Things to do in Mallorca
Fancy a trip to Europe? Do you want to see everything the continent has to offer but worry that you don’t have enough time? Come to Mallorca! It is Europe in miniature.
On this compact little island you will feel you’re in a James Bond movie set in Italy as you swoop along the dramatic cliffs on the west coast, the turquoise waves of the Mediterranean crashing against the rocks far below. Wandering around the narrow back streets in the Old Town of Palma will transport you to the Portugal of 300 years ago, while only a few metres away are majestic, shady boulevards reminding you of Paris.
Travelling east under flowering almond trees in your little hire car, the gently rolling emerald green landscape with its dry stone walls, centuries old olive trees, sheep and horses will make you feel you’re in an English costume drama set in 1900, but the same night you could be in any cosmopolitan European city as you savour delicious food, wine and beer from Spain, Italy, Mexico, India – or China! But at 1/3 the price of Hong Kong.
At night, Palma is packed with entertainment; theatre, concerts and museums abound, rivalling those of London and Paris, but without the rain and cold.
You can hire a car with or without driver or a boat with or without skipper. Take a cruise around the Mediterranean, go diving or swimming in crystal clear waters off one of the hundreds of hidden bays, hike up a hill to a monastery overlooking the whole island and then go wine tasting – all in the same day.
It takes a little over an hour to drive from one end to the other of this pearl of the Mediterranean, yet within her sandy and rocky perimeters you will find 20 golf courses, miles and miles of cycling and hiking tracks, 24 vineyards eager to show off some of Mallorca’s 40 indigenous grapes, there are more sparkling white beaches secluded or public than anyone can count, there is hang gliding, sailing, horseback riding... And not least, enough culture and history for a whole continent, let alone a little island!
And everywhere you look, everywhere you go, is a beauty so breathtaking you will wear out your camera finger.
Things to do in Mallorca: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14WD6phxYU_Vs9_crS2Pe2oZ-CQ_gUX9q/view
Mallorca 3 days trip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ou9fBc7XnXBOezy53qDQlknsxjZ0_0ml/view
Mallorca in December: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_thVYNd0L0
Written by Cecilie
Cecilie Gamst Berg (甘茜蓮) is a Cantonese teacher, writer and filmmaker who lived in Hong Kong for 30 years.
During that time, she guided hundreds of people around Guangdong province, Sichuan province, Shanxi and Qinghai, as well as Tibet and Xinjiang.
(https://youtu.be/pgzmxCmcolI) (https://youtu.be/6V2M8_hEUMg)
In Hong Kong, Cecilie worked for the South China Morning Post (https://www.scmp.com/author/cecilie-gamst-berg) and RTHK (https://player.fm/series/rthknaked-cantonese) - it was all about the Cantonese, of course!
Now she lives in exile on the beautiful island of Mallorca, ready to take Hong Kong people on exciting adventures around the island and beyond.
Cecilie Gamst Berg (甘茜蓮) is a Cantonese teacher, writer and filmmaker who lived in Hong Kong for 30 years.
During that time, she guided hundreds of people around Guangdong province, Sichuan province, Shanxi and Qinghai, as well as Tibet and Xinjiang.
(https://youtu.be/pgzmxCmcolI) (https://youtu.be/6V2M8_hEUMg)
In Hong Kong, Cecilie worked for the South China Morning Post (https://www.scmp.com/author/cecilie-gamst-berg) and RTHK (https://player.fm/series/rthknaked-cantonese) - it was all about the Cantonese, of course!
Now she lives in exile on the beautiful island of Mallorca, ready to take Hong Kong people on exciting adventures around the island and beyond.
Tailor-made travel with Graham Elsom
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Graham has been travelling all his life and is always seeking something special and unusual.
Tailor-made travel with Graham Elsom
Experienced travellers are always on the lookout for something different.
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Graham has been travelling all his life and is always seeking something special and unusual.
“Crash! Bang! Shatter!” the sound of quite a lot of crockery crashing to the floor emanates from the kitchen. Or should I say galley? For I find myself on a ship, a car ferry in fact, on my way to the fabled Mediterranean island of Menorca. I look out the window and the horizon keeps going in and out of view in a rather alarming way while big waves wash against the windowpane. But the sun shines blithely from a cobalt blue sky. It’s the Mediterranean!
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Graham has been travelling all his life and is always seeking something special and unusual.
