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A broad view from Galilea across wooded hills and scattered houses towards the plain and the sea on the horizon.

Mallorca in November

169 places: 127 recommended · 36 with caveats · 6 better another month

Galilea — November travel guide

November brings the winter pause to many seaside resorts. Plenty of seasonal businesses close, and wet weather can last several days. Towns with a year-round population keep going, offering a different view of the island.

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Your month at a glance

What Mallorca feels like in November

Daytime19–20 °C
At night9–13 °C
Sea temperature19 °C
Daily sunshine6 hours

Start → end of month

Sunrise07:18 → 07:50

Sunset17:48 → 17:26

Palma · local time 2026

The air cools noticeably, while the sea loses its warmth more slowly. Town walks and leisurely café stops take centre stage.

Have a plan for a rainy day as well.

Rounded monthly averages: air temperatures and sunshine for Palma, sea temperatures around Mallorca. Individual days and locations vary.

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The quietest places first

A narrow lane in Alaró with pale houses, a turquoise gate and green shutters beneath a blue sky.

Alaró

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 230 m

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…

A street corner in Algaida with an old sandstone house, patches of peeling plaster, a green shutter and a garage door.

Algaida

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 200 m

Most people know Algaida only from the sign on the Palma–Manacor road. It’s the turn-off for Puig de Randa, but the village itself has old windmill towe…

Looking over Andratx’s tiled roofs, rising street and ochre houses towards wooded hills beneath a blue sky.

Andratx

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 50 m

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…

A paved square in Ariany with a large rounded tree in a raised stone bed, surrounded by stone houses.

Ariany

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 130 m

Mallorca’s youngest municipality, Ariany only separated from Petra in 1982, after two unsuccessful attempts. This ridge-top village in the Pla has a chu…

Artà seen from the approach road, with honey-coloured houses climbing towards Sant Salvador’s fortified hilltop church and the Massís d’Artà behind.

Artà

Worth a visit

Llevant · 130 m

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’s stepped dry-stone terraces descending between pine trees to the rocky coast, with open sea and the Tramuntana slopes beyond.

Banyalbufar

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 100 m

My favourite month on this coast: clear light, rougher seas and very little traffic.

November

Inside Palma’s Arab Baths, with a brick dome pierced by round skylights, horseshoe arches and slender stone columns.

Banys Àrabs

Worth a visit

Palma · 12 m

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…

A broad paved square in Binissalem lined with tall plane trees, with houses beyond.

Binissalem

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 140 m

Mallorca’s wine town, at the heart of the Balearics’ first designated wine-growing area. Golden sandstone manor houses, a substantial church and Septemb…

A lane in Búger with yellow and ochre houses, green shutters and parked cars beneath a blue sky.

Búger

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 90 m

One of Mallorca's smallest municipalities: around a thousand people on a hill surrounded by almond and carob trees. No big attraction, souvenir shopping…

A stepped lane climbing between a stone wall and an ochre house in Bunyola, with plant pots along the way.

Bunyola

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 200 m

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…

Elevated view of S'Amarador's pale sandy curve, beachgoers and turquoise water, surrounded by dense pines.

Cala Mondragó

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 5 m

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…

Old pale stone fishermen's cottages and boathouses above Cala s'Almunia's rocky shore, with turquoise water and bare rock in front.

Cala s'Almunia

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 8 m

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…

View down towards Caló des Moro's tiny pale sandy area between steep rocks, with turquoise and deep blue water and a planted headland beyond.

Caló des Moro

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 5 m

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…

Campanet's broad paved square, with palms, pruned trees, benches and houses around its edges.

Campanet

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 140 m

Inca's Dijous Bo fair is another nearby outing this month.

November

A straight street in Campos between tall golden sandstone houses with wooden doors and shutters, lit from behind.

Campos

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 40 m

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…

The road to Cap de Formentor passing between pale rock faces, with the white lighthouse on a bare hill above the sea.

Cap de Formentor

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 210 m

Mallorca's north-eastern tip, reached along a rocky peninsula with a lighthouse at its end since 1863. The twenty-kilometre approach is spectacular, wit…

Houses on the hillside at Capdepera beneath the extensive hilltop fortress, with battlemented walls and a tower under cloud.

Capdepera

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Llevant · 70 m

Founded by royal order in 1300, Capdepera rises beneath a large medieval fortress. Explore the stone lanes and walk the castle walls; in May, the Mercat…

A tower-like structure built from massive rough stone blocks at Capocorb Vell, surrounded by dry grass and low trees beneath a blue sky.

