Mallorca travel tips
Short, practical answers about getting around, beaches, food, fiestas and everyday life on the island.
Food & drink
- A romantic dinner↗
- A great breakfast↗
- Takeaway late at night↗
- Traditional Mallorcan food: what to try↗
- Specialty coffee↗
- Mallorca's weekly markets↗
- Eat well, no fuss↗
- Hierbas and Mallorcan liqueurs↗
- Eating well in Sóller↗
- Eating well in Deià↗
- Breakfast like a local in Palma↗
- A special table with a view↗
- Booking a table for dinner↗
- Cafés with good wifi to work from↗
- Cocktails with a sea view↗
- Eating well in Palma↗
- Ensaimada: what it is and how to take it home↗
- Palma's food markets↗
- Dinner tonight without a booking↗
- Bistros and market cooking↗
- Restaurants with charm↗
- Sobrasada from Mallorca↗
- Wednesday markets: Sineu and more↗
- Pa amb oli↗
- Local produce: farms and shops↗
- Sunday markets↗
- Lunch on the beach: chiringuitos↗
- What to take home from Mallorca↗
- Tapas like a local↗
- Eating by the sea↗
- Eating well in Valldemossa↗
- A late bite to eat↗
- Authentic restaurants↗
- Fresh fish tapas↗
- Rooftops with a view↗
- The best brunch↗
- Local set lunch menu↗
- Tapas and wine crawl↗
- Ponderosa Beach: lunch only↗
- Es Vergeret (Cala Tuent): lunch only↗
- Ca'n Joan de s'Aigo: ensaïmada and almond ice cream↗
Island life
- Shaded terrace dining↗
- Taxi in Mallorca↗
- TIB local bus (red bus)↗
- Rainy Day in Mallorca↗
- Card when getting off the bus↗
- Luggage after check-out↗
- Rent a boat without a license↗
- Is it better to take the train or the bus to visit the villages?↗
- Llonguet↗
- Palma Ferry Port↗
- Valldemossa↗
- Portitxol and Es Molinar↗
- Caves of Hams↗
- Fine Dining in Mallorca↗
- Tramuntana↗
- Park in Santa Catalina↗
- Tramuntana Coves↗
- La Lonja district↗
- Authentic grilled steak↗
- Park in Sóller↗
- Deià↗
- Santa Catalina neighbourhood↗
- What to do in Mallorca?↗
- Breakfast in Valldemossa↗
- Best dance spots↗
- Formentor Lighthouse↗
- Sóller↗
- Visiting the Caves of Drach↗
- Lunch with the mountains in front↗
- Park in Valldemossa↗
- Best local rice dishes↗
- The best vermouth↗
- Park in Deià↗
- Wines with Island Soul↗
- Sunset viewpoints↗
- Tardeo↗
Getting around
- Driving distances and times↗
- Getting to the airport↗
- Parking in Cala Ratjada↗
- Parking in Fornalutx↗
- Parking in Alcúdia old town↗
- From the airport to the center of Palma↗
- Palma city buses (EMT)↗
- Palma Intermodal station↗
- Is there Uber in Mallorca?↗
- Renting a car in Mallorca↗
- Parking in Pollença↗
- Parking in Port de Pollença↗
- Palma's low emission zone (ZBE)↗
- Parking at Cala Mondragó↗
- Parking in Port de Sóller↗
- Driving in Mallorca: rules and tips↗
- Sóller tunnel: is there a toll?↗
- Parking in Port d'Andratx↗
- Parking in Porto Cristo and the Caves of Drach↗
- Ferries to Ibiza, Menorca and mainland Spain↗
- Parking in Palma↗
- Parking at Palma airport↗
- Sóller tram to the port↗
- Parking in Santanyí↗
- Sóller train: tickets and tips↗
- Getting back at night: taxis and night transport↗
- Cala Deià without a car↗
- Cala Murta and Cala Figuera (Formentor) in summer↗
Beaches & sea
- Sea temperature by month↗
- Beach clubs with good vibes↗
- A cove to start the day↗
