Sant Salvador Boutique Hotel, Arta

Modernity could not exist without good traditions.

This refined restaurant serves gourmet fusion food, combining Mediterranean and Asian influences. Located at the Sant Salvador Boutique Hotel.

A lovely sandy beach to soak up the rays, away from the large scale tourist resort beaches in the north of Mallorca.

An idyllic bay situated between Cala Mesquida Beach and Cala Mitjana on the northeast coast of Mallorca.

Renowned as a wonderful, “locals’” beach close to Colonia de Sant Pere, Cala Tono is a small cove full of golden sand, enclosed by the azure sea with views up towards the hills of Cap Ferrutx.

Cala Mesquida is a fairly remote beach, located in the north-east of Mallorca, around 15km from Arta with lovely white sand and crystal-clear waters.

Canyamel beach gives visitors a small but perfectly formed, golden sandy beach within the quiet holiday resort of Canyamel. 

Cala Ratjada is a purpose built holiday resort in the north east of Mallorca, popular with northern Europeans. Cala Moll is the south of the resort and Cala Gat to the north. 

Much of this 4000 square metres complex has been restored so that you can now see the remnants of the medieval fortress that it once was.

Located on the hillside of Sant Salvador above Arta this building dominates the skyline over the town of Arta.

This Bronze-Age talaiotic settlement near Arta is a significant site and a link with Mallorcans of 3,000 years ago.

The Ermita de Betlem was founded in 1805 by the monks of Saint Honoratus, Randa and the Holy Trinity of Valldemossa. The church has a solar clock and a rose window, and lies at the end of a cypress tree-lined driveway.

The Llevant Peninsula is found on the north east of Mallorca. This hilly terrain could almost pass for the Scottish highlands (on a good day!), with its covering of heathers and shrubs at the higher altitudes.

Capdepera was founded in 1300 and it was by royal decree that a fortress was built in which to house the residents, to protect them from pirates. This walled town became known as Capdepera Castle.

Artà is a picturesque town just a few kilometres inland from the north-east coast of Mallorca. Tucked in a valley, it is surrounded by the mountains of the Llevant Natural Park along with some of the island's most beautiful rural plains.

Set within the municipality of Arta, Colònia de Sant Pere is a small, unpretentious fishing village located on the northeast. It's one of few villages on Mallorca’s coastline to resist succumbing to tourism, which means that, even in the peak summertime, the most common language you will hear on its beach is Spanish.

Cala Ratjada is a resort that sits in the northeastern point of Mallorca. Extending around either side of the Punta de Capdepera peninsula, it boasts a scenic rocky coastline and, being the closest point in Mallorca to Menorca, it is possible to see Ciutadella on a clear day.

A purpose-built holiday resort, Cala Millor is a major family holiday destination on Mallorca’s east coast. Its main attraction is the fine sandy beaches met by turquoise shallow waters, behind which you will find a promenade lined with hotels.

Porto Cristo – also known as Portocristo – is a charming fishing village on Mallorca’s east coast, nestled at the end of a long, sheltered bay. With its Blue Flag sandy beach and clear turquoise waters, it has become a relaxed, family-friendly resort that makes the most of its idyllic setting.

Mallorca’s second city, Manacor, sits around 10km from the eastern coastline. It used to be an agricultural town but, with the help of the railway line that was opened in 1879, it became the industrial and commercial centre of the area.