Does Mallorca only remind you of the sun, beaches and concrete coasts?
We will make you see the island in a different way. Mountains overlooking the sea, coves with turquoise waters, beautiful towns and villages, works by artists. There's plenty to do!
It is also a beautiful hiking destination in the fall and spring. The beautiful Serra Tramuntana massif only peaks at 1432 m, but when you start from sea level, it can still make beautiful climbs. The island lends itself well to a mixed stay, half hiking, half visit and stroll. You can walk around, avoiding a lot of concrete and overcrowded coastlines. And then, we eat well: fish, seafood, meat, tapas, there is the choice, and to accompany Mallorcan wine …
The island has a population of nearly 900,000. Its capital is Palma, the Mallorcans call it Ciutat.
Catalan is the official language with Castilian.
It includes 6 main comarques (regions) that we see below.
The East Coast: The Llevant
The Llevant (official name in Catalan) levante in Castilian, is a comisk of the island of Mallorca. It takes its name from the limited region of the island where the sun can be seen rising over the sea. Indeed, the landscape is a mountain range that separates it from the plain (from the co-ordque of pla that borders it to the northwest). However, the Llevant mountains are lower than those of the Serra de Tramontana (on the northwest coast).
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West Coast: La Serra Tramuntana
The Serra de Tramuntana (official name in Catalan) also Sierra de Tramontana (in Castilian) is the main mountain range of the island, located in the northwest of the island. Its name refers directly to the tramontane, the north wind present in the massif and blowing from the continent (from France between the central massif and the Pyrenees). It is a massif consisting mainly of medium mountains and coastal hills that plunge towards the sea in high, well-carved cliffs.
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Palma
Its municipal area is 208.63 km2 which stretches between the Na Burguesa mountain range and the Prado de Sant Jordi. The city is located in the center of Palma Bay, about 13 meters above sea level. Several torrents, such as La Riera or Gros, flow into the Mediterranean. With 440,772 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2018), Palma is the eighth largest city in Spain in terms of population and the first of the Balearic Islands. In addition, its metropolitan area comprises nine cities that reach 560,240 inhabitants on an area of 1015.88 km2, the 14th of Spain.
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The centre: Le Raiguer
Es Raiguer (officially in Catalan), is a long corridor that stretches from Palma to Alcudia. It is a flat area that runs along the eastern foothills of the Serra Tramuntana. To the south and east lie the vast plains of Es Pla, punctuated by hills topped by monasteries, hermitages or castles.
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Inland: La Pla de Mallorca
La Pla de Mallorca (officially in Catalan) formerly Llanura de Mallorca. Its name means the "majorca plain" because of the nature of its land and its use for irrigated agricultural crops (vegetables, wheat and even rice) that oppose the more mountainous or hilly regions of the island, the plain being fed water via the orofluvial system coming mainly from the mountains or hills that frame it on 3 sides up to the coast to the northeast of the island.
South: Migjorn
The Migjorn (officially in Catalan) is located in the southern part, from S'Arenal in the west to Porto Colom in the east. It is essentially the continuity of the Pla de Mallorca to the south, the Randa massif separates the two cons. It is a mainly limestone plain with the main summit of the Puig de Sant Salvador at 510 meters. The coast is a succession of sandy beaches and rocky promontoirs the calas are sometimes deep like Cala Pi. The cliffs can be of a great height like the Cap Blanc with its 85 meters.
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WELCOME to Mallorca
The real journey of discovery is not to look for new landscapes, but to have new eyes.