Catamaran Sailing Courses
Catamarans are the Formula 1 of sailing. Built for speed you'll get a real thrill from racing the waves.
1 star hotel in Majorca - on the North coast
This friendly hostel with its familiar atmosphere is situated in the heart of Puerto Alcudia in the beautiful north of Majorca. Only 200 m away you can find the 12km long sandy beach.
Around the corner is the pedestrian zone with lots of bars, cafes, restaurants and shopping facilities. 2 minutes walking distance to the other side and you can admire the pitoresque yacht habour. If you walk for 10 minutes you will be at the new ferry port to Menorca.
All 30 rooms of Hostal Calma have their own bathroom, airconditioning, safe and Spanish TV, some rooms have a balcony. There is a common kitchen for self catering, a comfi bar and free Wifi in the common areas, also in some of the rooms. Only 50 m away is a free public parking zone. Storage possibilities for bicyles in the next door park house.
The friendly staff speak English, German and Spanish. They can organise car rental, bycle rental or various excursions. Also lots of tipps where to go and what to do. Come as a guest and go as a friend!
Catamarans are the Formula 1 of sailing. Built for speed you'll get a real thrill from racing the waves.
Experience the ultimate fight with one of the strongest and fastest fish in the sea.
A fantastic and fun way to explore the Mallorcan coastline with friends and family!
At the end of every course successful trainees are issued an internationally acknowledged windsurfing certificate (VDWS). This certificate entitles holders to hire windsurfing crafts at all water stations, and certifies their skills.
"Light" only means the gear is light, as the fish can weigh up to 10-15kg.
Located on the lovely sandy beach of Port d'Alcudia you can choose to hire a board from 1 to 3 hours or a full day.
Malgache Restaurant in Mallorca offers a unique dining experience inspired by African flavours and international cuisine. Located in a vibrant setting, the restaurant serves fresh, locally sourced dishes enhanced with herbs, spices, and sauces, prepared using simple techniques like roasting, smoking, and baking. Vegetables, cereals, meat, and fish are combined with subtle African influences to create a menu that is both contemporary and approachable.
Nestled between the beach and the charming “Moll Vell” in Alcudia, Pipper’s Restaurant offers a relaxed yet vibrant dining experience that captures the true spirit of the port. This unique fusion of a casual beachside chiringuito and refined Mediterranean restaurant makes it a must-visit spot for anyone seeking fresh, high-quality food in a lively setting.
This beautiful and popular ‘Blue Flag’ beach boasting fine white sand, stretches more than 3km east from Port d'Alcúdia. This breathtaking beach is one of the reasons why Port d'Alcúdia remains so popular with holiday makers year after year.
Mal Pas - consisting of Playa de Sant Pere and Playa de Sant Joan, are two quiet, beautiful beaches just to the north-east of Alcudia
Take a coastal stroll or cycle to the little hidden gem Platya des Morer Vermell just north of Alcudia, with its white sand and calm waters perfect for snorkelling.
A short trip out of Alcudia and away from the crowds, is a rugged stretch of coastline featuring beautiful turquoise waters and it’s own island lighthouse.
A quiet cove in the north of the island that offers a calm retreat from the busy tourist beaches and crystal clear water for swimming.
Playa de Muro is a beautiful 6 kilometre long, Blue Flag award-winning, white sandy beach in the north of Mallorca. It's generally quieter than neighbouring Alcudia beach because of its out of town location.
Pollentia was founded by the consul Qintus Caecilius Metellus in 123 BC in the strategic location between the bays of Pollenca and Alcudia. It was the most important city in the Balearics duing the Roman period and covered an area of 15-20 hectares.
This eclectic mixture of art and sculpture, set in beautiful parkland in the north of Mallorca is one to put on your list of things to do.
S'Albufereta de Pollensa is a wetland nature reserve in the north of the island, however, it is largely private property. Visitors can drive along the main road from Pollenca to Alcudia to view the habitats.
Just off the coast road 5km south of Port d'Alcudia in the north west of Mallorca, the S'Albufera wetlands make a welcome relief from long stretches of crowded beach.
Nuns settled on Puig de Maria ('Mary's mountain') in 1371 and remained for several hundred years, refusing to leave even when the Bishop of Palma ordered them down for their own safety.
This traditional town square is located in the heart of Pollença and is the centre of the town's social and commercial life.
Nine holes of golf, perfectly integrated into the beautiful local environment. Golf Pollenca offers panoramic views over the Tramuntana mountains, olive groves, the bays of Pollença and Alcudia and s'Albufereta reserve. By the end of the first round, the visitor will surely agree that challenge, variety, and harmony with nature are focal points around which the club's success is built.
The Bendinat Royal Golf Course is magnificently situated 7 kilometres west of Palma, in an extensive wooded valley and in the heart of the Bendinat Housing Estate.
This golf club is renowned as one of the most beautiful courses on Mallorca. Situated in the far northeast of the island, the course sits in the foothills of the Llevant natural Park overlooking the Mediterranean sea.
This is a private, family-run, members' golf club, set in 156 hectares of beautiful Mediterranean landscape. Recently included in the new Rolex World’s Top 1,000 Golf Courses Guide, Son Gual is also Rafa Nadal’s favourite course on the island. It's a challenging course, even for the most seasoned golfers, making it one of the most talked about courses in Mallorca.
Par72 offers luxury golf experiences in Mallorca hosted by British PGA Professional Jamie Knight.
Santa Ponsa Golf Club consists of two 18-hole and one 9-hole golf courses. More than just a golf club, it is a resort where you can buy villas & apartments so to have golf on your doorstep. Of the three courses, the 18-hole Santa Ponsa I is open to the public - Golf Santa Ponsa II & III are for members of the club only.
The medieval town of Alcúdia is the main hub for visitors in the north of the island. Set on a peninsula between the bays of Pollença and Alcúdia, it offers a lovely mix of historic charm and genuine local character. Its beautifully preserved old town and welcoming atmosphere make it a popular spot throughout the year.
On the north coast of Mallorca lies the Bay of Alcudia, a gorgeous coastline comprising of turquoise shallow waters and long, soft golden sandy beaches. It is therefore not much of a surprise to find Majorca's biggest beach resort here. From Port d'Alcudia, in the west, to Can Picafort 10km down the coast, you will find a strip of apartment blocks and resort style hotels that offer everything from budget self-catering to luxurious five-star accommodation.
Puerto Pollensa, also known as Port de Pollença, is an established, family-friendly tourist resort in the north of Mallorca. Like many Mallorcan coastal towns, the resort was formerly a fishing village servicing the local area. It still features a large marina which nowadays harbours leisure boats more than fishing boats, but you can still see many traditional ‘llaüts’ used by the Mallorcans for catching fish.
Known in Castillian Spanish as Cala San Vincente and in Mallorquin as Cala Sant Vicenc, this is one of the smallest resorts on Mallorca.
At the eastern end of the Serra de Tramuntana, tucked between two hills, lies the ancient rural town of Pollença (also written Pollenca or Pollensa). An enchanting Mallorcan town packed with ancient blonde stone architecture, Pollenca doesn’t feel like many of the other towns which have surrendered to tourism. Although tourists have long been attracted here, Pollensa has learned to accept and adapt to tourism without losing its soul.
Sa Pobla, 4km north of Muro, is known as Mallorca's vegetable basket. This fertile area of marshes reclaimed as farmland is referred to as 'the land of a thousand windmills', and there is a decent autumn fair that showcases their local agricultural produce in November. Some of these wetlands have been protected as part of s'Albufera Natural Park.
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