Capocorb Vell

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 90 m

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 on a wooded hill, with long battlemented walls, a defensive tower and a building with a bell gable beneath a blue sky.

Castell de Capdepera

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Llevant · 120 m

Above Capdepera stands a former walled settlement, with walkable defensive walls, the Miquel Nunis tower and a medieval chapel. Its residents gradually…

View from the warmly lit rock opening of the Coves d'Artà towards the sea, with rocky ground and entrance railings in the foreground.

Coves d'Artà

Worth a visit

Llevant · 40 m

A useful rainy-day option in the north-east, generally quieter than in summer.

November

Broad stone steps leading towards the Coves de Campanet entrance, bordered by dry-stone walls, cypresses and plane trees.

Coves de Campanet

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 130 m

A quieter cave visit near Campanet, with limestone formations rather than a boat ride or colourful show. Allow around forty minutes underground, then en…

Colourfully illuminated limestone formations in the Coves dels Hams, with fine white stalactites hanging closely together from the dark ceiling.

Coves dels Hams

Worth a visit

Llevant · 40 m

A useful rainy-day option on the east coast, usually quieter than in summer.

November

Ochre-coloured stone houses rising in terraces on Deià's wooded hill, beneath the slopes of the Teix.

Deià

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 200 m

An ochre-coloured village on the slopes of the Teix, long associated with writers and artists and now one of Mallorca's more expensive places to stay. R…

The pale-stone church of the Ermita de Betlem, with a bell gable, arched doorway and round window, framed by tall dark cypresses.

Ermita de Betlem

Worth a visit

Llevant · 280 m

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…

Bonany's church façade with a circular window and twin bell towers, with a palm in front.

Ermita de Bonany

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Pla de Mallorca · 317 m

A pilgrimage sanctuary on the Puig de Bonany above Petra, 317 metres above sea level. Hermits lived here until 1990. On clear days, the terrace looks ac…

The small pale chapel of Crestatx, with an arched entrance and bell gable among tall pines and cypresses.

Ermita de Crestatx

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 60 m

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…

The substantial rubble-stone building of Ermita de la Victòria, with a pale sundial on its side wall, old pine trees and a paved forecourt. Parasols at the adjoining café stand to the right.

Ermita de la Victòria

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Raiguer · 150 m

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…

A quiet street in Es Capdellà with stone and rendered houses, green shutters and a lamp, with a wooded hillside behind.

Es Capdellà

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 100 m

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…

A quiet lane in Es Llombards between a high dry-stone wall covered in vine leaves and sandstone houses, with palms beneath a blue sky.

Es Llombards

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 90 m

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…

Es Trenc’s dune-backed beach with fine pale sand, shallow turquoise water and low vegetation, with flat rocks in the foreground.

Es Trenc

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 0 m

The beach remains accessible, but summer facilities take a break.

November

A pale church with a pointed tower on a wooded hill, above dense pines and Mediterranean scrub.

Església de Son Serra

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Pla de Mallorca · 60 m

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…

Esporles’ broad paved main street beneath old plane trees, with benches and ochre and pink houses with green shutters.

Esporles

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 200 m

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’ tiled roofs on a steep hillside, with the fortified church tower between them and wooded Tramuntana slopes behind.

Estellencs

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 250 m

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…

The white lighthouse and low keeper’s house at Cap de ses Salines, with pale, weathered coastal rocks and the sea in front.

Far des Cap de ses Salines

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Migjorn · 10 m

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…

Long strings of dried peppers hanging between palm trees above a square in Felanitx, with houses behind.

Felanitx

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 125 m

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…

Fornalutx seen from above, with closely packed stone houses and tiled roofs on the hillside, terraces of orange trees and cypresses between them.

Fornalutx

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 180 m

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…

A broad view from Galilea across wooded hills and scattered houses towards the plain and the sea on the horizon.

Galilea

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 460 m

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…

The turquoise-green Gorg Blau reservoir between wooded Tramuntana slopes, with bare limestone peaks beneath a blue sky.

Gorg Blau

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 600 m

Mallorca’s largest reservoir sits in the heart of the Tramuntana beside the MA-10. Swimming is forbidden, there’s no café or proper car park, but the ro…

A shaded square in Llubí with old trees, paving, benches and surrounding houses.

