Mallorca in April
Cap de Formentor — April travel guide
Spring celebrations bring a different atmosphere to Mallorca. When Easter falls in April, Holy Week fills Palma and inland towns with processions, road closures and visitors. Check the dates when planning your trip, and book ahead if you want to join the celebrations.
Your month at a glance
What Mallorca feels like in April
Start → end of month
Sunrise07:34 → 06:52
Sunset20:13 → 20:42
Palma · local time 2026
Explore old streets and coastal paths, then pause in the sunshine. For many people, the sea is still too cool for a long swim.
Pack something warm for the cooler hours too.
Rounded monthly averages: air temperatures and sunshine for Palma, sea temperatures around Mallorca. Individual days and locations vary.
The figures and their sources →Twelve months, twelve different islands
2 further places do not yet have monthly ratings.
Worth a visit
The quietest places first
Alcanada
A quieter alternative to Port d’Alcúdia, 3 km to the east. Low villas sit among pines beside a pebbly, sandy shore without rows of sunbeds. Just offshor…
Ariany
Spring scenery makes this a good time to explore the village and surrounding Pla on foot.
Búger
Green countryside and pleasant weather for cycling and walking.
Cala Brafi
A small, undeveloped bay with no kiosk or road to the sand. A rough path between dry-stone walls leads past a low wall to cross, the remains of a fisher…
Cala Moltó
A small cove beyond Cala Agulla, reached by a ten-minute walk over rocky ground. There is a narrow strip of sand between the rocks, sometimes boats offs…
Ermita de Betlem
A hermitage founded in 1805 in the hills of Artà, reached by a narrow, winding road. The last resident hermits left in 2010. You can also walk up from t…
Ermita de Crestatx
A small pilgrimage chapel among pines near Sa Pobla, on the site of an older settlement. A paved path leads up to the church, with tables in the shade f…
Es Capdellà
A quiet village inland from the coast, just ten minutes from Peguera but with a very different feel: stone houses, a shop and a church square, with the…
Es Llombards
A village of six hundred people between Santanyí and Mallorca’s southern tip, built from local sandstone. A few lanes, an arched gateway and dry-stone w…
Església de Son Serra
A church among the pines, beside the old Son Serra estate with its towers and farm buildings. A glimpse of the rural countryside behind Son Serra de Mar…
Llubí
Green countryside makes this a lovely time to explore the local roads.
Maria de la Salut
Just over two thousand people live on this rise in the Pla, with a substantial fieldstone church and a long square beneath plane trees. There’s little a…
Montuïri
A hilltop village in the Pla, with eight old windmills along one street and steps climbing to the church. It’s best known for a dance tradition that has…
Pina
Around 450 residents, a Baroque church, an old well and natural-stone lanes, plus a convent whose religious community spread across Mallorca from 1856.…
Platja des Carbó
A strip of white sand between Colònia de Sant Jordi and Mallorca's southern tip, reached on foot or by boat. The water is clear enough to see the seabed…
Porreres
The apricot trees blossom and begin to set fruit.
S'Estanyol de Migjorn
The small harbour makes a good starting point for a coastal walk.
Sant Joan
Two thousand residents on a rise in the Pla, a church with a hefty tower and a town hall with a figure on its gable. Above the village stands the Consol…
Sant Jordi
The farm tracks around the village are inviting for a spring walk.
Sant Miquel de Campanet
One of Mallorca's oldest churches, standing alone among the fields outside Campanet. Built on the site of a mosque after the conquest of 1229, it served…
Santa Eugènia
A rarely visited village halfway between Palma and Inca, with stone houses, a shady square and a hillside church — plus views across the plain that you…
Santa Margalida
The inland village at the highest point of a municipality that also includes Can Picafort and Son Serra de Marina. A Baroque church rises above the roof…
Santuari de Consolació
A small pilgrimage church on a hill above Sant Joan, reached by a broad stone staircase. There is a well, shade beneath the pines and picnic tables, wit…
Sencelles
A quiet village between Palma and Inca, birthplace of Sor Francinaina Cirer, who was later beatified. Her house remains a place of pilgrimage and explai…
Son Carrió
The surrounding fields make a pleasant spring outing.
Son Serra de Marina
A planned village of grid-pattern streets, no hotels and houses no higher than two storeys. In front lies a long, natural beach backed by protected dune…
Torre de Son Jaumell
A watchtower dating from 1566 on the summit above Cala Agulla and Cala Mesquida, now a ruin. The walk up takes just under an hour, with views across the…
Alaró
A village at the foot of the Tramuntana, beneath a flat-topped mountain crowned by one of Mallorca’s three former royal castles. Down below are lanes, a…
Algaida
Road-cycling season; take care around cyclists on the road to Randa.
