What would you do --- Mallorca
Mar 20th, 2025 | 03:57 PM
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What would you do --- Mallorca
Ciao Fodor’s Travelers!
We have had Mallorca on our bucket list for some time and are finally going to do it. We are looking at going this year (2025) the last week of September into the first week of October; thinking 8 days.
We are in our 60’s and love to wander, soak up the local culture, food, art and scenery. Ideally, we would like to base ourselves in a town that is centrally located and easy to take day trips with or without a car, able to walk to nice shopping areas, restaurants and hotels. If we could be near the ocean / harbors that would be even better.
We wanted to avoid renting a car but not sure how limiting that would be. I’ve been reading posts by other Fodor’s travelers to the point where I’m complete confused. I’ve read about Soller, Port de Soller, Pollenca, Porto Pollenca, Palma, etc. I’ve read about some places that are in the mountains. It sounds like that might be secluded and more difficult to get to and travel from but….shrug, I don’t know.
I would love to hear what you’ll think, what your recommendations would be, in terms of towns to stay in, towns to see, hotels (400.00 per night, we will see what that gets us), etc.
Anxiously awaiting your wisdom and experience!
We have had Mallorca on our bucket list for some time and are finally going to do it. We are looking at going this year (2025) the last week of September into the first week of October; thinking 8 days.
We are in our 60’s and love to wander, soak up the local culture, food, art and scenery. Ideally, we would like to base ourselves in a town that is centrally located and easy to take day trips with or without a car, able to walk to nice shopping areas, restaurants and hotels. If we could be near the ocean / harbors that would be even better.
We wanted to avoid renting a car but not sure how limiting that would be. I’ve been reading posts by other Fodor’s travelers to the point where I’m complete confused. I’ve read about Soller, Port de Soller, Pollenca, Porto Pollenca, Palma, etc. I’ve read about some places that are in the mountains. It sounds like that might be secluded and more difficult to get to and travel from but….shrug, I don’t know.
I would love to hear what you’ll think, what your recommendations would be, in terms of towns to stay in, towns to see, hotels (400.00 per night, we will see what that gets us), etc.
Anxiously awaiting your wisdom and experience!
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Mar 21st, 2025 | 01:51 AM
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Mallorca is so beautiful.
Following is an exerpt of my trip report (May 2019).
On our last visit we based in Cala d'Or (eastcoast) and drove all over the island with our rental car (which is a must, IMO).
For example, we drove the entire Serra de Tramuntana in two days, from the Cap de Formentor in the far north along many hairpin bends to Andratx in the south.The entire route is only a one hundred kilometers, but with stops along the way, a walk here and there, and enjoying the beautiful landscape it was two long days!The west coast is really beautiful with its rugged coastline.Sa Calobra in particular will stay with me, not in the least because of its beautiful location between the rocks.
We also went north for a day, to the long sandy beaches of Alcúdia.Completely different from the south where we stayed and where we didn't have long beaches, but quiet idyllic bays.
We also visited Palma, of course, as well as Sóller and Port de Sóller.And Valldemossa, the place where Frédéric Chopin and George Sand stayed for a while.A very beautiful town where it is nice to stay in the evening, when the tour groups have left..
We drove through mountains and valleys, past fields with thousands of poppies (this was in May), old water mills, silent villages.We also visited a beautiful botanical garden, and so much more.
We went from north to south, and from east to west.We saw so many beautiful things!
Following is an exerpt of my trip report (May 2019).
On our last visit we based in Cala d'Or (eastcoast) and drove all over the island with our rental car (which is a must, IMO).
For example, we drove the entire Serra de Tramuntana in two days, from the Cap de Formentor in the far north along many hairpin bends to Andratx in the south.The entire route is only a one hundred kilometers, but with stops along the way, a walk here and there, and enjoying the beautiful landscape it was two long days!The west coast is really beautiful with its rugged coastline.Sa Calobra in particular will stay with me, not in the least because of its beautiful location between the rocks.
We also went north for a day, to the long sandy beaches of Alcúdia.Completely different from the south where we stayed and where we didn't have long beaches, but quiet idyllic bays.
We also visited Palma, of course, as well as Sóller and Port de Sóller.And Valldemossa, the place where Frédéric Chopin and George Sand stayed for a while.A very beautiful town where it is nice to stay in the evening, when the tour groups have left..
We drove through mountains and valleys, past fields with thousands of poppies (this was in May), old water mills, silent villages.We also visited a beautiful botanical garden, and so much more.