Llubí

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 60 m

A village in the Pla known for capers rather than conventional sightseeing. A church above the rooftops, a shaded square and just over two thousand resi…

A long paved square in Maria de la Salut beneath tall plane trees, with benches and rows of houses beyond.

Maria de la Salut

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 130 m

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…

Looking from Mirador de Ricardo Roca across deep blue sea towards the wooded cliffs and successive headlands of the Tramuntana coast.

Mirador de Ricardo Roca

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Serra de Tramuntana · 380 m

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…

The freestanding Es Pontàs rock arch above turquoise-blue water beneath sunshine and clouds.

Mirador Es Pontàs

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 40 m

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…

A Gothic arcade with slender stone columns in Miramar’s garden, covered with red leaves and flowers.

Monestir de Miramar

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Serra de Tramuntana · 350 m

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…

A paved square in Montuïri with tall palms, a long stone façade and village houses behind.

Montuïri

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 180 m

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…

A paved lane in Muro with sandstone houses, green shutters, parked bicycles and scooters.

Muro

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 35 m

A good rainy-day choice, with the museum and church indoors.

November

Pale stone burial chambers at Son Real beside the coast, with turquoise sea and mountains beneath a cloudy sky.

Necròpolis de Son Real

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 5 m

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…

Orient’s stone houses among dense trees in a high valley, with wooded Tramuntana slopes behind.

Orient

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 460 m

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…

Palau de l’Almudaina in Palma with a battlemented tower, arcades and sandstone walls above palms and cypresses beneath a blue sky.

Palau de l'Almudaina

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Palma · 15 m

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…

The Palau March terrace in Palma, with a semicircular arcade in pale natural stone, balustrades and a modern bronze sculpture in the courtyard.

Palau March

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Palma · 22 m

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-…

Visitors silhouetted against a large window at Palma Aquarium, with blue water, coral and fish including a shark behind the glass.

Palma Aquarium

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Palma · 5 m

A large aquarium on Playa de Palma, with Europe's deepest shark tank. Open all year, it is a reliable option for a rainy day with children.

Castell de Bellver's circular courtyard above Palma, with two arcaded galleries, one above the other, and the detached keep behind.

El Terreno & Bellver

Worth a visit

Palma · 60 m

On the hillside west of the harbour, beneath Castell de Bellver and a pine forest in the middle of the city. Mallorca's nightlife centre in the 1960s, f…

A row of low pastel-coloured houses in Es Jonquet beside a paved square, with green shutters, wrought-iron balconies and climbing plants.

Es Jonquet

Worth a visit

Palma · 25 m

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…

A sunny Petra lane with a long golden sandstone façade, green shutters and doors, and tree shadows across the wall.

Petra

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 110 m

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…

A two-storey stone house with pale shutters on Pina's through road, beside electricity poles and wires.

Pina

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 150 m

Around 450 residents, a Baroque church, an old well and natural-stone lanes, plus a convent whose religious community spread across Mallorca from 1856.…

Formentor beach with turquoise shallows and a pale crescent of sand, a white lifeguard tower beneath pines and the peninsula's wooded ridge behind.

Platja de Formentor

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 2 m

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…

Very clear, gently shelving water beside a narrow strip of white sand at Platja des Carbó, with pines and anchored boats behind.

Platja des Carbó

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 0 m

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…

View from the road to the Calvari across Pollença's closely packed tiled roofs, with wooded hills, the plain and the distant sea beneath cumulus clouds.

Pollença

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 60 m

A small town at the northern end of the Tramuntana, set inland because the sea brought pirates for centuries. Climb 365 cypress-lined steps to the Calva…

The Roman archaeological site of Pollentia near Alcúdia, with two surviving column stumps in the foreground, low walls, cypress trees and the cemetery church behind.

Pollentia

Worth a visit

Raiguer

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…

Porreres main square, with trees, café terraces beneath parasols and sandstone houses with green shutters.

Porreres

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 120 m

A village in the Pla known for its apricots and windmills. An unexpectedly large church stands in the centre, while the hilltop sanctuary of Monti-sion…

Elevated view across Port d'Andratx bay, crowded moorings, waterfront houses and villas on wooded hillsides.

Port d'Andratx

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 10 m

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.

Elevated view of Port de Sóller's almost circular bay, marina, waterfront houses, wooded slopes and narrow entrance to the open sea.

Port de Sóller

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 5 m

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…

Looking down the cliffs to the tiny settlement of Port de Valldemossa, with stone houses, boat slipways and deep-blue sea.