Andratx
The main town of the south-west was built inland from its harbour to keep it safer from corsair raids. Sandstone houses climb the hillside towards a for…
Artà
A small north-eastern town beneath a fortified hilltop sanctuary, surrounded by some of Mallorca’s least developed countryside. Nearby Ses Païsses is on…
Banyalbufar
Walking season. The route towards Port des Canonge is more comfortable now; the uphill return is demanding in summer.
Binissalem
Mallorca’s wine town, at the heart of the Balearics’ first designated wine-growing area. Golden sandstone manor houses, a substantial church and Septemb…
Bunyola
A village at the foot of the Tramuntana with a lovely old railway station. The wooden Sóller train stops here before disappearing into the long tunnel b…
Cabrera
Spring vegetation covers the island. Sailings depend on the weather and timetable.
Caimari
Around eight hundred people live at the foot of the Tramuntana, among rough stone lanes and olive groves. The old pilgrims' path to Lluc starts here, an…
Cala Agulla
A broad sandy bay north-west of Cala Ratjada, backed by pine woods and dunes. Pale sand fills the centre, with rocky shelves in the shallow water at eit…
Cala d'Or
A resort planned in the 1930s by an Ibizan who brought the style of his home island with him. Low white buildings surround turquoise coves and a marina,…
Cala de Sant Vicenç
Four small coves beneath the dramatic cliffs of Cavall Bernat, rising around 300 metres above the coast. Houses and hotels cluster around the water, in…
Cala Figuera
A fishing village around a narrow, forked inlet, with boathouses and slipways tucked against its rocky sides. Come for a working harbour and a waterfron…
Cala Fornells
Around two kilometres from Paguera, Cala Fornells feels quite different. Rocky shores and small patches of coarse sand meet turquoise water, with terrac…
Cala Llombards
A good destination for a walk, without making swimming the main plan.
Cala d'en Marçal
Golden sand, gently shelving water and a nearby bus stop make Cala d'en Marçal Portocolom's convenient family beach. It is easy to enjoy — and understan…
Cala Mesquida
A broad stretch of pale sand with protected dunes behind it and a wooden boardwalk crossing them. Cala Mesquida faces north, so waves and currents can b…
Cala Mondragó
Three beaches within a natural park — S'Amarador, Ses Fonts de n'Alís and small Caló des Borgit. Pale sand lies between pines and rocks, reached by walk…
Cala Pi
The steps are easier to tackle before the summer heat.
Cala s'Almunia
Around 110 steep steps lead down to fishermen's cottages, boathouses, rock and a tiny strip of sand. Cala s'Almunia is quite different from a convention…
Cala Santanyí
Pale sand and gently shelving water in a rocky-sided bay, with hotels close behind. Cala Santanyí is a practical family beach and a useful starting poin…
Camp de Mar
A pleasant time to see the beach and footbridge before high season.
Campanet
A village below the Tramuntana with a large church and a broad, tree-lined square. Nearby are two very different natural sights — the caves and Fonts Uf…
Campos
A farming town in the south, with golden sandstone streets and a long connection to dairy farming, capers and vegetables. Many visitors pass through on…
Canyamel
A sandy bay backed by pine-covered slopes, a handful of hotels and a golf course. Canyamel is one of the quieter beach resorts in the north-east, with t…
Capdepera
Pleasant temperatures for the uphill walk.
Capocorb Vell
A Talayotic settlement beside the south-coast road, with five massive dry-stone towers and the outlines of twenty-eight houses. Follow the paths between…
Castell de Capdepera
Above Capdepera stands a former walled settlement, with walkable defensive walls, the Miquel Nunis tower and a medieval chapel. Its residents gradually…
Castell de Santueri
Pleasant conditions for the approach; check current opening hours first.
Colònia de Sant Jordi
More seasonal businesses reopen, and the beaches are quieter than in summer.
Colònia de Sant Pere
A good time for the walk towards the Ermita de Betlem.
Coves d'Artà
A limestone cave with a huge opening above the sea near Canyamel. Inside, a guided route climbs and descends steps through lofty chambers filled with ro…
Coves de Campanet
A quieter cave visit near Campanet, with limestone formations rather than a boat ride or colourful show. Allow around forty minutes underground, then en…
El Toro
A residential neighbourhood above a south-western bay, beside Port Adriano, the marina redesigned by Philippe Starck. A small sandy beach sits between t…
Ermita de Bonany
Views over the Pla in spring. Pancaritat falls on Easter Tuesday, which is not always in April.
