Travel Guide Europe Spain Balearic Islands Mallorca
Mallorca is the biggest island of the Balearic Islands and the biggest in Spain as well. It is a popular tourist spot, especially during the summermonths when thousands of people from northern Europe come here to soak up the sun, enjoy the beaches and good restaurants. There is more however, because the island boasts some great architecture, culture and secluded places as well. You just have to look for it and if possible come just before or after the great influx of people.
Parts of Mallorca are mountainous, especially the northwest and east: the Serra de Tramuntana. The highest peak is Puig Major at 1,445 metres, though this is millitary area, so the highest accessible peak would be Puig de Massanella at 1,364 metres. The northern coastline is less popular with beach fanatics, as the coastline is rugged and with cliffs. To the south, the area flattens out and this is where you will find the more popular beach resorts.
For a complete overview of many sights and activities around the island, including great hidden villages, check the Balearnet website.
Mallorca has a typical Mediterranean climate with warm and dry summers and mild but relatively wet winters.
Summers last from June to September when temperatures during the day average between 24 °C and 28 °C with nights generally still above 20 °C. Occasionally, temperatures can hit almost 40 °C. Winters last from December to February with temperatures around 13 °C or 14 °C and nights around 10 °C. This is also the time when most rain falls, although autumn and spring have a good deal of showers as well and even summers can have some heavy showers now and then. Occasionally, snow, especially in the higher parts is possible.
Palma de Mallorca Airport (IATA: PMI, ICAO: LEPA), located 15 minutes' drive from the city of Palma de Mallorca, is the main airport in Mallorca. After Madrid Barajas Airport and Barcelona Airport this is the third busiest airport in the country and one of the busiest during summer. Numerous airlines serve the island, including several budget airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair. Dozens of cities have connections, mainly in the north and west of Europe, as well as places closer by in the south.
Ryanair has flights to Alicante, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bremen, Dublin, Edinburgh, ]]Frankfurt|Frankfurt-Hahn]], Girona, Glasgow-Prestwick, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Lübeck, Madrid, Reus (near Barcelona, Shannon, Stockholm-Skavsta and Weeze (near Düsseldorf).
Air Berlin is another big one serving the island with destinations like Almería, Amsterdam, Asturias, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bilbao, Bremen, Ciudad Real, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Faro, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Munich, Murcia, Nuremberg, Porto, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Stuttgart, Valencia andZürich.
Thomson Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, TUIfly, Easyjet and Condor air other big airlines, mainly serving the UK, Germany and Spain but some other destinations as well.
Domestic
Several ferry operators have connections to Mallorca from mainland Spain. Acciona Trasmediterránea has boats to and from Alicante for example. Other ferry operators include Balearia between Barcelona, Valencia and Denia and Mallorca. Iscomar offers roughly the same connections as well.
Most of the ferries have connections to the other Balearic Islands as well, like Ibiza and smaller Menorca.
France
There is several train routes. One travels several times daily between Palma de Mallorca and Soller on the northwest coast. Check Sollernet for more information about the train and the town.
Other trains go inland to Inca. A third train connects Inca with Sa Pobla and Manacor.
Renting a car is one of the best ways to cover a lot of the island and offers the possibility to visit some more remote places. Roads are generally in a good conditions and prices of rental cars are not too high. Book ahead during the peak months of July and August.
There are number of bus routes around Mallorca and to the interior. Most buses terminate and originate in Palma de Mallorca, where they leave from de Playa d'Espanya. The only really reliable way to be sure about services is to ask at this bus station - in winter at least.