Port de Valldemossa

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 5 m

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…

Drone view of Portocolom's black-and-white striped lighthouse and white keeper's house on pale cliffs above blue sea.

Portocolom

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 5 m

One of Mallorca's largest natural harbours, with a quieter atmosphere than many east-coast resorts. Fishing boats line up outside colourful boathouses,…

Puigpunyent street with tall plane trees over the road, pale stone houses with shutters and mountains behind.

Puigpunyent

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 250 m

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's manor house behind an orange grove and tall cypresses, with the wooded Serra de Tramuntana slopes beyond.

Raixa

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 120 m

A country estate near Bunyola, transformed by an 18th-century cardinal into an Italian-style villa. A terraced staircase, stone lions and cypresses fill…

A tall stone wayside cross on a stepped plinth at a fork in Randa, with pale houses and the road climbing behind.

Randa

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 210 m

A village of a hundred people at the foot of Puig de Randa, with a stone cross at the fork in the road and lanes of rough stone houses. The climb to the…

A three-storey house on S'Alqueria Blanca's main road, with green shutters, wrought-iron balconies and a ground-floor restaurant.

S'Alqueria Blanca

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 130 m

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…

Sant Elm's sandy beach with rows of parasols and loungers, backed by palms, pines and low village houses.

Sant Elm

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 10 m

Mallorca's westernmost village, a small seaside resort at the end of the road. The uninhabited island of Dragonera lies opposite. Beyond here, there is…

View across fields and scrub towards Sant Joan, a compact group of sandstone houses on a rise.

Sant Joan

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Pla de Mallorca · 130 m

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…

The apse of Sant Jordi church, with village houses, a yellow postbox and an aircraft taking off behind.

Sant Jordi

Worth a visit

Palma · 20 m

A village in the Prat de Sant Jordi, the flat plain east of Palma, between fields, farm tracks and the airport flight path. Aircraft climb away above th…

The old pale-stone church of Sant Miquel near Campanet, with a bell gable and cypress trees beneath a blue sky.

Sant Miquel de Campanet

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 120 m

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…

Sant Salvador sanctuary on the wooded hill above Artà, with pale battlemented walls and towers around a white church, above green slopes beneath blue skies.

Santuari de Sant Salvador (Artà)

Worth a visit

Llevant · 182 m

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…

Santa Eugènia parish church built from golden stone on a slope, with a substantial façade, round window and a street descending in front.

Santa Eugènia

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 130 m

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…

Broad street in Santa Margalida with a row of palms, parked cars and houses with shutters.

Santa Margalida

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 105 m

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…

Narrow lane between old sandstone houses in Santanyí, overhung by a large pepper tree, with cacti in the foreground.

Santanyí

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 63 m

A town built from its own stone. Golden marès quarried locally has been used across Mallorca. There is a medieval town gate, a Baroque organ brought fro…

The whitewashed Gràcia buildings directly beneath a huge overhanging cliff, with cypresses and a forecourt in front.

Santuari de Gràcia

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Pla de Mallorca · 350 m

The middle of the three religious houses on Puig de Randa, built beneath an overhanging cliff that extends right above the roof. Cypresses fill the fore…

The plain pale-stone chapel of Santuari de la Consolació, with a bell gable and round window, framed by pine branches under a blue sky.

Santuari de la Consolació

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Migjorn · 205 m

A small 15th-century sanctuary on a 205-metre hill near S'Alqueria Blanca, rarely busy and with views over the east coast. Getting up is the challenge —…

Plain Consolació pilgrimage church built from rough stone, with a round window and shallow porch, beside a street lamp and pine trees.

Santuari de Consolació

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Pla de Mallorca · 180 m

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…

Open arched gallery at Cura monastery, with stone columns, pines beyond and views across the Pla to the horizon.

Santuari de Cura

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 548 m

A monastery estate on the highest point of the Pla, 548 metres above the plain. Ramon Llull retreated here in the 13th century. Today, there is a cloist…

Sant Salvador sanctuary on its wooded summit above the broad Felanitx plain, with hills and wispy clouds beyond.

Santuari de Sant Salvador

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 509 m

A pilgrimage church has stood here since 1348, 509 metres above Felanitx at the southern end of the Serra de Llevant. Today there are guest rooms, a res…

A wide view from Santa Llúcia across Mancor de la Vall's rooftops and the wooded plain towards mountains on the horizon.

Santuari de Santa Llúcia

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Raiguer · 345 m

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…

Lluc's Baroque church façade, clock and bell gable framed by a dark stone archway.

