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Overview

The ever-popular star of the Mediterranean, Mallorca has a sunny personality thanks to its ravishing beaches, azure views, remote mountains and soulful hill towns.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Palma de Mallorca, Parc de Mar, Almudaina Palace, Cathedral La Seu

    Palau de l'Almudaina

    Palma de Mallorca

    Originally an Islamic fort, this mighty construction opposite the cathedral was converted into a residence for the Mallorcan monarchs at the end of the…

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, La Seu Cathedral in the evening light

    Catedral de Mallorca

    Palma de Mallorca

    Palma’s vast cathedral ('La Seu' in Catalan) is the city's major architectural landmark. Aside from its sheer scale, treasures and undoubted beauty, its…

  • Water field natural park of Albufera

    Parc Natural de S’Albufera

    Northern Mallorca

    The 688-hectare Parc Natural de S’Albufera, west of the Ma12 between Port d’Alcúdia and Ca’n Picafort, is prime birdwatching territory, with 303 recorded…

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Pollena, Town and Santuario del Puig de Maria, aerial view - stock photo


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Santuari de la Mare de Déu des Puig

    Santuari de la Mare de Déu des Puig

    Pollença

    South of Pollença, off the Ma2200, one of Mallorca's most tortuous roads bucks and weaves up 1.5km of gasp-out-loud hairpin bends to this 14th-century…

  • Palau March, a private palace now used as a modern art gallery, with palm trees in foreground.

    Palau March

    Palma de Mallorca

    This house, palatial by any definition, was one of several residences of the phenomenally wealthy March family. Sculptures by 20th-century greats,…

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, View of walls of Es Baluard

    Es Baluard

    Palma de Mallorca

    Built with flair and innovation into the shell of the Renaissance-era seaward walls, this contemporary art gallery is one of the finest on the island. Its…

  • Grand staircase at the Museum Fundacion Juan March.

    Museu Fundación Juan March

    Palma de Mallorca

    The 17th-century Can Gallard del Canya, a 17th-century mansion overlaid with minor Modernist touches, now houses a small but significant collection of…

  • Scenic Coll Baix beach on Mallorca, Spain.
Coll Baix beach on Mallorca, Spain. - stock photo

Platja des Coll Baix

    Platja des Coll Baix

    Northern Mallorca

    It's a fantastic ramble to Platja des Coll Baix – and what a bay! Snug below sheer, wooded cliffs, this shimmering crescent of pale pebbles and…

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