Majorca

Majorca is without a doubt one of the most beautiful travel destinations in the Mediterranean. A warm climate, beautiful coastal and country scenes as well as an array of cultural and environmental assets make Majorca a wondeful destination to travel to best explored as an independent traveller.

Geography & Environment

Majorca (spelt Mallorca in Spanish) is the major island in the Balearic archipelago. It is shaped like a bearded goats head (see map)? The landscapes are both pleasant and varied. In the north the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range protects the rest of the island from the worst of the cold or wet weather.

The hills give way to a large central plane (es Pla) which once was Majorcas life blood producing food for the island. Even today Majorcas wine industry excells sheltered my the mountains at the north of es Pla near Binissalem. The massis de Randa gradually rises to 540m at Puig de Randa just to the south west of Majorcas centre. Again the land rises to the east of the Torrent de na Borges in the Serres de Llevant before dipping into the sea with a multitude of sandy coves and beaches.

The coast line is over 400 kilometers long with hundreds of small coves and longer beaches broken up by high cliffs and rocky outcrops. These offer excellent opportunities to sunbathe, swim, enjoy water sports such as sailing and diving among the reefs. Majorca is also neighboured by a number of tiny islands that offer sanctuary to birds and rare reptiles.

The island has a diverse variety of flora and fauna, from the almond, olive and orange orchards, to wilder countryside in the hills and valleys to the north. Majorca Spain is also a fascinating destinion for ornathologists with its numerouse national parks and reserves. In early spring the white almond blossoms announce the return of the heat.

Majorca - The North West

The preety northern town of Soller nestled in the mountains and reached by the Palma Soller railway is quite special. Home to the Soller botanical gardens and museum of natural history the town is also a short tram ride from the Port de Soller and villages of Biniaraix and Fornalutx are within walking distance. Biniaraix is a key point on Majorcas hiking region the Cornadors circuit. Further west is the preety coastal village of Deia where the english Poet Robert Graves spent two periods of his life. To the south of Deia is the wealthy hillside village of Valldemossa with its monastry where George Sand (she was the French author of "A winter in Majorca") and Frederic Chopin once lived.

Palma de Mallorca and the Bay of Palma

The capital of Majorca (and the Balearics as a whole) is Palma de Mallorca. Here too you will find much of interest. Palma is an ancient city with some remains of its city walls still intact. It is an exciting city, full of life and people from around the world. The central zone offers some excellent shopping possibilities and Palma is a great place to have a coffee , tapas or even a full meal. Palma is also the location of the islands international airport.

Not far from Palma to the West is the coastal resort of Cala Major with its vast mixture of cultures reflected in the diversity of eating options to choose from.

The people of Majorca are of Catalan origin and still speak a dialect of Catalan called Mallorquin. They have strong ties with Catalunia but also are more pro Spain then some on the mainland.

Majorca travel isn't all just beaches and holiday makers. There are many beautiful places tucked away among the hills unknown to the majority of tourists. To find these places set out on a bicycle or a car and follow your nose to discover quaint fishing villages, pretty churches, monasteries and museums.