Santuari de Lluc

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Serra de Tramuntana · 525 m

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…

Small paved courtyard in Selva between stone houses with brown shutters, potted plants and a stone bench.

Selva

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 180 m

A village at the foot of the Tramuntana on the road to Lluc. Sant Llorenç church stands above a broad outdoor staircase lined with cypresses — the lovel…

Empty street in Sencelles with a zebra crossing, sandstone houses, green shutters and closed garage doors.

Sencelles

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 130 m

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…

Tall windowless rubble-stone gable at a fork in a Ses Salines lane, beside a house with a stone doorway.

Ses Salines

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 40 m

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…

Market lane in Sineu with stalls beneath parasols, clothing rails and two street musicians playing saxophone and cajón.

Sineu

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 140 m

In the heart of Mallorca, Sineu hosts one of the island's oldest markets every Wednesday, under a royal charter dating from 1306. Its livestock section…

Sant Miquel church in Son Carrió with its fan window, bell tower and a palm on the forecourt.

Son Carrió

Worth a visit

Llevant · 90 m

A village inland from Sa Coma and Cala Millor with a church that seems far too grand for its size. Sant Miquel has an arched entrance, a fan-shaped wind…

White circular pavilion with columns and a dome on a terrace high above the deep blue sea at Son Marroig, with the steep Tramuntana coast behind.

Son Marroig

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 200 m

Archduke Ludwig Salvator's country estate above the west coast, with a white marble pavilion on the edge — the best-known viewpoint between Valldemossa…

Round rubble-stone ruin of Torre de Son Jaumell on a bare summit, with wooded inland hills and the sea beneath blue skies.

Torre de Son Jaumell

Worth a visit

Llevant · 271 m

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…

A round stone watchtower on a high, vegetated rocky outcrop above deep-blue sea, with the coast fading into haze behind.

Torre des Verger

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 90 m

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…

A busy Alcúdia square with café tables beneath white parasols and town houses with wrought-iron balconies.

Alcúdia

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 26 m

A more relaxed town and a particularly pleasant time to walk the walls.

November

The circular Gothic Castell de Bellver in pale stone, with round towers and enclosing walls on a wooded hill above Palma.

Castell de Bellver

Worth a visit

Palma · 112 m

A striking circular Gothic castle, built above Palma between 1300 and 1311. Inside is a two-storey round courtyard; outside are views over the city, har…

The pale sandstone wall of Sant Pere’s Renaissance bastion in Palma, with tall palms and a path in front.

Es Baluard

Worth a visit

Palma · 18 m

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…

A glassblower’s hands turning a blowpipe with glowing orange glass over a workbench.

Gordiola

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca · 180 m

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…

Palma’s illuminated cathedral at blue hour, with Palau de l’Almudaina in front and reflections in the Parc de la Mar pool.

La Seu

Worth a visit

Palma · 15 m

Palma’s cathedral was begun in 1230 and built over several centuries. Its Gothic buttresses rise above the water, with one of the world’s largest rose w…

A broad paved square in Llucmajor beneath tall plane trees, surrounded by houses with green shutters and café terraces.

Llucmajor

Worth a visit

Migjorn · 140 m

The independent Kingdom of Mallorca ended on the fields outside this town in 1349. Today Llucmajor is a working town with broad squares shaded by plane…

A concrete path on a narrow rocky ridge leads to a round viewing terrace with railings and many visitors, with deep blue sea on the left and Formentor’s rugged cliffs on the right.

Mirador Es Colomer

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 232 m

Few visitors and often good distant views. Check the weather first.

November

Looking over Palma's marina towards the old town and La Seu cathedral, with the city and surrounding countryside stretching to the horizon.

Palma

Worth a visit

Palma · 13 m

The cathedral's light display returns around 11 November.

November

A Palma town-palace courtyard with rounded arches, an outdoor stone staircase, wrought-iron railings and potted plants on cobbles.

Casc Antic

Worth a visit

Palma · 13 m

The cathedral's light display returns around 11 November.

November

A marina in Palma harbour with closely moored sailing yachts, tall masts and calm water.

Hafen von Palma

Worth a visit

Palma · 2 m

The Balearics' largest harbour sits in the city, in front of the old town. Cargo quays, cruise terminals, marinas and fishing boats share the waterfront…

Palma's marina packed with sailing and motor yachts, with cranes and the city skyline behind.

