Mallorca

Mallorca beyond the beach - Gothic Palma, Tramuntana villages and the Caves of Drach

Think this island is all package hotels and pool bars? Look past the resort strips and you'll find a UNESCO-listed mountain range, a Gothic cathedral by the sea and...

Luxury hotels in Mallorca worth the splurge - A clifftop fortress, Formentor’s beach and a Deià olive estate

A 19th-century gun battery, a hotel where Charlie Chaplin once sunbathed and a mountain village that seduced Robert...

Serra de Tramuntana highlights - Stone villages, the road to Sa Calobra and the Dry Stone Route

Most people picture this island as one long beach. Its north-west coast is a wall of limestone, terraced...

Adults-only hotels in Alcudia - Our 8 favourite child-free stays on the bay

No splash park, no kids' disco at 8pm, no inflatable flamingo taking over the pool. Just a sun...

Palma Aquarium with kids - Sharks in the Big Blue, a jungle walk and a pirate ship

What would your kids say if a shark glided right over their heads? Here they can find out,...

Which water park in Mallorca? Western, Aqualand and Hidropark compared

Three parks, three corners of the island and three very different days out. Pick the wrong one and you could spend more time in...

7 things not to miss at Safari Zoo Mallorca - The safari drive, Daisy the elephant and the monkey zone

Somewhere on a three-kilometre track in the east of the island, a baboon may decide your wing mirror looks interesting. Keep the windows up...

Marineland Mallorca before you go - Shows, animals, tickets and getting there

Dolphins have been the stars of this seaside park since 1970. More than half a century later, they still draw the biggest crowds of...

Western Water Park with kids - The Beast, a Wild West town and splash zones for little ones

Swing doors, a sheriff's office and cactus everywhere. Then you look up and see a slide so steep it seems to drop straight off...

Where to stay in Mallorca with kids - 10 family hotels with splash parks, kids’ clubs and swim-up suites

The perfect family hotel isn't the one with the biggest pool. It's the one where parents actually get to finish a coffee while it's...

Inside Palma Cathedral - Gaudí’s canopy, Barceló’s ceramic chapel and a rose window full of light

Twice a year, for about five minutes, the morning sun paints a figure of eight in coloured light on a stone wall. Locals queue...

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