There are islands that do not condition or force a specific plan: they have it all. This is the case of Mallorca, which not only falls in love with its nearly 300 beaches but also with all the possibilities it offers: nature, sports, culture, tradition and gastronomy, shopping, performing arts, charming towns, remote corners to enjoy as a couple. and the funniest leisure offer for families.
That is why Viajes El Corte Inglés offers you several ways to discover the largest island in the Balearic archipelago, where you can visit Palma de Mallorca and its Gothic cathedral, the caves of Génova, Valldemosa and its Royal Charterhouse (where the musician Fréderic Chopin), a winery in Santa MarÃa del CamÃ, Alcúdia or Palma Aquarium, among other attractions.
Its more than 300 sunny days a year make the island an ideal destination to enjoy the beach. With more than 500 kilometers of coastline, Mallorca’s coves and beaches, with crystal clear waters and natural settings, are many and very different: from beaches like Formentor or Es Trenc to coves like San Vicente or Agulla. With the MallorcaSol and Playa program from Viajes El Corte Inglés you can enjoy a stay of eight days and seven nights in a four-star hotel, with flights included.
The rich and abundant cultural, archaeological and ethnological heritage of the island is the testimony of a culture with thousands of years of history, which stoically resists the ravages of time. Its Serra de Tramuntana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is discovered as an impressive mountain system almost 90 km long that forms the backbone of Mallorca and extends from Andratx, in the south-west, to Cap de Formentor, in the far north. The great cultural offer of the island embraces proposals as attractive as visiting art galleries, following the trail of Modernism or enjoying the light show offered by the cathedral of La Seu, in Palma. A reference city, historical and current, of the Mediterranean Sea. That is why touring it on foot can be the best of plans.
From admiring the statue of the Majorcan slinger, a bronze sculpture located in the beautiful gardens of S’Hort del Rei, of medieval origin, and learning about the history of the Torre dels Caps, so called because the heads of those executed were exhibited there during the Middle Ages, until exploring the narrow streets of the historic center and other places such as the Plaza de la Reina, the Parliament or the Plaza de Cort, where the Town Hall is located. You will also be able to see the typical Mallorcan patio of a manor house and contemplate the Mallorca Cathedral, which dominates the bay of Palma and is an icon of the island’s historical and cultural heritage.
This guided tour of the city of Palma, which is completed with an excursion, then to Valldemossa. A town with medieval airs in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains 17 km from the city, is what the cultural Mallorca package offers you: four days and three nights, with flights included, in a four-star hotel with a cultural tour of full day in Palma de Mallorca and Valldemossa.
Don’t forget the wine in Mallorca. The poet Robert Louis Stevenson already said it: “Vino is bottled poetry”. Visiting one of the island’s wineries to experience the burst of flavor that Mallorcan broths cause is another unmissable appointment. Mallorca has two DOs: Plai Llevant and Binissalem, which offer their own wine routes. Events are also held around Balearic wine, such as the Wine Fair in Pollença or the Festa des Vermar in Binissalem, which takes place at the end of the harvest.
Gastronomic Mallorca gives you the opportunity to visit Bodegas Ãngel, in Santa MarÃa del CamÃ, the closest town to the capital of the island, and taste its wines. The first step is the tour of the facilities and vineyards, in which you will learn about the history of the winery, the grape varieties, the peculiarities of the location, the harvest, the vinification, its passage through the vats, the barrels and the bottling . A journey through the production of wine, from the time it is born in the vineyard until it reaches the palate. Then the tasting of four wines will begin: a white, a rosé and two reds, one of them a young oak. One by one, they will be accompanied by a narrative about their varieties and vintage, and their tasting notes.
In addition to this wine experience, the El Corte Inglés program includes flights and four-star hotel accommodation for four days and three nights.
Discovering the best kept secrets of the marine world, touring the corners of a 900-meter park with more than 8,000 animals of 700 different species and more than five million liters of salt water, is what Mallorca offers for families. The program includes four days and three nights in a four-star hotel with flights, accommodation and entrance to Palma Aquarium.
In the marine park, you will be able to enjoy an endless number of activities that will allow you to combine extensive knowledge of the seabed with fun animations suitable for all ages, and especially for the youngest members of the family. Something that you can do throughout the year, since Palma Aquarium is the only leisure center in the Balearic Islands that keeps its doors open 365 days. During the summer months, you can also get wet and play in the jet fountain in the children’s area, and lower your body temperature a few degrees, either in the Jungle or with the air conditioning of the indoor aquariums.
And if you want to add a plus to this visit with an immersive 3D 360º experience to get to know the gaze of the “giants” of the ocean, get a ticket to visit the AquaDome. Be surrounded by humpback whales, as big as a school bus and weighing 40 tons, but despite their colossal dimensions from head to tail, gentle and cuddly mammals that swim gracefully over long distances. Encounter these magnificent creatures through an unforgettable adventure: Europe’s only immersive 3D experience that takes you to the depths of the ocean.
Adventure lovers will also find their place in Mallorca, where enjoying nature is a plan that lasts all year. The island is an ideal setting for outdoor activities outside of the hottest months, whether trekking through a mountain range, climbing, paramotoring or horseback riding, or enjoying hiking or cycling along imposing cliffs. kayak routes, caving or birdwatching. The possibilities of active tourism in Mallorca are endless.
Renting a kayak and making the most of your stay in Alcúdia is what the Mallorca Sports program offers you. You will have absolute flexibility when it comes to organizing your route and you will row at your own pace, exploring the coast of the Bay of Alcúdia without haste. You can also choose an individual kayak or share the experience with a friend or family member in a double kayak. The Viajes El Corte Inglés package offers four days and three nights in a four-star hotel with flights and a day of kayaking.
Another possibility, no less fun, is to try the longest zip line in Mallorca located in Playa de Palma, with both family and sports circuits in the trees for adults and children. More than 70 games that include nets, suspension bridges and large zip lines. This activity is the star of the Viajes El Corte Inglés Majorca active tourism package: zip line tour, four-day and three-night stay in a four-star hotel, and flights.
Terrestrial or marine, the caves that Majorca treasures are a spectacle of nature and exploring any of them becomes a must-experience if you visit the island. Mallorca and nature (four days with three nights in a four-star hotel, plane and entrance to the cave) offers you to discover the caves of Génova, in the residential neighborhood of Génova, belonging to the municipality of Palma. Like the rest of the caves and caverns on the island, they are made up of a set of underground galleries of calcareous origin, linked by corridors that have formed naturally. The tour is about a kilometer long, in which it descends to the illuminated galleries up to 36 meters deep.
The Genoa caves were discovered in 1906 and are a fascinating natural legacy sculpted in stone, drop by drop, over the centuries. In prehistoric times, the natural caves in Majorca served as a habitat and shelter. Today, they enchant thousands of people with their natural beauty, which the water has sculpted over time.
