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title: Mallorca island guide: places, calas, winds and seasons
description: Mallorca island guide: twenty places, twenty-five beaches sorted by the wind, seasons, markets and six interactive tools. Independent and free of sponsorship.

## Business
- Website: island-mallorca.com
- Topic: Places on Mallorca, Beaches and calas of Mallorca, Food and wine on Mallorca, Outdoors on Mallorca, Culture of Mallorca, Stays on Mallorca, Mallorca essentials
- Audience: English-speaking readers interested in Places on Mallorca, Beaches and calas of Mallorca and Food and wine on Mallorca
- Language: en
- Region: International
- E-Mail: info@island-mallorca.com
- Phone: +49 1577 5588888
- Publisher: NexTao GmbH
- About: https://island-mallorca.com/about/
- Update: 2026-11-07

## Category
- [Places on Mallorca: towns, villages and harbours](https://island-mallorca.com/places/): Places on Mallorca on one interactive map: Palma, Valldemossa, Deià, Sóller, Pollença, Santanyí and fourteen more, with markets, beaches and drive times.
- [Beaches and calas of Mallorca: coves, dunes and bays](https://island-mallorca.com/beaches/): Beaches and calas of Mallorca: the coves worth the walk, Es Trenc and the south, the bays of the north and the quiet rules that keep the water clear.
- [Food and wine on Mallorca: dishes, wines and markets](https://island-mallorca.com/food-wine/): Food and wine on Mallorca: the island dishes to know, the wine regions and native grapes, the weekly markets and the harvests of olive, almond and orange.
- [Outdoors on Mallorca: walking, cycling, sailing and golf](https://island-mallorca.com/outdoors/): Outdoors on Mallorca: walking the GR 221, cycling the classic climbs, sailing between anchorages and playing golf through the mild months.
- [Culture of Mallorca: architecture, artists, fiestas, crafts](https://island-mallorca.com/culture/): Culture of Mallorca: Palma's Gothic and modernista buildings, the artists and writers of the island, its fiestas through the year and its crafts.
- [Stays on Mallorca: choosing a base, villas and living](https://island-mallorca.com/stays/): Stays on Mallorca: how to choose your base, the kinds of luxury stay, what to check before renting a villa and what living on the island all year means.
- [Mallorca essentials: regions, seasons, roads and winds](https://island-mallorca.com/essentials/): Mallorca essentials: the seven regions, the best time to visit, getting around by car, train and boat, and the eight winds that shape every day.
- [All guides to Mallorca: beaches, food, outdoors, culture](https://island-mallorca.com/journal/): All guides to Mallorca in one place: regions and seasons, calas and beaches, food and wine, walking and sailing, culture, stays and living on the island.

