Those who associate Mallorca primarily with sun and beach are rubbing their eyes in disbelief. If you are into winter sports, there was no need to travel to the peninsula, this time. The conditions on the higher peaks of the Tramuntana are no lesser than Alpine. All the more they ask for the right equipment. And maybe also for a local guide, unless you really know your way around. Because orientation is not easy in Mallorca winter wonderland. The impressions and views though are simply…

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…