Charming places

The town of the orange and olive tree valley. It is one of the towns with the most history on the island and the most isolated until the 1990s, due to the characteristics of the land where it is located. You can’t miss the magical trip aboard the famous historical wooden train. You cannot miss Port de Sóller either, which is connected by road and by tram to the small town of Sóller, at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana, and is the starting point for maritime excursions to coastal places of special interest such as Sa Foradada, Tuent, Sa Calobra and Torrent de Pareis.

Known as one of the most beautiful towns in Spain and located an hour’s drive from Palma, you will fall in love with its narrow stone streets decorated with flowers of a thousand colors. This small town stands between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Sóller valley and has known how to take care of its monuments and buildings, amongst which the town hall tower (17th century) and its Gothic church, dating from 1639, stand out.

The Port of Andratx is one of the best and most spectacular natural ports of the Balearic Islands, surrounded by beautiful coves with transparent waters such as Cala Llamp, Cala Moragues and Cala d’Egos. This modern port town, with an approximate population of 3,300, has gone from being an old fishermen’s refuge to turning into one of the most important and most visited tourist areas in Majorca, thanks to its nautical activity, which boosts a more exclusive residential tourism.

The port is a cosmopolitan and lively place, where different cultures mix and which combines shopping, sun and nightlife. It also offers endless sea-related activities. Nevertheless, it has one of the best-equipped marinas in the Balearic Islands, the Andratx Sailing Club, with some 500 berths occupied by sports and recreational boats.

Andratx’s liveliness concentrates mainly on the promenade and on the pier, where we find the “Lonja” building, a testimony to the validity of the fishing activity where in the afternoon you can buy fresh fish straight from the fishermen. Shops and restaurants with pleasant terraces overlooking the sea fill the promenade that leads to the lighthouse and the Sailing Club, passing through the small es Saluet stream.

Valldemossa is one of the best-known towns in Majorca, the reason being that it has welcomed and inspired a multitude of artists. Its pleasant streets and squares have been a source of inspiration for great figures in music and literature such as Fréderic Chopin, Miguel de Unamuno, Rubén Darío or Azorín.

Each summer concerts and tributes are held in memory of such great names in culture. Some of them can be enjoyed in the wonderful surroundings of the cloister or in the gardens of the Cartuja.

Few settings can boast of having inspired one of the greatest musicians in history, and Valldemossa achieved it. In this Majorcan stage, musician Chopin and poet George Sand lived their relationship and he composed a large part of his famous Preludes.

And Valldemossa would not be the same without one of its Majorcan delicacies, a true ploy for many of those who want to enjoy a local breakfast or snack, their “cocas de patata”.