Mallorca Magazine
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Looking up at the Sóller mountain ridge it is hard to imagine how you can ever climb Es Cornadors. The highest mountain top is a steep rocky triangle that seems rather unaccessible. I had thought just the same about the North route up Puig de…
The way up the Penya des Migdia starts as an easy hike. Shaded by trees and the mountain itself you gain altitude in no time. Nevertheless I stop every other minute to enjoy the breathtaking views. Mesmerized by the numerous shades of…