Balearic Isles Spain Mallorca Contents Introduction 1 Description, climate, roads, language and people 2 How to get there 4 United Intineraries and excursions 6 Kingdom Rural Mallorca 26 A tour of the city 30 Town plan of Palma 34 London Sport, leisure and entertainment 39 Local cuisine 43 Trade Fairs and Exhibitions 44 Fiestas and festivities 45 Things to buy Paris and Handicrafts 45 Excursions from Mallorca 46 Useful addresses 48 France Bay of Biscay Spain Portugal Madrid Lisbon Mallorca Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ceuta Ocean Melilla Algeria Morocco Menorca ISLAS BALEARES Cala FigueraCabo Formentor Cala de Sant Vicenç Cala Cala San Cala Murta Sollerich Vicenç Port de Pollença FORMENTOR Mallorca Bahía Cala de sa de Cabo Pinar CodolarCala Pollença Calobra Roig Pollença Cabrera Cala d'es Clot Ibiza 1000 710 sa Calobra Alcúdia Port d'Alcúdia Formentera Bahía de Sóller Mayor 1445 Port de Sóller A Bahía de PARQUE NATURAL Cabo Farrutx N S'ALBUFERA Alcúdia Cala de A Campanet Cala de Deiá T sa Pobla Can Picafort N Peña Rotja Punta de sa Colònia de Foradada Sóller U Cala Mesquida Deià Selva Sant Pere Son Marroig M Muro 712 Tex A Cala de 1064 R Lloseta Inca Cala Rajada Valldemossa 711 T Capdepera 710 Valldemossa Santa Banyalbufar Bunyola Binissalem Llubí Margalida E 713 Artà Cueva de Artà s'Esgleieta D Santa Maria Costitx Estellencs del Camí Consell Esporles Sencelles María de Galatzó Sineu Cala 1026 Marratxí la Salud Canyamel Cala de A Son Servera ses Ortigues Puigpunyent R sa Cabaneta PM-27 Lloret de Cala Bona R Vista Alegre Petra E ses Olleries Cala Millor I 715 PARQUE NATURAL S Vilafranca SA DRAGONERA Andratx PALMA Son Ferriol de Bonany sa Coma Cala 715 Montuiri Sant Jordi Manacor Cala Moreia Sant Elm Calvià Algaida Cuevas dels Hams ses Illetes Son Sant Joan Cala Morlanda Paguera Portocristo Port d'Andratx PM-1 Cala Manacor Can Pastilla Santuario de Cura 719 Portals Nous PM-19 s'Aranjassa Cuevas del Drac Cabo d'es Platja Porreres Cala Estany Llamp Ensenada de Palmanova de Palma Santa Ponça Magaluf Bahía de Palma 714 Santa Ponça s'Arenal Llucmajor Cala Magraner Cala Portals Vells Cabo Enderrocat Cala Blava Felanitx Cabo de Cala Figuera Santuario de Sant Salvador Portocolom Campos Cala de s'Algar 717 Calonge Cala Arsenau Cala Pi s'Estanyol sa Ràpita Cala d'Or de Migjorn Cala d'Or Cabo Blanc Santanyí ses Salines Portopetro Ensenada de O sa Ràpita Cala Carril es Llombards es Trenc Cala Figuera Freeway Laguna de's Cala Mondragó E Autovía Colònia de Tamarells PARQUE NATURAL “B”Ctra. Roadautonómica 2º orden Sant Jordi CALA MONDRAGÓ LocalCarretera Road local MALLORCA Cala Marmols N RailwayFerrocarril Cala Entugores NatureParque natural Reserve Cabo Salinas Á MonasteryMonasterio CastleCastillo R MonumentMonumento R N HistoricRuinas ruins CavesCuevas CONEJERA E Golf course PARQUE NACIONAL MARÍTIMO-TERRESTRE T CampCamping site DEL ARCHIPIÉLAGO DE CABRERA I SpaBalneario M D MarinaPuerto deportivo A CABRERA E 0102025 Km. LighthouseFaro R M AirportAeropuerto CARTOGRAFÍA: GCAR, S.L. Cardenal Silíceo, 35 Tel. 91 416 73 41 - 28002 MADRID - AÑO 1999 In winter, the island mantles Welcome! itself in the glory of its Mallorca is the ideal choice for innumerable almond trees. a holiday. Island of tranquillity; Santiago Ruisiñol has painted isle of light and beauty. A a canvas in which he haven of peace where life still admirably expresses the call of goes by at an agreeable, spring of the almond blossom. unhurried pace and there are Mallorca, eternal Spring. no nagging worries or anxieties to mar the contemplation of Mallorca is sea and mountain beauty. basking beneath a Mediterranean sun. Mallorca In summer, the sun and the is scenery, and art, and the beaches are an open invitation warmth of its friendly to relaxation. But whatever the hospitable inhabitants. time of year, Mallorca is joyous Welcome to Mallorca! and carefree. Alcúdia Bay 1 1229, King James I conquered Description, the island and the Kingdom of climate, roads, Mallorca was born. Mallorca was language and people firstly annexed to the Kingdom Europe’s paradise, an island of Aragon under James III, and open to the world for relaxation subsequently to Spain itself, and entertainment. Mallorca, coinciding with the political with an area of 3,640 square unification of the country in kilometres (just over 1,000 sq. 1492 under the Catholic miles), is the largest of the Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabel. Balearic Isles. On Mallorca, Nowadays, Mallorca forms part Nature, be it mountainside or of the Balearic Isles (Illes Balears), coast, is a feast. Rearing above one of Spain’s Autonomous the Tramuntana Range is the Regions. island’s highest peak, Puig Mayor (close on 5,000 ft.). Mallorca’s Mallorca enjoys an enviable 340 miles of coastline are its Mediterranean climate of hot chief attraction, with coves and summers and mild winters. In the beaches rivalling each other in city