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                   Cap de Cavalleria             4 days in Menorca
                              Fornells
                 MENORCA                         •  Sample the small-town
            Ciutadella  Es Mercadal               delights of both Maó,
                             Monte Toro  Illa d’en   the island capital, and
                                       Colom
                                                  pretty Ciutadella, with its
                               Alaior  Es Grau    compact centre crowded
               Cala  Santa                        with attrac tive stone man-
             Turqueta  Galdana  Torralba
                          d’en Salord  Maó        sions that nudge up towards
                                                  the harbour.
          0 kilometres  15                       •   Among the resorts, aim
                                                  for Fornells, the prettiest
          0 miles          15
                                                  resort on the island, with
                                                  a scattering of holiday
                                                  villas sitting tight against
        Cap de Formentor     Key                  a rocky slice of coast.
                                                 •  Relax on an isolated cove
 Pollença  Port de Pollença     5 days in Mallorca
 Sa Calobra  Alcúdia            Two weeks in Mallorca  beach, such as the beautiful
                                                  Cala Turqueta.
 Cala Tuent  Port d’Alcúdia     4 days in Menorca  •   Head to the top of
 Port de Sóller  Santuari       3 days in Ibiza
 de Lluc
     Parc Natural                                 Monte Toro, Menorca’s
 Cala Deià  Sóller  de S‘Albufera                 highest point, which has
 Son Marroig  Deià                                fabulous views.
 Port de Valldemossa  Jardines de Alfabia  Muro  Capdepera  Cala Rajada
 Banyalbufar  Valldemossa  Artà
                 Ses
 Estellencs      Païsses  Coves
 Sineu                d’Artà
     Petra
 MALL ORCA         Cala Millor
 Sant Elm  Palma  Els Calderers
 Sa
 Dragonera  Vilafranca de
 Port  Puig de Randa  Bonany  Porto Cristo
 d’Andratx     Coves del Drac
 Llucmajor
       Felanitx
 Es Trenc  Parc Natural
         Mondragó
   Colònia de
 Sant Jordi
        5 days in Mallorca
                                                     A view of Deià, Mallorca
                                      The lovely mountain town of Deià was home to the
        •   Spend time in Palma, the   well-known English novelist and poet Robert Graves.
         wonderful capital city of
         the Balearics, rich with
 Cabrera Island
 National Park  historical attractions.
                            Two weeks in Mallorca
        •  Take the vintage train over
         the mountains to Sóller,   •  Admire the magnificent   •   Explore the medieval hilltop
         once a fruit merchants‘ town.
                             scenery of Mallorca’s   town of Artà and the pre-
        •   Explore the verdant gardens   northwest in the pretty   historic site of Ses Païsses.
         of the Jardines d’Alfàbia   mountain hamlets of Deià,   •  Enjoy the easy charms of
         and the picturesque resort   Banyalbufar, Estellencs
         of Port de Sóller.  and Valldemossa which    Porto Cristo, an agreeable
        •   Visit the Santuari de Lluc,   has a beautiful monastery.  port and resort with an
                                                 attractive centre and a
         home to the much–revered   •  Relax and unwind at Port de   harbourside beach.
         statue of the Virgin Mary.  Pollença, the archetypal   •   Take the passenger boat to
        •  Investigate the various nooks   family resort which has a    Cabrera Island National
         and crannies of Pollença, a   great vibe, and sits along-   Park, renowned for its rare
         charming little town.  side a lovely sandy beach.  plant species and marine life.
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