Looking for a please-everyone mix of beaches and palm-lined resorts, all just a couple of hours’ hop from the UK? Book a holiday to Majorca – the trusty favourite of the holiday world.
A Mediterranean favourite
All Inclusive holidays to Majorca have always been a safe bet – it's one of those places you can book, knowing you're on to a winner. But in the last decade or so, it’s gone big league, with celebs proclaiming it perfect second-home territory. Thankfully, though, you don’t need their bank balance to appreciate this Med classic.
Laid-back beach retreats
In terms of resorts, places like Alcudia and Puerto Pollensa in the north, and Cala Bona in the east, offer a concentrated dose of sands, bars and restaurants. Talking of restaurants, Puerto Pollensa has some of the best seafood joints going. Another biggie on the east coast is Sa Coma, which teams a good beach with a safari park and a handful of first-rate golf courses.
Stylish cities and party towns
Switch to the southeast coast and you’ve got places like Cala d’Or, which has a seven cove line-up. It also counts galleries, boutiques and waterfront restaurants among its best features. Just as stylish – if not more so – is Majorca’s capital, Palma, which squeezes cocktail haunts and designer boutiques into its narrow streets. As for the west coast, that’s where Majorca really lets its hair down. Magaluf and Palma Nova promise neon nights and cafés that do a mean recovery fry-up.
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Alcudia
Set on the north-east coast, Alcudia is one of the oldest spots on Majorca. It still wears its Roman history well with a smattering of ruins up by the old town. Down on the coast it’s a different story – there’s a marina here lined with open-air restaurants. As for the beach, you’ve got one of the longest strips on the island.
Ca'n Picafort
As resorts go, Ca’n Picafort is a bit of a late starter. Hidden away in the Bay of Alcudia, with a chunk of unspoilt north-eastern Majorca to call its own, it started life as a fishing village. But now it’s come of age as a small, laidback holiday town. The beach might have something to do with its rise in popularity – it spools the coast for 13 kilometres.
Cala Millor
Some resorts just have a buzz about them – and Cala Millor is one of them. Set on Majorca’s rugged northeast coast, this place is a really lively number with a promenade and pedestrianised streets packed with shops, cafés and bars. There’s no need for crowd control on the beach, though – the long, sandy stretch has got it covered.
AT A GLANCE
- Peer inside Palma Cathedral
- Take a trip on the Soller Railway
- Touch a stingray at Marineland Majorca
Weather
Average monthly temperature and rainfall for Majorca.
TEMPERATURE (°C)RAINFALL (mm)
| Month | Temperature | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | 15.0 | 37.0 |
| FEB | 16.0 | 30.0 |
| MAR | 18.0 | 19.0 |
| APR | 20.0 | 29.0 |
| MAY | 24.0 | 33.0 |
| JUN | 28.0 | 13.0 |
| JUL | 31.0 | 4.0 |
| AUG | 32.0 | 14.0 |
| SEP | 28.0 | 54.0 |
| OCT | 24.0 | 64.0 |
| NOV | 19.0 | 59.0 |
| DEC | 16.0 | 45.0 |
WHEN TO GO
Majorca is well into spring come April, when you can expect a very pleasant 19⁰C on the thermometer. Summer gets hot. The average temperature is 29⁰C, the sun stays out for nearly 11 hours every day, and rain is almost unheard of. It starts to cool down in October, but even then the mercury can still reach 23⁰C.
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