Bike hire in Palma
Bike hire in Palma is easy. Mallorca is widely regarded as a cyclist’s paradise and with good reason. Many of the world’s top professional cycling teams hold training camps here through the cooler months and the roads have been described...
TaPalma 2025
TaPalma is the time for all you foodies to lick your lips and let your tastebuds tingle for Palma’s annual tapas festival. Taking place during the last week of November and now in its 21st year, Ta Palma will be...
A Day out in Deià
The beautiful mountain village of Deià hidden in the folds of the Serra de Tramuntana mountains, a UNESCO world heritage site, offers breathtaking views from its hillside position out to the Mediterranean sea. Green-shuttered honey-hued stone houses typical of Mallorca...
Essential Autumn Packing List – Mallorca
Autumn in Mallorca doesn’t need much planning. Not ready yet for shorter days ? Mallorca is the ideal destination with the locals referring to the season as ‘primavera d’hivern’ (the spring of the winter !). Here are some quick packing...
Ensaïmada Recipe
Tapas Revolution chef Omar Allibhoy shares his recipe for Mallorca’s legendary Ensaïmada – a coil-shaped flaky pastry that can be enjoyed at breakfast, snack time and dessert. This is one of the most iconic pastries in Spain, earning such a renowned...
Calvari Steps in Pollensa
A twist of alleyways off the main square leads you to the Calvari Steps in Pollensa, all 365 of them! The charming old town of Pollensa sits a few kilometres from its port, at the the furthest point north of the...
Palma Shops
Pocket-sized Palma is rich in history, culture and gastronomy. Big enough to offer choice and variety but small enough to buzz around in a day and Palma’s shops, of which many are unique, play an important role in the city we...
Consell Market – Curios and Collectibles
The words ‘flea market’ might put you off but a visit to the Sunday morning Consell Market is an authentic Mallorcan experience not to be missed. Open early from 8am until 2pm every Sunday in Consell, it plays host to the...
Palma Cathedral
Palma Cathedral , more commonly known as La Seu, is breathtaking. Begun by King James I of Aragon in 1230 in thanksgiving for the conquest of Mallorca and built on the site of a former mosque, King James inadvertently created...
Almond Blossom in Mallorca
Almond Blossom in Mallorca is the season that really gives every visitor the ‘wow’ factor. Beginning as early as January each year and lasting well into February, this really is a special time. We are all nuts about almonds for...