Essential Autumn Packing List – Mallorca
Autumn in Mallorca doesn’t need much planning. Not ready yet for shorter days ? Mallorca is the ideal destination with the locals referring to the season as ‘primavera d´estiu’ (spring of summer !). Here are some quick packing tips for a...
Palma Shops
Pocket sized Palma is rich in history, culture and gastronomy. Big enough to offer choice and variety but small enough to buzz around in a day and Palma’s shops of which many are unique, play an important role in the city we see today. ...
Sipping and Stomping in Binissalem
‘ Festa des Vermar ‘ in the wine town of Binissalem is the muddiest fiesta on the island. Binissalem is the centre of one of the most important wine producing regions on the island. For most of the year it...
A Day out in Deià
The beautiful mountain village of Deià hidden in the folds of the Serra de Tramuntana mountains a UNESCO world heritage site, offers breathtaking views from its hillside position out to the Mediterranean sea. Green-shuttered honey-hued stone houses typical of Mallorca...
Christmas Lights in Palma
Dreamy Christmas Lights in Palma. The city of Palma will shortly be lifting our spirits with their annual display. With a superb selection of luxury and boutique hotels in the city this is the perfect time for a city break !...
Five reasons to enjoy Christmas in Palma
Five reasons to enjoy Christmas in Palma – and so many more. With our collection of boutique and luxury hotels in Palma, with low season rates and exclusive offers using our promo codes now is the perfect time to visit....
The Changing of the Guard
The Changing of the Guard in Palma, Mallorca is a spectacle. Taking place on the last Saturday of each month at noon (19.30pm during summer months ) it dates back to 1808 when guards at the Almudaina Palace opposite Palma Cathedral,...
Windmills of Mallorca
On the final approach into Palma de Mallorca airport as you survey the landscape, you will inevitably spot not just one, two or three windmills but scores of them ! Iconic features of the landscape of the the island dating...
Clickety clack, Palma to Sóller train
No visit to Mallorca is complete without a jaunt on the Palma to Soller train. The journey takes takes around an hour to cover the 27 km, begins in the ticket hall of either the Palma or Soller train stations which themselves...
Lluc Monastery
On a warm August night each year, some 10,000 people set off from Plaza Güell in Palma to walk the 50 km to Lluc Monastery, also known as Santuari de Lluc , on a moonlight pilgrimage known as Des Güell a...