Mallorca Magazine
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 takes place in the evening, when the sun sets…
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…
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…
A real hike needs a bit of preparation. For those hiking on Mallorca a tour often starts at Sa Tenda. Jaume Vives Ferragut moved his store from Port de Pollença to Palma five years ago. But the outdoor enthusiast and mountaineer has been into…