We went from north to south, and from east to west.We saw so many beautiful things!
Mar 21st, 2025 | 08:43 AM
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Thank you MyriamC and Bilboburgler,
Myriam, sounds like a fantastic trip. I think we are looking for a slower pace with some driving but minimal. Any other thoughts on Palma, Sóller, Port de Sóller, Valldermossa in terms of being a good base location, things to do, not crazy busy but a mixture.
We are in our 60’s and love to wander, soak up the local culture, food, art and scenery. Ideally, we would like to base ourselves in a town that is centrally located and easy to take day trips with or without a car, able to walk to nice shopping areas, restaurants and hotels. If we could be near the ocean / harbors that would be even better. We wanted to avoid renting a car but not sure how limiting that would be.
Myriam, sounds like a fantastic trip. I think we are looking for a slower pace with some driving but minimal. Any other thoughts on Palma, Sóller, Port de Sóller, Valldermossa in terms of being a good base location, things to do, not crazy busy but a mixture.
We are in our 60’s and love to wander, soak up the local culture, food, art and scenery. Ideally, we would like to base ourselves in a town that is centrally located and easy to take day trips with or without a car, able to walk to nice shopping areas, restaurants and hotels. If we could be near the ocean / harbors that would be even better. We wanted to avoid renting a car but not sure how limiting that would be.
Mar 21st, 2025 | 09:03 AM
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We did Mallorca at a very slow pace and loved dividing our time in the Tramuntana (prior to a week in Palma) between a stay/base in Sóller with forays down to Port Sóller on the delightful wooden tram-rail and day trips to Valdemossa and gorgeous Deiŕ and then another stay in the northern section of the Tramuntana in the historic quarter of Pollença with day trips to Port de Pollença and Alcúdia.
We chose Sóller as our base rather than Port de Sóller because of its history, its lovely architecture, its art museum, Museo Modernista Can Prunera,
atmospheric lodging options (we stayed in a former merchant's mansion, the Mas Salvi), its overall charm, classical concerts in the church, lots of nice dining and its weekly Sat. market, knowing that we could hop down to the beach in Port de Sóller easily on the tram. They are 5 km apart. Sóller to me had a Provençal feel to it.
We chose Pollença as our second base for those same reasons knowing that we could easily reach the beaches of the Port by car or on the local bus.
I agree with MyriamC that it´s beautiful.
We chose Sóller as our base rather than Port de Sóller because of its history, its lovely architecture, its art museum, Museo Modernista Can Prunera,
atmospheric lodging options (we stayed in a former merchant's mansion, the Mas Salvi), its overall charm, classical concerts in the church, lots of nice dining and its weekly Sat. market, knowing that we could hop down to the beach in Port de Sóller easily on the tram. They are 5 km apart. Sóller to me had a Provençal feel to it.
We chose Pollença as our second base for those same reasons knowing that we could easily reach the beaches of the Port by car or on the local bus.
I agree with MyriamC that it´s beautiful.
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Mar 21st, 2025 | 09:18 AM
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We were in Mallorca last September. We did rent a car. We started out in Soller, staying at the lovely Salvia hotel. From Soller we did a day trip to Valldemossa and besides wandering through the old city, we visited Soller Port (there is a tram that goes there from the main town area). From there we drove to Pollenca, with a stop at Santuari de Lluc along the way. In Pollenca we stayed in the Son Sant Jordi hotel, a charming family run place, near the main square. From there we did a day trip to Alcudia to see the Roman ruins and the old fortressed town. On the way back, we stopped in the port area. Got caught in some rain, and headed back to the hotel. We spent our last night in Palma, before flight to Valencia. We returned the car at the airport and took a taxi to the hotel. We stayed in the Nakar Hotel. We didn't have much time there but would recommend more than a night if it fits into your itinerary. We were not interested in spending time on the beach (just wanted to see them), but both Soller and Pollenca, had some nice beach areas
Most of the driving wasn't bad, the highways were very easy to deal with. The only place where driving was stressful was in Soller. The streets in the town are extremely narrow (barely fits 1 car) and is 2 way! The hotel gave us info on where to park with option to drop off bags near the hotel. We just went straight to the parking area and walked the few blocks to the hotel. When we drove to Pollenca, there were 2 options, the windy scenic drive, and the more inland, easier drive. We did the windy drive which was easy access for a Lluc stop. It was not bad at all. Yes, the roads were windy, but few cars were on them. There were some stressful moments with cyclists, who seem to travel faster than the cars.