Ermita de la Victòria
A pilgrimage church on the Victòria peninsula, seven kilometres north-east of Alcúdia. The road ends at a forecourt beneath pine trees, looking across P…
Es Trenc
A pleasant time for a beach walk. The sea is still cool.
Esporles
A Tramuntana town whose main street was built above a stream: a long, tree-lined space beneath plane trees, with green-shuttered houses on either side.…
Estellencs
Four hundred residents on a steep west-coast hillside, stone lanes and a fortified church tower. Below, a small rocky cove has a boat slipway. The route…
Far des Cap de ses Salines
Mallorca’s southernmost point has a lighthouse built in 1863, flat coastal rocks and open sea, with the uninhabited island of Cabrera on the horizon. Th…
Felanitx
A working town in the east, with a church above a broad flight of steps, locally grown capers and wine, and two hills rising beyond it, Sant Salvador an…
Galilea
One of Mallorca’s highest villages, 460 metres above the sea. Two hundred residents, a white church with a red tower roof, a café on the square and, in…
Mirador Es Pontàs
A freestanding rock arch in the sea, one of the south-east coast’s best-known views. The viewpoint lies between Cala Santanyí and Cala Llombards, costs…
Monestir de Miramar
Ramon Llull founded a school for Eastern languages here in 1276. Six hundred years later, Archduke Ludwig Salvator bought the estate and began helping p…
Muro
Pleasant light, businesses open and few visitors.
Necròpolis de Son Real
A Talayotic burial ground right beside the sea between Can Picafort and Son Serra de Marina. Around 110 tombs occupy eight hundred square metres, where…
El Terreno & Bellver
Walk up through Bosc de Bellver before the summer heat arrives.
Es Jonquet
Palma's smallest and most distinctive neighbourhood: a rocky spur above the harbour with five surviving windmills and a handful of low fishermen's house…
Petra
A golden sandstone village in the Pla, birthplace in 1713 of Juníper Serra, whose name is especially familiar in California. His small, low house still…
Platja de Formentor
One of the north's best-known beaches: pale sand beneath old pines, the peninsula's mountains behind and water in shades of blue ahead. Summer road acce…
Platja de Muro
A long sandy stretch of the Bay of Alcúdia, with protected dunes and pines at Es Comú rather than a continuous hotel frontage. S'Albufera lies behind it…
Pollentia
The remains of an important Roman town just outside Alcúdia. An urban centre developed here after the conquest of 123 BC. The forum, theatre and Sa Port…
Port de Valldemossa
A tiny fishing settlement beneath the cliffs, reached by six kilometres of tight hairpin bends. A few stone houses and boats on slipways sit beside the…
Porto Petro
A kilometre and a half from Cala d'Or, but a different world — a natural harbour where fishermen still unload their catch, small sandy coves and a quiet…
Portocolom
One of Mallorca's largest natural harbours, with a quieter atmosphere than many east-coast resorts. Fishing boats line up outside colourful boathouses,…
Puerto Portals
The season starts, the boats return and it's still fairly quiet.
Puigpunyent
A village below Puig de Galatzó, twenty minutes from Palma yet rarely visited. Plane trees overhang the road, the church overlooks a square, old olive p…
Raixa
A country estate near Bunyola, transformed by an 18th-century cardinal into an Italian-style villa. A terraced staircase, stone lions and cypresses fill…
Randa
Road-cycling season brings plenty of traffic to the climb to Cura.
S'Alqueria Blanca
A quiet village between Santanyí and the coves that most people drive straight through. An unusually large church, a few sandstone lanes and the road up…
Sa Pobla
A small town on the edge of s'Albufera, built on drained marshland and known for two things — potatoes and the devils of Sant Antoni in January.
Sa Ràpita
A marina on the flat south coast, with an old watchtower and a beach strewn with seagrass rather than loungers. From here, you can walk along the shore…
Salines d'Es Trenc
Around 170 hectares of salt pans between Campos and the coast produce roughly ten thousand tonnes of sea salt each year. The pools glow pink, flamingos…
Sant Elm
Combine coastal walks and the beach. Check weather and ferry times for Dragonera.
Santuari de Sant Salvador (Artà)
A fortress with a church inside, high above Artà. Walls with nine towers surround a courtyard of palms, an old well and the pilgrimage church. The climb…
Santuari de Gràcia
Road-cycling season on the climb to Cura.
Santuari de la Consolació
After Easter, the pilgrimage from Santanyí brings a rare busy day to the sanctuary.
