You have to come south. These five words that Rafaella Carrá turned into a hymn will resonate with you again and again after visiting the southernmost point of Mallorca. This part of the island has a more intimate, less touristy vibe. Here it is still possible to find -July and August included- that longing for a calm and quiet Mediterranean summer. The Honucai Hotel of the Gallery Hotels group, in Colònia de Sant Jordi, is one of its key coordinates to experience it.

You would come here looking for rest if you were Majorcan. Every detail in this boutique hotel is designed to welcome travelers and accompany them -at a slow pace- to discover the riches of this old fishing village and its surroundings as if they were locals.

Ask about the beaches and at the Hotel Honucai they will tell you that Colònia de Sant Jordi, among other things, can boast of having some of the best coves on the island, the kind that hardly anyone goes to, except for the people of the area. .

Es Caragol, Es Carbó, Es Dolç are virgins, for their immaculate white sand and for the characteristic greenish hue of their waters. Of course it is also, with its almost two and a half kilometers in length and its shallow turquoise blue waters, Es Trenc.

The beach competes in photogenicity with another of the surrounding landscapes: Ses Salines. Among these imposing and very white mountains of salt, the fleur de sel is harvested. This precious local product arises from a manual and artisan process that, above all, respects the rich natural environment that surrounds it. For something it is one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity on the island.

And if it’s about photos, we’ll tell you another one that can’t be missing from your reel. From Ses Salines d’Es Trenc, take a pleasant walk along the path that runs along the sea until you reach the Colònia de Sant Jordi lighthouse. If you go late in the day it is easy to find some young locals having fun jumping from the rocks, but above all the lighthouse offers one of the best sunsets in all of Mallorca.

Compete -healthily, of course- with the beautiful sunset panorama from The TOP rooftop-bar of the Honucai Hotel. Meeting point for guests and locals, this rooftop is not like the others. This overlooks the port of Colònia Sant Jordi and has an infinity pool, live music and a bar with signature cocktails.

Although if we talk about views, the views of the Mediterranean offered by some of the 78 rooms of the Honucai Hotel are a real gift for the guest. In others, there is a private pool, perfect for adding an intimate touch to days at the beach.

Back on the roof, they dine among palm trees, some native recipes, yes, reinterpreted by chef Pablo Tomás at Raw Bar

This thousand-year-old gastronomic technique originating in Japan has also made its way to that part of the island to surprise us with dishes such as a red tuna tartare with cured egg yolk and furikake or Majorcan octopus ssam with squid ink aioli and kimchi . Fusion and reinvention yes, but always with the focus on the ingredients that are closest to them.

Pablo Tomás follows the same philosophy in Salicornia. The restaurant on the seafront of Honucai has conquered the palates of guests and neighbors with its fideuá “a la llauna”, its sweet rice dishes -the one that is accompanied with Gallo San Pedro and prawns is a delight-, its Mallorcan coca with trampó and marinated fish and its rock mussels with sobrasada emulsion from ‘Can Company’. You cannot miss the fish of the day, fresh and cooked on the grill. It is enough to review each of the ingredients on your menu to realize that here the local product is not a claim, it is real.

The wines don’t come from far either. Some of his references come directly from the Tianna Negre cellar located in Binisalem, more than 55 hectares of vineyards with typical varieties of the area such as Manto Negro or Callet where wine lovers can visit and taste from €25 per person.

What else do the native Mallorcans do in La Colònia? we ask ourselves. Getting lost in the nearest towns, they tell us from the hotel. For a first contact, Santanyí. You will know it for its open-air market. You can buy fruit and vegetables directly from the pagès, Mallorcan cheeses and sobrasada, the typical senalles (baskets), fabrics and handmade ceramics.

And it is only 13km by car from our Mallorcan home, the Hotel Honucai, which is an essential piece of this captivating puzzle that is the south of Mallorca. Listen to Rafaella.