Local restaurants
Eat amid the orange groves at Sa Vinya on Vinya Vella (+34 971 639 500). The terraced garden is the perfect backdrop to the wonderful food and charming staff. To taste a regional speciality, head to nearby Hostel Ca'n Marió on 8 Carrer de Uetam (+34 971 612 122) and order tumbet Mallorquin in the hotel’s renowned restaurant. The traditional vegetable casserole with aubergines, potatoes, courgettes, peppers and garlic is served with equally flavoursome meat or fish. For relaxed dining, feast at Sebastian (+34 971 639 417) a small eatery with delicious fare: try the lobster ravioli or fillets of red mullet with balsamic dressing. If you’re hankering after a Michelin star experience, visit El Olivo at La Residencia (+34 971 639 392) but dress to impress; this is an elegant eatery dripping with candelabra and butterfly-beautiful people.
Worth getting out of bed for
A fan of Michael Douglas? Visit the actor’s love-letter to Mallorca (where he has had a holiday home for over 20 years) a cultural project called Costa Nord (+34 971 612 425) on Avenida Palma. Costa Nord has heaps of local-life exhibits and a multi-screen film (narrated by Douglas of course) detailing the history of Mallorca’s North coast. Finish with a meal at the Costa Nord restaurant, for generous portions of A-list-worthy eats. Alternatively, follow in the footsteps of Chopin and his lover George Sand, with a visit to the Cartuja de Valldemossa monastery (www.valldemossa.com). This 14th-century sanctuary was a temporary home to the musician and writer; today it houses the Municipal Museum (look out for exhibits of 15th–20th-century art) and the tourist office. Nearby Deià is also well worth a visit, boasting some of the island’s best views and eateries.
Diary
June The Nit de Noc (Night of Fire) marks the start of the island’s summer fiesta, with extravagant firework displays and a giant bonfire in the Parc de la Mer. August Fiesta La Patrona in Pollença re-enacts a historic midnight battle between a local hero and the invading Barbary pirates, with traditional Pollençan songs and fireworks. September At the Santa Catalina Tomas Fiesta, Santa Margalida honours its patron saint, Catalina Tomas, with a procession commemorating her beatification by Pope Pious VI. The town is packed with party people and there are plenty of celebrations, songs and sangria.
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