Santuari de Santa Llúcia
A pilgrimage church on a rocky ledge above Mancor de la Vall, documented since 1275. The terrace looks across much of inland Mallorca, and even in summe…
Selva
Bougainvillea flowers across the façades.
Ses Covetes
Worth a beach walk even when it isn't swimming weather. Parking rules apply however quiet it is.
Ses Salines
A village of golden sandstone on the road to Mallorca's southern tip, named after the coastal saltworks. In the centre, a lane forks around a tall windo…
Sineu
Green cereal fields transform the normally dry plain.
Son Corró
Son Corró is a small prehistoric sanctuary near Costitx. Six re-erected stone columns stand among low walls. The famous bronze bull heads of Costitx wer…
Alcúdia
Easter brings processions and the first coach parties, though crowds are still manageable.
Banys Àrabs
An 11th-century brick chamber in an old-town garden, with twelve columns, horseshoe arches and a dome pierced by round skylights. The Arab Baths are amo…
Cala Millor
Pleasant weather for promenade walks before the busy summer beach season.
Cala Ratjada
A working fishing harbour and lively holiday resort on Mallorca's north-east coast. Three different beaches are within reach on foot, with a 19th-centur…
Caló des Moro
One of Mallorca's best-known small coves, with turquoise water below steep rocky sides. Reaching the tiny sandy area involves rough paths and a demandin…
Can Pastilla
The waterfront route towards Palma is good for walking and cycling.
Cap de Formentor
Road cycling season; give cyclists plenty of space on the bends.
Castell de Bellver
Combine the castle with the walk through Bosc de Bellver.
Coves dels Hams
The caves near Porto Cristo take their name from their hook-shaped formations. Smaller than the nearby Coves del Drac, they combine unusual limestone sh…
Deià
A good time for the route towards Sóller; exposed sections become hot in summer.
Es Baluard
Sant Pere bastion, built in the late 16th century on the western edge of Palma’s old town, became home to a contemporary art museum in 2004. Concrete an…
Fornalutx
The island’s steepest village, built from the rock it stands on. Stepped lanes replace streets, painted tiles line the eaves and terraces climb towards…
Gordiola
A family glassworks dating back to 1719, beside the road to Manacor in a castle-like building. Watch glassblowers at work downstairs, then explore the c…
Gorg Blau
Road-cycling season; take care around cyclists on the MA-10.
Inca
Combine the market with a town walk without the summer midday heat.
Jardins d'Alfàbia
At the foot of the Sóller pass, this garden has irrigation rooted in Moorish times. Palm groves, a pergola with hidden water jets and a manor house make…
Llucmajor
A good time to explore the markets and squares before the summer heat.
Mirador de Ricardo Roca
The first major viewpoint on the west-coast road after Andratx. Stone steps climb from beside a road tunnel to a rocky lookout with coastal views in bot…
Mirador Es Colomer
Comfortable temperatures, but much busier around Easter.
Orient
Forty residents in a high Tramuntana valley, reached by a road with seventeen hairpins. Rough-stone houses, ivy-covered façades and no shops, with walki…
Peguera
Explore the bays and coastal paths before high season.
Palau de l'Almudaina
The royal palace beside Palma cathedral began as a Moorish alcázar, later converted into a residence for Mallorca’s kings by Jaume II. Reopened on 29 Ju…
Palau March
The March family's city palace between the cathedral and the Almudaina: a terrace filled with 20th-century sculpture, historic living rooms and an 18th-…
Palma
Semana Santa brings processions through the old town, especially on Maundy Thursday.
Palma Aquarium
Easter holidays — busy in the morning, more manageable in the afternoon.
Casc Antic
Semana Santa processions pass through the lanes, particularly on Maundy Thursday.
Hafen von Palma
Around Easter, the Trofeo Princesa Sofía brings one of the Mediterranean's major sailing regattas.
La Llotja & Es Puig de Sant Pere
Holy Week processions pass through the surrounding lanes.
Santa Catalina
A former fishermen's and craftspeople's district west of the harbour, now packed with restaurants. Two-storey terraces line a grid of streets, with a ma…
Palmanova
The promenade links the beaches and makes a pleasant walk even without swimming weather.
Passeig del Born
Holy Week processions pass along the Born.
Pollença
The silent, candlelit Good Friday Davallament procession down the Calvari steps is a particularly moving religious event.
Port d'Alcúdia
Hotels and most restaurants are open.
Port d'Andratx
An upmarket natural harbour in a deep, sheltered bay, with fishing boats on one side, yachts on the other and villas covering the surrounding hillsides.
Port de Pollença
The sailing season begins.
