A WEEK IS ENOUGH TO SEE THE BEST OF THE ISLAND, WHICH LOOKS TINY BUT HIDES ROADS THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS EASY OR STRAIGHT, SO IT TAKES TIME EVEN JUST TO GO FROM ONE BEACH TO ANOTHER. IN SEPTEMBER THE WEATHER IS HOT AND HUMID, BUT THE SEA WATER IS REFRESHING AND CLEAN. COUNTLESS CROWDED TROPICAL BEACHES, BUT ALSO A FEW ISOLATED STRETCHES OF WILD LAND, HARD TO REACH AND STUNNING!! THE FOOD IS DIVINE (PAELLA AND SANGRIA). WE ARE STAYING AT THE PALMIRA ISABELA HOTEL IN SANTA PONCA, A STEP AWAY FROM THE IMMENSE BEACH. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PACKAGE WITH FULL BOARD FOR 2 PEOPLE IS 1104 EUROS.
WE VISIT THE CARIBBEAN-LIKE BEACH ES TRENC, VAST, SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPITAL PALMA, EQUIPPED WITH A BAR BUT TO BE REACHED ON FOOT IN 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR. THEN WE MOVE ON, GOING BACK UP THE EASTERN COAST TO THE NATURAL PARK OF MONDRAGO WHICH OFFERS NUMEROUS COVES AND, JUST INLAND, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF PORTOPETRO WHERE WE RECOMMEND STOPPING TO EAT AT THE CARACOLLA RESTAURANT (DELICIOUS PAELLA AND SANGRIA).
WE PASS MANACOR, STILL ON THE EASTERN SIDE, WHERE THE PEARL FACTORY RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IS LOCATED, TO REACH PORTOCRISTO AND VISIT THE DRAGON CAVES, COOL AND VERY SCENIC. THE GUIDED TOUR LASTS ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND INCLUDES A SMALL CONCERT BY MUSICIANS WHO SAIL ACROSS THE UNDERGROUND LAKE PLAYING VIOLINS. WE HEAD SOUTH AND VISIT THE STUNNING AND SECLUDED CALA LLOMBARDS, EASILY REACHABLE BY CAR AND EQUIPPED WITH A BAR, AND CALA S'ALMONIA, DIFFICULT TO REACH AFTER A LABYRINTH OF ROADS AND A STEEP DOWNHILL WALK (NO BAR, NO TOILET)!!
EVERYONE TO CAPO FORMENTOR IN THE NORTH OF THE ISLAND: A TRUE PARADISE FOR THE EYES! WE DRIVE ALONG THE ROAD THAT LEADS TOWARDS SOLLER: MANY CURVES AND ROCKY LANDSCAPE LIKE IN CORSICA, WE ENCOUNTER TWO LOVELY MOUNTAIN PONDS.
WE VISIT SANT'ELM BEACH WEST OF PALMA, SMALL BUT LOVELY WITH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE VILLAGE. WE GO BACK UP THE COAST TO MIRADOR DE SES ANIMES, A BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC VIEWPOINT
WE VISIT THE CAPITAL PALMA. STUNNING CATHEDRAL. LAST BEACH LISTED AS WILD NATURE IN ITS PUREST STATE...AND INDEED AT CAP SALINES SOUTHEAST OF PALMA YOU LEAVE THE CAR ALONG THE ROAD AND WALK FOR 20 MINUTES TO REACH THE VERY WINDY CARIBBEAN-STYLE BEACH, DESERTED AND ABANDONED...BEAUTIFUL BUT TOO ISOLATED AND WITH NO SERVICES OF ANY KIND. WE END THE WEEK BY RETURNING THE LITTLE MICRA WITH 1000 KM MORE!!!
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