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Plays of light: My favorite sunset spots

September 27, 2020

Mallorca has often been called the isle of light. Its beautiful landscape and extraordinary colors have been an inspiration for artists and photographers. The greatest light show around the island usually takes place in the evening, just before nightfall. On photos it often looks pretty kitschy but actually we never tire of those unique plays of light. Let me tell you about my favorite sunset spots on Mallorca. For some reason we usually picture the perfect sunset place at a beach or a village…

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Best Beaches on Mallorca: Vamos a la playa

July 24, 2020August 30, 2020

A day on the beach can save your soul. Makes you enjoy the simplest of things like digging your feet in the sand or watching the waterline come and go. Recline on your fouta and feel the wind caress your body. Dive into the waves like a fish. Mallorca has a beach for every day of the year. White sandy shores, pebbly bays, protected dunes, family beaches and secluded coves. I am always excited to go to a place I haven’t been to before. But then there’s also a number of beaches that I love to…

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Big Valleys: Cycling on Mallorca

June 14, 2020June 15, 2020

Cycling season on Mallorca ends in May and starts again in September. The summer months are dry and calm, however, nobody wants to pedal in the blazing sun. But this year we missed the road for many weeks. And if you get up early, it’s not too…

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Lighthouse Rock: Es Far del Cap Gros

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020

Loop hike from Port de Sóller to Es Far del Cap Gros

A short Tramuntana hike that I like a lot is the loop trail from Port de Sóller to the Refugi de Muleta and the lighthouse Es Far del Cap Gros. A mostly relaxed walk of little more than two hours that leads across ancient cultivated land, past…

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The wild side: Secretos Salvajes de Baleares

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Off the beaten track the Balearic Islands still host an abundance of wildlife. And in spring the miracle of life unfolds in all its beauty. The Mallorcan filmmaker Rubén Casas Oché captured some of the secrets in wonderful pictures. With the…

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Into the great wide open: Cap Fabioler

March 10, 2020March 12, 2020

Time and again the Tramuntana surprises me with its many different characters. Untamed nature with high rocky peaks, giant water reservoirs and hidden coves by the sea. Cultivated landscape with terraced hillsides, ancient olive groves…

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The golden fish: Sa Foradada

February 7, 2020June 14, 2020

The old route that once connected Port de Valldemossa and Deià is rather a walk than a hike. On the way to Sa Foradada you pass terraced vineyards, olive groves and abandoned plots with donkeys in the shadow of orange and pine trees. And you…

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Because the light: Cap de Cala Figuera

January 13, 2020June 14, 2020

This time of the year it can get pretty chilly on the island, particularly in the mountains. That’s why I rather take a hike along the coast where the winter sun is bathing sea and nature in a beautiful silvery light. One of my tours in…