For an overview of schedules and connections, check thebusschedule.com.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Sa Rota d´en Palerm | Carretera Lloret -Montuiri Km. | Hotel | 20 |
| Can Tem - Hotel d'Interior | Esglesia 14 Alcuida | Hotel | - |
| Casa del Virrey | Carretera Inca Sencelles km 2 4 07300 Inca | Hotel | - |
| Clumba | Playa Son Moll s n Cala Ratjada | Hotel | - |
| Es Bauló Petit Hotel | Avda. Santa Margarita, 28 Can Picafort | Hotel | 93 |
| Finca Sa Carrotja | Sa Carrotja 7 Ses Salines | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Fornalutx Petit Hotel | Alba, 22 Fornalutx | Hotel | 20 |
| Hi! Hotel Honolulu | C/ Alta esquina, C/ Pineda Urbanizacion Torrenova | Hotel | 83 |
| Hi! Mimosa Park | C/ Cas Saboners 28 Palmanova | Hotel | - |
| Hi! Palmanova Hotel | C7 Miguel de los Santos Oliver 13 Palmanova | Hotel | - |
| Hostal Calma | Teodoro Canet, 25 Puerto Alcudia | Guesthouse | 84 |
| Hostal Oriola | Torrent de Can Botana 35 | Guesthouse | - |
| Hostal Paris | Magallanes 18 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| Hostal Blue Beach | c/ Silenci 18, Ca´n Picafort. Mallorca | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Hotel Leon de Sineu | Carrer dels Bous 129 Sineu | Hotel | 100 |
| Hotel Port Adriano Marina Golf Spa | El Toro Port Adriano | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Teix | Calle Pinada 1 Palma Nova, Mallorca | Hotel | 20 |
| Hotel Villabárbara | Playa, 17 Can Picafort | Hotel | 80 |
| Playas del Rey | Via Jaime I, 76 Santa Ponsa | Hotel | 97 |
| Serrano Palace | Playa Son Moll Cala Ratjada | Hotel | - |
| S´Entrador Playa | Avenida Cala Agulla, 123 Cala Ratjada | Hotel | - |
| Aparthotel La Pérgola | Avda. S'Almudaina 16 | Apartment | - |
| Ola Aparthotel Isabel | Ronda des Prat, s/n | Apartment | - |
| Ola Aparthotel Tomir | Miguel de Cervantes, 4 Portals Nous | Apartment | 80 |
| Ola Aparthotel Cecilia | Gavina, s/n | Apartment | 77 |
| Apartamentos Central Park | Crta. Alcudia-Arta s/n | Apartment | 59 |
| Ola Apartamentos Bouganvillia | Des Centre, 4 | Apartment | 83 |
| Hotel Son Baulo | Ronda del Torrente, 8 | Hotel | 90 |
| Cas Comte Petit Hotel & Spa | 11 Aiamans | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Sa Coma | 3 Camí des Molí | Hotel | - |
| Hostal Porto Colom | Calle Cristofol Colom 5 | Hostel | 80 |
| Hotel Son Cleda | Placa de Fossar 7 | Hotel | 100 |
| Finca Son Mercadal | Carrer de Sant Pau s/n Apdo de correos 52 Porreres | Hostel | 100 |
| Hotel Pinero Coral Playa | C/ Torrenova, 41 | Hotel | 80 |
| Es Palmer Guesthouse | Carretera Campos-Colonia Sant Jordi Km 6,400 | Guesthouse | 80 |
| S'Hort des Turo Apartments | Carretera de Ses Salines a Colonia Sant Jordi, KM 2,5 | Apartment | - |
| Hotel HM Tropical | Calle Marbella 16 | Hotel | 100 |
| Hotel HM Gran Fiesta | Calle Marbella 28 | Hotel | - |
| Apartamentos Roc Portonova | Paseo del Mar 2 Palmanova | Apartment | 88 |
| Hotel Roc Leo | Calle Polacra Can Pastilla | Hotel | 87 |
| Hotel Roc Linda | C/ Octavio Augusto, 2 Can Pastilla | Hotel | 70 |
| Aparthotel Dunes Platja | Paseo Colón, 140 Can Picafort | Apartment | - |
| Hotel Costa Verde | Calle Europa 33 EL ARENAL Palma de Majorca | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Roc Illetas Playa | Paseo Illetas 62 Calviá | Hotel | 93 |
| Hotel Flamenco - Can Picafort | Isabel Garau 47 Mallorca | Hotel | 50 |
| Niu d´Aus | Estel d´Argent, 15 | Apartment | - |
| Citric Hotel Soller | Camino del Faro a Muleta -Playa Repic Soller , Mallorca | Hotel | 67 |
| Sa Casa Rotja Agroturismo | Carretera Sineu-Muro km 3.5, Sineu | Apartment | - |
| Hotel Monport | Cala d'Egos, Finca La Noria | HOTEL | - |