We were happy with all the hotels. The Salvia was the "splurge" hotel of the 3, but well worth it. A stunning space with a pool in a scenic garden setting. Our room was a suite and was enormous. The other hotels were fine. Son Sant Jordi was not the hotel we booked. The one we booked moved us there last minute. It worked out perfectly, and was actually nicer than the one we booked (at the same price!). The Nakar was perfectly fine, but had an odd bathroom/shower arrangment. The shower was a separate space open to the room. The bathroom was very close to the bed, and when door opened, light automatically went on, so whoever was sleeping on that side of the bed, could be disturbed by the light.
Most of the driving wasn't bad, the highways were very easy to deal with. The only place where driving was stressful was in Soller. The streets in the town are extremely narrow (barely fits 1 car) and is 2 way! The hotel gave us info on where to park with option to drop off bags near the hotel. We just went straight to the parking area and walked the few blocks to the hotel. When we drove to Pollenca, there were 2 options, the windy scenic drive, and the more inland, easier drive. We did the windy drive which was easy access for a Lluc stop. It was not bad at all. Yes, the roads were windy, but few cars were on them. There were some stressful moments with cyclists, who seem to travel faster than the cars.
We were happy with all the hotels. The Salvia was the "splurge" hotel of the 3, but well worth it. A stunning space with a pool in a scenic garden setting. Our room was a suite and was enormous. The other hotels were fine. Son Sant Jordi was not the hotel we booked. The one we booked moved us there last minute. It worked out perfectly, and was actually nicer than the one we booked (at the same price!). The Nakar was perfectly fine, but had an odd bathroom/shower arrangment. The shower was a separate space open to the room. The bathroom was very close to the bed, and when door opened, light automatically went on, so whoever was sleeping on that side of the bed, could be disturbed by the light.
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Mar 21st, 2025 | 09:44 AM
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Mallorca is small enough that you can get almost anywhere on the island in little over an hour. There are lots of smaller villages and towns as well as the more obvious ones mentioned above but to successfully stay there you really need a car. To stay and get around the island easily without a car the sensible location is really Palma. Its a beautiful but big and busy city but has train and bus links to make it work. Stay anywhere else and you will be much more limited.
We have a Marriott timeshare there and go once or twice a year - we are off again in 3 weeks and were there in late September when you plan to go. Indeed last September I was one of those cyclists speeding down from Lluc to Pollensa!
We have a Marriott timeshare there and go once or twice a year - we are off again in 3 weeks and were there in late September when you plan to go. Indeed last September I was one of those cyclists speeding down from Lluc to Pollensa!
Mar 21st, 2025 | 10:50 AM
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About Sóller
https://www.theothermallorca.com/blo...rounding-area/
About The Salvia: we occupied the Sol jr suite but my favorite room was the Garden Jr. Suite. We thought we had beaten some of the crowd by going in very early June, but alas, Sóller and the other villages, especially Valdemossa, were extremely busy. Because Vademossa is the closest to Palma, it receives a great many tour buses and it was heaving when we arrived. If we had spent the night we would have probably enjoyed it more.
My ideal time would be in the spring or late September, early October. We found it interesting that many of our fellow residents at The Salvia were repeat clients and some stayed for two weeks. The garden pool is very inviting and hard to leave!
When we return, we will take the boat from Port Sóller to Sa Calobra, simply because the extremely serpentine drive down would have frightened me, especially with all the cyclists, and they were indeed "aggressive"
That road is a cyclist dream!!! . Our host offered to drive us down (he's also an avid cyclist), but on our last day, so we had to decline.
https://www.barcoscalobra.com/timetable-prices/?lang=en
A bit more about Sóller
https://www.abc-mallorca.com/soller/
https://www.helencummins.com/soller/
About the historic wooden tram that connects Sóller to the Port
https://trendesoller.com/eng/routes/...?register_vars[ckAnalitica]=1
And the area
https://www.theothermallorca.com/mal...a-valldemossa/
And we purchased our delicious ensaimada pastries in town at Horno Santo Cristo
https://www.theothermallorca.com/mal...a-valldemossa/
https://www.theothermallorca.com/blo...rounding-area/
About The Salvia: we occupied the Sol jr suite but my favorite room was the Garden Jr. Suite. We thought we had beaten some of the crowd by going in very early June, but alas, Sóller and the other villages, especially Valdemossa, were extremely busy. Because Vademossa is the closest to Palma, it receives a great many tour buses and it was heaving when we arrived. If we had spent the night we would have probably enjoyed it more.
