Canyoning
Mallorca has a great variety of canyons suitable from beginner level to advanced, with each of them offering a unique experience.
Traditional rural estate with pool, mountain views and relaxing countryside escape
Nestled at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana, Finca Sa Màniga offers an idyllic rural escape where traditional Mallorcan character meets modern comfort. This early 20th century estate combines a manor house and dairy building, creating a warm and inviting setting surrounded by lush natural scenery.
Accommodation is spacious yet cosy, with rooms and apartments designed for relaxation and equipped with all the comforts needed for a restful stay. Many offer beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, making it the perfect base to unwind and reconnect with nature.
The estate’s facilities enhance the experience, from a serene outdoor swimming pool and sun terrace to free bicycles for exploring nearby trails, villages and countryside paths. Guests can also enjoy a delicious daily breakfast featuring local products, including homemade jams, pastries, cured meats, fruit juices and a selection of teas and coffee. Free WiFi and parking ensure convenience while preserving the relaxed, rural atmosphere.
What you can expect:
Finca Sa Màniga is ideal for a tranquil getaway, offering a peaceful setting, authentic Mallorcan charm and easy access to the natural beauty of the island.
Mallorca has a great variety of canyons suitable from beginner level to advanced, with each of them offering a unique experience.
Club Hipico La Gubia is an equestrian centre situated near Bunyola, on the road from Palma to Soller. Lessons are available for everyone from children (aged four years and over), to advanced riders from fully qualified BHS or RFHE trainers.
El Vasco Restaurant in Mallorca offers a warm, welcoming taste of Basque cuisine set against the stunning backdrop of the Serra de Tramuntana. From the moment you arrive, the traditional rural atmosphere and carefully curated décor evoke the charm of a Basque village, creating the perfect setting for an intimate meal with family or friends.
In the Spanish town of Bunyola, enjoy fresh grilled Spanish dishes, best served in the outdoor terrace.
Cala Deia is a very beautiful small rocky cala with clear waters and rock pools, one of the few beaches on the west coast of Mallorca. It's quite a rugged beach here so you might need to bring a chair or a lilo to lie on.
The Port of Soller offers the only sandy beaches on the west coast of Majorca. This lovely little resort offers two beaches along it's horseshoe bay, all with golden sands and clear blue seas.
Offering a distinctly different experience from the more typical Mallorcan beaches, Banyalbufar is carved into the dramatic foothills of the Serra de Tramuntana. This small bay bears a few signs of regular usage, with terraced slopes and protective structures that blend harmoniously with the natural surroundings. Once difficult to access, Cala Banyalbufar is now easily reachable via a windy round, allowing all to discover its quiet beauty.
The closest beach to Palma is at Ca'n Pere Antoni. This stretch of golden sandy beach starts just beyond the cathedral. A promenade and cycle path runs along its length but behind these lies the main road that takes you to Palma airport.
Portixol is found just to the east of Palma's cathedral and is home to a little bay within which a little sand and shingle beach known as D'es Portitxolet Beach resides. The water is generally calm here due to the sheltered nature of the bay.
The small resort town of Ciudad Jardin lies around five kilometres east of Palma. Its beach, also commonly referred to as ‘Ciutat Jardi’, lies alongside a quiet promenade lined with palm trees, offering a huge variety of different styled bars and restaurants.
These classical gardens by the entrance to the Soller tunnel are a legacy of the Arab talent for landscaping and irrigation. Their name derives from al fabi, 'jar of olives' in Arabic. They were probably designed by Benihabet, the Muslim governor of Inca who converted to Christianity following the Spanish invasion.
Raixa is a marvellous country mansion with gardens, parts of which date back to the 13th century. The house has passed through several noble families through the centuries, and was transformed to its present Italian style villa in the 18th century.
The Serra de Tramuntana mountains (translated as the "mountains of the north wind") run the length of Mallorca's northwestern coastline extending for almost 90km and claim some of the island’s most magnificent scenery. In 2011, it was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO under the cultural landscape category.
Visit the monastery at Valldemossa, where Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838-9. The Real Cartuja (Royal Carthusian Monastery) was originally a royal residence, until Carthusian monks occupied the building from 1399 until 1835.
Poet and author Robert Graves (1895-1985) lived in Deià, Mallorca, from 1929 until his death. He is buried in the churchyard on the hill next to the church.
This museum is a naturalist entity dedicated to exhibiting and conserving the natural heritage of the Balearic Islands and making the general public aware of the importance of its preservation.
A village steeped in old-world charm, Valldemossa lies in an idyllic valley in the midst of the Tramuntana mountains. Its ancient blonde stone houses contrast vividly against the surrounding green forests of olive, oak and almond trees, and the blue sky above. It’s the kind of place you can sit back and soak up the scenery with a warm drink and pastry in the winter and a cold glass of wine and nibbles in the summer.
Deià is an idyllic village of green-shuttered, honey-coloured houses that has become a millionaires' hideaway resting in the shadow of the Teix mountain, part of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. It may have been just another pretty west Mallorcan village had the famous English poet and novelist Robert Graves not decided to make it his home in the 1940s, raising its profile somewhat.
Set deep within the Tramuntana mountain range of the west of Mallorca, Orient is one of the most remote villages in Mallorca.
Set in a lush valley of orange groves between the mountains and the sea, Sóller has been popular with day trippers for some time. Arriving on the vintage train from Palma there is plenty of taking things easy, sitting outside the cafés in Plaça Constitució soaking up the atmosphere and the sun. With several tapas bars, a fine selection of pastry shops, local ice-cream, and freshly made drinks, there is little temptation to move on.
You could easily miss Mallorca's smallest village, which consists of little more than a bend in the Deia to Soller road.
Alaro is a quiet traditional Mallorcan town burrowed in a peaceful valley south of the Serra de Tramuntana. Many of the streets feature the blonde stone architecture, typical of the traditional mountain villages on the island, making it a pretty place to visit.
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