Hola from Mallorca, guys! :)
It's been a month since I came back home from our trip to Palma and I must say that it was wonderful. To be honest, Mallorca never was my destination goal but cheap flights decide where you go, and I have no regrets about this.
This trip turned out to be quite budget, and what I mean by that is that we flew with RyanAir, booked us a Couchsurfing and Airbnb. The day before our Airbnb check-in we've been told that our reservation is cancelled due to the host's personal reasons but our wonderful Couchsurfing host Martà let us stay at his place for a few more days. It was my first ever Couchsurfing experience and it was truly wonderful thanks to our host that not only accommodated us but also drove us to a couple of places that we wouldn't see ourselves.
This trip definitely wasn't about visiting as many places as possible, it was quite calm without any rush. Although there is a couple of places that we wish we could see, but I'm gonna cover it later.
I'd say that the capital of Mallorca is quite a big city, our daily walk from the flat where we lived took us about 20 minutes to the city centre. But even though it is big, Palma definitely is the city made for walking. But you also can take a bus which costs 1,5 euro within the city and that's what we were doing every night to get home.
If you're ever in Palma, the first thing you'd probably want to visit would be the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma. I mean, if you google Palma or Mallorca it's also the first thing you'd find. But either way, it's a gorgeous building with a view on the sea, huge fountain and really pretty seaside boulevard.
Palma was full of tourists at the end of October when we were there, so if you want to enjoy the empty city and to feel its energy, you may want to wake up earlier. One morning we were up at 6:30 (I guess?) and we really enjoyed almost empty squares and streets (and that's exactly what you want on your Instagram pictures, right?)
We were quite lucky with the weather as it was supposed to be raining the whole time but in the end, it didn't. Although a couple of times we had to hide from the rain in some coffee shop. So to cover this part of our trip (because coffee and food is important!) I'll begin with Mistral Speciality Coffee, which is not only a coffee shop but a roastery.
I highly recommend this place if you want to taste some quality coffee or even buy some coffee beans.
Where else to eat in Palma?
What else to see?
Once you finished exploring Palma, you may want to see something else. Well, that's exactly what we did. On one of the days, we took a trip to a small pretty town named Sóller (and Port de Sóller). You can take a bus from Plaça de Espanya, the road will take you about 40 minutes one way.
Basically, Sóller is known for its cathedral and cute old trams. Not much to see there, really. An hour is enough to walk it through and take the next bus to Port de Sóller.
Port de Sóller is a seaside town full of boats and yachts, and has the most gorgeous views and landscapes. Climb up a hill and see it yourself :)
As I mentioned earlier, our host Martà was very kind to take us to a couple of places where we wouldn't get ourselves. So thanks to him we got to witness and enjoy one of the most beautiful sunsets from Mirador De Sa Foradada and visit a small village Valldemossa.
Unfortunately, we didn't get to see a couple of gorgeous beaches but I'll leave here the names in case you're looking for a tip: Caló des Moro and Cala s'Almunia.
But if you want to see the sea and all this stuff, there is a city beach Can Pastilla in Palma. We spent there a whole day under the sun, watching airplanes taking off and it was the perfect end to our small getaway.
Have you ever been to Mallorca or other Spanish places? What did you enjoy the most? :)
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xx, D