- Boat trips: private or shared↗
- Wild coves you can only walk to↗
- Best snorkelling spots in Mallorca↗
- Jellyfish: what to do if you get stung↗
- One last swim in a cove↗
- Posidonia: the seagrass that keeps the sea clear↗
- Caló des Moro: how to get there↗
- Nudist beaches in Mallorca↗
- Cala Varques: getting there and the car↗
- Beach flags and lifeguards↗
- Trip to Cabrera Island↗
- Es Trenc: getting there and parking↗
- Trip to Dragonera Island↗
- An early-morning swim↗
- Sa Calobra and Torrent de Pareis↗
- Es Caragol: how to get there↗
- Sant Elm by bus from Palma↗
- Which beach when the tramontana blows↗
Sights
- Alfabia and Raixa gardens↗
- Royal Palace of La Almudaina↗
- Charming local shops↗
- Joan Miró in Mallorca↗
- Mallorca's caves: which one to choose↗
- Talayots: Mallorca's prehistory↗
- Valldemossa Charterhouse and Chopin↗
- Ceramics workshops and local crafts↗
- Palma's hidden courtyards↗
- Mallorca's secret corners↗
- Rafa Nadal in Manacor↗
- Es Baluard: tickets, hours and cheap day↗
- Palma Cathedral (La Seu)↗
- Activities with local people↗
- Amazing photo spots↗
- Watching the sunrise in Mallorca↗
- Art museums and galleries↗
- Bellver Castle: hours and getting there↗
- Cinema this afternoon↗
- Son Marroig, Sa Foradada and the Archduke↗
- Where to watch the sunset↗
Towns & villages
- Inca and the Raiguer↗
- Palma in one day↗
- A day trip around the north↗
- Felanitx and Portocolom↗
- Alcúdia: walled town and beaches↗
- Palma in 2 hours↗
- Lluc Monastery↗
- Manacor and its coves↗
- Llucmajor and Cap Blanc↗
- Pollença and Port de Pollença↗
- Banyalbufar and Estellencs↗
- Magaluf and Playa de Palma↗
- Andratx, Port d'Andratx and Sant Elm↗
- A day from Valldemossa to Deià↗
- Artà, Capdepera and Cala Rajada↗
- Santanyí and the southeast coves↗
- Fornalutx and Biniaraix↗
- Bunyola, Orient and Alaró↗
- Inland villages (Es Pla)↗
Practical
- How many days do you need in Mallorca?↗
- Spa, massage and unwinding↗
- Tourist tax (ecotax)↗
- Can you drink the tap water?↗
- Plugs and voltage↗
- Tipping in Mallorca↗
- Money, cards and payments↗
- Internet, SIM cards and roaming↗
- Opening hours: meals and shops↗
- Language and Mallorcan phrases↗
- Mallorca with your dog↗
- Where to stay in Mallorca↗
- Emergency numbers and healthcare↗
- Rules: street drinking and behaviour↗
- Safety and pickpockets↗
- Mallorca facts and figures↗
Fiestas & culture
- A short history of Mallorca↗
- Calendar of traditional festivals↗
- Moors and Christians: Sóller and Pollença↗
- Where the buzz is tonight↗
- Dijous Bo in Inca↗
- Sant Joan night (Midsummer)↗
- Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastià (January)↗
- Festa de la Llum: the Cathedral's figure of eight↗
- One last drink↗
- Where the party goes on↗
- Cocktails with a good vibe↗
- Festa de l'Estendard (31 December, Palma)↗
- Jazz and live music↗
Nature & sport
- Golf in Mallorca↗
- Hiking tips for Mallorca↗
- Tramuntana road trip↗
- Cycling in Mallorca↗
- Almond blossom season↗
- GR 221: the Dry Stone Route↗
- S'Albufera: birds and wetlands↗
- Ses Fonts Ufanes: when to see them↗
- Mountain hikes↗
- Torrent de Pareis on foot: full hike and short walk↗
- How to hike up to Castell d'Alaró↗