La Llotja & Es Puig de Sant Pere

Worth a visit

Palma · 8 m

The strip between old town and harbour, named after the Gothic merchants' exchange Sa Llotja, one of Mallorca's finest secular buildings. Museums and qu…

A quiet Santa Catalina street lined with yellow and white two-storey houses, small orange trees and potted plants by the doors.

Santa Catalina

Worth a visit

Palma · 12 m

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…

Passeig del Born in Palma, with tall plane trees, pale façades and people on the central promenade.

Passeig del Born

Worth a visit

Palma · 8 m

Palma's grand promenade between Plaça de la Reina and Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I. It follows the bed of a torrent diverted out of the city in 1613, tak…

Porto Cristo's sandy beach at the head of a sheltered bay, with turquoise water, swimmers and hotels and houses rising behind.

Porto Cristo

Worth a visit

Llevant · 8 m

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…

Mouth of the Torrent de Pareis between two high cliffs opening onto the sea, with swimmers on the shingle and an excursion boat beyond.

Sa Calobra

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 0 m

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…

Sa Pobla's main square with tall plane trees, a white pergola, street lamps and café terraces.

Sa Pobla

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 30 m

November brings the Fira de l'Arròs, the rice fair.

November

Houses along Santa Maria del Camí's main street, with balconies, green shutters and ground-floor shops.

Santa Maria del Camí

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 130 m

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…

Sóller's main square with Sant Bartomeu church, the flag-decked town hall and plane trees, with pedestrians and a parked car.

Sóller

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 54 m

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…

Six re-erected stone columns among the low walls of Son Corró, with fields behind.

Son Corró

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

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…

Valldemossa's stone houses clustered on a hillside beneath the charterhouse and church towers, surrounded by terraces and trees.

Valldemossa

Worth a visit

Serra de Tramuntana · 400 m

Quieter streets than in summer. Check charterhouse opening hours before visiting.

November

Houses on the edge of Caimari, with a pale rendered building, green shutters and stone houses climbing the hillside behind.

Caimari

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 190 m

The Fira de s'Oliva brings the village to life in November; check the year's programme.

November

A broad paved square in Inca with a circular stone fountain, arcaded houses, parasols and cafés beneath a blue sky.

Inca

Worth a visit

Raiguer · 120 m

Dijous Bo on the third Thursday is the island’s largest fair. Driving through town is very difficult then.

November

Costitx's church beside its paved square, with a tree and neighbouring houses.

Costitx

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

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…

The historic country house with rounded arches, behind a pool and trees.

Es Calderers

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

A particularly lovely time to explore the house and garden.

November

An aerial view of Es Fortí on a rocky headland, with Cala d’Or’s white houses and coves behind under a blue sky.

Es Fortí

Worth a visit

Migjorn

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…

Rows of pews facing the high sanctuary, stained-glass windows and pointed stone arches at Nostra Senyora dels Dolors.

Església de Nostra Senyora dels Dolors

Worth a visit

Llevant

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’s high stone walls and pointed arches beneath blue sky, with lawns and a path leading towards the cross.

Església Nova

Worth a visit

Llevant

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,…

An old olive tree with a gnarled trunk among stones in front of the Son Real farm buildings.

Finca pública de Son Real

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

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…

A street with shops in central Manacor, with the tall church tower rising between the buildings.

Manacor

Worth a visit

Llevant

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…

A paved lane between stone façades and potted plants, with a church tower behind.

Mancor de la Vall

Worth a visit

Raiguer

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…

Son Real’s coast with low vegetation, pale sand and a red-and-white navigation tower.

Mirador Son Real

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

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…

The sunlit front of Torre dels Enagistes with battlements, stone window surrounds and a palm beside the building.

Museu d'Història de Manacor

Worth a visit

Llevant

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…

Stone chapel with a bell gable and cypresses beside a broad paved forecourt.

Santa Magdalena

Worth a visit

Raiguer

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 enclosure wall with large upright blocks and a massive horizontal slab above the entrance, with trees behind.

Ses Païsses

Worth a visit

Llevant

Visit during opening hours; closed on Sundays and public holidays.

November

Son Fornés talayot built from large pale blocks with a low entrance, with more walls in front beneath blue sky and clouds.

Talaiots de Son Fornés

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

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…

Round talayot of Son Fred built from large pale stone blocks on grass, surrounded by trees beneath blue sky and clouds.

Son Fred

Worth a visit

Pla de Mallorca

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…

Sant Joan Baptista parish church in Son Servera with its clock tower, trees and market stalls beneath blue skies.