My ideal time would be in the spring or late September, early October. We found it interesting that many of our fellow residents at The Salvia were repeat clients and some stayed for two weeks. The garden pool is very inviting and hard to leave!
When we return, we will take the boat from Port Sóller to Sa Calobra, simply because the extremely serpentine drive down would have frightened me, especially with all the cyclists, and they were indeed "aggressive"
That road is a cyclist dream!!! . Our host offered to drive us down (he's also an avid cyclist), but on our last day, so we had to decline.https://www.barcoscalobra.com/timetable-prices/?lang=en
A bit more about Sóller
https://www.abc-mallorca.com/soller/
https://www.helencummins.com/soller/
About the historic wooden tram that connects Sóller to the Port
https://trendesoller.com/eng/routes/...?register_vars[ckAnalitica]=1
And the area
https://www.theothermallorca.com/mal...a-valldemossa/
And we purchased our delicious ensaimada pastries in town at Horno Santo Cristo
https://www.theothermallorca.com/mal...a-valldemossa/
Last edited by Maribel; Mar 21st, 2025 at 11:05 AM.
Mar 21st, 2025 | 12:24 PM
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I just looked up our room at the Salvia, it was the Superior Suite. When I booked, it was the only room available so I took it. It had a bedroom, a living/office room, a corridor with 2 daybeds and views of the garden, and a large bathroom.
Mar 21st, 2025 | 11:26 PM
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Palma central is a nice stay, and does not require a car for a fair few days. The train trip is also worth a day of time just because of the scenery and the low stress activity involved and include a wine tasting (yep the wine is pretty good). After a few days I would do a car rental (I who hates cars on holidays) and consider staying in a monestry or two. The one to the north west has a very good restaurant and can be the base for some wonderful hiking in the relatively quiet mountains there. Then the rest of the island is your oyster. I might include a visit to the fake pearl factory and the glass blowing centre (perhaps pay for a course there if they still do that).
Mar 22nd, 2025 | 09:37 AM
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The Mallorca wine production, some 100 or so wineries now, is concentrated in the Pollença to Binissalem areas. From our base in Pollença we visited both Can Vidalet and Can Axartell.
https://binissalemdo.com/en/home-en/
https://canaxartell.com/es/
https://www.canvidalet.com/en?srslti...uTyT0mqWALjv99
https://binissalemdo.com/en/home-en/
https://canaxartell.com/es/
https://www.canvidalet.com/en?srslti...uTyT0mqWALjv99
Mar 22nd, 2025 | 10:31 AM
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Mar 22nd, 2025 | 10:41 AM
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Maribel, MFNYC, JohnEW2912, bilboburgler, and MyriamC,
You guys are WONDERFUL! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, great recommendations, and links. I can tell I’m going to get myself into a tailspin if I’m not careful. I’m sure whatever we do will be great but….I will stress until I’ve turned every rock over. It sounds like we need a car. Bilboburgler, I like your idea of getting a car perhaps ˝ way into our trip and using the train, etc.
Here are some miscellaneous questions I have:
Palma: If we stayed in Palma, what area would you recommend. What part of town has the best restaurants, shops, sights, etc. We like to stay out of the fray, away from tourist traps, and on the quiet side but want to be within walking distance to nice restaurants, shops, sights, etc. Any other advice or recommendations for Palma?
Soller: Sounds like a beautiful town and a great place to base ourselves. I’ve read other posts, including Maribel, recommending Salvia so I will investigate that. I also read about Port de Soller. What are your thoughts about using that as a base instead of Soller?
Mariel, the boat trip from Puerto de Soller to Sa Calobra sounds wonderful. Was that a day trip. We love spending time on the ocean like that.
Port d’Andratx: What are your thoughts about using this as a base?
Sorry for the open-ended questions. Ideally, we are looking to relax in a beautiful town(s) where we can stroll around and soak up the culture, be close to the ocean/beach, access to the tram for certain trips, art, great restaurants, shopping, etc. We aren’t hikers but enjoy walking and being outdoors.
Based on your comments and some early research, we will definitely visit, Valldemossa, Deia, Pollenca, in addition to Soller and
You guys are WONDERFUL! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, great recommendations, and links. I can tell I’m going to get myself into a tailspin if I’m not careful. I’m sure whatever we do will be great but….I will stress until I’ve turned every rock over. It sounds like we need a car. Bilboburgler, I like your idea of getting a car perhaps ˝ way into our trip and using the train, etc.