## Key content
- [Cap de Formentor, Mallorca: the peninsula at road's end](https://island-mallorca.com/places/formentor/): Cap de Formentor in Mallorca's far north: the Mirador des Colomer, a pine-fringed beach, quiet coves, the lighthouse on its cliffs and the summer road rules.
- [Pollença, Mallorca: an old town and its bay](https://island-mallorca.com/places/pollenca/): Pollença and its port in Mallorca's north: the 365 steps of El Calvari, the Sunday market, the Pine Walk, Cala Sant Vicenç and the Boquer valley walk.
- [Colònia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca: Es Trenc and Cabrera](https://island-mallorca.com/places/colonia-sant-jordi/): Colònia de Sant Jordi in southern Mallorca: gateway to the dunes of Es Trenc, the salt flats and boats to Cabrera National Park, with sunsets over the sea.
- [Cala Figuera, Mallorca: a fishing harbour in the rock](https://island-mallorca.com/places/cala-figuera/): Cala Figuera on Mallorca's south-east coast: a working fishing harbour in a narrow inlet, with llaüts, rock-cut boathouses and quiet evenings on the quay.
- [Valldemossa, Mallorca: the monastery village](https://island-mallorca.com/places/valldemossa/): Valldemossa in the Serra de Tramuntana: the Carthusian monastery where Chopin wintered, Santa Catalina Thomàs, coca de patata and the coast road to Deià.
- [Palma, Mallorca: a city of stone and sea](https://island-mallorca.com/places/palma/): Palma, Mallorca: La Seu above the Parc de la Mar, old town patios, Santa Catalina market, the Portixol seafront and Bellver Castle, a capital alive all year.
- [Sóller and Port de Sóller, Mallorca: the valley of oranges](https://island-mallorca.com/places/soller/): Sóller and its port: the wooden train from Palma, the tram to the sea, a modernista church, orange groves, Es Firó in May and the Barranc de Biniaraix walk.
- [Santanyí, Mallorca: the honey-stone town of the south](https://island-mallorca.com/places/santanyi/): Santanyí in south-east Mallorca: golden local stone, the church of Sant Andreu, galleries, two weekly markets and the coves of Caló des Moro and Mondragó.
- [Deià, Mallorca: the village of writers on the hill](https://island-mallorca.com/places/deia/): Deià in the Serra de Tramuntana: Robert Graves’s house and grave, the church on Es Puig, the path to Cala Deià and sunset over Sa Foradada at Son Marroig.
- [Lluc, Mallorca: the sanctuary in the mountains](https://island-mallorca.com/places/lluc/): Lluc in the Serra de Tramuntana: the sanctuary of the Mare de Déu de Lluc, the Blauets choir, the August night walk from Palma and the road to Sa Calobra.
- [Artà, Mallorca: a hill town and the wild Llevant](https://island-mallorca.com/places/arta/): Artà in Mallorca's east: the walled sanctuary of Sant Salvador, the Talaiotic village of Ses Païsses, the Tuesday market, the Llevant park and wild coves.
- [Binissalem, Mallorca: the wine town of Es Pla](https://island-mallorca.com/places/binissalem/): Binissalem, Mallorca's wine town: home of the DO Binissalem and the Manto Negro grape, with stone manor houses, a Friday market and a September harvest feast.
- [Alcúdia, Mallorca: walls, Romans and a long bay](https://island-mallorca.com/places/alcudia/): Alcúdia in Mallorca's north: medieval walls and gates, Roman Pollentia, the Tuesday and Sunday markets, a long shallow bay, S'Albufera and the Victoria walks.
- [Port d'Andratx, Mallorca: the deep natural harbour](https://island-mallorca.com/places/port-andratx/): Port d'Andratx: a deep natural harbour with a fishermen's quay, villas on Sa Mola, rock swims at Cala Llamp, the Andratx market and the start of the GR 221.
- [Sineu, Mallorca: the market at the heart of the island](https://island-mallorca.com/places/sineu/): Sineu in central Mallorca: a Wednesday market held under a centuries-old royal privilege, livestock lanes, a winged lion and the windmills of Es Pla.
- [Fornalutx, Mallorca: the stone village under the peaks](https://island-mallorca.com/places/fornalutx/): Fornalutx in the Serra de Tramuntana: stepped lanes of golden stone, citrus terraces, views to Puig Major, the path to Biniaraix and the Ma-10 towards Lluc.
- [Puerto Portals, Mallorca: the polished marina](https://island-mallorca.com/places/puerto-portals/): Puerto Portals in Calvià, 20 minutes from Palma airport: a polished yacht harbour near Bendinat, the coves of Illetes, Cala Comtesa and wilder Portals Vells.
- [Cala Ratjada and Capdepera, Mallorca: the eastern edge](https://island-mallorca.com/places/cala-ratjada/): Cala Ratjada and Capdepera on Mallorca's eastern tip: a medieval castle, the lighthouse where the sun rises first, Cala Agulla, Cala Mesquida and the harbour.
- [Sant Elm, Mallorca: Sa Dragonera and the island's end](https://island-mallorca.com/places/sant-elm/): Sant Elm, the fishing village at Mallorca's western tip: the boat to Sa Dragonera natural park, the walk to La Trapa, s'Arracó and sunsets behind the island.