Son Servera

Worth a visit

Llevant

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

A narrow paved lane with steps between white and sand-coloured houses in Alcanada, with pots and geraniums along the walls.

Alcanada

With caveats

Raiguer · 8 m

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…

Cala Agulla seen from a wooded hill, with deep blue and turquoise water, a pale crescent of sand and dense pines, and Cala Ratjada's buildings beyond.

Cala Agulla

With caveats

Llevant · 3 m

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 Brafi's clear turquoise and green-blue water between low rocky shores, with dense vegetation close to the sea.

Cala Brafi

With caveats

Migjorn · 8 m

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…

Drone view of Cala d'Or's coast, with deep blue sea, the harbour entrance, pale rocky shores and white houses among trees.

Cala d'Or

With caveats

Migjorn · 15 m

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,…

Elevated view of a Cala de Sant Vicenç cove, with turquoise water, a pale beach and parasols, white hotel buildings and bare mountain slopes behind.

Cala de Sant Vicenç

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 12 m

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's narrow inlet, with still water, pale boats beside jetties, boathouses and homes on both sides, and pines behind.

Cala Figuera

With caveats

Migjorn · 10 m

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…

Elevated view of Cala Fornells, with clear turquoise water over a pale seabed, rocky pine-lined shores and buildings on the opposite slope.

Cala Fornells

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 15 m

Around two kilometres from Paguera, Cala Fornells feels quite different. Rocky shores and small patches of coarse sand meet turquoise water, with terrac…

Drone view from the sea towards Cala Llombards' turquoise water, pale sandy beach and rocky pine-covered shores with scattered houses.

Cala Llombards

With caveats

Migjorn · 5 m

Pale sand between high rocky sides, clear water and boathouses built into the shore. Cala Llombards is no secret, but outside the busiest weeks it still…

Drone view of Cala d'en Marçal, with turquoise water, two boats, a pale sandy beach and rocky shores.

Cala d'en Marçal

With caveats

Migjorn · 5 m

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…

View over scrub towards Cala Mesquida's pale beach and turquoise water, with white resort buildings at the left edge of the bay.

Cala Mesquida

With caveats

Llevant · 3 m

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 Millor's broad bay, with clear turquoise water, a pale sandy beach and hotels behind beneath a blue sky.

Cala Millor

With caveats

Llevant · 5 m

Nearly two kilometres of pale sand, a car-free promenade and hotels behind it. Cala Millor is an unmistakable holiday resort, with a few more year-round…

Cala Moltó's narrow pale sandy strip between rocks, with two sailing boats in calm water and a wooded headland beyond.

Cala Moltó

With caveats

Llevant · 3 m

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…

View from the cliff into Cala Pi's narrow inlet, with green-turquoise water between pale, densely planted rocky sides and open sea beyond.

Cala Pi

With caveats

Migjorn · 30 m

A narrow inlet reaches roughly 400 metres inland, ending in a small sandy beach. Old boathouses line the water, while a watchtower built in 1663 stands…

Cala Ratjada harbour with closely moored white motorboats, waterfront buildings and restaurants, and wooded hills behind.

Cala Ratjada

With caveats

Llevant · 10 m

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…

Drone view of Cala Santanyí's turquoise inlet between planted rocky shores, with boats and the sandy beach at the far end.

Cala Santanyí

With caveats

Migjorn · 5 m

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…

Elevated view of Camp de Mar's turquoise bay, pale sand, hotels on the left and villas among hillside pines.

Camp de Mar

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 10 m

A compact sandy bay in the municipality of Andratx, surrounded by pine-covered slopes. A wooden footbridge leads out to a small rocky island with a rest…

View over pines and a tiled roof towards Canyamel's turquoise bay, pale sandy beach and waterfront hotels.

Canyamel

With caveats

Llevant · 5 m

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…

The battlemented wall of Castell de Santueri rising above a pale cliff, beneath blue sky and wispy clouds.

Castell de Santueri

With caveats

Migjorn · 408 m

A rocky hilltop fortress 408 metres above sea level near Felanitx, its walls rising directly from the cliff edge. Explore the ruins and cistern, then lo…

A large white stone sculpture of a seated woman on the red-paved promenade, facing the rocky shore, calm sea and mountains of the Victòria peninsula.

Colònia de Sant Pere

With caveats

Llevant · 5 m

Founded in 1880, this small coastal town has a harbour, a short beach and a promenade with a handful of restaurants, backed by the mountains of Artà. A…

El Toro's bay with pale sand, calm turquoise water and apartment buildings climbing the hillside behind.

