The Mallorca Map (old version)

This is the old version of the Mallorca virtual tour. The images shown here will slowly be updated and moved over to the New Mallorca Map. Until that is complete this older version will remain supported. On the new tour you will find the 360° panoramas linked to a Google map of Mallorca. Each location is now also accompanied by some local and travel information, making the whole virtual tour much more interactive and useful. Below is some general information about Mallorca.

Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands found of the South of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea. It is often spelt 'Majorca' by the English speaking world. Mallorca has over 250 miles of coastland, and, it seems, almost as many beaches. The beaches and calas (Spanish for cove) on the Southern and Eastern side of the island are often sandy. The Northern side of Mallorca is mountainous, and here the calas are often rocky and hard to access. On this tour of Mallorca there is everything from the beach fringed rocky coves of Cala Antena and the like, to long unbroken stretches sand such as those found at Playa d´Alcudia and Palma.

The most well known towns include Palma, Pollenca, Andraxt, Rajada and Arta. While most people head for the beach resorts, there are many locations inland worthy of attention, including towns like Alaro, and Valdermossa nestled in the mountains. Mallorca has a complicated history involving hundreds of years of rule by the Arabs and Moors. Town names like Binissalem are derived from this time.

While many people know Mallorca for the beaches and marinas, Majorca is mountainous in the northwest, rising to 4,739 ft (1,444 m) in the Puig Major. The inland areas of Mallorca are very popular with cyclists. The road Pollenca to Playa Formentor up the mountains to a fantastic viewing point labeled Formentor Viewpoint 1 and 2 on the Mallorca Tour. Many castles and churches were also built at the tops of the mountains. These include the Polleca Monastry and St. Luc Monestry.

Many of the coastal areas have been built up as resorts, but again many quaint small pensions and hotels can be found inland, tucked away in more restful and traditional sttings. Some of these hotels are also listed on the tour.

Travelling around the island may take longer than expected once you leave the flat roads and head up into the mountains. Many of the roads shown on the Mallorca tour will indicate the distance between the towns and the expected journey times on the average trip.