Port de Sóller
An almost circular, sheltered bay with a sandy beach, two lighthouses and a tram that has run down from Sóller since 1913. The north-west coast's princi…
Porto Cristo
A town with two different daily moods. From ten until four, coaches bring visitors to the Coves del Drac. Before and after, Porto Cristo is a quiet harb…
Santa Maria del Camí
A wine village on the old Palma–Inca road, with traffic passing straight through. Sunday brings the market, the surrounding estates belong to the Biniss…
Santa Ponça
Combine beach time with coastal walks; the water is still cool.
Santanyí
The pilgrimage to Consolació takes place after Easter.
Santuari de Cura
Road-cycling season — take care on the climb.
Santuari de Sant Salvador
Road-cycling season — take care on the climb.
Santuari de Lluc
Mallorca's spiritual centre, a sanctuary at 525 metres in the heart of the Tramuntana, with guest rooms, a children's choir and a Rosary Way whose desig…
Sóller
An orange-growing town in a mountain-ringed valley, once easier to reach by sea than overland. Citrus trading brought wealth, French-influenced houses a…
Son Marroig
Archduke Ludwig Salvator's country estate above the west coast, with a white marble pavilion on the edge — the best-known viewpoint between Valldemossa…
Torre des Verger
A round 16th-century watchtower on an isolated rocky outcrop above the west coast. Climb the stone steps to the roof for one of the Ma-10's finest coast…
La Seu
During Easter week, the cathedral is a focus of the processions.
Cala Anguila
A pleasant time for the beach before high season, though the sea remains cool for longer swims.
Cala Bona
Good for walking; the sea is still cool, particularly in early spring.
Cala Mandia
I enjoy a quick dip at this time of year. The water is still cool, so choose according to the weather and waves.
Costitx
A coffee, a few lanes and a church at the heart of the village: Costitx lies north-east of Sencelles in central Mallorca. It makes a lovely short stop a…
Es Calderers
A particularly lovely time to explore the house and garden.
Es Fortí
Es Fortí stands on the rocky headland at the entrance to Cala Llonga in Cala d’Or. Behind its thick walls is a small courtyard, with a ramp leading up t…
Església de Nostra Senyora dels Dolors
The tall bell tower of Nostra Senyora dels Dolors rises above Manacor’s rooftops. Inside are a lofty vaulted nave, richly decorated side chapels and a l…
Església Nova
A church without a roof stands in the middle of Son Servera. Beyond Església Nova’s iron gate, garden paths pass between high walls and pointed arches,…
Finca pública de Son Real
Old farm buildings, gnarled olive trees and a museum about earlier life on Mallorca. Son Real lies between Can Picafort and Son Serra de Marina. Explore…
Manacor
Manacor is a town for wandering, shopping and watching everyday life. Café-lined squares open between shops, narrow lanes run through the old centre, an…
Mancor de la Vall
Old stone houses, narrow lanes and a coffee at the foot of the Tramuntana. Mancor de la Vall is worth a quiet village walk or a stop on a cycle ride or…
Mirador Son Real
A few steps onto a wooden platform reveal the coast of Son Real. A dolmen lies beside the viewpoint, with the necropolis and distinctive red-and-white n…
Museu d'Història de Manacor
Behind the Rafa Nadal Sports Center is a museum worth taking time over. Inside Torre dels Enagistes, the galleries explore the history of Manacor and it…
Santa Magdalena
A small chapel and a wide view across Mallorca. Santa Magdalena stands on a hill near Inca. The winding climb is short but has steep sections for cyclis…
Ses Païsses
Visit during opening hours; closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Talaiots de Son Fornés
On a low hill near Montuïri are the remains of a settlement founded almost 3,000 years ago. Massive talayots, low passages and the foundations of many b…
Son Fred
Son Fred is a well-preserved talayot near Sencelles, a round tower built from enormous stone blocks. Duck through its low entrance to reach the massive…
Son Servera
Son Servera lies inland from Cala Millor and Cala Bona. Cafés surround Plaça de Sant Joan, and Friday market stalls fill the centre. A few steps away st…
Worth considering — check the details
Platja de Palma & S'Arenal
Fine for a quiet walk along the broad beach, though I'd choose other beaches for that alone.
Can Picafort
A small fishing settlement first recorded in 1860 has become a busy holiday resort. Come for the beach, the promenade and everything within walking dist…
Sa Calobra
A shingle cove at the mouth of the Torrent de Pareis, reached by a winding road completed in 1932 that is almost more famous than the destination. Twelv…
Valldemossa
Easter brings the first big crowds. Coaches arrive from nine.