The Mediterranean, at ease
Edition · Mallorca
The range UNESCO protects, the dry-stone villages and an interior almost nobody looks at.
From the Serra de Tramuntana to the inland villages: Mallorca beyond the familiar coast, with judgement and without hurry.
Getting around
Your journey doesn't end at a hotel: it ends on a pontoon. A port-by-port guide —Palma, Portals, Port Adriano, Andratx, Sóller, Alcúdia, Pollença and the east— to getting from the plane to your berth, your yacht or your charter without friction.
Read the storyThe essentials
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An unspoilt cove with no road, a castle at 821 metres, and the archipelago that thousands of Napoleon's soldiers never left. Mallorca has three protected places where you can spend the night, and almost nobody does.
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A military fortress turned hotel with its spa cut into the rock, a 14th-century castle with a Michelin star, and Tramuntana estates with very few keys: where the luxury that does not shout sleeps.
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Sa Foradada, the Torrent de Pareis, the roadless coves of the southeast. Mallorca has a coastline that, from land, you see with its back turned — and a marina for every stretch of it.
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Yes, in what matters: wood, brass and leather, on the line opened in 1912 to get oranges out of the valley. It is not an attraction built for visitors; it is the railway that survived.
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From Valldemossa to Sa Calobra along Mallorca's finest road. What to see, in what order and at what hour, so the day doesn't turn into a queue of coaches.
Diary
Town festivals
17 October 2026 · Historic centre of Palma (from Plaça de l'Hospital to Plaça de Santa Magdalena), Palma
Since 1792, the year Santa Catalina Tomàs was beatified, Palma has brought out its triumphal float on the third Saturday of October. The historic 1868 float, restored by the Consell de Mallorca, moves through the streets with marching bands, xeremiers and the song “Sor Tomasseta” all the way to the Church of Santa Magdalena, where the saint's body is kept and the floral offering is made. In October 2025 the Consell declared the Beata festivities of Palma, Valldemossa and Santa Margalida part of Mallorca's intangible cultural heritage. An autumn date in the old town, far from the summer calendar.
Food & drink
18 October 2026 · Village centre, Consell
Consell, one of the five municipalities of the DO Binissalem, holds its autumn fair in October: gastronomy, artisan products, culture and a wine fair. It's a quiet way to taste the region's wine in the village where it's made, sheltered by the Serra de Tramuntana. The Govern's official calendar of fairs places it on Sunday 18 October 2026; in recent years the programme has spread over several days around that Sunday, so it's worth checking the Ajuntament's own programme.
Nature & sport
18 October 2026 · Autovía de Levante, opposite the Cathedral, Palma
The 22nd TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca is run on Sunday 18 October 2026, with a marathon, half marathon and 10K. The start is at 8:00 (10K) and 8:05 (marathon and half) opposite the Cathedral; the route follows the Paseo Marítimo and crosses the old town before returning to the finish in the same area. The organisers have posted the event as sold out, with 9,500 runners. For those not running, it's a morning to see Palma turned out on the streets, with the low autumn light over the bay.
Sections
Different ways of looking at this destination, all with judgement.
Coves, trails, villages and nature. The island that captivates, with judgement.
View allFestivals, concerts and markets, kept current. Plus things to do any day of the year, fiesta or not.
View allGastronomy rooted in local produce: markets, wine of the land and fine tables.
View allLifestyle, property and interiors. Living the island all year round.
View allHistory, language, craft and heritage. The island's identity.
View allHow to get there and how to get around the island, calmly.
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