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One of the most glamorous spots all over the island, Puerto Portals is the place that you definitely want to see and to be seen in! Why am I saying that? Well, because during the summer you might have the occasion to catch a bit of some famous faces around! Jenson Button, Bill Gates, Brad Pitt, Paris Hilton have been seen at Puerto Portals.
As you can imagine, it’s another luxurious residential area ...
Es Capdellà is a wonderful folkloric mountain vilage placed in the Taramuntana mountain range, on the Puig de sa crane and is located in between Calvià and Andratx. As you have already noticed, we continue our trip among the southwestern parts of Majorca.
In terms of shopping, I must confess that you are only likely to find basics in the village and in order to do some intense shopping, the 2 cities ...
Another beauty of the southwestern Majorca is S’Arraco, a quiet, but residential town near to Andratx in the southwest. Located in a wonderful valley, between mountains and forests, S’Arraco is a small village in the southwestern part of Mallorca.
It’s a perfect destination if you are looking for the quietness and calmness of some repose moments. It consists mainly of traditional properties and ...
Our trip throughout the southwestern part of Majorca continues today with a chill-out beach town, situated at the salient angle of the island. If you are fortunate enough to pass by San Telmo in order to have a drink, do some sightseeing or anything else, you most certainly feel like if you were sitting at the borderline of the world!
A tiny fishing port in its essence, with a modest resort ...
We continue to focus on the southwestern part of Majorca, and we are now talking about a family-friendly beach, full of water activities and restaurants: Santa Ponsa. Being the main beach in Santa Ponsa, a popular resort town at only 20 kilometers from Palma, this beach is one of the most impressive ones in the southwest coast.
Her positioning is quite curious, because it’s located between two rocky ...
Today, we are still in the southwestern part of Majorca, in the community of Calvia, and we are going to talk about Portals Vells, a small bay, at only 6 kilometers from the egregious party town, Magaluf.
Portals Vells beach is soothe, quiet and reposeful. It is popular among locals, the good part of it being here is that there are generally lesser crowds due to its small size. Like in the Illeta’s Beach ...
Situated in the southwestern coast of Mallorca, at about 10 km from Palma, this extremely popular during the summer season beach can be found in the community of Calvia, between Cala Mayor and Portals Nous.
A calm, beautiful bay, full of high-end hotels, shops and restaurants compounds a totally impressive scenario. Completely eye-catchy, by its mesmerizing beautifulness, this beach is the largest out of ...
Portals Nous is a tiny, free of stress, town to the west of Palma. Located at only 12 km from the capital, it’s one of the most popular choices among tourists. But, don’t think that only for being a small town they do not have shopping centers! As we have mentioned before, Majorca has lots of that!
The main street of Portal Nous is Carretera d ’Andratx, where you could find a wide selection of shops, ...
At 112.6 m above sea level, the Bellver castle imposes its overpowering character all over the bay, and over a large part of Majorca. All of this, at only 3 kilometers from the city center.
Among all the constructions that had been built in these ages, the Bellver was, and still is, one of the most notorious, prominent and unique buildings that have ever raised in Majorcan territory. The castle was put ...
Let’s start our week continuing with our cultural tour of Palma. Today, I want to present you a totally unique late 17th century patio. It’s called Can Oleza, and its peculiarity relies on the marvelous combination of all the elements that thereinafter became the distinctive feature of Palma’s houses.
Obviously, I’m talking about Ionic columns, low segmental arches, loggias and iron balustrades. The ...
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