File 25-balearic-loc-spa9.dwg Book Spain 9 Initial Mapping Peter Date 22/8/12 Road Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy Date Title Hydro Chapter Mallorca Menorca Ibiza Editor Cxns Peter 22/8/12 Spot colours removed? Hierarchy Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Symbols Author Stuart Butler & Miles Roddis MC Cxns Peter Date 22/8/12 Book Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns Border Locator A1 Key None Author Cxns Peter Date 22/8/12 Basefile 19-balearic-loc-spa9.dwg Final Ed Cxns Peter Date 22/8/12 KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza Why Go Palma de Mallorca ........ 610 ‘Come to savour the splendid walking and cycling of the Northwest Coast & Tramontana and my northern coast’, Mallorca will exhort. Serra de Tramuntana .....617 Menorca will cite her profusion of prehistoric sites and the Badia d’Alcúdia .............623 forts her conquerors built and left behind. Unless she’s still Maó ...............................625 sleeping off her latest excess, in-your-face Ibiza will brag of Ciutadella ...................... 631 her megaclubs, boutiques and oh-so-cool vibes. Tiny For- Ibiza City .......................640 mentera, for her part, will pipe up to remind you of her traffic-light country roads and white sands. Formentera ................... 651 All four will protest vigorously and rightfully that they suffer from a bad press. ‘Yes’, the two big sisters will rue- fully confess, ‘patches have their share of mass tourism at its Best Places to Eat worst’. ‘But’, all four will chorus, ‘you must meet us halfway’. So, take advantage of the islands’ good public-transport sys- » Mesón El Gallo (p631) tem or hire a car to seek out an infinity of small coves, fish- » Simply Fosh (p615) ing villages, sandy beaches, endless olive and almond groves » La Paloma (p650) and citrus orchards. » Comidas Bar San Juan (p644) When to Go Best Places to Palma de Mallorca Stay °C/°F Temp Rainfall Inches/mm » Hotel Palacio Ca Sa 40/104 8/200 Galesa (p614) 30/86 6/150 » Cas Ferrer Nou Hotel (p623) 20/68 4/100 » S’Hotel des Puig (p619) 10/50 2/50 » Agroturismo Atzaro 0/32 0 (p649) J F JMAM J DNOSA » Casa Alberti (p627) Mar & Apr Spring Jun–Sep Beach Jul & Aug Torch- flowers brush by day, clubbing lit re-enactments your boots as you through the night, at Maó’s Castell walk Mallorca’s raving round the San Felipe on Serra de Tramun- Ibiza clock. Menorca. tana. 609 8 Getting There & Around The following serve the Balearic Islands. Ferry routes to the mainland: Air Formentera To/from Denia (Baleària). In summer, masses of charter and regular flights converge on Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza from Ibiza (Ibiza City) To/from Barcelona (Acciona all over Europe. Major operators from the Span- Trasmediterránea, Baleària), Valencia (Acciona ish mainland include Iberia (www.iberia.es), Air Trasmediterránea). Europa (www.aireuropa.com), Air Berlin (www. Ibiza (Sant Antoni) To/from Denia and Barce- M airberlin.com) and Vueling (www.vueling.com). lona (Baleària), Valencia (Baleària). ALLORCA, MeNORCA Tariffs for inter-island flights, with a flying time Mallorca (Palma de Mallorca) To/from Barce- of less than 30 minutes, vary hugely. A trip from lona and Valencia (Acciona Trasmediterránea, Palma de Mallorca to Maó or Ibiza costs anything Baleària), Denia (Baleària). from €50 to €170. Menorca (Maó) To/from Barcelona and Valen- cia (Acciona Trasmediterránea, Baleària). Boat Compare prices and look for deals at Direct Inter-island ferry routes: Ferries (www.directferries.es). Here are the Ibiza (Ibiza City) To/from Palma de Mallorca main operators: I & (Acciona Trasmediterránea, Baleària). Acciona Trasmediterránea (%902 454 645; To/from Ibiza BI www.trasmediterranea.es) Mallorca (Palma de Mallorca) City (Acciona Trasmediterránea and Baleària) zA Baleària (%902 160 180; www.balearia.com) and Maó (Acciona Trasmediterránea, Baleària). % 8 Iscomar ( 902 119 128; www.iscomar.com) Mallorca (Port d’Alcúdia) To/from Ciutadella (Iscomar, Baleària). 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