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Pollença A Real Town In Mallorca

To Discover The Real Balearics, Come To The North-East Of The Island

Aug 21, 2008 David Smith

Pollença has been welcoming visitors since Roman times. The town is surounded by high-quality villas and hotels making a great base for exploring this part of Mallorca.

The town of Pollença, the English use an "s." rather than the Spanish "ç", is in the north-east of the popular Mediterranean island of Mallorca, which the English insist on calling the island of Majorca. Pollença, is miles away from the popular image of wall-to-wall multi-storey hotels. Nestled in a green valley this is close to the real Balearics. An easy drive from the airport at Palma along motorways and upgraded main roads Pollença has been welcoming visitors for many centuries. The remains of a Roman bridge are in the small square where the 365 steps, why are there always 365? lead to the Calvario. When you return from your climb you will find bars to quench your thirst and restaurants to feed your hunger.

The town market fills the central square on Wednesdays from eight in the morning. Here visitors will find townspeople and villagers mixing with the visitors buying their food. This is a real market rather than a tourist trap and it would still go on even when the visitors have left. After the siesta the main square comes to life again in the evening as people walk the evening paseo. Join in but do conform to the convention of wearing your best clothes. Later sit and enjoy a drink under the trees before enjoying an evening meal in one of the restaurants around the square and town centre.

Places to Visit

Puerto de Pollença is 2 km away. Here visitors will find long sandy beaches, an old fishing harbour now modernised and full of yachts. The long gently curved bay has more hotels to suit all styles of holiday. And the interesting old town has shops and restaurants for everyone.

The tiny twin coves of Cala de St Viente are reached by striking slightly north. Men have fished from this cove for millennia. Now the hotel perched right on the shore of splits the resort into two. But the northern beach makes for a wonderful supervised swimming area. The high cliffs on each side of the cala create a wonderful backdrop to the deep blue water and the tiny restaurants in the village serve wonderful seafood.

Hotel Formentor

East from Pollença, up over and down the mountain is Formentor. Follow the signs to Predia. Here is one of the famous hotels of the world. But visitors can enjoy a drink in its beach bar and lay on its beaches without paying to be a resident. Enjoy the feeling of celebrity and watch the yachts and daytrip boats from Puerto de Pollença from the comfort of a hired sun bed. Or walk a little further and explore the rock pools and jetties behind the island in the Bay.

Pollença is a real find in Majorca(or even Mallorca), somewhere to relax and enjoy the variety of Spain.

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