MANACOR - ARTÁ GREENWAY
TECHNICAL DATA
CONDITIONED GREENWAY
A tour of the interior and the coast of East Mallorca, following the old railway Inca-Arta
LOCATION
Between the towns of Manacor and Arta, located in the east of the island of Mallorca Illes Balears BALEARIC ISLANDS
Municipalities: Manacor, Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Son Servera and Arta
Length: 29 Km
Users:
Accessibility level: no information
Type of surface: Compacted gravel
Natural landscape: Along the greenway there alternate cereal crops, orchards and plantations of carob, orange, olive, fig (carabassets) or almond, with Mediterranean forest of wild olive, Aleppo pine, mastic and rosemary; the characteristic landscape of Serres de Llevant. Along the way it has done important work of reforestation. On its margins there have planted 4,800 trees (pines, oaks, wild olives, tamarind, banana and mulberry) and more than 15,000 shrubs. The route passes close to the beaches of San Llorenç des Cardassar (S'Illot, Sa Coma and Cala Millor) and Son Servera (Cala Millor, Cala Bona and Costa de los Pinos), the nature reserve of Punta n'Amer, the Serra de Sant Jordi and the natural park Llevant Peninsula.
Other natural areas of interest: Manacor: Mas des S'Estany beaches, Cala Anguila, creek Mendía, lime de Mallorca, S'Illot, Porto Cristo and Cala Murada. Arta: Nature Reserves Ferrutx Cap and Cape des Freu and Llevant Marine Reserve
Cultural heritage: Manacor: Historic Area (known as Ses Dames) that emphasize the church of Mare de Deu dels Dolors, the tower of Palau, the convent of Sant Visenç Ferrer and the tower of Ses Puntes. In the surroundings you can see the tower Enagistes (Museum of History), the Talayotic settlement of s'Hospitalet Vell and the early Christian basilica of Son Peretó (a 200 m. From the greenway). Cuevas del Drach and Hams (hooks). Sant Llorenç des Cardassar: Rustic Village, Church of Sant Llorenç and house Ses Sitges. On the coast lies the castle of Punta n'Amer. Son Carrio: Church of San Miguel. Son Servera: New church, interesting discoveries des Puig, Pula and ca s'Hereu, church of Sant Joan Baptista, laundry, market, port of Cala Bona and coastal lookout des Pins. Arta: talaiotic Remains of Ses Païses and Son Real, strength-sanctuary of San Salvador, documentation center Miquel Barceló, Regional museum, manor houses of Marqués, Cardaix and Sureda, Betlem Hermitage, nurseries and fishing port of Colonia de Sant Pere, Monastery of Santa Maria de Bellpuig and the foundation Aina Maria Lliteras of Can Cardaix.
Infrastructure: Greenway. 3 tunnels and 4 stations
Infrastructure Equipments: 8 rest areas with benches, tables, bicycle parking and rubbish bins. Information panels with points of interest and information on vegetation and fauna. 15 surveillance cameras.
Equipment in stations: -Station Of Sant Llorenç: parking area and playground. -Station Of San Miguel (Son Carrio) parking area and urban park. -Station Of Arta: Travelers building in use as a center of craftsmanship and another building as bar-pub.
Soon the stations will welcome new uses of restoration. How to get there: By Car: If you come by car, these are the main entrances:
Access No.1. Manacor. Beggining of the Greenway: In the curve of Passeig de Ferrocarril, east of the city (next to the parking lot of a supermarket). Access No.2. Sant Llorenç des Cardassar: Old train station: Direct access from the PMV-4022, entrance road to Sant Llorenç from the roundabout at the Ma-15. Access No.3. Son Carrio: Old train station: On the road of the cemetery (carrer de l'Estació). Access No.4. Son Servera: The greenway crosses the carrer of Formentera. The reference is the bike path that goes down from Son Servera to the beach area and the matching greenway for a few meters. A small park and bio-healthy circuit will signal you the track Access No.5. Arta: Old train station (marks the end of Greenway) parallel to the crossing of the Ma-15 (avinguda of Costa i Llobera), south of the town.
By Bus: Transport of the Balearic Islands (Tib). Mallorca Transport Consortium. Customer Office (intermodal station Palma). Tel. 971 177 777 www.tib.org Bus to Manacor, Sant Lloreç and Arta: Line 411 (Palma-Cala Ratjada) Bus to Manacor, cala Millor and Son Servera: Line 412 (Palma-Costa de los Pinos / dels Pins)
By Train: Rail Services de Mallorca. Manacor station. T3 Line: Palma de Mallorca-Link (Enllaç) -Manacor. Tel. 871 930 000. www.tib.org/portal/web/ctm/tren/linia/T3
Transport of the Balearic Islands (Tib). Mallorca Transport Consortium. Customer Office (intermodal station Palma). Tel. 971 177 777 www.tib.org
Connections: Palma de Mallorca: 53 km to Manacor and 75 km to Arta.
Managing entity of the Greenway: Govern de les Illes Balears. Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Territory Phone: 971 176 666. www.camat.caib.es