Tag: Sa Foradada

Outdoors

S’Estaca: Hiking in the Footsteps of Michael Douglas

Cala S'Estaca

The summer houses of S’Estaca are a popular destination during vacations. But the magic perhaps unfolds even more out of season when the hamlet has fallen into hibernation. A beautiful hike leads off the beaten track along the coast, offering magnificent views of the Mediterranean. And the famous rock of Sa Foradada regularly emerges from the sea like a giant whale.  If you start the tour at Can Costa, the circular route will take you back to the picturesque restaurant at the end. In the…

Outdoors

The Golden Fish: Sa Foradada

Sa Foradada

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 come by S’Estaca, the stunning white mansion built by the Austrian archduke Ludwig Salvator of Habsburg. For almost 30 years now it has been the vacation home of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Even more picturesque is the former fishing village…