## Latest articles
- [Mallorca regions explained: the island's seven parts](https://island-mallorca.com/essentials/mallorca-regions-explained/) (2026-10-19): Mallorca's seven regions explained: Palma, the southwest, the Tramuntana, the north, the east, the south and Es Pla, their character and who each suits.
- [GR 221 Mallorca: walking the Dry Stone Route](https://island-mallorca.com/outdoors/gr221-dry-stone-route/) (2026-10-19): Walk the GR 221 through Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana: the stages from Port d'Andratx to Pollença, public refuges, dry-stone craft, seasons and water.
- [The best calas in Mallorca: coves worth the walk](https://island-mallorca.com/beaches/best-calas-mallorca/) (2026-10-19): A selection of Mallorca's calas, coast by coast, with honest notes on access, parking, crowds and the best hour, and how the wind picks the calm side.
- [Mallorca's winds: the eight winds and which beach is calm](https://island-mallorca.com/essentials/mallorca-winds-weather/) (2026-10-19): Mallorca's eight winds, from Tramuntana to Mestral: which coast each one roughens, the summer embat, autumn storms, calima haze and how to pick a calm beach.
- [Where to stay in Mallorca: choosing your base](https://island-mallorca.com/stays/choosing-base-mallorca/) (2026-10-19): Palma, the southwest, the Tramuntana, the northern bays, the quiet east, the south or the centre: how to pick a base on Mallorca and when to split a stay.
- [Sailing Mallorca: anchorages, winds and best months](https://island-mallorca.com/outdoors/sailing-mallorca-anchorages/) (2026-10-19): Sailing around Mallorca: the embat in the Bay of Palma, the exposed north-west, Pollença Bay, south-east calas, Cabrera permits and the Posidonia rules.
- [Mallorcan cuisine: the dishes to know on Mallorca](https://island-mallorca.com/food-wine/mallorcan-cuisine-dishes/) (2026-10-19): Mallorcan cuisine explained: pa amb oli, tumbet, frit, arròs brut, sobrassada, ensaïmada and herbes, the seasons behind them and how locals order.
- [Palma architecture, Mallorca: La Seu to modernisme](https://island-mallorca.com/culture/palma-architecture-guide/) (2026-10-19): La Seu, the Almudaina, the Arab Baths, Bellver Castle, Sa Llotja, old town patios and modernisme: how Palma was built, with a walking route through it.

## From the houses
- [Barceló Hotel Group and Daniel Chong: Illetas on a T-shirt](https://island-mallorca.com/stays/barcelo-daniel-chong-coast-t-shirts/) (2026-10-21): Barceló Hotel Group and the Madrid label Daniel Chong present a limited T-shirt edition for autumn, one design drawn from Barceló Illetas Albatros on Mallorca.
- [Fundació Miró Mallorca: Son Boter and its graffiti return](https://island-mallorca.com/culture/fundacio-miro-son-boter-restoration/) (2026-10-21): The Fundació Miró Mallorca is restoring Son Boter and the graffiti on its walls. Works began in October 2025, with completion planned for December 2026.
- [Bodegas José L. Ferrer: fideus de vermar, the harvest dish](https://island-mallorca.com/food-wine/jose-l-ferrer-fideus-vermar-binissalem/) (2026-10-21): Bodegas José L. Ferrer in Binissalem keeps fideus de vermar alive: mutton noodles for the grape harvest, served with its Crianza Franja Roja.

## Tools
- [Tools for exploring Mallorca: wind, roads, markets](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/): Interactive tools for Mallorca: wind and beach finder, drive times, month by month planner, market days, sunset spots and a day-by-day island planner.
- [Mallorca wind and beach finder: which coast is calm today](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/wind-beach-finder/): Mallorca wind and beach finder: choose the wind of the day and see which of 25 beaches and calas lie sheltered and which face the waves.
- [Mallorca drive times: how far every place is from your base](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/drive-times/): Mallorca drive times between 28 towns, harbours and capes, calculated over the real road network, with the route and a map of what is near.
- [Best time to visit Mallorca: month by month planner](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/best-time-visit/): Best time to visit Mallorca: compare the months by air and sea temperature, sunshine, rain, crowds and fiestas, and match them to what you want to do.
- [Mallorca market days: weekly markets by day and region](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/market-days/): Mallorca market days: all weekly markets by weekday and region from the official 2026 list, with seasonal evening markets and today's markets first.
- [Mallorca sunset spots: where the sun meets the sea today](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/sunset-spots/): Mallorca sunset and sunrise spots: choose a date and see sunset times, golden hour and which viewpoints have the sun dropping into the open sea.
- [Mallorca itinerary planner: your island days, day by day](https://island-mallorca.com/tools/island-planner/): Mallorca itinerary planner: choose the number of days, your base and your interests and get a day-by-day plan with drive times, markets and beaches.

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