DK Travel : Mallorca : Outdoor

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Peguera

A sprawling hotch-potch of modern structures and tourist attractions on a bay ringed by sandy beaches and pleasant pine forests. This is where Jaume I, the Conqueror, first came ashore with his army to retake the island from the Moors; now the only interlopers are the yachting enthusiasts in the ultramodern marina.
Península de Formentor

This jagged spur of the great Serra de Tramuntana range has been saved from overdevelopment mostly due to the fact that a large luxury hotel was built here in the 1920s. The drive out to the lighthouse is unforgettable.
Platja de Formentor

Daytrippers from Port de Pollença love to come here, either by car or ferry, to partake of the same pristine sands and pure waters as the guests of the grand Hotel Formentor. The unspoiled views here are among the very best on the island (see Hotel Formentor).
Platja de Palma

At the height of the holiday season, this 5-km (3-mile) long beach near the airport becomes exceptionally busy. Numerous hotels, apartments and clubs crowd behind a row of cafés and bars next to the beach.
Pollença to Puig de Maria (Walk)

You’ll find the signpost to Puig de Maria at Km 52 on the main road from Palma to Pollença. A sanctuary, set on an isolated hill that dominates the bays of Pollença and Alcúdia, offers stirring views of the Península de Formentor.
Portals Nous and Bendinat

These merged developments form one of the more exclusive resorts on the Bay of Palma: not many high-rise hotels, just rows of private villas and apartments dominating the shoreline. Port Portals marina is the summer home of the jet-set.
Portals Vells

Near the southern tip of Palma Bay’s western shore, several virtually private coves and their sandy beaches await, including this one and adjacent Cala Mago, the only officially nudist beach near the city. The rocky cliffs are the stuff of local legend, which recounts that shipwrecked Italian sailors fulfilled a vow in recompense for their salvation by carving an entire chapel out of solid rock (see Portals Vells Cave Church).
Puig Caragoler

Access is via Camí Vell de Lluc, a pilgrim trail that used to be the only way to get to Lluc Monastery.
Puig de Massanella

The highest mountain that can actually be climbed on the island.
Puig de Randa

The only highpoint on the Central Plain – site of Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Cura (see Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Gràcia).