Here are some miscellaneous questions I have:
Palma: If we stayed in Palma, what area would you recommend. What part of town has the best restaurants, shops, sights, etc. We like to stay out of the fray, away from tourist traps, and on the quiet side but want to be within walking distance to nice restaurants, shops, sights, etc. Any other advice or recommendations for Palma?
Soller: Sounds like a beautiful town and a great place to base ourselves. I’ve read other posts, including Maribel, recommending Salvia so I will investigate that. I also read about Port de Soller. What are your thoughts about using that as a base instead of Soller?
Mariel, the boat trip from Puerto de Soller to Sa Calobra sounds wonderful. Was that a day trip. We love spending time on the ocean like that.
Port d’Andratx: What are your thoughts about using this as a base?
Sorry for the open-ended questions. Ideally, we are looking to relax in a beautiful town(s) where we can stroll around and soak up the culture, be close to the ocean/beach, access to the tram for certain trips, art, great restaurants, shopping, etc. We aren’t hikers but enjoy walking and being outdoors.
Based on your comments and some early research, we will definitely visit, Valldemossa, Deia, Pollenca, in addition to Soller and
Mar 22nd, 2025 | 11:32 AM
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The Salvia in Sóller was truly wonderful, with delightful young hosts (the husband an avid cyclist!!!) who made our stay memorable. We would return there in a heart beat.
They couldn't do enough for us. And it's delightfully tranquil.
About Port de Sóller versus inland Sóller,
If your focus primarily is beachside for daily swimming and boat excursions, then obviously the Port would be the calling card.
Our focus was on charming inland towns with atmospheric, character-filled historic quarters, weekly outdoor markets, evening concerts, easy access to Palma via the historic train and great dining, casual and gourmet, an excellent art museum, plus the great ice cream shop, bakeries for ensaimadas and orange trees everywhere. It did remind us a bit, atmospherically, of Uzčs in the Gard.
We did tour the hotels in Port Sóller, and our favorite directly facing the beach was the contemporary Espléndido right at the water's edge. Again, if your focus is on daily sunbathing, swimming, water sports, this would be ideal.
The Jumeirah is the crčme de la crčme $$$$$ (as Rubicund can tell you), but it sits far above the town and beach.
About using Port dAndratx in the southwest as a base, I´m afraid I have no insights. My favorite part of the island is the Serra de Tramuntana, but I'm biased!
We had no car in Palma, no need. From Pollença we took the car to the airport, dropped it off and took a taxi to our suite hotel.
About what part of Palma,
it really depends on your travel budget.
We did an intensive research of Palma hotels (work related), and the ones we were most impressed with sit in the eastern side. If budget allows, the Sant Francesc, the Can Alomar, Can Borday, Es Princep, but these are very pricey. The Hotel Cappuccino sits on a very, very busy, bustling square in front of the giant olive tree, so even though it's a nice place to stop and have a drink, I wouldn't recommend it for a quiet stay.
You might want to review these from The Telegraph:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/d...llorca/hotels/
They couldn't do enough for us. And it's delightfully tranquil.
About Port de Sóller versus inland Sóller,
If your focus primarily is beachside for daily swimming and boat excursions, then obviously the Port would be the calling card.
Our focus was on charming inland towns with atmospheric, character-filled historic quarters, weekly outdoor markets, evening concerts, easy access to Palma via the historic train and great dining, casual and gourmet, an excellent art museum, plus the great ice cream shop, bakeries for ensaimadas and orange trees everywhere. It did remind us a bit, atmospherically, of Uzčs in the Gard.
We did tour the hotels in Port Sóller, and our favorite directly facing the beach was the contemporary Espléndido right at the water's edge. Again, if your focus is on daily sunbathing, swimming, water sports, this would be ideal.
The Jumeirah is the crčme de la crčme $$$$$ (as Rubicund can tell you), but it sits far above the town and beach.
About using Port dAndratx in the southwest as a base, I´m afraid I have no insights. My favorite part of the island is the Serra de Tramuntana, but I'm biased!
We had no car in Palma, no need. From Pollença we took the car to the airport, dropped it off and took a taxi to our suite hotel.
About what part of Palma,
it really depends on your travel budget.
We did an intensive research of Palma hotels (work related), and the ones we were most impressed with sit in the eastern side. If budget allows, the Sant Francesc, the Can Alomar, Can Borday, Es Princep, but these are very pricey. The Hotel Cappuccino sits on a very, very busy, bustling square in front of the giant olive tree, so even though it's a nice place to stop and have a drink, I wouldn't recommend it for a quiet stay.
