Cala Gat Beach.
Oh Majorca! I can't wait to return to Mallorca! To take a bath in a dreamy cove, to walk through one of its stone villages, to dress up and go out for a walk around the city and treat yourself to some whim, either in the form of a cone or new shoes.
Mallorca, with M for "marine", for "maritime" and for "Mediterranean", once again shows us everything it has to offer. Something different for each. That's why this summer the best way to go to Mallorca is hiring the travel newblue in an agency, to fully personalize your vacation and turn it into a unique experience.
Clear as clear water. Like the one in Majorca.
MALLORCA AND YOU: SUMMER IDILY
Let's start with what it touches, a dip with saltpeter included and traces of sand in the shower at home, that is: the beach. Or, better said, the beaches, because Mallorca has an infinite number of them. Each one does her personal eyelash loss and seduces her "victim". Some are secluded and rocky, with coarse grain and crystal clear waters in the area of Tramuntana , What Fornells, Estellencs Y Llucalcari . There are intimate and collected and full of natural charm in the Llevant area , What Cala Varques, Caló des Moro Y Cala Mondrago and of course, It's Trenc . And also, yes, also, there are extensive and familiar ones, with kilometers and kilometers of white sand, like Alcúdia beach wave wall beach , with all the leisure options and the beach clubs where you have to be.
Sunset on the beach of Alcudia.
Sunset on the beach of Alcudia.
THE SEA OF OPTIONS
The sea may have brought you here, but it is far from the only reason you are in Mallorca. The many cultural and leisure possibilities on the island are the best seasoning for a complete vacation.
Palma's offer alone would give enough for several chapters: from the old town , with its medieval streets and those hidden patios; the old Jewish quarter; the traditional grocery stores where they sell the most select sausages and the century-old cafes where you can eat the best ensaimadas, even museums As the Baluard Museum , the Joan March Foundation or the City History Museum, passing through the impressive Gothic cathedral , the slice Y the Almudaina are some of the cultural proposals of the city.
A walk through the Almudaina.
A few minutes from there (or, rather, a walk accompanied by the sea breeze), next to the marina and the Paseo Marítimo, is the Santa Catalina neighborhood , an old fishing neighborhood that has become the "Balearic soho" in recent years, and which concentrates most of the restaurants, terraces and bars, as well as art galleries and independent shops. The market that bears his name (the oldest in the city) is its epicenter and a good place to go shopping, have a snack or combine both.
"Afternoons" that become nocturnal.
STONE MONUMENTS
It doesn't end here. The cultural and leisure offer of Mallorca does not end in Palma. It covers the 3,640 square kilometers of its surface, like the beautiful town of Deia , the Roman city of Pollentia , with its archaeological site and Monographic Museum of Pollentia , which preserves everyday objects from classical civilization; The romantic Valldemossa Charterhouse , the Lluc Monastery , sacred and pilgrimage site of the island in the mountains, and the other even older ceremonial monuments, the talaiots , along with which, apparently, rituals were celebrated in prehistoric times.
Sunset in the picturesque town on the coast of Deià.
That without getting into those natural "monuments" that dot the island, most of the time in the form of stone and water, like the famous Caves of Drach, Ses fonts ufanes , the springs with intermittent outcrops in the Puig Tomi massif, Torrent de Parells , the Alcudia lagoon and the Serra de Tramuntana , declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Ensaimada: that sweet Majorcan spiral.
(LITERALLY) MEDITERRANEAN DIET
As close to the land (and to the sea) as they are, Majorcan gastronomy. It contains both the recipes that have passed from generation to generation, the tramp coke , the tumbet or the simple pa amb oli ; as artisan products such as delicious ensaimadas , which can be bought fresh from ovens all over the island; the Mallorcan sobrasada , with all its flavour, and even the "quelytas", those little rolls-biscuits that are what – family and friends apart – a Majorcan most misses when he is away from the island. Also a dinner in a haute cuisine restaurant (9 stars in total) or a visit to one of the wine cellars, which are producing more and more recognized products.
Hiking on the GR 221 trail with a view of La Dragonera from the Mirador d'en Josep Sastre
AN ACTIVE AND ADDICTIVE SUMMER
Sea and mountain. Mallorca offers the perfect orography for those looking for outdoor sports and action on their holidays: cycling and hiking routes in the Serra Tramuntana and kayaking in crystal clear waters, like those on the island of Sa Dragonera , the bay of pollenca or the Llevant Natural Park.
Here you can rappel down the Coloms cave , caving in the Caves of Ses Pedres , the Pirate Cove wave Cave of Es Pont , and parachute from Alcudia and fly over the Serra de Tramuntana , to contemplate from a bird's eye view everything that Mallorca has to offer.
You can also discover it at your own pace with newblue , the new travel brand that will help you design your tailor-made trip to Mallorca this summer. In addition, by booking before July 31 at your travel agency, they give you free transfers to the airport on the way out and on the way back.