Mallorca's seven regions, explained
From the bay of Palma to the farmland of Es Pla: the landscape, character and places of each of Mallorca's seven regions, and how far apart they really are.
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Everything we have written about the island, from the winds and the seasons to the calas, the kitchen, the trails and the fiestas.
When to go: Mallorca month by month
Almond blossom in February, walking weather in spring, a warm sea in September: how Mallorca changes through the year and which months suit which trip.
Getting around Mallorca
Main roads, parking, trains and buses, taxis, bikes and summer boats: a practical guide to moving around Mallorca, with or without a hire car.
The eight winds of Mallorca
Tramuntana, Llevant, Migjorn and the rest: how each of Mallorca's eight winds shapes the sea on every coast, and how to find the calm side of the island.
The calas worth the walk
From Caló des Moro to Cala Tuent: a coast-by-coast selection of Mallorca's coves, with honest notes on the walk in, the crowds and the best hour.
Es Trenc and the beaches of the south
A long dune beach, salt flats full of waders and shallow, clear water: how to enjoy Es Trenc and the south coast without the crowds or the sunburn.
Formentor, Alcúdia and the beaches of the north
Pine-shaded Formentor, the shallow family bays of Alcúdia and Muro, wild coves on the north-east coast: the beaches of the north, and the winds that rule them.
Posidonia and the quiet rules of the beach
What Posidonia is, why its dead leaves stay on the sand, where to anchor, and how to behave on Mallorca's beaches so that they stay as they are.
Mallorcan cuisine: the dishes to know
From pa amb oli to arròs brut and the winter matances: the island dishes worth knowing, when they are eaten and how to order them like a local.
Wine on Mallorca: regions, grapes and the harvest
Two Denominacions d'Origen, a cast of native grapes and a September harvest festival: how Mallorcan wine works, and how to taste it well.
Markets of Mallorca: where and when
Sineu on Wednesday, Pollença on Sunday, Palma's covered halls through the week: where to find the island's markets, what to buy and how to visit well.
Olive oil, almonds and the oranges of Sóller
Ancient olive trees on the Tramuntana terraces, almond blossom on the plain in late winter and oranges in Sóller's valley: the island's oldest harvests.
Fideus de vermar: the harvest dish of Bodegas José L. Ferrer
Mutton, tomato, a little chilli and fine noodles: the dish that fed the grape pickers of Binissalem, cooked at the winery and served with its Franja Roja.
The Dry Stone Route: walking the GR 221
From Port d'Andratx to Pollença on old mule paths and terraces: how the GR 221 works, where to sleep, and when the mountains are kind to walkers.
Cycling Mallorca
Hairpins above the sea, a mountain road to the island's roof and quiet lanes between almond groves: why Mallorca draws riders every spring and autumn.
Sailing around Mallorca: anchorages and winds
Four coasts with four characters: where to anchor, when the winds turn, and how to spend a week under sail round Mallorca without harming the seagrass.
Golf on Mallorca
Around twenty courses between the mountains and the sea: how they group by area, when to play, and how to fit a round into a wider island trip.
Palma in stone: an architectural walk through the old city
From the Gothic mass of La Seu to the rippling facades of modernisme, Palma reads like a book in stone. Here is how to read it, on foot.
Chopin, Graves, Miró: the island of artists
Mystics, composers, poets and painters have come to Mallorca for its light and its quiet. Where they lived, what they made and where their traces remain today.
Fiestas and traditions through the year
Bonfires and devils in January, torchlit processions at Easter, boats for the Virgin in July, grapes in September: Mallorca's calendar of fiestas, month by month.
Crafts of Mallorca: glass, cloth, clay and leather
The island still makes things by hand: flame-patterned cloth, white clay whistles, blown glass and palm baskets. What to look for, where it comes from, how to buy well.
Fundació Miró Mallorca brings back Son Boter and its graffiti
The roof is sealed, the graffiti secured, the structure reinforced from the top down. The Fundació plans to finish in December 2026, when the house could reopen.
Choosing your base on Mallorca
Seven regions, seven different holidays. How to match a base to the way you travel, and why drive times matter more than the map suggests.
Finca, town house or seafront: choosing a luxury stay
Light, silence, orientation and the walk to the sea: what really separates a fine stay on Mallorca from a merely expensive one, and how to judge before booking.
Renting a villa on Mallorca
The registration number, the road in, the pool fence and the Saturday changeover: what to check before you rent a holiday house on Mallorca.
Living on Mallorca year round
Beyond the summer: the winter quiet, the towns that stay alive, the languages, the paperwork and the damp. What year-round life on Mallorca asks of you.
Barceló Hotel Group and Daniel Chong put Illetas on a T-shirt
For World Tourism Day the Palma hotel group and the Madrid label turned three coastal hotels into three T-shirts. One of them looks out from Illetas.
Island planner
Tell us your days. We will draw the island.
Choose how long you stay, where you sleep and what you love. The planner suggests a day-by-day route with drive times, market days and the beaches the wind allows. Keep it, print it or send it to yourself.