| Hostal Saturno | Avda Cristobal Colon 24-2 | Guesthouse | 96 |
| Ola Apartamentos Es Ravells D'Or | Ravells, s/n Cala d'Or Mallorca | Apartment | 100 |
| Green Garden | Castellet, 59 Cala Ratjada | Hotel | - |
| Hostal Bienvenidos | Avenida Bienvenidos 12 Cala d'Or | Hotel | 79 |
| Cap Vermell Beach Hotel – Optimal Hotels Selection | Plaza Pins de ses Vegues 1 Cala Ratjada | Hotel | 90 |
| Hotel Sa Franquesa Nova – Optimal Hotels Selection | Ctra. Petra-Felanitx Km 4,0 | Hotel | - |
| Can Isabel | Calle Isabel II, 13 Soller | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Moron | Avda Cala Agulla 83 Cala Ratjada | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Ambos Mundos | C/ Marbella, n 35 Playa de Palma | Hotel | 72 |
| Hi! Cala Vinas Apartments | C/ Las Sirenas 17 Cala Vinas | Apartment | 87 |
| Hi! Bouganvilla Aparthotel | C/ Margarita 21 Sa Coma - Sant Llorenç des Cardassar | Apartment | - |
| Hi! Don Pedro Hotel | C/ Cala Clara s/n Cala San Vincente, Pollensa | Hotel | - |
| HM Martinique | Tirso de Molina, 1 Magalluf | Apartment | 73 |
| Hotel Roc Boccaccio | Avda. Pedro Mas y Reus 3, Pto. de Alcudia | Hotel | - |
| Casa Poesia | Avd. Cala Llombards 51 Cala Llombards | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Apartamentos Sureda | Via del Foner 49 Canyamel | Apartment | 83 |
| Hostal Marblau | Calle Iglesia 24 Cala Figuera | Guesthouse | 89 |
| Sa Franquesa Vella - Optimal Hotels Selection | Carretera Petra - Felanitx, Km. 3,8 Villafranca de Bonany | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Peru Playa | Mar de Aral 12 Playa de Palma | Hotel | 100 |
| Posada de Lluc | Roser vell 11 Pollensa | Guesthouse | - |
| Casa Vila Franca | apdo correos74307520 Villafranca de Bonany | Guesthouse | - |
| Hostal Lido | Calle Germa Bianor 16 El Arenal | GUESTHOUSE | 33 |
| Ca'n Verdera | Carrer des Toros 1 Fornalutx | Guesthouse | - |
| Nord Rural | Plaza Triquet Estellencs | Guesthouse | - |
| Hostal Leo d'Or | Avenida Fernando Tarragó nº42 Cala D'Or | Guesthouse | - |
| Venecia Apartments | Calle del Garballons 2 Puerto de Alcudia | Apartment | - |
| Tres Torres Apartments | trovadors,5 Palma de Mallorca | Apartment | - |
| Es Camp B&B | Camino de Can Pico, 3 Banyalbufar | Guesthouse | 92 |
| Es Pla Nou | Ap.de Correos,No.22 Felanitx | Guesthouse | - |
| Hotel Delfin Mar | Via Rey Sancho, 11 Santa Ponsa Calvia | Hotel | - |
| Son Siurana Agroturismo | Palma-Alcudia road km. 42 Alcudia | Guesthouse | - |
| Rocamar | Juan Sebastian Elcano 38 Cala Figuera | Guesthouse | - |
| Torrent Fals Agroturismo | Carretera Santa Maria-Sencelles | Guesthouse | - |
| Cases de Son Barbassa | Ctra. Cala Mesquida | Guesthouse | - |
| Son Penya | Cami de Son Berga s/n Sant Llorenç des Cardessar | Guesthouse | - |
| Hotel Rural Son Mas | Carretera Porto Cristo-Porto Colom | Guesthouse | - |
| Mirabo de Valldemossa | Ctra Valldemossa km 16. Valldemossa | Guesthouse | - |
| Villa Sa Barcella | calle de llorito, 1 Sineu - Mallorca - Baleares | Apartment | - |
| Hostal Colonial | Calle Ingeniero Gabriel Roca 9 Colonia de Sant Jordi | Guesthouse | - |
| Fowlers Guesthouse | C/. Den Rito, 12 | Guesthouse | - |
| Holiday Garden | Circuit del Llac, s/n | Hostel | - |
| Hotel Posada del Marques | Urbanizacion Es Verger s/n Esporles Illes | Hotel | - |
| Es Salobrar Apartments | Calle Cervantes 22 Colonia Sant Jordi | Apartment | - |
| Can Reus Hotel | Carrer de l'Auba, 26 Fournaluxt | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Balmes | C/ Bellamar 7,Can Pastilla | Hotel | - |
| Ibersol Son Caliu Mar & Beach Club | c/ Voranova 6 | Hotel | - |
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