El Toro

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 20 m

A residential neighbourhood above a south-western bay, beside Port Adriano, the marina redesigned by Philippe Starck. A small sandy beach sits between t…

Looking across turquoise water towards Peguera’s sandy beach, hotels and wooded rocky headlands on either side.

Peguera

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 10 m

Three sandy bays in a row, separated by pine-covered rocky headlands, with a plane-tree-lined boulevard behind that belongs to pedestrians in the evenin…

Palmanova's bay with pale sand, rows of blue loungers, a promenade and multi-storey hotels, with turquoise shallows in the sea.

Palmanova

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 10 m

Broad sandy bays with pale, shallow water, right beside Magaluf but with a different feel. The quieter neighbour, and my choice for the beaches.

A broad, almost empty sandy beach beneath clouds, with a low vegetated dune to the left, surf to the right, two walkers and the Alcanada headland and mountains on the horizon.

Platja de Muro

With caveats

Pla de Mallorca · 2 m

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…

White houses with green boathouse doors beside Porto Petro's natural harbour, with small fishing boats on calm, clear water.

Porto Petro

With caveats

Migjorn · 8 m

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…

Rows of white motor yachts in Puerto Portals, with pale apartment buildings on a wooded hillside beneath a cloudy sky.

Puerto Portals

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 5 m

The south-west's marina, with 670 berths, rows of white boats and a white tower by the quay. You come here to look around rather than swim.

A white wooden boat with a long mast in clear blue water off S'Estanyol de Migjorn, with low houses and pines on the shore.

S'Estanyol de Migjorn

With caveats

Migjorn · 3 m

A small coastal settlement between Sa Ràpita and Palma bay, without hotels or a sandy beach. There is a marina, holiday homes, a shingle cove and a harb…

Wide pink salt pools at Salines d'Es Trenc beneath blue skies, with a white heap of salt reflected in the water.

Salines d'Es Trenc

With caveats

Migjorn · 2 m

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…

Elevated view across Santa Ponça bay, with turquoise water, anchored boats, a wooded headland and white houses in the foreground.

Santa Ponça

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 10 m

A large resort in the south-west with a broad sandy beach, marina and offshore islands. Jaume I landed here in 1229 — a stone cross above the bay marks…

A two-storey white beach restaurant in Ses Covetes, with a terrace, blue chairs and large hand-painted signs beneath a blue sky.

Ses Covetes

With caveats

Migjorn · 5 m

A small coastal settlement at the western end of Es Trenc, giving access to the natural beach. The unfinished apartment blocks were demolished in 2013.

Broad pale beach at Son Serra de Marina with turquoise shallows and few people, backed by the Massís d'Artà beneath blue skies.

Son Serra de Marina

With caveats

Pla de Mallorca · 4 m

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…

Paved waterfront promenade beside the low rocky coast at Can Pastilla, with clear water and the Bay of Palma beyond.

Can Pastilla

With caveats

Palma · 5 m

At the western end of Playa de Palma, ten minutes from the airport by car: a marina, a rocky waterfront promenade and the start of the long sandy beach…

Pale sandy beach and turquoise sea at Port d'Alcúdia, with walkers at the water's edge and pines along the shore beneath blue sky.

Port d'Alcúdia

With caveats

Raiguer · 2 m

Most hotels and restaurants gradually close.

November

View from a wooded hill across Pollença bay, with pines and houses, anchored sailing boats, the long waterfront and layers of Tramuntana mountains.

Port de Pollença

With caveats

Serra de Tramuntana · 3 m

Hotels and restaurants gradually close for winter.

November

Side view of Cala Anguila's sandy beach, bathers and turquoise water between rocky shores covered in plants.

Cala Anguila

With caveats

Llevant

Choose a visit according to the weather. Don't count on swimming or open beach facilities.

November

Small boats in Cala Bona harbour, beside the waterfront cafés and restaurants.

Cala Bona

With caveats

Llevant

Many holiday businesses close for winter. Still lovely for a walk when the weather allows.

November

Cala Mandia's pale sandy beach, bathers and clear water, with rocks, pines and holiday homes behind.

Cala Mandia

With caveats

Llevant

A swim can still be pleasant into mid-November in suitable weather, but don't count on it. Beach services and restaurants may be limited.

November

Better saved for another month

These places have their appeal, but this month does not show them at their best.