You might want to review these from The Telegraph:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/d...llorca/hotels/
Last edited by Maribel; Mar 22nd, 2025 at 12:00 PM.
Mar 23rd, 2025 | 05:06 AM
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Firstly Port d’Andratx is pretty but very expensive and, most importantly is right in the SW corner of the island so very poorly located for someone wanting to travel round the island.
Looking at your ideal location in the penultimate paragraph really only Palma can deliver everything. Soller comes close if you also visit the port, but the only train out of town just takes you to Palma.
There are contradictory challenges in where to stay. Ideally you want to be somewhere with easy access to Placa d’Espana where all the trains and buses across the island leave from, but that’s right in the centre of town so a challenge to find somewhere quiet. As well as the suggestions above you could consider somewhere like Portixol - on the coast with some lovely little beaches but only a very short bus or taxi ride to Placa d’Espana. Sorry, I don’t have any accommodation suggestions.
As to where to visit I haven’t been to Valldemossa for several years but I never could understand its popularity, other than it is handily placed on the mountain roads. Deia is lovely but very difficult to find parking so better seen by bus.
For good restaurants Palma has a number of Michelin starred places and I can specifically recommend Fosh. Patiki in Port de Soller is another excellent place.
Looking at your ideal location in the penultimate paragraph really only Palma can deliver everything. Soller comes close if you also visit the port, but the only train out of town just takes you to Palma.
There are contradictory challenges in where to stay. Ideally you want to be somewhere with easy access to Placa d’Espana where all the trains and buses across the island leave from, but that’s right in the centre of town so a challenge to find somewhere quiet. As well as the suggestions above you could consider somewhere like Portixol - on the coast with some lovely little beaches but only a very short bus or taxi ride to Placa d’Espana. Sorry, I don’t have any accommodation suggestions.
As to where to visit I haven’t been to Valldemossa for several years but I never could understand its popularity, other than it is handily placed on the mountain roads. Deia is lovely but very difficult to find parking so better seen by bus.
For good restaurants Palma has a number of Michelin starred places and I can specifically recommend Fosh. Patiki in Port de Soller is another excellent place.
Mar 23rd, 2025 | 07:34 AM
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Thanks again Maribel and John,
I’m sold on Soller 😊. It sounds perfect and as John said a much better location. Port d’Andratx is maybe a day trip. I’m not familiar with Portixol but will do some research on that. I will research a little more
I’m sold on Soller 😊. It sounds perfect and as John said a much better location. Port d’Andratx is maybe a day trip. I’m not familiar with Portixol but will do some research on that. I will research a little more
Mar 23rd, 2025 | 11:46 AM
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What we liked about Sňller,
The architecture, which again, reminded me of Provence or the village of Uzes in the Gard, the church, Esglesia de Sant Bartolomeu, whose facade was done by a Gaudí disciple and where we enjoyed a free evening Baroque concert, the Art Nouveau museum Can Prunera, the Saturday market, the orange trees!, the casual gourmet restaurants (especially Luna 36 and C'an Boqueta), the quaint shops, including a great place for coffee and ensaimada, the Horno Santo Cristo, the ability of hopping on an ancient wooden tram to either Palma or down to the Port de Sóller, seeing the art work of Picasso and Miró at the train station, the ice cream shops (Sa Fábrica), the ability to take day trips to Deiá, Valdemossa, Fornaluntx, the general community vibe.
The architecture, which again, reminded me of Provence or the village of Uzes in the Gard, the church, Esglesia de Sant Bartolomeu, whose facade was done by a Gaudí disciple and where we enjoyed a free evening Baroque concert, the Art Nouveau museum Can Prunera, the Saturday market, the orange trees!, the casual gourmet restaurants (especially Luna 36 and C'an Boqueta), the quaint shops, including a great place for coffee and ensaimada, the Horno Santo Cristo, the ability of hopping on an ancient wooden tram to either Palma or down to the Port de Sóller, seeing the art work of Picasso and Miró at the train station, the ice cream shops (Sa Fábrica), the ability to take day trips to Deiá, Valdemossa, Fornaluntx, the general community vibe.
Last edited by Maribel; Mar 23rd, 2025 at 12:24 PM.
Mar 23rd, 2025 | 03:45 PM
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I love everything you said about Soller, Maribel. Those are all things we enjoy. I have another question to muddy the water. In addition to staying in Soller, if we wanted to spend 2-3 days at a really nice beach resort (hopefully approx 400. per night). Do you have any recommendations for the best town and resort to consider? OK, that's all for now but the wheels are turning. Thank you.