of Palma, the island capital, magic and charm. the annual average temperature is 20ºC. In the mountain areas Not only have traces of Judaic temperatures are lower and in and Islamic cultures been found winter, snow on the highest on Mallorca, but richly endowed ridges is not an unusual sight. In settlements bear eloquent testimony to Roman times. In Fornalutx 2 autumn and winter, the north of the island receives a moderate rainfall and is generously forested with holm oak, pine and olive. Spring and summer brings splendid sunshine, to be enjoyed on beaches of fine white sand. Coveted blue- pennant status has been awarded by the European Union to a number of Mallorca’s beaches in recognition of their being safe, clean and well tended. Mallorca enjoys a good road network for those wishing to get about by car. Three motorways head out of Palma, bound for the airport and Llucmajor (A-19), Palmanova-Andratx (A-1) and Inca-Alcúdia (A-27). The official languages are Castilian Spanish and Catalán (Mallorquín). In tourist resorts, hotels and restaurants, English and German are also spoken. The bulk of tourists come from Germany, England and the Spanish mainland. Mallorca has a population of 615,000, half of whom live in the capital. Mallorcans, while tending to be serious and reserved, are extremely polite and hospitable. Capdepera. Cala Son Moll 3 How FERRY The Trasmediterránea Ferry to get there Line plies between Palma and PLANE Barcelona, Valencia, Ibiza and Palma’s Son Sant Joan airport Menorca (daily roundtrips). lies eight kilometres from the The ships are comfortable, capital. Direct and connecting being equipped with cabins, flights, scheduled and charter, armchair-style seating and a link Palma with all main bar and restaurant service. European destinations. There The Flebasa Line covers the are daily scheduled domestic Palma-Ibiza-Denia (Alicante) flights to Madrid, Barcelona, routes. The vessels used are Valencia and Alicante, as well car ferries. As from December as to other cities around 1996, a new rapid ferry service Spain. Buses leave the airport came into operation, linking for the city centre (Plaza de Palma with the mainland in España) every 15 minutes, and 4 hours. from here, buses can then be taken to other points and ACCOMMODATION towns on the island. At the Befitting its importance as a airport, there is a permanent tourist centre, Mallorca has taxi rank and a number of car- over one thousand hotels. rental agencies. There are hotels for all tastes and pockets, including 5- and 4-star luxury hotels, and very comfortable 3- and 2-star Cala Esmeralda hotels, situated, for the most 4 part, in the capital and seaside Port d’Andratx towns and villages. In the high season, visitors are 07006 Palma. 971 72 15 08 - recommended to book ahead. Fax: 971 71 73 17. The Tourist Information Office e-mail: [email protected]). at the airport will furnish information on hotels, USEFUL INFORMATION locations and categories. The peseta is the national currency. Money can be Another form of lodging is exchanged at the airport itself available in the island’s interior, or at any bank. Bank opening namely, estates and country times are 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., cottages given over to agri- and Monday to Saturday. Most rural tourism, where the visitor establishments (shops, can be in direct contact with restaurants, hotels, etc.) the countryside in a family accept credit cards. environment (for agritourism information kindly call, Avenida Gabriel Alomar i Villalonga, 8A, 2º A, 5 Valldemossa lying 17 Itineraries kilometres from Palma along and excursions the s’Esgleieta road, is famous, among other reasons, for the Carthusian Monastery, known as La Cartuja, where Frédéric Palma Chopin and Georges Sand spent the winter of 1838-1839. Valldemossa The monastery (closed Sundays), with its distinctive Deià green-tiled belfry, rises head and shoulders above the Sóller town. In the church, there are frescoes by Miguel Bayeu, Goya’s brother-in-law. The cloister encloses a beautiful garden, where summer Valldemossa concerts are held, with famous pianists playing Chopin’s works. The “Pleyel” piano which the Polish musician caused to be brought from Paris can still be seen here. 6 the C-710 corniche road from Valldemossa to Deià. In Son Marroig one should make a stop and take in the sight from the cliffs, easily one of the most stunning views of the entire Mallorcan coastline. Here is Na Foradada, the famous rock weathered and pierced by wind and wave. Before resuming one’s journey, a visit should be paid to the House-cum-Museum of the Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria (Casa Museo del Valldemossa. Son Marroig Archiduque Luis Salvador). Further points of interest include the monks’ pharmacy Continuing along the same (17th century)and the Prior’s road (C-710), flanked by the cell, now a museum and twisted trunks of ancient library.